Diary of a Wheat-Free Gal
If you missed my last post, due to some health issues, I shared that the
Burdens are attempting to go a week with no wheat. This is difficult for two reasons. 1. I am the grocery buyer and family chef (sorry as I am at it). 2.Wheat is in almost everything. I LOVE BREAD (Oops! that's three).
We have survived the first thirty hours of our wheat-free week; with only like one hundred thirty-two hours to go.
8/4- Yesterday wasn't too terrible. I had a Rice Crispy treat for breakfast. I realize that doesn't fit the general good-health bill, but it doesn't have wheat.
Church cheered me on with a good message and some of my favorite songs. (If you're dying to know what those were, they were "Soon and Very Soon," and "Days of Elijah"). One song, that I can't remember, had the perfect line for me:
I had to grab a pen and madly scribble down those words. They'll be my worship words this week.
Yesterday for lunch I fixed a potato and ham casserole and substituted regular flour which contains wheat with rice flour. When asked if it should be something we have again, the dish passed 4-2 (Our schnauzer Griffin gets a vote because he eats the leftovers). The family has been very cooperative.
In case anybody from church was wondering, I ditched my bun at the hamburger supper last night. Sorry you had to see me eat my beef patty with my fingers, but I didn't see a fork. So though ill-mannered, supper was a success.
I had a Mooo Bar for a snack. It gave me a nightmare last night that it had wheat. I was terribly disappointed that I had unwittingly consumed wheat disguised in an ice-cream bar.
8/5- After a rough night, I went to HEB this morning and stocked up on more gluten-free snacks and lots of veggies. My receipt wasn't that much more painful than usual. I never foresaw (is that a word?) healthy eating as something that I would choose to struggle with. And in some way, it still doesn't sound mention-worthy. But here's a few things I'm looking to see happen.
1. I'm hoping that my family will be healthier. I'm hoping for fewer headaches and less belly issues. Being able to say hello to some of our old jeans would be nice too.
2. I know that it's those things I can't do on my own, that cause me to pray. I'm hoping that I learn to better pre-emptively pray and not only pray when I'm desperate though it's a good idea to pray then too.
3. I'm hoping that my self-discipline, with God as the source, will be increased.
4. I would love for my kids to learn alongside me that doing things we don't want to do (but know we need to) is a part of maturing.
5. In case you noticed, I mentioned that my family is going wheat-free, then I said a lot of me, me me's. I believe I am the tone-setter for my family. My decisions and attitudes are an important guiding force in my home; I pray I would be a good guiding force.
Emeril's Potato Casserole:
http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Emeril_s-Potato-Casserole-Recipezaar?columns=4&position=6%2F7