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Hey Everyone,

Well as y'all can see im back to blogging, I know ive been away for awhile (try a year) but im ready to start journaling again :)

Over this past Christmas season, my heart was changed about the way I was eating... and not the typical I need to eat healthy and lose weight change... But in the way that my eyes were opened to the "unatural" things that are going on in the animal farming community.  I call myself Vegan to save my breath explaing what I reall am which is a,  "VEG-I-will-not-eat-any-animal-products-if-the-animal-had-an-unatural-life-prior-to-death-AN" Meaning I will eat game my husband hunts himself. 

I know there are SO many opinions about this topic and I don't judge anyone who eats a different way then I do, I really think its a decision you must come to on your own and its also about your personal feelings, I feel like God intended for us to hunt our meat and raise our own chickens for eggs and get milk from our own cows, not buy it massed produced and pumped full of hormones. And I know from the Vegan community I would get alot of flack for my eating of game, this is the point im trying to make, its a personal decision and everyones hearts are in a different place and people are passionate about different things when it comes to food and animal consumption.

I just wanted to do a little introduction into my new style of blogging Im going to be doing, Im going to have alot of Vegan recipes and some information Ill share as Im a newbie learning myself.  Feel free to leave comments and links to recipes or articles you find or found helpful as a beginner yourself.


Katie Lynn

Working Momma Melt Down

Just thought I would share this story in case anyone else was feeling a little down on themselves, hopefully the story of Job can renew your week and give you the encouragement you need....like it did me.

I recently *last Tuesday* started working again *I'm also starting full time night classes next week*  I love the job and its something I believe I'm very good at, teaching at a daycare.  I'm currently working with the toddlers and let me tell you if you think running after one super busy toddler is hard, try 7.... then it makes your 1 or 2 seem easy :) Mostly why I took this position is, I can take Evie with me and she's actually in my group of toddlers, so I can work and still spend time with her.  Even though she had a few melt downs *mmostly because E isn't use to sharing her momma* Evie is doing great.  Lots of story, craft, puzzle, play and most importantly SOCIALIZING time.  I just love watching her grow and I'm so thankful that God allowed me a job where I can bring Evie along too. 

After the end of a very crazy work week *my part time job turned full time*  I really needed some relaxation and re cooping time before I start my next BIG week; which included working my now full time job plus taking night classes full time. But instead I was sick, no fun family time for me, no special play days with Evie. Just soup and the couch *with some good movies of course*  As I was sitting on the couch, in between the cloud my head seemed to be in and the to do list in my mind that kept growing and growing, I kept thinking about how unlucky I felt, was I actually feeling sorry for myself? for being sick 1 weekend? 

That's when I decided to open my Bible to Job, he is my favorite Biblical character and this is my favorite book of the Bible.  I went right to

Job 1 :20-22

And Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell upon the ground saying, "Naked came I out of my mothers womb and naked shall I return Hither, The LORD giveth and the LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of the LORD"

And in all this Job sinner not, nor charged God foolishly

Made me feel kinda foolish for feeling sorry for myself, Job had lost everything, his family, animals and land. he had nothing left yet he still praised God.  Every time I'm feeling sorry for myself, I always turn to these verses and they help keep me in perspective.  Yes I'm going to be extremely busy and at times overwhelmed but God will not let me take on too much to handle. 

I'm looking forward to the new "business" of our life......It will just make me enjoy the quite smaller moments even more :)

What Happened to Playing??

As I was filling out a little bit in my about me page I got to thinking about my

childhood....


The family at Kelly's Island (along time ago) Mom was taking the picture and yes Im the goober in the middle :)

We lived on a deadend street in a little town in Ohio, there was a open lot (more like 3 or 4) right behind our house that belonged to the neighbors, it had a creek running along the far side. I remember taking all the sticks and "big" rocks we could find and trying to dame it up. We'd ride our skateboards and bikes up and down the street, racing......We'd do this over and over again. We played baseball, house, tag, football, catch, hide and go seek and pretty much every imagianable outside game, from the time we got home from school till our parents called us in for the night (ok, ok! Most of the time we acted like we couldnt hear them and made them come out and find us, sorry mom).

We spent days at the park, watching bub play baseball.... walking to the library and even for Icees a few times.  We went to the beach and a couple trips to Kelly's Island, where we walked the boardwalk and soaked up the sunshine. 

 Something all these memories have in common? Being outside and being active. I dont think that God intended for humans to be as inactive lazy as we have become.

These were some of my best childhood memories, we were safe and we were having fun.  It just doesnt seem like this is the norm anymore.  Ive seen it happen, parents are to busy to let their kids actually play, they dont want them to get hurt, so instead of taking the time to watch them, they sit them in from of the TV, buy them every video game known to man and "lock" them away. 

I hate to admit it but Ive been there, Ive ocassionally used the TV or Angry Birds as a distraction cause I didnt want to take the time, but this is something ive been working on.  I try to get outside and do things with Evie, I want the memories Evie has of her childhood to be like mine, playing outside with mom, dad and friends, not of Dora or The Wonder Pets.

About a year and a half ago me and Nick took Evie to Kelly's Island.... She loved it!

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