Petite Pies

Ingredients
1 Pillsbury 9" pie crust (2 round sheets in the box)
1 Egg white - beaten
Pie fill of your choice or any flavor jam
Small dish of water

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Lightly spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray. Set aside.

Unroll pie crust onto a lightly floured surface.
Cut 14-16 circles from one sheet of dough using a round cookie cutter or large biscuit cutter. (2 1/2" - 3" in diameter)
Place on the cookie sheet. Next fill each round with about 1 tablespoon of you choice filling, be carful NOT to overfill.
Cut out 14-16 circles with the second sheet of pie crust dough.
Dip your finger in the water and wet the outer circle of the dough (with the filling on it) a few at a time. Then place the top pie crust over the filling and gently press the outer edge of the pie. Repeat until finished.
Use a fork or a pastry crimper wheel to seal all the edges of each pie.
Brush each pie with egg white wash.
(Optional) Sprinkle with granulated or coarse sugar.
Bake at 375°F for 14-17 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove pies from the cookie sheet with a spatula and cool on a wire cooling rack.
WAIT for them to cool before you dig in. The filling will be BUBBLING HOT.

Daily Treasures:
* Thankful for Jesus and His Redeeming LOVE.
* Thankful for my hands that still labor for the Lord.
* Thankful for the great people in my life.

Romans 8:11 (ESV)
11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[a] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Where has the time gone?

It's been 2 months since I made some updates here on my blog.

Life has taken over.

I started back to work full time....and that takes all my energy and time.

I was diagnosed with a peptic ulcer. Praise God for the answer and then HIS Healing!!
I was in SOOOOO much pain physically and it was breaking my spirit. But....I'm PAIN FREE now.

I lost 10 pounds and then put 3 back on. That's not any thing new. I started back excercising sporatically.

I'm a beautiful mess. God Loves me anyways. Thats all that matters to me.

I will live my life in a pleasing manner to Him. I want nothing more than to grow my relationship with Him.

Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of your strength;
 I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
 and a refuge in the day of my distress.

Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome

Where to begin?

I believe it started around age 11. I was showing a few symptoms back then. Oh yea, the horrible symptoms of PCOS:

• Infertility
• Irregular menstrual cycles
• Cysts on ovaries
• Insulin resistance
• Mood swings
• Acne or bumpy skin
• Hair loss  (male patter balding)
• Hirsutism  (My MOST HATED)
• Skin tabs
• Belly fat
• Weight loss challenges
• Depression
• Anxiety  (this is a newly discovered one for me)
• Miscarriages
• Sleep apnea
• http://www.pcosupport.org/index.php    for more info.

There are a few I try desperately to hide, but those of you who have it know exactly how I feel.

I knew something was wrong even as a young teen.

My dear mother took me to different Doctors. Each visit I became more and more irritated because they ALL told me the same thing “your just fat you need to go on a diet.”   They NEVER listened to all the symptoms I was complaining about. The one that I was most concerned about was missing my cycle. “Don’t worry it’s just because you fat.”  I was sick of hearing it.so I just stopped asking.

My symptoms got worse and I began to get new ones. Some of them so embarrassing I wouldn’t even tell my closest girlfriends. I could only tell my mother, I felt secure with her. I hope it never became a burden to her. Although I think it did, only because she couldn’t help me. My mom is the one who actually diagnosed me.

She found a small article in a women’s magazine about PCOS. It listed some of the symptoms and how one feels having it. FINALLY I had a name to put on, how I was feeling and what I was going through.

I made an appointment to see a female nurse practitioner. I told her everything and if I could get the tests I need done so she could officially diagnose me. We were in agreement; I had all the symptoms, so she sent me to the lab for all the blood test. Even my blood test came back pointing to PCOS. “Yes, I have it.” I finally had an answer 11 years after my first attempt at seeking help. (We didn’t have internet back in those days, like we do now.)

I went through all the western medicine treatment from A-Z. None of it worked long term. Some actually made it worse.

At the age of 19, I got married and wanted to start a family, the good old American tradition. 1 year went by then 2, 3, 5, then 10, we are now at 17 years and still no baby. According to the statistics I’m past my safe child bearing age. Safe? Nothing about PCOS is safe!

I’m not giving up! I have one last drastic measure. Food. Not all of it, just the unhealthy things. Even the things I thought were healthy apparently aren’t healthy for someone with PCOS.

SO here I am. I have 2 years before I hit 40. (WOW)

My Plan:

SPIRITUAL

• Seek God first and whole heartedly on this every morning.
• I won’t beat myself up if I fall. I will just get back up and do it again!

PURIFY

• 21 days to detox from sugar
• Lose 10 pounds

WELCOME

• 30 days of walking for 30 min.
• Find alternatives to flour and experiment

See you soon. To be continued………………………