Gluten-Free

Over the last month or so, I have been trying to eat gluten-free. I say TRYING because it is really, really hard to find things without any wheat, and made on equipment that has never touched wheat. Over the last month I have seen a few different doctors, bought kinds of flour I previously didn't know existed, and spent more time at the grocery store reading labels than I thought possible. I have days when I feel excited about re-learning how to cook as though it is some sort of adventure. At the same time, I have days overwhelmed by frustration when I find myself feeling sick, or having to throw away my most recent culinary creation that did not turn out the way that I had hoped.

I never realized how emotional this would be. Mainly because I can no longer eat the food that I love AND because the food that I make others don't love!

song of the week

I think that this is my song from this past week! You can download it for free.

I have a shelter in the storm
When troubles pour upon me
Though fears are rising like a flood
My soul can rest securely
O Jesus, I will hide in You
My place of peace and solace
No trial is deeper than Your love
That comforts all my sorrows

I have a shelter in the storm
When all my sins accuse me
Though justice charges me with guilt
Your grace will not refuse me
O Jesus, I will hide in You
Who bore my condemnation
I find my refuge in Your wounds
For there I find salvation

I have a shelter in the storm
When constant winds would break me
For in my weakness, I have learned
Your strength will not forsake me
O Jesus, I will hide in You
The One who bears my burdens
With faithful hands that cannot fail
You’ll bring me home to heaven