You're going to eat W H A T???

I have had some people (many people actually) ask me about what I do with my placenta after my babies are born at home. In a hospital they typically consider the placenta a bio hazard and toss if after inspecting it for missing parts. Well, that is not exactly what I do. My midwife does inspect it for missing parts, but afterwards I utilize it for all it's worth!

God's Design Natural Birth Classes

Monday Nights

September 3rd thru October 1st from 7pm - 9pm 

At United Artisans of America in down town Fort Mill SC

Instructor Leslie Hutchison will be teaching Natural birth classes for anyone wanting more information on birth, postpartum and what to expect with a newborn. 

You and your partner will learn how to successfully 

achieve the birth your bodies where created to 

achieve with Gods perfect design together.
 

God’s Design Natural Birth Classes were made to help every woman 
learn the design and power of her body to birth her child(ren) 
naturally and safely. All while putting her 
faith in God for the Journey ahead. 
You will leave this class excited and ready for birth in every way! 
Please come and let me help you find the birth path 
that is perfect for you and your baby!

Contact Leslie Hutchison for more information

or to sign up for the limited space group class. 

Or to schedule a private session at your convenience.

At kiki73@hotmail.com or 803.389.2685

On this Day...........

       On this day the eleventh day of September, four years ago I sat on the balcony of our hotel overlooking the ocean at 6am watching a family of dolphins jump and play in peace and love as the sun rose over the horizon. At that moment I knew I could not question the beauty that exists on this earth. I accepted Jesus as my savior and began walking with the Lord. A day I will always remember, not only because I committed myself to beginning a relationship with my Father in Heaven and loving His Son Jesus Christ. Also, because it was the day I made my public legal profession of love to my sweet husband. We came together as husband and wife for the masses and for our hearts. I regret only one thing from that amazing day.

Grainless pie crust

Grainless Pie Crust, Pizza dough or crackers

Many of you know about my families affinity for healthy eating. Not to say we have a ton of self control and eat perfect but we try really hard to eat the foods God put on the earth for us. Foods that will make our bodies work in the way God designed. So here is a recipe for a healthy pie crust, pizza dough or crackers. It's pretty versatile!

"And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in it's fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so." 

Genesis 1:29-30 

Dry Ingredients for all three:

1 tbsp Dry active Gluten free yeast

1 cup almond flour

1 cup Garbanzo and Fava Bean Flour

2 tbsp dry milk (optional)

2 tsp Xanthan Gum

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp unflavored gelatin powder (optional)

Wet Pie Crust and crackers Ingredients:

1 stick cold organic butter (salted or unsalted) cut into cubes

3 tbsp cold water

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup xylitol

*Seasoning for crackers- sea salt, garlic & onion powder and Spikes salt free seasoning or nutritional yeast*

 Wet Pizza crust Ingredients:

3/4 cup warm water

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp Italian Herb seasoning

1 tbsp olive oil

Directions for Pie Crust and Crackers:

Combine all dry ingredients (excluding the seasoning at end of wet list) and pulse in food processor until combined. Add butter and process until combined and starting to clump together. Add vinegar and water. Process until a ball forms. Sprinkle flat surface with bean flour, dump dough on to floured surface. Sprinkle dough with flour, roll out careful not to make too thin, about a 1/4 inch thick. Once you have rolled the ball completely into 1/4" everywhere. Begin to carefully remove from counter by rolling up onto the rolling bin until it's completely rolled. Carefully unroll on top of pie crust. When you unroll the crust expect it will fall apart in areas. NOT a problem, just take pieces and mold make in to the empty spots. It molds well. Once you've completely covered your pie pan, fill with pie ingredients and bake as your pie calls for. You can bake before filling at 425 for no more than 10 mins. Cooking before will make crust dark brown on edges. 

Crackers:

Take left over dough and roll onto a large flat pan. Sprinkle with sea salt, onion & garlic powder and Spikes no salt seasoning and/or nutritional yeast. Bake at 425 until golden brown. Take out and let cool a few minutes then cut into whatever shape you desire. Will not be super crispy unless you cook longer for darker brown color. 

Pizza Dough Directions:

Combine all dry ingredients ADD 1/2 extra almond flour. Mix with electric mixer. Add wet ingredients and mix well. Coat a 9X13 or larger flat pan with grapeseed oil and turn ball of dough out onto pan. Roll out to edges, making it approx 1/4 thick. Crust will be thin. After you roll out sprinkle with garlic and sea salt. Bake at 425 for 10 mins. Take out and top with pizza ingredients and make for 15-20 mins more until cheese is golden brown. Be sure to take sauce out to the edges, or else you will have burnt edges.

Obviously this isn't going to taste just like regular grain rich doughs and crackers but it is a wonderful alternative and SO yummy!

 

Choice in Birth

        God has shown me in a very real way lately my current purposes in life. In this post I will be talking about just one: birth. God has made it clear to me that I am to share and educate on the topic. He is continually placing birthing moms in need of more in front of me.

        In speaking with many people lately, sitting in prayer and Gods word I find myself asking a few questions about birth in our society. "Why do we doubt our body's abilities? Why do we stop trusting God's design and allow someone other than God to have control?". God designed our bodies to work perfectly, not only in birth, but in all ways. Even if you don't believe in God you have to admit that science has proven that our bodies innately know how to give birth.

The Breech Birth of Annaka Faith

Shanea and Shane helping me through a surge

      This birth starts at 6:30am Sunday morning. I am laying in bed feeling each surge come and go, thinking "these feel different?". I eventually get up and start getting ready for church stopping every 10-15 mins to breath through a surge. I get the girls and hubby up and start getting them around, make breakfast and have a cup of joe. Sit down in the living room and watch the girls play, waiting for time to go before we leave for church. Thinking as I sit there, "these feel different?". I share this thought with Shane and we go about our day joking about having a labor day baby. On the inside I'm thinking "If I have to go through another day of labor and have no baby I'm liable to completely lose my mind!".

      We get to church and our youth pastor is giving a sermon about "Facing Your Giants"; a fantastic sermon. However good, I really didn't expect it would hit me like it did. At the end, while Burnie is praying and I am going through another very different and strong surge, I start balling me eyes out. Shane starts holding me closely and I just cried, he's looking at me very confused and I'm now thoroughly embarrassed so I excuse myself to the restroom. But alas when I cry I tend to get extremely red faced and swollen so I can't hide it! This sermon made me realize I am facing my giant! It's making me realize that I can't give up and get frustrated, I have to wait on God's perfect timing! This gives me strength and more patience for the day I felt sure was going to be another day of labor and no baby.

Where Is He taking me?

      I think most disciples of Christ can agree that God is always teaching us something. Sometimes it is little lessons, and when I say 'little' I mean we learned them easily and quickly. Sometimes they are big lessons, meaning they took us a long time to learn and they were well not so easy! So far I've only posted the bigger ones. I really want to post the smaller ones too.

       A friend recently shared with me that she is inspired by God when she reads scripture I post on Facebook. So, I'm thinking if God uses these little lessons he is giving me to talk to other people how can I not share what he gives me? Is that not what a disciple should do?