Ingredients: 1 egg 1 cup almond flour1/3 cup vanilla protein powder 1 tbsp flax seed 1/2 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp sea salt1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 1/4 cup nut butter (you can use almond, cashew, mixed, or peanut butter) 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips (you can also chop up a dark chocolate bar or add white chocolate chips)Directions: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Line your baking sheet with parchment paperMix all of your dry ingredients in a mixing bowlIn a separate bowl, mix all of your wet ingredients Combine the wet and dry ingredients and fold in your chocolate chips. Roll the dough into small bowls and bake for 10 minutes (or until they're golden brown).
I'm learning to practice gratitude for a healthy body, even if it's rounder than I'd like it to be. I’m learning to take up all the space I need, literally and figuratively, even though we live in a world that wants women to be tiny and quiet. To feed one’s body, to admit one’s hunger, to look one's appetite straight in the eye without fear or shame—this is controversial work in our culture. Part of being a Christian means practicing grace in all sorts of big and small and daily ways, and my body gives me the opportunity to demonstrate grace, to make peace with imperfection every time I see myself in the mirror. On my best days, I practice...
One maliciously crafted rejection with my exact vulnerabilities in mind will pierce the deepest parts of me. Being mature in my faith or having the best of coping skills can help me better process it. It can help me have a better reaction to it. It can even help me remove the arrow and patch up the wound. But it won't shield me from feeling and experiencing the rejection. Today's rejections, big or subtle, are like stealth bombs that zing straight to my core, locating hurts from my past and making them agonizingly present all over again. They send messages that scramble up all of my carefully established formulas for keeping life stable. The voices of doubt and insecurity whisper,...
As the weather changes, so do my taste buds. One of my favorite things to make and have on hand are these chocolate chip pumpkin muffins. They're quick, easy, and satisfy my fall food cravings. Oh, and my family loves them. 3/4 cups pumpkin puree 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ginger ¼ teaspoon cloves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups chocolate chips (I use dark) Finishing sugar, for topping the...
We went berry picking last summer and my youngest decided she wanted to carry each one she picked. After a while she started dropping berries - one, two, three, four - one after the other. It made us laugh a couple of times and then she gradually became more frustrated with her lack of coordination. We offered her a basket but she didn't think that was the solution and so the dropping continued. She wanted to do it by herself. It's not news to anyone that the world is hurting right now. Everyday it seems like we hear about another fire, another violent situation, another alarming statistic, and all of this on top of the pain in our personal lives....
