Easy Paleo Pizza Crust

Paleo Pizza Crust

• 3/4 cup + 2 tsp of Paleo Baking Flour
• 3/4 cup arrow root flour
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano 
• 1/2 tsp to 3/4 tsp of fine sea salt (I do 5 twists of the salt grinder)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup avocado oil or olive oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 egg, beaten 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 

Add the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. 

Make a well in the middle and add the wet ingredients. 

Stir well. Dough may become stiff as you stir, but once the ingredients start to incorporate the dough will be soft. I knead the dough a few time to form a ball. Place the dough on a greased 10 inch cast iron pan and form a 10 inch circle. I place the pan on the bottom oven rack for 7 minutes, then move to the top rack for 7 more minutes. Remove from the oven and add pizza toppings and cook until desired. 

Spicy Mexican Chicken Burgers

🌶Spicy Mexican Chicken Burgers 🌶

🌶1 lb ground chicken 

🌶1 tsp chili powder (1/2 tsp if you like less spice

🌶 1 tsp cumin powder

🌶1 tsp onion powder

🌶1/2 tsp garlic powder

🌶1 TBS cilantro

🌶1 TBS avocado oil

🌶1 TBS lemon juice 

🌶Salt to taste 

Form into patties. Put chicken burgers in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm. Grill and enjoy! 

🌶🥑🥗

The Friday Five

Happy Friday, friends! I hope y’all have some exciting things planned for this weekend. I think Fall is actually going to arrive in Georgia on Saturday. So, we are looking forward to some football games, XC meets, and Homecoming prep.

Here are a few favorites from this past week.

My DIY project. I have a fabulous friend who runs a DIY business and this was her September craft. Cute, isn’t it?

Next, are these really cute notebooks from Erin Condren. They are soft bound journals. I am planning to use mine for bible study notes. But, they could be used for anything - the
dot grid would make a good bullet journal, if that’s your thing.

These shoes...I mean, does there need to be anything else said! I wore them to an event last night and they were comfortable too!

Next up is this dress. It’s really cute! And you can wear it with heels (like the ones above 😉) or pair it with a more casual shoe.

Lastly, is this book.  Great read if you enjoyed the Royal We.  Have a fantastic Friday!!!

Blind in Plain Sight

Have you ever opened the pantry or fridge in a rush looking for something, but not seeing it?  After slowing down and REALLY looking, finding it was right in front of you all along?  Me too!

Our culture of busyness hijacks our schedule and turns us into mechanical beings, existing to check a box and move on to the next task.  We have believed the lie that we don’t have time to make the connection, so we move from one person to the next, scrolling our way through life and never taking the time to truly see those standing in front of us.  In turn, it perpetuates the focus of self and the fallout is isolation.

A biblical example is King Nebuchadnezzer. He built one of the most beautiful and influential empires in history. But, he spent the majority of his reign creating opportunities to bring glory to himself.  The final straw came after God had warned King Nebuchadnezzer in a dream that he would become like a mighty tree, cut down at the root and driven away from people to live with wild animals (Daniel 4:25).  He didn’t heed God’s warning and a year later, while walking on the roof of his palace, he credited his power for the kingdom laid out before him.

“Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory?” Daniel 4:30

Immediately, he lost everything he admired and worshiped and was banished to live in isolation.

God’s Word says,
“One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.” 
Proverbs 18:1 CSB

When we focus on the elevation of our own brand and influence, often times we isolate ourselves. Subsequently, we have made a choice not to connect, serve, or be present in the lives of those around us and rebelling against all sound wisdom.

James 3:17 says, “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits unwavering , without pretense.”

Believers who have failed to form connections with others are not able to bear the fruit of gentleness, peace, and mercy.  We are so busy resurrecting our own little palaces and kingdoms and giving ourselves all the glory that we have missed the call to community?  We have isolated ourselves behind screens, through social media, live streams, and news feeds. We are busy building empires that are illusions of surface perfection. These empires can be gone in an instant, along with the false identification we have adopted as truth.

When we place our faith and hope in Jesus Christ, he becomes our identity.  But, it takes complete surrender. Once we recognize that our identity comes from Jesus, we start to decrease and the awareness we have for others becomes apparent and the treasure is seeing people as Christ sees them. But, the greater gift is showing them the fruit of gentleness, peace, and mercy in a display of God’s beautiful wisdom.

So, who will we see today?

The Friday Five

Each Friday I will be posting five of my current favorites.  This week I have some really awesome things I am loving right now.

First, is my Simplified Planner by Emily Ley.  I have the academic planner in the weekly format.  There is a daily format broken out by hour.  I use this planner for my personal schedule, so I don’t have a ton of hourly appointments I need to keep track of during the day.  I have tried several other planners, but I keep coming back to this one.  It’s basic set up allows me the freedom to customize it to fit my needs for that week.  You can click here to check out all of the Emily Ley products.

Next, is a makeup bag I found on Amazon called the Relavel.  It has multiple compartments and is deep enough to store multiple eye shadow palettes, blush, bronzer, or whatever you have in your beauty product arsenal. The dividers are adjustable and it even has several pouches to store your brushes. If you travel quite a bit or like to keep all of your items in one place, then it’s definitely worth checking out.

I found this fantastic devotional book on Angela Cottrell’s Instagram.  If you don’t follow her, then you need to start immediately.  She has some wonderful suggestions and sweet IG stories.

The Daily Discipler is broken down into 4 quarters with 52 topics.  Each day provides a devotional with corresponding scripture, and a reflective portion at the end.  It usually takes me about 15 minutes to read through each day. It’s perfect if you don’t have much time in the morning.  However, you can always take a deeper dive into the scripture readings, which  I try to do each day – but, as we all know mornings with kids can be hectic!

I found my book on Amazon under their used book section at a fantastic price.  Thriftbooks is also another used book website that never disappoints. Even if I had to pay full price, I would buy this devotional anyway.

My Chromebook really should be a the top of this list.  It has all the bells and whistles at a fantastic price point.  Since I am not a very "techy" person, I won't try to explain all of the features. So, click here to read more about it.

Lastly, is my Women’s Study Bible.  If you are in the market for a new sword, then I recommend checking this out.  (By the way,  my Bible tabs came from The Cultivate What Matters Shop – to check those and other awesome products click here)

That’s it for today!  Hope ya’ll have a fabulous weekend!!!

House of Cards

I live in a house of cards.

Have you ever felt the same way? If one thing shifts in your schedule,  it will all come crumbling down? I feel that way most days; the never-ending carpools, to the full-time work commitments, the practices, homework, church events. The list really could go on and on. But, who wants to hear about my to-do list when you have your own tasks to check off.

God’s Word says,

“We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭39:6‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

What wealth are we trying to store up in all our busyness? A full calendar has become a badge of honor; something many of us wear proudly as we post it, Instagram it, or tweet it. We are over-scheduled, overloaded, and we are overlooking what matters most. I’m afraid in all our busyness, we are neglecting our spouse, children, aging parents, and friends. Weeks are ticking by like minutes and days like seconds as we run from one commitment to the next.

There are some of us who want off this hamster wheel, but how?  We have sliced our schedule, given our “best yes”, but still have full calendars and unrealistic demands. We are tired of breaking fellowship with our family and friends over things that don’t really matter. I truly want to be present in everything I do with my family and friends, and I think you do too. I want to approach each commitment with an “ I get to do this” mentality – not an “I have to…”. I want to see each moment as an opportunity God has carefully orchestrated to be an eternal deposit I get to make in the life of one of His beautiful creations.

“One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Friends, Jesus took the time to break away from all the demands and to go up the mountain with those closest to him. He took the time to minister, teach, and encourage. Jesus saw the value in being present and giving of himself that would make an eternal difference.

He also knew the importance of taking time to be alone, to pray, and allow God to minister to him (Mark 1:35).  It’s vital and necessary that we allow Him to fill our cup so that we have something to pour out for others.

You see, Jesus was intentional with his time and we should be too. He always had a Kingdom return on his investment; nothing was done without thought, intent, and guidance from the Holy Spirit. So, in all our busyness are we making an eternal difference in the lives that matter most? By fostering community, mentoring those around us, and simply taking the time to enjoy a laugh and a good cup of coffee with a girlfriend? Most importantly, are we giving God the opportunity to fill our well with His goodness by slowing down and being still in His presence?