Coconut oil

Coconut oil is lovely! I have been cooking with coconut oil for a while and even take a spoonful now and then. It's like eating a mounds bar without the guilt. You may be surprised that this oil isn't just for cooking. Recently I started using it as a part of my beauty regimen.You would be amazed at how efficient it is as a makeup remover, moisturizer and shaving lotion. (be careful that you don't use to much on your eyes!) It doesn't burn just can become gloopy!

This week I tried it in my hair as a moisturizing treatment. On dry hair, I took a handful of coconut oil and simply massaged it throughout. I really thought that it would leave my fine hair limp and weighted down.  After a normal wash and condition, my hair was silky soft and smooth! Love this!

Google "coconut oil" and find thousands of entries touting the benefits of using it from toothpaste to curing a variety of illnesses. It is amazing how this one oil can be used in so many areas of our lives.

A list of research can be found here. Even Dr. Oz has gotten on the coconut oil band wagon.


What I learned

God isn't just for Sunday mornings! He isn't just for reading the Bible. He isn't just for salvation prayers! God is God and therefore He is over all. We limit the power available to us when we place Him into a box that dictates how and when we will allow Him into our lives. 

It is not that He doesn't have the power to 

intervene 

heal

change

guide

save

transform and more.

Maybe its that we just don't believe that he has the power?

I love looking at the names of God. It helps me remember that He is so much more than what I make Him out to be. 

I found this list of praying the names of God.  Awesome resource.

Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD-- that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.Psalm 83:18

The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will extol Him. "The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name. Exodus 15:2-3

Paleo Chicken Fried Rice

There is something about Chinese food! The freshness of the ingredients, the fragrant ginger and garlic.  Its enough to to make me want some right now! Just in case you are skeptical if this can be Paleo, no rice was used in this recipe!!

Paleo Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

1 head of cauliflower
1/2 cup green onion
2 TB coconut oil
2 TB minced garlic
1 TB zested ginger
1 carrot sliced thin
1/2 cup broccoli
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms
6 TB liquid aminos
1 TB Sesame oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup cooked chicken

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

• Cut cauliflower off of core and place into food processor. Pulse until it becomes rice like.
• Saute onions and vegetables in 1 TB coconut oil, then remove from pan. 
• Place 1 TB coconut oil in pan with garlic and ginger, add cauliflower to the pan.  Cook until just hot. 
• Add the vegetable chicken mix to the cauliflower. 
• Crack the two eggs and cook. 
• Pour the liquid aminos into the pan and mix. 
• Last, drizzle the sesame oil on top! 

What I learned

I have been eating a Paleo diet for 1 1/2 years now.  Most of the time I do not miss the gluten or other things that Paleo suggests that you omit from your meals. Sometimes however I begin to doubt that I could be satisfied with recipes that don't have what the regular one does.  In this case it was hard to believe that cauliflower would make me happy!

I have been a Christian for well over 35 years and still sometimes I begin to doubt that the life that has been planned for me by God will satisfy me. It all looks good on paper, but in reality sometimes I still long for the things that have nothing to do with me any more.  During times like these I must look deeper into God's word and fully trust that the Creator has a better plan than I do!