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Overnight oats with chia with delicious ingredients and fruity toppings Overnight oats with chia added are a popular breakfast item, especially when it is too warm to eat your favorite hot oat cereal! This is a healthy way to start the day-- the foundation of the breakfast being oats, chia seeds, dairy-free milk, sometimes a vegan yogurt, maple syrup, a pinch of salt, and some kind of delectable fruit, berries, or occasionally chocolate. This page will grow seasonal berry and fruit recipes over the late Spring of 2024 until we begin eating our usual hot oat cereal in the later Fall.  We have a number of berries and small fruits in our yard on Vancouver Island (off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada): saskatoons, blueberries, plums, sour cherries. strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and Elderberries.  Click on the recipe you want to ''JUMP'' right to it: 1. Lime Pie Overnight Oats 2. Lime Pie With Avocado Overnight Oats 3. Fresh Sliced Strawberries...

Here are five powerful prayers to pray for people we care about who are depressed and anxious. We know that prayer is one of the most potent weapons against the spiritual battles of anxiety and depression. When darkness descends on the mind, fervent intercessory prayer to our Heavenly Father can part the clouds and let healing light pour through. Here are five effective ways to pray for adults suffering with anxiety and depression: 1. Pray for Physical and Emotional Healing   Both anxiety and depression manifest in physical ways - from gastrointestinal distress and headaches to fatigue and insomnia. Ask the Great Physician to bring complete healing. Pray for a renewed sense of God's shalom - His peace that transcends understanding to guard hearts and minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). 2. Pray against Spiritual Oppression Mental health issues can make one susceptible to spiritual attacks of condemnation, lies, and heaviness. Rebuke any evil forces seeking to perpetuate torment...

When you, or your teen offspring, decide that the time has come to get a job, to make some cool cash, Rockin in the Free World  (or maybe that would be your grandparents?) -- a job offering a LOT of cash can win the day. Unfortunately, the ads for these jobs can be quite misleading, for the young people reading them, and for the parents hoping they will have a fun first job experience.  Before being tempted to go all out and apply for a big money job-- and the money is a big lure for any  of us, face it-- a little research is not a bad thing.  Here are some examples of "jobs" that are often actually scams to watch out for: Money Mule/Reshipping Jobs - Getting paid to receive and reship packages/money from others. This usually involves laundering money from theft/fraud. Social Media Promotion - Jobs asking you to artificially inflate social media metrics through fake accounts, bots, etc. This is considered spam. Free Product Testing - Having to pay for certificatio...

In March sometime, our son Conrad did a hard prune on our old apple tree. We estimate that it is probably around 40 years old and hasn't been given a trim for a couple of years.  Then at the end of March, he received 17 different apple scions (shoots of original apple trees) that he had ordered from the Salt Spring Apple Company (which grows over 400 varieties of apples on their farm on Salt Spring Island). He waited for a nice day, weather-wise, warm and sunny, and spent an hour or two using a special grafting tape to wire these little twigs (what they looked like to me) to the branches around the tree.  He labeled each sion with fridge tape first, and then with metal tags he made from aluminum pop tins and twist-tied them to the branches with their scion. The aluminum tags will continue to be readable after rain (and we live in a rainy area).  Each apple variety will (ideally) sprout its own little sideways-growing tree, probably in a year or so. The plan forward is to ...

  Older women are instructed in the Bible  to disciple younger women, to teach them what is good  and about God's Love. As an older woman with years of walking the path of faith, I feel a deep calling to come alongside younger women and share insights gleaned from my journey. Too often, antiquated traditions have silenced mature female voices or relegated their wisdom to subservient roles. But our faith teaches that we are all equal heirs of grace, gifted to build up the body of Christ through our diverse experiences. With an egalitarian spirit, I believe older women have a powerful mentorship role to play in empowering and equipping younger sisters for the path ahead. Here are five caring, practical ways we can guide the next generation: 1. Listen Without Judgment   One of the greatest gifts we can offer is the sage listening ear of one who has cautiously navigated challenging terrain. Younger women today face immense societal pressures and complex realities many of...

Great vegan sourdough waffles These waffles are super Thank you for your kind words and compassion my friends-- except for Ed's pain in his finger, all is well. And today is sunny and hopeful! May you each have a grand day today-- be blessed! Think healing. Think success. Think peace. Think happiness. *As a person thinks, so are they. Psalm 23:7* Today we had an accidental contact with the new stove that shattered the outer glass surface (exterior to the door glass), and a few minutes after attending to that-- with sweeping and phoning re the warranty, etc. (a runaround with AI and some call centre folks with some mutual not-understanding}-- I accidentally slammed Ed's finger while pushing in a drawer. Poor guy, his nail has already turned black. and yummy. Sourdough has probiotics in it, and a lovely flavor, although the pancakes will not have quite the healthy sour taste that bread has. 1. START WITH THE SOURDOUGH STARTER You need to have a cup of sourdough starter, whole whe...

Just a start to the 2024 Gardening year. Our son Conrad is staying with us for a while and gardening is his passion, so we are getting some help. Although he does tend to be as 'creative' and 'experimental' (maybe more so) than I am, so it means a lot of divergences from the regular plan to try fresh new things... so we shall see what we shall see. I have noticed, however, that our last month's grocery bill was HORRENDOUSly high-- so it will be important to get some actual everyday vegetables going so that we don't have to keep buying them in town. Carrots. Potatoes. Greens. Tomatoes. Squash. Fresh herbs. And, of course, quite a lot of berries and plums and cherries and strawberries. "We" also planted more (sour) cherries and some raspberries this year, but they probably won't happen until next year. I also want to plant a number of flowers. Our yard looks quite depleted and stark. Conrad has been pep-talking about the need for better soil and has ...