Tale of Victory at My Baptism!

I have learned that when God hits me over the head and says to do something, it is wise to do it. So during church a couple of weeks age when He said I should be baptised the following Saturday at the already scheduled event, I found the associate pastor between services and put my name on the list.

The event was at the home of a family that has a pool with a (blessedly!) heated jacuzzi. Hamburgers and drinks were provided and everyone was to bring something to share.

There was no way anything there would not be cross-contaminated, so I took my own salad and some Lay's Stax (the ONLY safe chip) and a bag of chips to share.

I ate my food and they ate their food and everyone was happy! Furthermore I did not get sick!

It was a wonderful experience.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and this year it also happens to be my birthday. Given that my kitchen is not very functional right now and that I do not ever enjoy cooking, I thought about just going out for Thanksgiving dinner. I really just do not want to spend my entire birthday doing something I really don't like to do.

However, the likelihood of finding any place that would prepare food safe for me to eat is probably a big fat zero, so I guess I will have to stay home and deal with it.

Sigh.

Tale of Ecstacy?

There is a topic over at the Celiac.com Forum about the possibility that Starbucks may introduce gluten-free brownies! Brownies! As you can imagine, a whole lotta people would like to see this happen.

If you are one of those people, here is a phone number to let Starbucks know what you think.

1 800 235-2883 X0

Hark! I think I hear the Hallelujah chorus!

Evacuation Woes

This week in San Diego County somewhere around half a million people were evacuated from the paths of several wildfires. They went wherever they could go - relatives, shelters, hotels, etc.

If you are on any kind of dietary restrictions, you kind of have to bring your own food, and enough of it to last until you are able to get back home - if your home is still there. The shelters only accept pre-packaged, professionally prepared (not home-made) donated food. I understand completely why they do that, but it puts some people in a position of bring your own, buy your own somewhere else, or do without.

Praise The Lord that I did not have to evacuate. I am still learning a lot about this gluten-intolerance stuff and I guess one of the things I am realizing is that I had better prepare an evacuation kit that contains stuff I can eat!

Tale of Success

My church had their annual Women's Fall Brunch today It was a pot-luck salad bar. Yes there were lots of things there that I could not eat such as dinner rolls and every dessert except the fresh fruit, but there was so much that I could eat!

There was more than enough healthy food to fill everyone up. There was laughter and conversation and as they say about every social event in every small town newspaper, "a good time was had by all."

Hamburger for the Gluten-Intolerant

Hamburger for the Gluten-Intolerant

Tale of Kindness

My church serves Communion on the first Sunday of every month. The unleavened bread (probably matzo ~ looks like an unsalted cracker) is laden with gluten.

The family responsible for preparing the Communion items has been gracious enough to go to Trader Joe's and buy gluten-free rice crackers for those like me who are gluten intolerant.

I did not ask them to do this - they just do.

I am grateful.