After a dry spell, three in a row. Here's my latest over at the Register, Today, Tithe Your Time. I hope you like it and share it, and I'll get back to writing more...
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Surprise...at the Register Again
I submitted this piece a while ago, but tinkered with it after the fact which frustrates me from a writing stand point. That being said, you can see the original over at the National Catholic Register...and please share if you liked it. Pray Thy Will Be Done and Mean it.
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Small Success Thursday
I realized I've been writing this thing since some time in 2009 I think...but it's Thursday so you get the link to Catholicmom.com and Small Success Thursday. Sometimes I think I'm just repeating myself, but other times, I remember, I'm writing these so that I can look back at some point (and I should) and know, there were blessings every day, every week, and they weren't just little things,
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It's been a while
However, I have a piece over at the Register, which is an answer to both my melancholy mood of the prior post, and to the actual reality we live. Now is a Time to Go Deeper Into the Faith.
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This is a Good Start?
The Administrative Committee of the USSCB released a statement outlining steps the Administrative Committee has taken to address the crisis.
Boy I feel better. Don't you?
Everybody got that? Remain calm.
The Bishops have released a policy and procedure paper.
If only we’d had a statement outlining the steps of how to handle when someone behaves in an illegal and/or immoral way.
LInk to Catholic Writers Conference Online Talk
Here's the link to the Catholic Writers Conference Online talk on freelancing. I hope you enjoy it.
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Top 10 Ketogenic Cookbooks! Plus a bonus !
Pinterest is my number one source when I need a quick recipe, but the bread and butter (keto bread of course) of my recipes come from Ketogenic Cookbooks! Here are my top 10 with links to check them out yourself. Enjoy!!
Keto Instant Pot: 200 + Healthy Low Carb Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker
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- Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking: Meal Plans and Time Saving Paleo Recipes to Inspire Health and Shed Weight The amazing Maria Emmerich released this book in 2016, but is still more than relevant today! This was my very first Keto cookbook and was the reason I fell in love with Keto. She has constructed simple recipes that you will make your go to meals with.
- Keto Made Easy: 100 + Easy Keto Dishes Made Fast to Fit Your Life Keto Connect finally released a book, and it is anything short of amazing! We all know this power couple from Youtube, and finally we have a book form of their recipes. Pictures for every recipe included, which is a must for me!
- The Keto Diet: The Complete Guide to a High-Fat Diet, with More Than 125 Delectable Recipes and 5 Meal Plans to Shed Weight, Heal Your Body, and Regain Confidence Hey beginners!! Want to learn indepth information of why the Ketogenic diet is so helpful in returning to health? Read this book, she is so detailed and explains keto in a simplified manner. I learned the most about Keto from Leanne Vogel.
- The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Diet Stress free meals! Need I say more? Who wouldn't love 5 ingredient meals which saves you time, and helps you become healthy! Win Win!
- Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes When it comes to following a diet we need easy! Simply Keto gives you the motivation and makes it fun to cook again!
- Keto Comfort Foods: Family Favorite Recipes Made Low-Carb and Healthy By now you know how much I value Maria Emmerich, she is the queen of Keto!. Here is my favorite book of any of her books. These recipes make me feel like i am cheating but really I am eating healthy and losing weight. I contribute this book to losing 15 lbs.
- The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever Ready to follow a 21 day reboot ? Lose weight, become healthy, and don't starve! This book will equip you with the tools you need to reset your diet!
- The Wicked Good Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Easy, Whole Food Keto Recipes for Any Budget Besides being wicked good, this is a great book when it comes to making your ketogenic diet budget friendly.
- Bacon & Butter: The Ultimate Ketogenic Diet Cookbook When people think Keto, bacon is not a short thought after!
- The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Your Essential Guide to Living the Keto Lifestyle Another beginner book that needs to be mentioned! Learning the Ketogenic Lifestyle meal plans, and recipes can happen all this is one book!
***************************Bonus Book that I promised! ***************************
The wonderful Maria Emmerich will be releasing a new book for recipes centered around our pressure or slow cookers! Who has an instant pot??? I love her books, and I am excited for this new book! Click the link below to pre-order now!Keto Instant Pot: 200 + Healthy Low Carb Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker
What are your favorite books?? Did I name your favorite here?? Leave a comment!
Sherry's Musings on a Day Off about...Knowing and Not Knowing...
The internet is great for finding out just about anything about anyone provided you don't mind whether or not what you find out is true, only that someone found it.
In the midst of everything in the news, about the Supreme Court nominee, about the Church, about the President, about Congress, the raging debate is about what should be believed, and why and how one goes about establishing truth.
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In the midst of everything in the news, about the Supreme Court nominee, about the Church, about the President, about Congress, the raging debate is about what should be believed, and why and how one goes about establishing truth.
Keto Nachos - A Simple Weeknight Dinner
Ready for a delicious meal that you can make every week?? Keto Nachos are delicious and filling meal that will make delicious leftovers. Make your nachos as simple or as extravagant as you like.
Ingredients that served 6 adults
2 lbs ground beef (you can substitute ground turkey or chicken)
1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
1/2 teaspoon of garlic
8 ounces of sharp cheddar cheese - I use a little more to up my fats, and I buy blocked cheese and shred myself.
1 1/2 lbs of mini or regular sized bell peppers - I used mini for this meal
Optional Additions:
Shredded Lettuce
Chopped Onions
Diced Tomatoes
Variety of Other Cheeses
Sour Cream
Salsa or Hot Sauce
1) In a large frying pan, cook your ground beef.
2) Preheat your oven to 350.
3) For easier clean up, place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet. Wash bell peppers, and cut in half. Remove the seeds, and place on the baking sheet.
4) Place in oven for about 5 minutes.
5) Once ground beef is cooked thoroughly, distribute the ground beef over the bell peppers. Finally distribute cheese over the ground beef.
6) Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until your cheese is melted.
Scoop and add your desired toppings!
Reworking the Blog, Getting Back to Work
It's a funny thing. When you volunteer to do something, it makes you rethink what you're doing and have done up to now.
Having done freelance writing for the past fourteen years...I realized how much time has passed, and how many errors I've made, and how most of what I learned, I learned via trial and error.
Things like: Don't bug the editor.
Why? Because if you bug them, you don't get
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Having done freelance writing for the past fourteen years...I realized how much time has passed, and how many errors I've made, and how most of what I learned, I learned via trial and error.
Things like: Don't bug the editor.
Why? Because if you bug them, you don't get
Small Success, Catholic Writer's Guild and More
Okay, this week, we had 4, count them, 4 Back to School Nights over the course of three days, so my brain is officially fried. However I did write the weekly feature, Small Success Thursday.
I also am part of a panel this weekend over at the Catholic Writers Conference Online. (We'll be discussing freelancing). If you'd like to know more, check them out over here.
Lastly, big news! I
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I also am part of a panel this weekend over at the Catholic Writers Conference Online. (We'll be discussing freelancing). If you'd like to know more, check them out over here.
Lastly, big news! I
What We Wish You'd Say...
I've read a lot of proposals, a lot of suggestions, a lot of apologies from Bishops/priests and a lot of commentary on the scandals of this past summer. For a time, I thought, there isn't an apology big enough, but I realized, what I really want, is for the religious of this Church, the ordained to take ownership, and to lead by their decisions and words, rather than proclaim what we should do.
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Small Success Thursday Link Up
Here's yesterday's Small Success Thursday link up. Sorry it's a day late and almost two for that matter, but with school back in session, everything just take a little longer to get to in the course of a day. Small Success Thursday over at Catholicmom.com!
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Lifting the Veil
A friend lamented how wrong everything feels, how hard it seems to be both online and in real life, to create genuine community, to make it last. It was reasonable, there’d been a real rift, and then a death. Everything hurt. When everything hurts, one of the first cries of the heart is why? Why does it have to hurt? Why does it have to be this way? The desire for the good (any good) to
Over at the Register Today
I have a piece over at the National Catholic Register, called "An Ounce of Prevention, A Pound of Cure." Talking to my mom, I lamented, there is just so much that keeps happening, it's hard to write, edit, and let the piece rest before having to hit send.
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