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New Year, 2012… GF Resolutions

2012 January 1
by Nicole Wang
2012... Happy New Year!

2012... Happy New Year!

As every year passes, I do my best to usher out the old and start new…  cleaning up from the year before and setting out to make this year better than the last.  2011 was a very busy year for our family.  There was much to be thankful for; however, it was not a year without difficulty and life stress.  “Life” just seems a bit harder these days.  Maybe it’s the whole “economy thing” or having to live life without certain foods or maybe it is just the choices we make.  I always come back to the fact that God wouldn’t give me (or my family) anything more than I (or we) can handle.  At times it feels like a lot, but I trust that He knows what He is doing!

As a mom, I am always reaching for ways to bring a smile to the faces of my kids and the friends that come our way.  Here is a really simple way to bring joy to snack time…  Snack Cones!  And, they are gluten free!!  Look for GF ice cream cones the next time you are at the grocery or your favorite health food store.  One of our favorite brands is Goldbaum’s GF Cones (they come in wafer style like this one above or sugar cone varieties).  Just add your favorite gluten free snack mix (we make our own with GF pretzels, Rice Chex, raisins or dried cranberries, marshmallows, pumpkin seeds and Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips) or granola.  The kids can enjoy their snack and the cone treat at the end!  In our house, GF Snack Cones are a fun way to end a very busy school day… just before tackling all the homework.

Our church’s youth pastor recently said, “The flip of the calendar reminds me that God is in the business of making things new and by faith, each of us can be made new; new life, new habits, new character, new hope.”  I hope that this year, 2012, you can find the resolve to start things new.  Maybe even put God at the center of it all, finding new hope with what life sends your way this year.  I truly hope your New Year is full of blessings.  I look forward to sharing ours with you in 2012!

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