It’s amazing to me how things change in one year.
A year ago I was writing to you about how Samuel {don’t you love the bandana? I put it on so he wouldn’t get a sunburn} was going to have a second biopsy to confirm Celiac Disease. That little guy, that sweet boy {I’m calling him sweet as long as I can} was finally growing. Healing. Getting a second chance in a way. All because we removed any trace of gluten from his diet.
As time has progressed I’ve learned more and more about Celiac Disease. I’ve learned how there is not as much awareness – and I’ve had letter after letter and email after email and tweet after tweet from mothers who have read Samuel’s story. I’ve had moms print it out and bring it to the doctor fighting for a diagnosis for their children. It humbles me {and brings me to tears} to see how our journey with Celiac Disease has brought awareness, hope, and healing to others.
And I want to talk about it. Share with you all my thoughts on gluten free living and more. But, my blog isn’t set up to be primarily a gluten free blog {although I still do and will write about it because, well, it’s part of our life}. I’ve wanted to write more, to share more, to dialogue more with you all, and yet I also knew that I didn’t have the time {intentional parenting moment here} to start a second blog.
Enter Udi’s Gluten Free.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but in the last day I’ve added a new little feature on the side of the blog. Yep, it’s that Udi’s Community Leader Badge. Udi’s and Blogfrog asked if I would consider becoming a leader in the Udi’s Gluten Free Community. I was humbled. And excited. And totally told them yes! Here’s why – I’ll be able to:
Talk about gluten free living more with you all.
Encourage others in their gluten free journey.
Provide recipes {and find fabulous recipes}.
Bring awareness about Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free life.
Share more of Samuel’s story.
Be able to live chat with you all about gluten free.
Have a platform that encourages conversation
The Udi’s Gluten Free Community is a beautiful platform for all the above to take place in organic, informational, and encouraging of conversation environment. I am simply thrilled to be able to take part in the amazing dialogue going on over there and to share and to learn more about living a life that is gluten free.
To Udis and Blogfrog? Thank you.
To all of you who have walked this Celiac Disease/Gluten Free journey with me? Thank you.
Just look at that guy. Full of gluten-free health. 🙂
Now, if you haven’t visited the Udi’s Gluten Free Community – pop on over. Just today I asked a question asking if the entire family eats gluten free – for us? we almost all do. Samuel and I eat 100% gluten free and everyone else about 85-90% gluten free. I’ve included my first question below {so feel free to answer…grin}. Anyways, I’m there as well as many other fabulous leaders. Best part? Besides it being free? The wealth of info, support, encouragement, ideas, recipes, news and more that can be found there. 🙂
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1 Peter 1:18-19, 20 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot (21) Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
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I can not tell you how much your blog has affected me in the last couple days. I “subscribed” to your blog posts a few months ago when I stumbled on a few of your gluten-free posts. Just having started the GF journey, I thought you’d be a helpful resource. I had no idea then how VERY helpful you would turn out to be! I have been reading through your archives for two days now and every word I read speaks to me in a way I can not explain. The overwhelmed Mom, the Mom who’s lost perspective, joy, “delight”…on top of all the Gluten Free experience and advice….I have no words, but to say THANK YOU. You have a gift with words and a way of expressing emotions and feelings that have sincerely built a COMMUNITY. Thank you.