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Our Charis Family
David and Susan Oshel
David and Susan are not new to
Charis, but their lives are headed
in a new direction!
Greetings Charis Friends!
I've been blessed to serve Charis
for four years as Director of
Midwifery Studies and have helped
Kristin Schuchmann to revise and
improve the Charis course for
childbirth professionals to include
an advanced academics course for
midwives that launched in 2007.
David has been our behind-the-scenes
web master and computer engineer. A
few weeks ago our cozy life in the
Orlando area of Florida took a new
direction. The job David had for the
past 20 years was no longer a viable
option and we had to make some
decisions. After looking at the
future and praying for God to reveal
what our next step would be, we
found ourselves in Roanoke, Virginia,
looking for a new home.
It might sound like a big unknown
move, but not really. Both of us
spent our childhood in Virginia
Beach, and I lived in Floyd County,
Virginia,
for 30 years,
serving the beautiful, rural,
diverse mountain community (and 200
miles surrounding Floyd, including
Roanoke) as a traditional midwife
before marrying David and joining
him in Florida seven years ago. So,
the move will be a homecoming for
me. Having lived in Florida for 30
years, David will be busy making it
his new home as he launches a
computer business,
blessing the area with his skills as
a web designer, programmer, software
engineer and graphics designer.
(He'll also be re-acclimating to
winter!)
Along with coaching the awesome
Charis students, I look forward to
holding Charis workshops in Roanoke,
elsewhere in Virginia and traveling
back to Florida regularly to
work with Kristin as she becomes a
licensed midwife.
I love
the lack of geographical boundaries
that Charis embraces!
How can I thank many of you who have
helped us in this transition, both
prayerfully and physically? From our
hearts we want to hug each of you
and show our gratitude that is
larger than the world! Our home is
open, and we welcome anyone who
would like to visit the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Blessings,
Susan
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Looking over the Roanoke Valley from Mill Mountain
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Charis Cuisine
Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake
I found this recipe years ago and altered it, taking out some of the
more unnatural ingredients, and replaced healthy alternatives.
ENJOY! ~Susan Oshel
Ingredients:
(Most ingredients can be found in health food stores.)
Crust 1
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/2 cup raw pecans
8 whole dates, pitted, Medjool
1 tsp vanilla powder
1/4 tsp Himalayan pink salt (or sea salt)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Crust 2 -
Chocolate Layer
3/4 cup agave nectar, dark (or honey)
1/3 cup coconut oil, liquid
3/4 cup cocoa powder
Filling
1 cup almond milk
1 cup agave nectar, dark (or honey)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
3 cups cashews, soaked 4 hours, drained and rinsed
3 cups butternut squash, shredded
1 Tbsp Lucuma powder (sweet fruit of the Lucuma tree)
2 Tbsp vanilla powder
1/8 tsp Himalayan pink salt (or sea salt)
1/8 tsp tumeric
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
3 Tbsp lecithin (Non-raw ingredient. Use Non-GMO, non-dairy
lecithin, or better yet try using raw Irish moss)
1 coconut oil, liquid
Directions:
Crust #1
Place almonds, pecans, salt and cinnamon in food processor with
blade and begin processing. Add dates (one at a time) and process
until mixture sticks together. Thoroughly combine ingredients.
Press this nut crust into a 9 x 9 (or 8 x 8) springform pan.
Crust #2
Place all ingredients as listed into a blender and blend until
smooth. Pour ½ of chocolate on top of nut crust and allow to harden
in fridge. Set aside the remaining mixture for filling - do not
refrigerate this remaining mixture at this point.
Filling
Add lecithin and coconut oil to filling mixture and blend all
ingredients until well combined.
Pour pie filling on top of pie crust in springform pan. Add the rest
of the chocolate (or keep just a bit for decorating the plates) by
spooning randomly over the pie. Take a chopstick and swirl them
together to create a marbled appearance.
Place pie in the fridge until firm. Remove springform casing and
serve.
Leftovers can be stored in the freezer for several months. Remove
and defrost before serving. |
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'Behold, I will
bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of
the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and The one who labors with child, together,
A
great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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