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Our Charis Family
Tonya Lawrence
Austin,
Tonya and Kyle
Greetings, Everyone!
God is so awesome! My name is Tonya Lawrence. As you read on you
will learn of a name change that is occurring for me in January…
I am a single Mom to Kyle 12 ½, and Austin 9, both born in the
privacy and safety of my home with a midwife. I knew home was the
right place for my babies to be born, and it only took a few phone
calls to find my midwife. Actually some of you know her, Susan Oshel,
your director of midwifery studies. It’s through Susan that I found
Charis and am honored to now be a member.
When I decided to look for a midwife, the second I heard Susan’s
voice I knew God had a plan for my baby’s birth. A sweet, calm,
non-traumatic plan. A natural, God-created plan for birth. Kyle’s
birth was beautiful and to this day when I think about it I can
still feel his little body sliding into the world. I know for an
absolute fact that had he been born in the hospital I would never
have had the privilege of this experience. There would have been too
much frenzy, too much commotion, and distractions to concentrate on
the most natural event in a human’s life. It’s amazing that we can
see a glimpse of our children’s personalities in their births! Kyle
has been slow to transition and deliberate while Austin has been
hurried, and hap-hazardous since birth.
My husband (at the time) and I divorced. It was difficult to find
that my marriage was not going to remain intact, but through God’s
grace, life has been moving forward.
I have to say it again, God is AWESOME! While the marriage did not
survive, the trauma of the divorce pulled to the surface my
God-given strengths. I haven’t always been able to be the mother I
dreamed of being because I needed to single handedly care for my
family. However, God has always blessed my desire to be a Godly
mother.
He has allowed me to work in a job that has been flexible and meet
our needs. That job was the foundation for a business He allowed me
to become a part of it in May of this year. It’s a Christian card
company,
SendOutCards, many of you have heard of it. I’m inspired to
learn how we can help Charis’ Scholarship Fund and we are looking
into that now. I'm also inspired to
pass it along to anyone looking for a stay-at-home way of making
a living.
Now for the explanation of my name change…God has blessed me with
Darryl Hodges, a man of true character, loyalty, and honesty. A soul
mate. A friend. Praise the Lord with me as we plan our wedding for
January 1, 2010, when I will become Mrs. Tonya L. Hodges.
I am so thankful for my blessings of homebirths with Susan as my
midwife, my connection to my home business, and this awesome,
wonderful man, Darryl. In closing I claim Jeremiah 29:11, "...a
future and a hope..." not only for my family but for all. God bless.
Tonya Lawrence
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Charis Cuisine
Tangy Kale Salad
from Kristin
Schuchmann's kitchen
Ingredients:
15 – 20 kale leaves (dinosaur kale works best, but curly kale is
fine, too)
1/2 C cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
1/2 C fresh lemon juice
1/2 t sea salt
2 red bell peppers, diced
1/2 C pine nuts
1/2 C sliced kalamata olives
Directions:
Remove stems/ribs from kale leaves.
Stack about five kale leaves at a time and roll into a tight
cylinder.
Using a sharp chef’s knife, slice through the roll to create thin
ribbons of kale.
Place kale ribbons into a large bowl.
Pour olive oil, lemon juice and salt into bowl with kale and massage
the mixture with your hands to break down the fibers in the kale
until it wilts and softens.
Toss in bell peppers, pine nuts, and olives. Serve room temperature
or cold.
This Mediterranean-style salad is a perfect side dish and is always
a hit at pot lucks. The texture is like cooked kale, but the
goodness of the enzymes, nutrients, and flavors are all still
present.
Nutritional
Value
1 cup chopped raw kale
VITAMINS
Vitamin A 10302 IU
Vitamin C 80.4 mg
Vitamin K 547 mcg
Thiamin 0.1 mg
Riboflavin 0.1 mg
Niacin 0.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.2 mg
Folate 19.4 mcg
MINERALS
Calcium 90.5 mg
Iron 1.1 mg
Magnesium 22.8 mg
Phosphorus 37.5 mg
Potassium 299 mg
Sodium 28.8 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Copper 0.2 mg
Manganese 0.5 mg
Selenium 0.6 mcg
MISC
Protein 2.2g
Total Omega-3 fatty acids 121mg
Total Omega-6 fatty acids92.4mg
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