Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Microwave Cornbread in a Bowl

 Microwave Cornbread in a Bowl

In a glass cereal bowl (mine is Corelle), add

 1/3 c. milk, 

1/2-1 t. honey, 

3/4 t. butter

Cook in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir 'til melted and mixed.

In a 1-cup measuring cup (or similar size) mix, 

1/4 c. whole wheat flour (or flour of your choice)

1/4 c. cornmeal flour (millet flour works great too)

pinch of salt

1/2 t. baking powder

Mix all and nuke 75 seconds. 

Drizzle with honey butter!

Made 5-4-25

Honey Sweetened Fruit Jam

 1 c. (150 g.) mixed berries or other fruit (frozen or fresh)

1/2-1T. honey

45 g. unsweetened applesauce

Mix the fruit, honey, and applesauce in a sauce pan.  Mash the fruit and let simmer 2-3 minutes, stirring often.

1/2 T. oat flour (I grind it with my mortar and pestle)

1 T. water

Mix the oat flour and water into the hot fruit, simmer 2-3 minutes, stirring often.

Made 5-16-25 with mixed frozen berries


Banana Deliciousness Pancakes

 Banana Deliciousness Pancakes

Serves 3-4

1 c. milk

1 ripe banana (can be frozen and thawed for 30 seconds in the microwave)

2 T. cashew butter or oil of your choice

1 egg

blend top 4 ingredients in a blender or with an immersion blender

Mix Dry ingredients and then add them to the wet mix.

1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour (or a flour of your choice)

1 1/2 t. baking powder

3 pinches salt

Cook on a greased griddle or pan on medium-high heat.  

Sprinkle on chopped nuts or seeds if desired.

Flip after a couple minutes, when the edges appear to be drying out.

Try serving it with..... maple syrup, sliced bananas, whipped cream, applesauce, butter, or with a glass of milk, a side of scrambled eggs, etc. :)


Tuesday, April 1, 2025

The Connection: Where Hearts Meet

The Connection: Where Hearts Meet came from the joint dream of Elizabeth Styffe and Karyn Purvis.

The Connection: Where Hearts MeetIn 2012, they created an interactive, small group, facilitated study program based around 13 videos and a workbook. The Connection: Where Hearts Meet is based on Bible truths and research-based interventions. Though designed as a way for the church to help adopted and foster kids/families, it can bring healing to all people.

In 2022, Elizabeth created an abridged version of the workbook for zoom classes.

Karyn Purvis was the Reese-Jones Director and co-founder of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX., the co-creator of Trust-Based Relational Intervention® and co-author of a best-selling book The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis and David R. Cross.   www.child.tcu.edu 






Elizabeth Styffe co-founded the Global Orphan Care Initiatives with Kay Warren at Saddleback Church. Click Here to get to know Elizabeth.     






STUDY GROUPS

Ernie and Pat Casarez teach free classes on zoom using the abridged workbook 3-4 times a year. They also teach free TBRI classes on Zoom.

If you're interested in joining a free group study on Zoom using the abridged workbook or an in-person group study with the workbook, send me a message with the "contact" tab above.

Preview the SESSION ONE Video and Workbook.

Preview some of the Discussion Questions from the 13 sessions 

You can buy the Workbook $23, DVD $24, or Both $37 through www.pastors.com


EXTRA HELPS

TBRI: Some concepts in this resource are informed by or derived from an intervention called Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®), developed by TCU’s Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development (KPICD).  www.child.tcu.edu   

TBRI®: Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (YouTube)

TBRI® Animate: Attachment (YouTube)

TBRI® Animate: Toxic Stress & The Brain (YouTube)

TBRI® Animate: The IDEAL Response© (YouTube)

TBRI Engine Plate (YouTube)

Dan Siegel's Hand Model of the Brain (YouTube)

Life help from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 

Parenting Help, and Strengthening the Family facilitated group study

ADHD is Awesome by Kim and Penn Holderness (book)

Brainstorm by Dan Siegel (book)

Limitless by Jim Kwik (book)

ACEs Study -Ted Talk by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris (YouTube)

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Questionnaire

Empowered to Connect was create with support of Dr. Karyn Purvis to help parents and caregivers have knowledge and skills to create healing environments for children who had experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

The Out-Of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz (book)


"If your feet are still planted on this earth, you're still in the journey of becoming glorious to increasing glory. And so, I want to encourage each of you to begin a journey, the journey that scripture tells us will lead us to healing. And interestingly, in the last 30 years, science caught up." -Karyn Purvis, Session 13