This first blog is going to be a bit about us and what our goal is for A.F.L. Allergy Free and Loving It!. Our names are Stephany and Melissa. We are both moms and wives who have been faced with the challenges of food allergies. To those who have been blessed with no allergies it may not seem like a big deal, but we are here to say, "YOU HAVE NO IDEA!". This new season in our lives has been one of the greatest challenges we have faced.
We both personally have food allergies, Stephany has Celiac disease and Melissa has Dairy allergies. When fending for ourselves, although difficult, it is manageable, but add in our kids... that's a whole new story.
We each have two boys under four years old. Stephany's oldest has a severe egg allergy and her youngest has a wheat allergy. Melissa's oldest has an egg allergy and is now facing another diet change of being gluten free (due to possible autism).
As we both have been facing frustration and exhaustion trying to balance all the food needs of our families and trying our best to find creative, healthy, and especially tasty meals staying within our budget, we decided to join forces and gather strength and ideas from each other.
Not being alone in this new adventure of becoming allergy free (or should we say free from the chains of allergies!) has been a God sent!
We have decided to create this blog in order to invite you to be part of our quest to be allergy free and loving it!
We pray that the Lord will use our adventures, whether successful or not so successful, in order to encourage others to not give up, but to find new ways to enjoy your food!
Both Melissa and I will be posting on A.F.L. Allergy Free and Loving It! and will share our thoughts, cooking ideas (and experiments), and any information regarding living with food allergies that might be a help to any of us.
We are both Christians who desire to not only encourage each other practically but spiritually as well. From time to time, as the Lord leads, we will also share scriptural encouragements on this blog.
We are very excited to get this blog started as well as our support meetings that will take place every 6-8 weeks. We will keep you updated when those meetings are for those of you who would like to join us. Typically our meetings will allow us to interact and gain knowledge and encouragement from one another as well as have an opportunity to swap recipes, make new friends, and learn about topics pertaining to food allergies. We look forward to seeing you there! Have a blessed day!
- Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 26th at 3:30pm.
- We will be meeting at 16767 E. Belleview Pl Centennial, CO 80015
- Please bring a favorite allergy free dish to share and the recipe (according to what your allergy is)
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