HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As I ponder the new year, I think about my post from last year. Last year I posted that I don't make any lofty plans for the year. That I just focus on my priorities. These are the same: My God first, family second and great service for our business third. I have also been thinking about what changes I need to make in which to make my life a little less stressful (because of fibromyalgia and other physical challenges). I will have news about the business in a couple of weeks. I am blessed with this opportunity to have a family business, but there are also challenges that I am not able to keep up with. I have learned a lot over the past two years, things that have been good and things that have been real eye openers. I will be in prayer, and seek God's will for my family business. May you have a blessed new year. For now, Lori Gluten Free Life http://www.gflife.com Gluten Free Life on facebook http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gluten-Free-Life/133042083415140

Gluten Free Life Gift baskets for the Holidays!

Gluten Free Christmas Gift Baskets are back, just in time for the Holidays! We offer a delicious assortment of freshly made, gluten free, rice-free treats for you, your famiy and friends! Why wait in long lines in stores and make a trip to the Post Office to ship gifts, when we will do it for you? Our gift baskets are delivered to your choice of locations within the United States with Free Shipping! To redeem your free shipping on gift baskets, you must include the coupon code with your order:

DEC12. May use coupon as many times as you want to order as many baskets as you want. Share the coupon with your friends, so they can enjoy this deal also! These gift baskets are great for kids, individuals and families too! These beautifully decorated gift baskets have an assortment of our specialty cookies, muffins and brownies. Included are: 1- Christmas Cookie, a delightful sugar cookie with peppermint and gluten- free white chocolate chips. 1-Snickerdoodle Cookie, full of yummy cinnamon flavor. 1- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie, made with gluten-free oats, a classic. 1- Package of yummy Gingerbread Cookies, especially made for this basket. 1- Chocolate Brownie, the best gluten free brownie you'll taste. 1-Holiday Pumpkin Muffin, just like eating a piece of pumpkin pie! 1-New Cranberry Orange Muffin, the taste of the holidays! *If you need subsitutions on your cookies or muffins, please indicate in the message section when you check out. Just look at our web site for an assortment of wonderful cookies and muffins to see which ones you would like instead. You may also send us an email and request subsitution for your basket. gflife4U@yahoo.com For fast shipment, please include with your order: 1. The addresses you want your baskets shipped to. 2. Any special message you want on the beautiful enclosed gift card. You can include information on the message section with payment on shopping cart. You may also email us your message, we will make sure it is on your card! 3. Must order by Sunday,Dec. 16th. We will ship your baskets out December 18th! Remember Gluten Free Life products are hand crafted and baked fresh per order. We do not use added preservatives, so keep your goodies refrigerated or frozen if not eaten right away! Our Price: $40.00 with FREE shipping! Order your gift baskets here! http://www.gflife.com May you have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed New Year! Sincerely, The Trenary Family Gluten Free Life

You've gotta try our Winter Cookie!

It's back! Our delicious Winter Cookie is available on our website again! This is a favorite with our customers. My family can't get enough of these! It is a sugar cookie with white chocolate and peppermint candies, so good! They will be available through february. The perfect holiday cookie. Taste great with hot cocoa. Go to our website to order: www.gflife.com

10% off coupon

Gluten Free Life is offering a 10% off coupon for the month of November. This is on all online orders, and you can use it as mamy times as you want in that month. Share this with your friends. Be sure and follow our blog for news and discounts all year round! Coupon Code is: NOV12 Add this on to the shopping cart when you are ready to check out. www.gflife.com We bake on Mondays, ship on Tuesdays,so get your order in by Sunday evening! Have a good evening, and I'll write more later! Lori

The Winner of our free gift basket is....

We have a winner! Tee Kupon is the winner of our gluten free gift basket! She will receive a basket of some of our favorite Gluten Free Life goodies! Thank you to all who entered! Lori Gluten Free Life www.gflife.com

Gluten Free Life Contest!

Gluten Free Life bakery is having a contest! We are giving away a free sample basket of some of our favorite goodies. Gluten Free Life is a dedicated gluten free bakery. We are rice and nut free also. We bake each item fresh for you! We don't use preservatives, so our products are healthier! Here's your chance to taste how good our gluten free products are! Tell your gluten free friends! To enter: 1. Post a link from our blog to your Facebook. 2. Leave a comment with your name and email on this blog. You can enter twice if you post to our blog and our Facebook page: Gluten-Free-Life Contest ends October 31st, 2012. We will notify the winner by email November 1st, 2012. www.gflife.com

NEW MUFFINS FROM GLUTEN FREE LIFE!

This time of year brings thought of fall goodies! I love the taste of Pumpkin, that's why I am excited to bring back our seasonal Pumpkin Muffins and Pumpkin spice Bread! The amazing taste of pumpkin and spices, just the thing for an early morning breakfast or an afternoon snack! Now through February, you can order these delicious treats online!

Order here!

We also have added two new muffins to our site. Inspired by the season, Oatmeal Breakfast Muffin and Cranberry Orange Muffins!
Our Oatmeal Breakfast  Muffin is made with applesauce, raisins, gluten free oats and cinnamon. We've even added a sweet crumbly topping!
Our Cranberry orange Muffin is our take on our Cranberry muffin. We've added the citrus goodness of orange. Made with real orange zest!

Order here!

We bake fresh every Monday, so get your orders in by Sunday evenings!
Tell your friends about us! Visit our website www.gflife.com
 We also offer free shipping on orders over $49.00, so stock up, freeze now and eat later!
We are a dedicated gluten free bakery. We are nut free and rice free! We don't add preservatives!

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Back to School Savings ! 10% off Coupon for the month of August!

Where did the time go? It's almost the end of summer! Some of you are thinking about the fall schedule and going back to school. Did you know you can save on gluten free snacks for lunches? Gluten Free Life bakery is offering a 10% discount through the month of August! Apply coupon code: AUG12 to the shopping cart when you order. http://www.gflife.com Buy in bulk and save! Stock up on cookies, muffins, brownies and bread by freezing these delicious products and save on shipping. Orders over $49.00 receive free shipping! Like to bake your own goodies? We have mixes available, so you can make our delicious cookies, muffins, brownies and even cakes! See our mixes here: http:/www.gflife.com We accept most major credit card and Paypal. Orders baked fresh on Mondays and Shipped on Tuesdays. So get your orders in by Sunday nights. Check out our website! http://www.gflife.com We are a nut free, dedicated gluten free bakery. We do not use rice in our products, we use grains that are healthy and taste good. That's why we are "the better tasting gluten free" Please share this with your friends and family. Like our Facebook! Sincerely, Lori Gluten Free Life

10% off Coupon during the month of May!

Gluten Free Life wishes to honor Mothers during the month of May with a 10% off coupon! Everything online is 10% off! Share with your friends and family this great savings! Use as many times as you want during the month of May! Go to our web site and add the coupon code: MAY12 to your shopping cart in the coupon section. Place your order by Sunday evenings as we bake fresh on Mondays! Enjoy and Happy Mother's Day! The Trenary family at Gluten Free Life bakery

Come meet us at Saint Joseph, Mo. Apple Markets!

We have the privilege to do another sampling of our products at a major chain grocery store!
We have, as a family done samplings at other grocery stores the past year and a half, and it's always fun!
We enjoy working together, talking to people, hearing about their lives, and watching their smiles as they taste our products.

I feel blessed. My daughters, who are 16, 16 and 19 (yes we have twins) are getting real life experience in the business world and interaction with the community.

I enjoy the fact that I can sit back and watch my girls engage with people and talk about the product that they bake.

If you are in the St. Joseph area, please come out and meet us, and try our gluten free baked goods!

We will be at Apple Market on 36th street from 12-2 P.M. and Apple Market on Pear street from 4-6 P.M.

Have a blessed day!
www.gflife.com

10% off for February!

When you think of February, we naturally think about Valentine's Day. While some think of loved ones on Valentine's Day, more often, we think about the relationship between two people.

St. Valentine's Day has had a long history of different kinds of love from martyred saints to modern day romance.

I like the story of Saint Valentine when he was in prison, and befriended the jailer's daughter who was blind. The night before his execution, he gave her a card that read "From your Valentine."

In the Bible we find 4 kinds of love:

Eros, meaning the love between a husband and wife.
Philia, meaning brotherly love.
Storge, meaning the love of a parent for a child.
Agape, meaning the selfless love of one person for another.

Agape love is what Jesus Christ demonstrated for us all when He died on the cross for our sins.

In the spirit of brotherly love, Gluten Free life is giving a coupon of 10% off all online orders for the month of February!

The coupon code is: FEB12
Just add this to your shopping cart as you check out.

Please share the coupon with friends and family, and use the coupon as many times during the month of February as you would like!

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Have a great day!
Lori

Happy 2012!

I can't believe we are starting another year here at Gluten Free Life!

I would like to say I have a new years resolution in place and a lot of plans for the bakery, but I don't.

I'm a bakery owner, mother, housewife, and teacher, who is disabled. Making resolutions, and lofty plans would be just adding more to my plate.

Besides, how many people make resolutions, then after a month or so those resolutions get tossed by the wayside? I'm skipping that step, you could say.

I'm all for keeping it simple, not over doing:
Number one, I will do my best to serve my God, and do my best to be the kind of person He would want me to be.
Number two, to be the best wife and mother I can.
Number three, to do my best at providing the kind of products our bakery customers appreciate, and having a good customer service.

Now some may say, isn't that a resolution? No, this is my life motto for now. My priorities list.

Owning a bakery is not my life, it is part of my life, a blessed part that helps me help my family. Plans will come as the year progresses.

My family is looking forward to a new year serving people at Gluten Free Life, living life, and helping others!

Thank you for your business!
May you have a blessed year!

Lori

If you haven't been to our website, visit us at: http://gflife.com

GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKETS!

They are back! Christmas gift baskets from Gluten Free Life!
Why wait in lines at crowded stores or in lines at the post office to ship gifts, when we can do it for you?
We offer free shipping within the U.S., a nice enclosed gift tag, and some of our favorite holiday treats!
Go to our website and order yours now!


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November coupon!

What are you thankful for? At Gluten Free Life bakery, we are thankful for our customers.
To show our appreciation, we are offering 10% off your total online order for the month of November!
Use coupon code: NOV11 at checkout
Go to www.gflife.com to order now!

It's fall time!

I love fall! The beautiful colors of the leaves, the crisp fall air, and the fall foods!
I love anything pumpkin, don't you?
Gluten Free Life has our delicious Pumpkin muffins available again! This has been one of our customer's favorites! Said to be "Best tasting pumpkin muffin, gluten free or not!"
Introducing new this year Pumpkin Spice bread! This is very good toasted for breakfast!

Order your fall favorites now!
Go to www.gflife.com

See our September newsletter:


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Recipe Contest Extended!

Gluten Free Life Bakery Recipe Contest
We've extended our recipe contest through April!

Do you like to bake gluten-free? Would you like a chance to win $50.00 worth of gluten-free products?

Create a recipe using our Ultimate Cookie or Ultimate Muffin Mix (makes muffins, cakes, and brownies), and submit it to us by April 30th, and we will select a winner.

The month of April, we are offering a 15% discount on your total order with the coupon code: Apr11.
Please enter the coupon code to your shipping cart.
Get your mixes ordered for the contest and save 15%!

Rules:
Must use one of our mixes.
Must submit recipe to gflife4U@yahoo.com by April 30th, 2011.
Please include your email address so we can contact you.

Tell us your story

Tell us your story. How has having to eat gluten free affected your daily living?
What are your struggles?

I have lived with fibromyalgia for 12 yrs. now. Most of the time not knowing what was wrong with me. I thought I just had the flu a lot. Over time as I began to monitor myself and try different strategies, and had a couple of Doctors who believed what I was telling them! Yes, I had an answer, a starting point from where to work from.
I found the best solutions for my life and try to keep everything balanced.

I still experience pain on a daily basis, was I crazy to buy a bakey? Maybe, but I knew it was something we could do as a family, all work together to help provide for our family.

One of my daughters has heat and cold sensitivities, but she works hard, and doesn't mind the inconveniences it causes her, well not too much.

So I guess I know a little about life's struggles, and how we just have to rely on our father in Heaven to see us through each day. In our weakness we find His strength!

Gluten Free LIfe bakery coupon!

The month of March, Gluten Free Life is offering a 15% discount on your total order, to our blog and Facebook followers!

Go to www.gflife.com

New for Spring and Summer, Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins!

Use coupon code on your shopping cart at checkout:
0311

Gluten Free LIfe bakery Recipe Contest

Do you like to bake gluten free? Would you like a chance to win $50.00 worth of gluten free products?

During the month of March, Gluten Free Life is having a recipe contest for our patrons.

Create a recipe using our Ultimate Cookie or Ultimate Muffin Mix, (makes muffins, cakes, and brownies) and submit it us by March 31st, and we will select a winner.

The month of March we are offering a 15% discount on your total order, with the coupon code 0311.
Enter the coupon code to your shopping cart.

Get your mixes ordered for the contest, and save 15%!

Rules:
Must use one of our mixes.
Must submit recipe to gflife4U@yahoo.com by March 31st, 2011.
Must include your contact email along with recipe.

Learning All About the Benefits of Gluten Free Living

My wife suffers (and I do mean suffers), from fibromyalgia, and very few things that we have tried through the years have been of any benefit. Last year we purchased a home in the country along with a business located on the property. That business is "Gluten Free Life Bakery". My daughters have taken the business to heart and have done a wonderful job of running it. We also discovered as a side benefit, that my wife's symptoms from the fibromyalgia have improved. She has yet to go totally "gluten-free" in her diet, but she plans to do so in the near future. I hope that I will have many more good things to say about Gluten Free Living, when she does.

After trying a number of competitors products we discovered that many gluten-free products taste terrible. As one of our customers said to me "Most Gluten-Free food tastes like cardboard smells". Amy, the previous owner of our bakery, showed us that gluten free foods can taste great when they are made with good tasting grains and flours.
We were fortunate that the previous owner had developed many recepies that did not use rice-flour, a tastless flour with little nutritional value. My oldest daughter, Kendra researched the various grains and flours available to us and came up with some really great tasting Breads, Cookies and Muffins. One of the Twins has created a number of new cookies that people just rave about.

We were able to add Gluten-Free Oats to some of our recipies, however; they are quite expensive to obtain. We use only oats from dedicated fields and processing facilities and they are tested throughout every step to assure that they meet Elisa test standards. That is not to say that some Celiacs might not still have issues with the Oats, however; we have not had any negative feedback on our three varieties of Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies. We have Oatmeal Raisin, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip and Mocha Oatmeal (Fantastic with your morning cup of coffee).

The girls seem to have a natural gift for creating tasty gluten free treats. We are also open to trying new recipies, so if anyone has a favorite that they would like to post, please feel free to put in on the blog and we'll see what everyone thinks.

If you'd like to check out our web site, it is: http://www.gflife.com/

You can order via telephone at: 816-449-1371