Hart Thoughts

Moral obligation to STOP McCain

2008-02-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

this article is very interesting. Please read.

http://www.newswithviews.com/Briley/Patrick47.htm?

Spring Fever

2008-02-24T21:16:00.000-08:00

Today was gorgeous and sunny! I think its the first day all summer that I truly didn't need a jacket and not be at least a little chilled. So I did wear a sweater. I'm just glad I didn't see anyone walking around in a Colorado State sweatshirt, shorts and sandals...yet. :) Hey, its Colorado, right? You really can't be in Colorado without having some of our modern hippies walking around like that sporting their fancy dread-locks and hemp necklaces.

But really, it was so pretty today, I just needed some alone time with God. Some time to really devote to Him. So I went to a local park that is always a pleasure to go to no matter what time of year. There is a small lake with a walking path all around it with absolutely stunning landscaping. And birds of all kind love the park as well as the people. There is always an ample supply of both around, but neither seem to be intrusive. We all just live in harmony together like one big happy family. I believe the park was built in the early 1900s if not late 1800s. Whoever designed it really knew what they were doing, there's even a rock along the path to pay tribute to the specktacle.

I wasn't having a very good day today so as soon as Sybil layed down for a nap, I took off for my sabbatical. I brought a blanket, my bible, a notepad for journaling and my Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. After spreading out the blanket I layed down on a sunny patch of goose poop (okay, really it was grass, which even had a few green shoots popping out) and spent some time reading and writting in the word, and lifted a few burdens to the Almighty and prayed for about an hour.

The wind kicked up a bit and the sun began to set, as I was getting ready to leave. It was so peaceful though, I think if I had stayed any longer, I would have fallen asleep!

I really can't wait for the weather to be like today was - every day. I've been living in my town for nearly 5 years now and I never used to leave the house, so its only just within the last year or so that I have been discovering great spots like the one I visited today. I can't say its all been me, though, I have met some other nice young mother's like myself who have been helping. :)

My spring fever has officially sprung!

1 Cori9nthians 7

2008-02-21T19:25:00.000-08:00

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the huwsband.

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

For I would that all men were even as I of GOd, one after this manner, and another after that.

I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or let her reconcile to her husband; and let not the husband put away his wife.

Nut to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and he be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to swell with her, let her not leave him.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised.

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it; but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgement, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.

Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgement: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

Galatians 5:16-21

2008-02-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Nopw the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Idolatry, withchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Envyings, murderers, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in the time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

My funny dog

2008-02-10T15:12:00.000-08:00

Ben Stein movie comming to Theaters

2008-02-08T14:33:00.000-08:00

Here is a preview for a new movie that is comming out this Spring. I hope you will take the time to see this film.

Click on the title of this blog entry for a preview

Colorado Republican Caucus 2008

2008-02-07T14:16:00.000-08:00

It was an interesting thing. My district's caucus was held in a small conference room at a local hotel where they expected maybe 30 people to show up. At least 200 people came and overwhelmed the small meeting space. Every few minutes a frazled looking woman would come out and yell some instructions at everyone but her frail voice was unable to reach all the people. Everyone I talked to had never been to a caucus before and had no idea what the purpose was or what the process would be. They had to divide us up into rooms and then asked us to cast our vote for the strawpull to see who would be on top of the Republican party. Then they invited anyone willing to share information about their party at the front of the room. One man came fprward and spoke a little bit about Ron Paul . Then another man, and another. No one else felt compelled to speak about their Presidential candidate. Then we moved on to selecting delegates.

Once we were done one woman asked the first man who spoke on Dr. Paul, why she had never heard about him before. The media never talks about him and she never thought to research the candidates herself. She regretted voting for someone else, whom she probably knew just as little bit about as Ron Paul.

I have requested every week at church that we pray for our nation, for our Presidential candidates, and that the Lord would give us a Christian Conservative like Ron Paul to lead our nation. Our country is being flushed down the drains by immoral Presidents who don't live up to their promises (sorry Bush). We need to stop our ties to other money hungry countries who really want to harm us. I wouldn't keep a dog who bit me every time I fed it and we should end our tied with the world based on this same principle.

Please pray for our country, pray for our leaders, and make wise and godly choices about our future. Please arm yourself with knowledge, and most importantly, please vote Ron Paul for President.

1 Peter 1

2008-01-27T15:08:00.000-08:00

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

To an inheritance incorruptable, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious that of gold that perisheth, though it tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

Recieving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

As obedient children, not fashioning yuourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

But as he which hath called you is holy , so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Because it is written, BE YE HOLY FOR I AM HOLY.

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:

Foreasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation recieved by tradition from your fathers;

But with the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot:

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower therefore falleth away:

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

1 Corinthians 11:1-16

2008-01-21T19:18:00.000-08:00

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

But every woman that prayeth or prophesyeth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and the glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her because of the angels.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray to God uncovered?

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

2 Peter 1

2008-01-20T13:45:00.000-08:00

Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through righteousness of God our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowlege of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
According as his divine power hath given unto all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.
Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
Knowing that shortly I must putt off this my tabernacle, even as out Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he recieved from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, THIS IS MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophesy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Knowing this first, that no prophesy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophesy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

PARENTAL RIGHTS ATTACKED IN SWAT TEAM ASSAULT

2008-01-12T16:18:00.001-08:00

I first heard about this story from one of the ladies This blog entry is to tell you of something rather disturbing that I recieved notification about from my state. A Colorado family was grossly violated by a SWAT team called upon them by CPS because of a minor injury to their son in which the Paramedic Vietnam VET father could tell (because of his former training) that his son was not seriously injured.

Where are our rights these days? It seems that we are all being graded on a curved scale and the curve is in favor of anyone who does not agree with YOU!

Click on the link in the title of this entry to get the whole story.

The world's meanest mom

2008-01-09T19:25:00.001-08:00

I think this article is great. Its too bad more parents aren't as "mean" as this lady. Of course if she really had her son's heart to begin with he never would have disobeyed her. Click on the title to see the article.

The book of Jude

2007-12-27T18:25:00.000-08:00

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgement of the great day.

Even as Sodom and Gomoroha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

Yet Michael the arcangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

But these speak evil of those things which they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their shame; wandering stars. to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these saying, Behold, the Lord commeth with ten thousands of his saints,

To execute judgement upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against them.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men;s persons in admiration because of advantage.

But beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

And of some have compassion, making a difference:

And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

PURRfect tree decorations

2007-12-22T12:51:00.000-08:00

Click on the title of this post to find the cutest website around! If you are a cat lover, this website is for you!

:)

new haircut

2007-12-18T14:47:00.000-08:00

Here is my new haircut. Since my hair is falling out and its dry and tangly, and oily. To me it looks gross and I finally got tired of dealing with it! SO last week I made an appointment to get it chopped off and here it is! I've had it like this before when I was first joined the Army. I have a few cow licks. One right at the hair line above my forehead, and the other right on the crown on my head. Plus its curly so with that combination and after a few days of having this hair style, I think it is a bit too short on top. I like the look in the back, but will definately let it grow out for a few months and play around with it to see what shape is going to be best to suit my hair's weirdness.

My mountain of pills

2007-12-14T13:15:00.000-08:00

I have a mountain of pills I have to take. Actually its more a barrage of vitamins that I must take thrice daily. I took a picture of the mountain a few weeks ago that I had been intending to post here, but never got around to it. For whatever reason I am unable to post it here now. But I have double the amount to take now, so it seems the old picture is obsolete.

I have increased my adrenal glandular to 6 capsules daily, and also my vitamin C has been increased to "bowel tolelrance" so I'm taking about 25,000 mg of that per day. I also added 100 mg of zinc as my hair is falling out rapidly and it is seriously disturbing me. I heard that zinc helps it to grow faster, so hoping that by my taking more zinc it will help it grow IN faster than it has been.

Barely 25 years old, my body is deteriorating at a fast rate. I believe a lot of it has to do with poor food choices. Had I ever been given the choice of eating a few carrot sticks or an entire pizza, I have always chosen pizza. Naughty, naughty me. Until a year ago I knew squat about nutrition, at least, I never cared about it. I was one of those twiggy kids who could eat a horse into the ground and never think twice. Even as a teen,when my body was giving signs of duress and adding on a few unwanted pounds every now and then, it was always easy to shed them. All I would do was continue to eat those pizzas and exercise even longer, or harder. I reasoned with myself that its okay to not change my eating habbits. After all, I enjoy exercising so what if I spent an extra hour at the gym? At least it wasn't unpleasant.

Then I met my husband. He has just as bad, if not worse eating habits than I do. He could eat pizza and burgers every day and not think twice. We married very quickly after we began dating. 6 months to be exact. I was away doing training with the Army for 3 of those months. We were essentially strangers when we married. And within 3 months I was pregnant! Yipee!!!Food freedom here I come!

There is an old saying about mother's eating for two when they are pregnant. I fully embraced that old saying. Oh yes I made good food choices and bad ones right along with them. I would eat a big salad with low fat dressing and in the same sitting (or within the next two hours) I would eat a big mac and large fry and head over to TCBY for a large frozen yogurt. Its amazing how much I ate while pregnant. I still worked out, but there was no way my body was able to handle the stress of an unstable marriage (the stranger factor), a pregnancy and way too many calories for one person to possibly be able to handle.

I balooned up like a beached whale and by the time I gave birth was tipping the scales and inching my way nearer and nearer to 300 lbs. Many people didn't even know I was pregnant, I looked that bad. But fortunately within one week of birthing my daughter I had lost about 60+ lbs of water weight. Leaving me at about 220 and utterly exhausted. I'm extremely glad now that I have the knowledge and medical aide to get me back to my appropriate weight. This time doing all the right things, and not just some of them. ;)

2007-12-12T14:41:00.000-08:00

The other day when we pulled out all the Christmas stuff. I decided it was time to torture the kitty with our annual tradition of dressing him up and taking pictures. He usually gets very tense and refuses to move. Its rather comical. It took me about 19 shots to get a good expression for the camera. Say hello to Joey. He's our version of Garfield.

This is Piper. Our heirloom stuffed animal eater. She is 12 months and will be lucky if she makes it to 13 months! ARG!!!

I did go for a drive the other day but it was too dark for any good scenic pictures, but I think this one from the car is kinda cool.

And finally here is a levely picture of our neighbor's infamous snow man. Candy cane drooping and all.

SNOW!!!!

2007-12-08T19:02:00.000-08:00

Ah, its December and we are in the process of recieving the perfect Colorado snowfall! The wind is not blowing at all and the snow is ever so lightly falling. Sybil and I went out just before dark and played. Well she played and I shoveled the driveway. ;) Our neighbors have an inflatable snowman they put up right next door and every few minutes one of them would step outside and shake the snow off of him. It was weighing him down and causing him to droop. Too cute really!

In other news:

I had another appointment with my wonderful Dr this past Monday. Silly me, though, I missunderstood her directions for taking my adrenal glandular and its delaying my thyroid medication a few weeks. Our initial appointment was a really long time and we talked about a myriad of things, so I ended up taking only one capsule of the glandular per day and I was supposed to gradually increase to taking 6 capsules per day. But that enabled us to get a better clue of where my adrenals are because at first the one glandular per day gave me such a boost in energy that I had a natural desire to exercise. (And it didn't hurt to be watching the program Last One Standing on the Discovery Channel either. Something about seeing all those guys pushing themselves in their competitions brings back nostalgic feelings for me, from my Army days.)

Since Monday I have been increasing my adrenal glandular. Today is the first day to increase to the 6 capsule recomendation. I haven't been as tired today and I think its helping. In previous years I would get sooo tired shoveling the driveway that I wouldn't be able to even finish, it would take me hours, or I would stop and not get the sidewalk finished. Then I would have to go inside and lie down for the rest of the day. But today I was able to work quickly and finish both the driveway and sidewalk. And I had enough energy to fix dinner for Sybil and THEN I even shoveled the back deck so the dogs wouldn't track in the six inches of snow that have fallen.

My Dr. wants me to report back to her how I'm doing and also chart my temperatures and blood pressure for the next two weeks. She has called in a Perscription for my thyroid and also for some Cortisol (she believes that I may need more than just the adrenal glandular). I am seriously getting impatient waiting to begin taking my thyroid medication. I'm really excited to see how I can improve! Especially since I've been doing so much better on just vitamins.

Tomorrow I will take some pictures of the snowman next door and the snow. If I am feeling adventerous I may even venture out and go for a hike, and post those pictures as well.

Vegetable Orchestra

2007-12-05T12:45:00.000-08:00

Okay so someone posted this on a message board I visit and at first I thought it was pretty strange but I watched it for a few seconds more and found that it actually was pretty cool :) Click on the title (Vegetable Orchestra) to see the video.

I just can't believe how much free time some people have on their hands.

Enjoy :D

2007-11-18T14:10:00.001-08:00

I'm tired today. I have so many things going through my head lately. I feel so worn out. I suffer from a slight case of adrenal fatigue as well as hypothyroidism. After meeting with my Dr for our initial visit recently she has discovered that I have been hypothyroid since at least around the same age as puberty. Symptoms that I thought were related to nothing as well as the adrenal fatigue. I joined the Army when I was 17 and we suspect that helped my adrenal glands to fail slightly more. Then I had my daughter nearly 4 years ago and that is really when things went south for me. A mass of problems emerged that no one seemed to be able to figure out. Then last year a close friend began urging me to seek information about the thyroid as she recognised my symptoms to be more than normal, and she even referred me to my the Dr I am seeing now.

So, per my Dr's orders I have recently begun taking suppliments and an adrenal glandular. At first I thought this was going to be an easy ride as immediately I had energy. And I even felt like exercising! I have a full gym in my home and never even use it because I always feel so crummy. Perhaps I let my energy level get away with me. One night I really felt like dancing so I pushed the couches aside, put on some music and went to town. :p Then the next day I still felt great and ended up bounding around the house with great ease and then the next day doing a jump rope demonstration for Sybil. Then the energy just kind of tapered off after that and I am right back to feeling listless again. I am hoping that I just did too much too soon. I think, in one way that shows me that I most likely do need to get some actual adrenal medication?? I think my Dr. will be a better judge of that for me at this point. I am just so grateful to have found her, and its such a pleasure having a Dr that knows as much AND more about thyroid problems, than I do. My last few Dr's were not as up to date as she is. And to their credit it has taken me nearly a year of about 20 hrs a week, worth of sorting through the plethera of thyroid information and then also trying to figure out how much of it actually pertains to me, and then translate all of my own labs and find a Dr to look at them. UGH! It was a lot of work. :) And I am so glad that I have done it.

I do enjoy learning. Its a pity that I have not done more formal education than I have. But I am determined to make it right and go back to school. I believe I will start off slowly and keep it there. I do not want to take away from my duties as a wife and mother just to further my formal education.

I'm not who I was music video

2007-11-14T21:14:00.001-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGfA6y9fNI

My curly girl hair is pretty flat now...

2007-11-10T13:45:00.000-08:00

So after swimming a few weeks ago my hair went hay wire and I broke down and washed it. Since then it has been pretty weird and not wanting to curl. I bought some children's Suave conditioner (mmm grape) as well as some children's detangling spray (mmm apple) and have used lemon juice on it as well and nothing seems to be helping. I guess I'll just have to wait it out.

I have a cow lick right in the middle of my forehead and my hair is always doing this weird little flip thing that usually annoys me. Here in this picture its doing that flippy thing on the left side of my forehead, and on the right side there are some wispy hairs that are curling up and sticking out. ARG! This is why I used to blow dry my hair!

:D

Stopping the Cleanse

2007-11-03T09:22:00.001-07:00

After my last post I consulted with some friends and did a bit of searching on curezone.com about yellow skin and eyes and found that means the liver IS overloaded and that a liver cleanse is necessary. It also strongly recommends that you do a parasite cleanse BEFORE a liver cleanse as it will hinder the liver cleanse.

I looked up the parasite cleanse formulas and there is one thats highly recommended called Clarika. So I will but some Clarika and do a parasite cleanse and then when I'm done do a liver cleanse, and then maybe I'll try doing another Master Cleanse for the amount of time I had planned for this one.

Yesterday afternoon I broke the fast with some chicken broth and later some some veggie soup that I put in the blender. T'was pretty yummy. Can't wait to have some more of that later today. :)

Master Cleanse Day 6

2007-11-02T10:57:00.000-07:00

Woke up feeling okay today. Got to bed pretty late last night. Have lots of cleaning planned for today. woohoo. My skin and eyes still have a yellow cast to them. I'm going to lay in the sun for a few minutes and see if that won't help. I'm thinking I have extra toxins in my liver that need to be flushed out. I still haven't done a gallbladder flush yet. I think I will save that for last and do my liver. I do have some milk thistle tea but it is so yucky and hard to drink...

Off to lounge in the sun. :D

Master Cleanse Day 5

2007-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:00

Today I weighed in at 184. Thats down 6 lbs. A bit tired and weaker than usual. I think thats because I didn't drink any lemon juice yesterday, just the cranberry apple juice that I made. I definitely feel better when on the lemons ;) I was very tired yesterday and went to bed earlier than usual. I woke up at 7am naturally this morning and stayed in bed to snooze. I ended up falling back to sleep and didn't wake up again until 8am. Next time I wake up on my own I will just get up.

Later today I'm going to do another enema. I can tell I need to eleminate more toxins. Feeling icky. And a shower will do nicely.

CG day 5 -- MC day 3, 4

2007-10-30T17:29:00.000-07:00

My curly girl challenge is going well. I think I will just update periodically from now on and not worry about posting a picture every day. Apparently my hair is curly, 'nough said. :D But just in case you were actually curious here is a picture for you. Dh and I took Sybil to a local indoor water park today and I took my Hot Six Oil with me to give it some extra conditioning. Its a little stringier and oilier today but I think tomorrow I will give it a lemon rinse, and all will be well with the world. I also didn't bring any clips with me to clip it up so it has less volume than I would like but that's okay.

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Master Cleanse Day 3

Again last night I had strange dreams. The only thing I really remember was my dream about the movie 12 Monkeys. It was like I was in the movie as a first person, but as if it wasn't a dream. Strange. I watched the movie a few weeks ago and haven't really been able to really get it out of my mind. I keep thinking about all the different scenarios that could have happened. The movie is a sci-fi flick that about a virus that wipes out almost the entire world's population and the main character Bruce Willis is sent back in time to try to obtain a sample of the virus so they can make a cure for it in the future. Anyway, its a pretty good movie IMO, but there is some nudity on Bruno's part (he is supposed to be nude to go thru their time machine) and would definitely not be suitable for anyone who is not considered the 'mature' audience category.

This morning I woke with only a slightly groggy feeling and didn't feel dizzy or light headed when I stood up. I also noticed that my muscles weren't as sore this morning.

I weighed in at 186 which is down 7 lbs already. Dh, dd and I are going swimming this afternoon so I'm curious to see how sore my muscles get from it. Maybe not too bad but since I'm cleansing it might draw out MORE toxins.

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Master Cleanse Day 4

I'm off to a slow start today. Only a little bit sore from yesterday and mostly feeling weak. I did juice some apples and cranberries which was mighty tasty. :D Not too long afterward I needed to go to the bathroom. My BM was extremely smelly, black, and clumped together. It floated also and there was what looked like oil floating in the water also. This does not normally happen for me so I wonder what exactly that was? Typically its an amber color, loose and, sinks to the bottom of the bowl.

Later today when my daughter takes her nap I will do an enema. And I think either tomorrow or Friday I will do a body specific flush (either kidney or gallbladder).

On a side note, the whites of my eyes have been more yellow since I started this cleanse and that is really bothering me. Here is a picture. Not sure if you can tell but the corners are especially red and yellow-ey.

CG Day 4 -- MC Day 2

2007-10-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my hair looked a little too "gelly." I don't really like the gel look for my hair color so today I decided not to put any gel in it and just use conditioner. And I rinsed out all the conditioner instead of leaving some in. I also didn't use the Hot Six Oil today either but I figure if my scalp starts itching then I can always apply a little to it.

My hair does seem to have a little more lift at the roots today then it normally does. But later today I am going to be going to a ladies bible meeting. I will probably end up spritzing my hair and gelling it when I change clothes for that. Right now I have on my cleaning 'rags.' ;)

My hair is clipped up right now with a few little black clips. It looks cute so I will leave them in.

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Master Cleanse Day 2

Just so you know - I'm gonna get a bit graphic sometimes with my descriptions of what I am going thru. I will talk about how I'm feeling and what sorts of things I am eliminating from my body. You are warned, read on at your own risk.

Last night I kept tossing a turning, couldn't really get comfortable. But that is usually how it is when my husband is home. He works nights and I am not really used to us going to sleep at the same time and I can't usually do my 'usual' sleepy-time stuff with my legs. I like to fall asleep kinda diagonal on the bed, too. Doesn't work very well if someone is lying next to you. My enema went well yesterday. Hardly any cramping at all. I wasn't really worried about getting my small intestines flushed out since I am also drinking Senna tea.

This morning about 6:30 I really had some bad cramping and needed to go to the bathroom in a hurry. I didn't turn on the overhead light so I'm not sure what toxins I eliminated but a good guess would be that I passed mucus. I usually have a lot of mucus build up when I do my cleansing.

I had my Senna tea a few minutes ago and I am feeling pretty good. A little cold but otherwise okay. I was pretty groggy this morning and after I had my first lemonaide I woke up some more and took a shower. Phew! I feel refreshed now and doing some house work since I'm feeling upbeat.

I plan to have at least 10 lemon drinks per day, and I do not use the maple syrup that the recipe calls for. I usually make what I call 'Maple Crunchies' which I take my Pampered Chef Cookie sheet and pour the MS into that and bake it at 350 degrees until it is dehydrated enough for me to scrape off the pan with a spatula. I put it on parchment paper and let it dry out even more before putting it in a container. It has the consistency about like clumpy brown sugar and is much nicer chewing it than drinking it. I can't really tollerate the way it tastes when mixed with the lemon juice.

I bought some fresh cranberries and apples the other day when shopping and I have a few oranges. I think I will go juice them for a snack. I am looking forward to drinking that as I am pretty hungry.

Maybe later I will get my dh (dear husband) to take some full length pictures of me for the before and after shots for this cleanse. I am looking forward to seeing the water weight come off of my face. I was really starting to scare myself with how much weight I had gained over these past few years. I am only just now starting to look like the Roxanne I remember from so long ago.

Next Friday I have a phone consultation with a Dr. for my thyroid. I hope she isn't going to expect me to come off of this cleanse yet. Cleansing has been the only thing that has helped me to lose weight and keep it stabilized.

More later...

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Curly Girl Challenge -- Day 3

2007-10-28T14:34:00.000-07:00

Today is day 3 for my curly girl challenge. It is considerably curlier with some loose ringlets forming. I wish my hair was longer now as it would be very exciting to see ringlets that cascade all the way down to my bottom. Some day I will have long, luxiourious locks, but for today they will be quirky and short. Perhaps if the curls become tight corkscrew curls I could wear my hear in an afro type style and get my nose pierced to match it. I'm not really sure if I would look good with a nose ring though. My nostrils don't really have much definition to them that most pierced noses look good with. I guess I could play around with the loops and studs. I already know I would prefer to have a stud. I guess we'll see.

My father and brother always had curly hair. Not the loose flowing kind but the Jewish kinky kind. It seems to suit them. Skinny hooked noses and curly ringlets excitedly trying to escape the earth's atmosphere, pointing any which way but down. I always adored my brother's hair. He would grow it out letting it be curly one month and tying it back in a pony tail the next month, and only to shave it all off the next. It must be freeing for him, to have the kind of tenacity it takes to do that with your hair. I admit I have done some radical things with my hair in the past - even shaving my own head - but nothing feels as good as letting my own natural curls spring forth.

Master Cleanse Challenge - Day 1

2007-10-28T12:46:00.000-07:00

Today I am officially starting the Master Cleanse. Not strictly a master cleanse, but rather a juice cleanse. I hope to also do specific cleanses for my gallbladder, liver, and kidneys as well. Not sure definitively how many days I will do my cleanse, but I do have a goal in mind.

I will NOT be doing regular salt water flushes as I can not tolerate them, but I will be drinking Senna tea to break up any waste and also flushing my colon with an enema kit I recently purchased.

With this cleanse I am hoping to rid my body of toxins and help it to overcome many medical conditions on a list that has only grown longer every year. Some of those conditions I will share with you are hypothyroidism, horrible joint (mainly hip) pain, obesity, and infertility issues caused by PCOS. Basically my whole system is out of whack and it needs a good cleanse.

My current weight is 190. So far this year I have lost nearly 40 lbs with cleansing and the more weight I lose the more toxins that are leaving my body from being stored in that excess fat. The more toxins that leave my body the better I feel. The more energy I have and I am able to think more clearly.

I am about to drink my senna tea for the day and do my first colon cleanse. More later on how I'm feeling.

Curly Girl Challenge -- Day 1, & 2

2007-10-27T13:54:00.000-07:00

So the other day I got the book Curly Girl from my library. My daughter Sybil has curly hair so I thought I should read up on how to take care of her hair. My hair has always been straight with some amount of body to it but nothing special, just straight hair that would tweak out on me every so often. So yesterday I put Sybil and myself on a Curly Girl challenge to see what happens.

My scalp is always itchy nowadays and I did a brown sugar and conditioner rub on it to exfoliate (recipe in book). Seemed to help a bit at first but after a few hrs my scalp was still pretty itchy!

So here are the results from day 1:

Its a little bit curly and a lot frizzy but I didn't have any hair care products for it yet other than conditioner.

Day 2:

So last night I went out and bought some things for mine and Sybil’s hair. It took me a while to find things that didn’t have gross ingredients in them like mineral oil and petroleum jelly. ACK! Can you say yucky? If mineral oil and petroleum are bad for our skin why-o-why would someone think its okay to put on our scalp and skin? Sheesh. Anyway, I did find some clear gel that didn’t have too many bad ingredients in it and some oil for my scalp. The gel is made by LA long aid and its called Activator Gel and the oil is called African Royale Hot Six Oil.

The ingredients list for the hot oil are: olive oil, canola oil (vegetable oil), wheat germ, sweet almond oil (which gives it a nice soft smell), safflower oil, castor oil. Sesame oil, vitamin E, A, & D, cyclomethicone, sheep sorrell, yarrow, slippery Elm Bark, sage, henna, comfrey, burdock root, ginseng, goldenseal, cherry bark, black walnut, chamomile, alfalfa, hyssop, wheat germ and fragrance. Those are all names that I can pronounce. If I can pronounce them that must mean that they are real. :)

This morning I sprayed my hair with a little bit of conditioner and water and then scrunched gel into it. I think I used too luch gel but I was trying to get it to not be frizzy. There is always tomorrow. I also added the Hot Six Oil to my scalp and every time it itches I put some on my finger and rub that spot. That has been giving me some relief. We will see if my hair doesn;t just turn into a stringy mess in a week or two. I think its curlier today than it was yesterday. But I will definately try less gel tomorrow.

Hiding my forever pale face today. :p I haven't quite figured out a way to turn off the flash without having really bad camera shake that distorts the picture. But the flash is horrible for my complexion!

Here is a picture of Sybil's hair yesterday and today also. This top one is with her hair pinned up to help enhance the bottom curls.

Such a pretty curly girl!

3 year olds sure can be funny!

2007-10-27T13:53:00.001-07:00

originally posted April 1, 2007

Mommy, Do you want a banana for breakfast?

DD (dear daughter), yes,

Mommy, peels banana and gives it to dd. Mommy sits at table with dd while they enjoy their bananas together, and then get up to wash hands.

DD, sees a piece of banana rind that fell on the floor and promptly declares, " Oh, look Mommy! Its a banana bugger!

lol

I can only imagine

2007-10-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

The below link is a slide show video to the song I can only imagine. Its really a beautiful song anyway, but video really completes it.
Enjoy!

Please take a few minutes to visit this web page. I think you will enjoy it.Please click on this link: http://www.andiesisle.com/icanonlyimagine.html

James 3:3-18

2007-10-27T13:50:00.000-07:00

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that
they may obey us; and we turn about their whole
body. Behold also the ships, which though they be
so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are
they turned about with a very small helm,
whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the
tongue is a little member, and boasteth great
things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire
kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of
iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that
it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the
course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For
every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents,
and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been
tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man
tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and
therewith curse we men, which are made after the
similitude of God. Out of the same mouth
proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these
things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send
forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?
either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield
salt water and fresh. Who is a wise man and
endued with knowledge among you? let him shew
out of a good conversation his works with
meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying
and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not
against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not
from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For
where envying and strife is, there is confusion and
every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above
is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of
righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace.

1 Chronicles 29: 9-22

2007-10-27T13:49:00.001-07:00

Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Wherefore David blessed the Lord before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God off Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Thine, O Lord, is greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom. O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Both riches and honuor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy gloriuos name.

But who am I, and what is my people. that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here to offer willingly unto thee.
O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the place, for the which I have made provision.
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.
And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all israel:
And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day with great gladness...

Are you content with your surroundings?

2007-10-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

This was originally posted early 2007

I was on vacation with my dh (dear husband) this past January when we saw a show about a family. Not just any family~a LARGE and very special one. The Arndt family. They live in MO and even have their own ball team. They have 14 children, one of them being a girl and all the rest boys! how fun.
After vacation I began thinking about that show I watched and decided to look up their website, boy am I glad that I did. If you would like to see the website for yourself you may do so at http://www.famteam.com/
One of their eldest boys, Mark, wrote some very sweet articles about "Waiting for God's Best." Mark's approach is more about waiting on the Lord to bring him a wife--about being content to be single. But for me to read those articles it went so much deeper than that.
Below are quotes from those articles and a few notes from me:
"Roughly a year ago, I was in shambles inwardly. Outwardly, I would say that I trusted God in everything and to a degree I did, but I refused to completely hand over the reins of my life."
The underlined above has been so true for me, unfortunately, on several occasions.
Mark goes on to say that all this was over the Lord not bringing him the right woman yet. He was becomming very lonely and longing the female companionship that a man can find in a wife.
"These were all great motives, but I let posative longings interfere with my trust in God"

O, how many times I have not been on guard when my flesh rose up and tried to take over with posative and negative things alike! Reflecting back on my own life I can certainly see how many times in the last 10 or so years I have not trusted in God. And now I have brought all types of "baggage" into my dh's life that otherwise would have never even been there.
Mark goes on, saying he would give God deadlines for this wife, and how he later realized how arrogant that was, "I was willing to surrender almost all of it (trust)...but not all of it. Its almost as if I was holding onto part of it just in case God turned my future into something I didn't want."
"Finally I gave up. God got through to me. At long last, I told God--and I meant it from the heart--that--"whenever, or if never, you lead me to her, I will happily accept it...it really boils down to a change in priorities. As long as I remain in God's will until I die, I will have a successful life."
Previously I would essentially say, "God, I'll only follow you if it means getting married.: But after that day I said, "God I'll only get married if it means following you."
How wonderful to be able to say that. To have that right place in our hearts. It is worth repeating, "God, I'll only get married if it means following you."
Just that one sentance can bring forth all kinds of good. Now lets all say it outloud, but this time insert your own struggles,
"GOD, I'LL ONLY______________________IF IT MEANS FOLLOWING YOU."
As an example of some of the things that I have been "holding the reins" about are:
1. Not submitting to my husband ot trusting in him and his abilaties to lead our home. I try to take matters into my own hands at innapropriate times when I ought to be trusting the Lord that my dh is making family decisions that he believes are best.
2. I have been getting impatient about having more children. Our daughter just turned 3 this past week and as each year *(and sometimes month) goes by I get more and more antsy. And sometimes when I fully allow myself to wallow in the flesh I think about how we could have had at least 3 children by now if not more had there been twins! I really desire to be quiverful and its hard for me to just have one child to take care of.
More on Mark's articles:
"Patience is never exciting. Especially patience with no end in sight. Sometimes it can feel like riding in a car with no windows. You're told that your moving, but you don't feel any different. You don't see the scenery moving, you don't see your progress. You see nothing to reassure you that you're not just holding still and wasting your time."
"If God were to tell me, for example that I would meet the right girl in exactly 714 days, I think it would be a lot easier to wait for it. That way I could plan for it and keep my eyes on the days, watching then tick downward. But I don't think thats the kind of trust and obedience God wants from us. He wants is to be willing to do as he says even if it looks like we'll get nothing in return. He wants us to follow him anyway...If God said wait, we should wait even without a reason. But--God loves us so much that he gives us good reasons and great results. Waiting will be so worth it."
AMEN!
"You are not missing one single good thing by waiting. In fact, the longer you wait, the more it will be worth it one day."
I think this is a good point, but its not good for me to dwell on the rewards of something I am waiting for, but I do agree and look forward to recieving those rewards for my good acts. For example, if I am content to wait for my husband to buy me the tulip bulbs that I asked him for and then not get bitter because fall has come and gone, then when he DOES get around to giving them to me, I could truely apperciate them and him for blessing me with something as small as that. And really appreciate it!
" ...finding the right girl is no longer my duty. Its not up to me. It never was up to me. That's not in my job description. Like salvation, she is not something I can earn...She will be a gift from God--and what a gift!"
This was such a great read for me because I have a hard time being content in most situations. Lately, the more I look at myself, my life, I can see where I went wrong. Where I wasn't content, and where I should have....whatever.
But instead of dwelling on the past I am trying to look to the here and now, and the future. IO am looking to learn to be content to give God those "reins" and not get worked up over silly little things--and even the big things and to just be content looking to God and my husband for guidance.
If you would like to read the full articles that I have mentioned from Mark and other members of the Arndt family, go to http://www.famteam.com/ I highly recommend you do.
Are you content with the lot the Lord has given you? Are you content with your surroundings?

1 Thessalonians 5

2007-10-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
15See that none render evil for evil into any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
16Rejoice evermore.
17Pray without ceasing.
18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19Quench not the Spirit.
20Despise not prophesyings.
21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the comming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
25Brethren, pray for us.
26Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Can I live?

2007-10-27T13:44:00.002-07:00

This video is great, especially comming from a main stream artist. A wonderful tribute to his mother and also a great statement.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdOCwd9EttE

Milk--the Hidden toxin

2007-10-27T13:44:00.001-07:00

I couldn't resist posting this. It is truely scary!

http://curezone.com/foods/milk.asp

Is he speaking to you?

2007-10-27T13:43:00.001-07:00

Originally posted July 28, 2007

I just got back from a pretty nice local arts display. Lots of vendors around with BEAUTIFUL things to sell.
As I was walking around I began to notice all the other people's body types that were walking around past me. One lady's eyes were so swollen that they were almost shut! And she looked miserable as she was walking as if her poor 5' frame could barely hold the excess weight that she is carrying around her middle.
Another couple of women I saw were wide enough for 3 people. And a man looked like he was about to give birth to triplets! :shock:
Sigh...I used to think that people like that were just closet eaters and lacked exercise and if only they would exercise and stop eating fatty foods that they would be fine. I used to look down on them with a feeling of higher social status, but not now.
Not since having uncontrollable food cravings when I was pregnant with my daughter and craving salt so badly that if I didn't eat it I would physically get sick. I packed on so much weight during that pregnancy that my midwives were testing me for preeclampsi almost weekly because my health was declining so quickly and my dress size was increasing and I was puffy all over. I had SOOOO much water weight on my ankles that there was no definition from my calves to my feet.
After pregnancy I lost 80 lbs almost before I left the hospital. And when I got home I thought that all the symptoms I had had were normal since the midwives were telling me they couldn't figure out what was wrong. It wasn't until a dear friend kept mentioning that she thought I was hypothyroid and referred me to a website called www.stopthethyroidmadness.com that I really began to open my eyes to the possibility that what I was experiencing was NOT in fact, normal. I did have normal hypothyroid symptoms at least.

I have been recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, adrenal fatigue, and chemical sensitivity since finding the website and finding out how one should go about being diagnosed and treated for such ailments. I already had other hypo-related symptoms dating back as far as 10 years ago when I was at least 15 years old. If only I had not brushed the now apparent symptoms aside, I could have been living a much better life all these years.
But none the less I can now see how prevalent hormonal imbalances are in our society and if I happened to be in the right mood today I might have started talking to people about it, or just jumped up on a table and start preaching medical jargon at people.
But seriously, for a few minutes I was sooo sad. I kept seeing person after person that looked like what I described above and thinking how sad it is that so many people are unaware even of what a thyroid gland is and put way too much trust in what their Doctors tell them and what they don't tell them. Then for a few minutes I was mad. Mad at those money grubbing Pharm companies that push, push, push, their pills so much that it has become a staple for Doctors and instead of listening to their patients or even really LOOKING at them they just hand out RXs like candy and tell you "there’s nothing wrong with you except that your fat" and to "go lose 80 lbs and come back to see me." (which btw was said to me best friend a few weeks ago).
But I didn't stay mad for long. I know that there is a higher reason for the state our world is in and how corrupted our governments and pharmaceutical companies are. Everything has a reason and purpose in this life. Even illnesses serve a purpose.

Mark 10:17-27 (KJV)

" And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callesst thou me good? there is none good but one, that is God.
Thou knowest the commandments, DO not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasur in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard it is for them that trust in riches enter into the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. "

Everything has a reason and purpose in this life. Even illness serves a purpose. And just like Jesus said to the rich man to carry his cross and follow Him, I believe that is God's Will for all man. God created mankind for His Glory and for His Will. And I need to learn to trust Him-even with my life- and I believe that even hardships which can be very painful and burdensome can be our calling to HIM. So I think that while it is good to seek out cures for medical ailments, it is also even better to be living in the Spirit. As even bitterness and anger can make us sick. God is speaking to me thru my medical journey.

Is He speaking to you?

And they wonder why we are all obese!!!!!

2007-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

Browsing the website www.curezone.com today I found a page in the "cleanse" section there is a link to a so caleld list of "Foods that kill" which we should avoid like the plague. The thing is though, that these "foods that kill" are actually very hard to avoid if you are eating anything that is processed, canned, or basically not prepared yourself from organic sources (i.e. open your phone book and look up the Resteraunt section, chances are not one of them prepares food from scratch anymore, much less use whole foods).
These foods listed are highly toxic at the cellular level and in my personal oppinion are the reason why so many people are fat, sick, and dying in this day. And the sad thing is that its not just the United States thats effected anymore its effecting the whole world! One Big Mac, large fry and large Diet Coke at a time! Check out these links for yourself and take charge of what you eat. It just may save your life!

Numbers 30

2007-10-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
IF A MAN VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, OR SWEAR AN OATH TO BIND HIS SOUL WITH A BOND; HE SHALL NOT BREAK HIS WORD, HE SHALL DO ACCORDING TO ALL THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
IF A WOMAN ALSO VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, AND BIND HERSELF BY A BOND, BEING IN HER FATHER'S HOUSE IN HER YOUTH;
AND HER FATHER HEAR HER VOW, AND HER BOND WHEREWITH SHE HATH BOUND HER SOUL, AND HER FATHER SHALL HOLD HIS PEACE AT HER: THEN ALL HER VOWS SHALL STAND, AND EVERY BOND WHEREWITH SHE HATH BOUND HER SOUL SHALL STAND.
BUT IF HER FATHER DISALLOW HER IN THE DAY THAT HE HEARETH; NOT ANY OF HER VOWS, OR OF HER BONDS WHEREWITH SHE HATH BOUND HER SOUL, SHALL STAND: AND THE LORD SHALL FORGIVE HER, BECAUE HER FATHER DISALLOWED HER.
AND IF SHE HAD AT ALL AN HUSBAND, WHEN SHE VOWED, OR UTTERED OUGHT OUT OF HER LIPS, WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL;
AND HER HUSBAND HEARD IT, AND HELD HIS PEACE AT HER IN THE DAY THAT HE HEARD IT: AND HER BONDS WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL SHALL STAND.
BUT IF HER HUSBAND DISALLOWED HER ON THE DAY THAT HE HEARD IT; THEN HE SHALL MAKE HER VOW WHICH SHE VOWED, AND THAT WHICH SHE UTTERED WITH HER LIPS, WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL, OF NONE EFFECT: AND THE LORD SHALL FORGIVE HER.
BUT EVERY VOW OF A WIDOW, AND OF HER THAT IS DIVORCED, WHEREWITH THEY HAVE BOUND THEIR SOULS, SHALL STAND AGAINST HER.
AND IF SHE VOWED IN HER HUSBAND'S HOUSE, OR BOUND HER SOUL BY A BOND WITH AN OATH;
AND HER HUSBAND HEARD IT, AND HELD HIS PEACE AT HER, AND DISALLOWED HER NOT: THEN ALL HER VOWS SHALL STAND, AND EVERY BOND WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL SHALL STAND.
BUT IF HER HUSBAND HATH UTTERLY MADE THEM VOID ON THE DAY HE HEARD THEM; THEN WHATSOEVER PROCEEDED OUT OF HER LIPS CONCERNING HER VOWS, OR CONCERNING THE BOND OF HER SOUL, SHALL NOT STAND: HER HUSBAND HATH MADE THEM VOID; AND THE LORD SHALL FORGIVE HER.
EVERY VOW, AND EVERY BINDING OATH TO AFFLICT THE SOUL, HER HUSBAND MAY ESTABLISH IT, OR HER HUSBAND MAY MAKE IT VOID.
BUT IF HER HUSBAND ALTOGETHER HOLDS HIS PEACE AT HER FROM DAY TO DAY; THEN HE ESTABLISHETH ALL HER VOWS, OR ALL HER BONDS, WHICH ARE UPON HER: HE CONFIRMETH THEM, BECAUSE HE HELD HIS PEACE AT HER IN THE DAY THAT HE HEARD THEM.
BUT IF HE SHALL ANY WAYS MAKE THEM VOID AFTER THAT HE HATH HEARD THEM; THEN HE SHALL BEAR HER INIQUITY.
These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house

Fertility Alphabet

2007-10-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. Matthew 7:7

Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Joshua 1:9

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with Thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2

Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you. James 4;8

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice. Psalm 55:17

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life John 3:16

Godliness with contentment is great gain. I Timothy 6:6

He that abideth in me, and I in Him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without Me ye can do nothing. John 15:5

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. Psalm 31:1

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Luke 6:37

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:21

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have; for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Hebrews 13:5

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen Hebrews 11:1

O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good; for His mercy endureth forever. Psalm 106:1

Pray without ceasing. I Thessalonians 5:17

Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Psalm 80:18

Rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee... Deuteronomy 26:11

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth Colossians 3:2

They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Psalm 119:116

Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. John 16:23

With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

eXcept the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it... Psalm 127:1

Ye shall seek Me, and find Me when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion... Psalm 128:5

Moving to my new blog address

2007-10-27T13:26:00.002-07:00

I hope this will be my first and last blog move. I am moving from www.homeschoolblogger.com to here in hopes that everything will be much easier for me. :) I am sure it will be a good thing, but you never know. Today I will be moving some of my material over from HSblogger to here so it will look like I have just been spurting out tons of information but I'm really not. :p

I chose the name Random Spurts because its an inside joke with myself. Sometimes I will have lots and lots to say and other tomes I won't have very much to say. But whatever I have to say I have so much energy that it will just spurt forth!

The Nicene Creed

2007-10-27T13:26:00.001-07:00

The Nicene Creed originated at the Council of Nicea (325), and an expanded form was adopted by the Council of Chalcedon (451). It was formulated to answer heresies that denied the biblical doctrine of the Trinity and of the person of Christ.

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontious Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets; and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church; we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of since; and we look for the resurection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Lifehouse Everything skit

2007-10-27T13:24:00.001-07:00

The following video skit was recommended to me. I think it is pretty good. Check it out for yourself.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ee73e63418003b47d7d5