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EASY FIRST STEPS TO IMPROVING YOUR HEALTH

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1. Begin eating full-fat dairy products and butter. This is very important. Whole milk, full-fat sour cream, whole milk yogurt, cheese and real butter have life-giving trace minerals, and the saturated fat found in them help the body to assimilate the nutrients such as vitamin D. If you are blessed to have a local dairy, or a source for raw milk or cheese, this is even better because they have more enzymes. There is also an important nutrient called lecithin contained in these foods that works to keep plaque from forming in arteries. This is all contrary to what we have been taught for the last 30-40 years. But this is the truth. If you are worried about gaining weight, remember that it is the saturated fat that burns off first, and usually it is too many carbohydrates that don't get burned off and subsequently turn into fat in the body. The other thing to remember is that generally full-fat foods satisfy you with less. Eat freely of these foods, but don't be a glutton! 2. Eat

Finding Freedom in Homeschooling 4-step Plan

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I am a slow learner. God always has to take me on the long, bumpy route to lessons. It seems I try to embrace the new, interesting, up-and-coming, latest, greatest, award-winning answer/ solution than to look to the simple answers. We visited friends this weekend on their AL homestead where they school their 8 children, from 3-18 on God's worldview of living life. What a blessing God is doing in the lives of many homeschool families that have been trying to live up to the traditional past 100 year school model of education! He is releasing us to a freedom to educate our children at home the natural way. The natural way of education does not mean we toss out all the books, curriculum, binders, paper, president charts, maps, dictionaries and timetables. It also doesn't mean there are no study spots or desks in the house. And it certainly doesn't mean there are no academic lessons to be taught. Let's face it my high schooler is not going to learn algebra by making muffins

Are We Ready to Hear, Speak, See? God is Moving!

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Listen! Be still and know that He is God. The time is here.... are you ready to hear His words and the truth? Are you ready to move, speak, stand, go, see? God is speaking, God is calling, God is moving among is church of believers, He is seeking those who will come, and is looking to and fro to find those who hearts (emotions, mind and will) is obedient to HIM. Listen! Pray, cry, fast, and wait on the Lord... He is talking, leading, moving... be totally quiet... stop..be still and praise Him... know for certain that He is God and He is not sleeping. The church has slept but not God, He has felt the pain, He has seen the blood, He has heard the cries, He is ready. The time is NOW.... Are you ready? Are you willing? Are you serious about God - Our King, Our Judge, Our Lawmaker? He is moving swiftly, coming down from the North, the cold wind is blowing. The prayers and fasting of His people, the repenting, the call for mercy has been heard. Stand. Armor. Watch. Pray. Wait for His favor

Locked in Love - Help for the Weak!

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I enjoyed the freedom that I had in writing the post for my other blog on Abuse and Trauma Hope. This post is not only for people who have been abused or suffered trauma. It is for any person that has ever suffered, or been hurt. I hope you will read to be encouraged and forward to others, so they can be helped. http://abuseandtrauma-hope.blogspot.com/2008/10/locked-in-love-help-for-weak.html It encourages me if you leave comments. Thank you for reading.

Discover How to Recover from Personal Defeat!

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Broken, in pieces, cracked, damaged, shattered....does this ever describe how you feel inside? Do you try as you might to get organized, schedule, tackle to-do's, accomplish goals, but find you just can't complete the task before you? I am seeing how God can use the little broken pieces of my life to create a beautiful stain-glass artwork for His beautiful glory and light to shine through. One big sheet of glass isn't so pretty and frankly kind of hard to see light shine through. I dropped by a stained-glass artist store this week in our little main street downtown. The work in this shop was unbelievably beautiful! The lady who ran the shop said her husband told her that she didn't leave to go to work she left to go play... and she agreed, saying, "I love what I do!" I could truly see how happy she was being able to create beautiful pieces of art for people's needs. Well, I can also imagine how happy it must make God feel to be able to take the br

Organizing my Home and Family - Step 1

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All of you, that know me, understand that I am not sharing this process as a know-it-all.... I am allowing God to creatively help me one day at a time.So, where did We (God and me) start? The Kitchen! The old order - Life prior to new changes:Kitchen is open philosophy. Growing Children need to eat when they get hungry. Provide lots of nutrious snacks in drawer, refrigerator, and always have juice and milk on hand. With boys, growing tall and muscular ( [:))] ), they honestly do need lots of calories... it is healthier to eat 5-8 little size snack/mini-meals that to fill up on 3 heavy hardy meals. So the microwave stays sticky and messy inside(although I clean it a few time a day), and so does the refrig! There are crumbs on the floor at all times...and on the table, counter etc.(although I am running my sweeper over and over). The table is a mess...littered with boxes, bottles, jars, and dishes. And my all time favorite, empty boxes or bags are found in the pantry, freezer, and refrig

3 Goals to a Simplified Life

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As I am learning and growing, I wanted to share with everyone my letter to God this week about goals. Dear God, Help my #1 goal in lift to be to glorify you ! 1 - Being a godly wife 2 - Raising up godly offspring (my precious children) 3 - Keeping home - being a homemaker. Help me to specialize in these three areas and nothing else! This iswhat I need to do in this season of my life! Keep me focused on you and these goals. Exodus 33:14 NIV - My Presence will go with you, and I will give yourest. Pray with me as I learn to simplify my life

Who Else Feels Functionally Unfunctioning?

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Please keep me in prayers. I have been going through a very difficult month or so. Many of you know that I have been diligently seeking healing and restoration from a very intensely abusive childhood (emotional, physical, sexual, really-every-way possible). About 9 years ago I started on my first anti-depressant. After 45 minutes of tears and loving care from my primary doctor I walked out with my prescription. Now 9 years later and 7 years of weekly personal and family professional counseling (family counseling happens when we need it), I keep thinking it is almost over and then God reveals a new area that I need to address. It is like intensive journey of sanctification. I have a very loving relationship with my dear husband of 24 years and my sweet children - Angela 11yo (5 th grade), David 13yo (7/8 grade), Andrew 15yo (9 th grade). My precious children and husband have been through a lot with having me as a wife and mom....but one thing they have learned is that God is the answe