This Was Your Life!

Halloween

It is more than sad to see people who claim to be born again followers of Christ hanging up "Happy Halloween" decor on their front doors and encouraging their little ones to participate in the celebration of death.

For years we were taught to go into our homes that night, turn off the lights and hide in our basements... and for years I said "NONSENSE! I will not hide inside while the devils practice their holiday." Yet that's exactly what I saw my Christian brethren doing every year... if they were not actively participating in it.

I had often thought, "What's going on here? Christians are hiding inside while little children are roaming the streets, knocking on doors, begging for treats!" Good night, people -- this is a witnessing opportunity! I mean, how many people actually come knocking on your door in a year's time WANTING you to give them something other than money???

I can't wait for Halloween! I'm excited that it is not on a Sunday this year! I can be out and about PASSING OUT GOSPEL TRACTS to all the beautiful little children who don't know any better about Halloween. I can get the gospel to them, their brothers and sisters, their parents and friends... I mean THINK how FAR on gospel tract will go! Candy lasts but a moment... the gospel message can change a life!

The very first tract I ever saw I found on the floor of a movie theater when I was twelve. It scared me to death. I knew I had to get right with God! It was just a seed planted then. I got saved later at 21. Tracts are effective. I pass out the very same tract now to families every Halloween that I can.

If you are a truly born again Christian family, may I suggest that you get out on the streets Halloween night and pass out tracts. If you need tracts to pass out and would like to order some you can go to www.chick.com but order TODAY!

If you are a Christian family participating in this celebration of evil and death... may I suggest you examine yourselves as to whether or not you are truly saved... especially if this suggestion makes you mad because getting offended is a pretty sure sign something is wrong with you. I don't say that to offend but rather to help because there are SO MANY people who think they are saved and are not. Believing Christ exists is not salvation. Calling oneself a Christian is not salvation. Being a church member, pastor's spouse or pastor's child is not salvation. Reading your Bible does not save you, neither does being a good person. Many will accept Christ without repenting of sin...which leads to a false assurance of salvation. So please, please examine yourselves... your eternity absolutely depends on you coming clean with God... so be honest, very honest!

And if you are a saved person who is practicing Halloween... you must repent, get right with God, be cleansed and get a bag full of gospel tracts and hit the streets. You can be the reason many people in your town get saved and go to heaven!

Frankenfood

Frankenfood (noun) - A product that is generally accepted as food but is not.

When mankind takes God's perfect creation that nourishes and heals us and he turns it into a non-living thing so it will have longer shelf life and greater monetary profits for the business man, you have frankenfood. Our bodies cannot handle frankenfood. They don't know what to do but to pack it off somewhere in a mucous coated fat globule away from vital organs. Eventually, the body no longer has anywhere to stuff the unassimulated material and it gets packed in around the lungs, liver, heart, etc. The body can only handle this for so long until the stored material starts to absorb into the tissues causing inflammation which eventually leads to chronic distress like arthritis. Eventually, it reaches the organs and breakdown occurs. The liver gets too full, the pancreas can't keep up, the adrenals go into overdrive and peter out, the toxins invade the brain and short memory sets in which eventually leads to alzhiemers, other sensitive areas of the body (like breast tissue or prostate tissue) can't fight it anymore and cancer sets in. The body fights to throw it off through the skin, causing rashes, hives, and other skin conditions, or through the lungs causing asthma, bronchitis, chronic coughing, mucus, nasal and sinus problems, and then finally through the bowels, which get clogged leading to gas, irritable bowel syndrome, crone's disease and allergies. The love of money is the root of all evil.


On the other hand, real food has life and imparts life and the body knows just what to do with it... so long as you don't eat too much of it! Did you know heart attacks were mostly unheard of until the 1950's when white sugar and white refined flour became main staples in the diet? Neither were diabetes or cancer the epidemics they are today until processed foods hit everyone's tables. You see, disease is not a genetic thing, as the eugenists would have you believe. It is a diet thing and they know it! Those who control the food control the people. Put the food in the hands of the FDA, USDA, and the government controlled big food industries who denature the food and add taste enhancing chemicals to get you to eat it, and you have slow, manipulated mass genocide... it's all part of their plan. They WANT an overweight, unhealthy populace because tired sick people have no fight in them. Seeee???? We gotta wake up! Even pets with human diseases weren't heard of until the last twenty or thirty years. It's even in the pet food!

The Way We Think Today Will Be Our Tomorrow

Yes, this is interesting. How true it is that the majority of people follow the crowd or the popular idea or belief in nearly every area of life without realizing it is not only to their temporal detriment but to their eternal detriment as well. What we do and how we think in everyday life is a reflection of how we determine our soul's everlasting future!

Here's what most people are trained to think today...

1. Don't trust God to know how your children should be educated. Certainly do not trust him to provide for you to educate them yourself. Send your kids off to government schools at the expense of godly character development because its just more convenient.
2. Get them vaccinated and compromise their future health because if you don't, you are a bad parent putting your children's health and lives at risk.
3. Eat Franken- food that has been sprayed, irradiated, processed, denatured, boxed, and totally lacks any life or any complete nutrition and then wonder why you have skin conditions, sleeping problems, irritablilty, weight gain, no energy, bad teeth, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. Don't ever think for a moment that God would provide a source for you to obtain healthy food that is still exactly the way he designed it and can actually nourish and heal your body. Continue to believe that healthy food is just too expensive and doesn't taste good.
4. Go to the doctor for every little ailment and get a prescription for dangerous drugs that have a a VERY LONG list of contra-indications instead of just healing yourself with God's perfectly designed alternative... herbs.
5. Don't trust God's plan for a healthy pregnancy and labor...trust the almighty doctor who stands ready with numbing drugs, wires, monitors, scalpels, epidurals and other unnecessary invasive tools and techniques (not to say there are never emergency situations that actually DO require intervention).
6. Do your duty... get out there and VOTE, but don't discuss who to vote for and certainly don't try to dissuade anyone from how they plan to vote...unless you're pro democrat, pro-socialism...then it's ok.
7. Keep watching the news and news programs (who certainly think how a woman cuts her hair is of great national importance and who are more than twinkly-eyed happy to continue playing the Pied-Piper's song as we all fall over the precipice of indifference). Don't bother taking an active role in what's going on in our country. By all means, remain blind to the socialist Marxist agenda stealthily taking over the country (perhaps you will wake up when you and your children are in total slavery and you realize there is no escape).
8. Make sure you show up at church, at least at Christmas and Easter. Don't do any deep soul seaching, don't seek God or attempt really know him or have a relationship with him. To do so is for weak people who need a crutch. If you are a Christian, just keep doing your "duty" to attend the "church of your choice" while you watch godless TV shows and movies, jam to rock n roll, and waste hours upon hours on the internet and leading your family to do the same. No room for holiness, no room for separation, no room for God or obeying his commands.
Well, I can go on, but you get the point. These are all things that we have been taught to ignore or keep hush-hush about. It's not considered appropriate to talk about these things in our society. It just causes arguments which no one wants to get in to. Have you noticed hardly anyone ever talks about the deeper issues anymore? Our conversations are primarily about the weather, the last hunting adventure or our children's late, great accomplishments. Bring up the issues that matter and everyone gets quiet real quick. Then, of course, there'll always be someone who wants to argue with you about it. Intelligent, calm discussion is not an option. Taking action is not an option either. You're a fanatic if you do... a trouble maker, someone going out of their way for nothing.
Relationships aren't deep anymore. Neighbors don't talk to each other. The only people I ever see sitting out on their front porches are the elderly who dream of days gone by and people on welfare who refuse to get a job. We can't talk to each other anymore because we are stuck in our homes with eyes glued to the screen. Are you aware that we are already a self-censored society? We don't talk because we fear. Fear is the ultimate tool in slavery, is it not? As long as we fear, we will not expose ourselves. As long as we fear, we will not pursue relationships, we will not talk to each other, put our heads together and come up with solutions. We will not ban together and fight for righteousness and holiness and freedom. We're pretty well sacked in this country, but guess who won't be... those who are out there on the front lines, the Noah's, the Jeremiah's, the Elijah's. Those who are truly in a close relationship with God, will escape. Are you awake? Are you aware what's really going on here? Are you doing something about it? The time of God's return is upon us. There were five foolish virgins who missed the Lord's coming and five wise virgins who were watching and ready. What category do you belong in?

Teaching Babies to Feed Themselves

My husband,Kevin, and I had been waiting for quite some time to go to this Italian restaurant near our home with the deep red and gold painted walls, green checkered table cloths, and authentic Italian paintings that glowed with the flickering candle light. The incredible smell of sumptuous Italian sauces with garlic and olive oil filled the air and our mouths watered as we watched the waiters bring hot steaming lasagna and baskets of fresh bread to the customers' tables. I sat my seven month old baby, Marek, in the highchair beside me and pulled out his bib making sure to spread it evenly over his little tray. In a little while, our food arrived. I acquired an extra plate from the waiter, chopped up a bit of my meal in little tiny pieces, and handed the ceramic dinnerware to my seventh month old along with one of his little baby spoons I'd brought from home. We all sat quietly eating our meal and enjoying it thoroughly when I heard a woman's voice from behind saying, "Honey, look at that tiny baby! He's feeding himself and he's not even making a mess!" It wasn't the first time I'd heard that and it dawned on me that I had taught my son to do something very unusual. In the weeks following, I started noticing other little babies, and even three and four year olds!, making huge messes all over the floor, all over themselves, and leaving it all to mom or some other poor soul to clean up. Someone once said that if you train your child to obey you from the very beginning of their lives, they will be a refreshment to you. While I watched relatives', friends', and others' children throwing food on the floor, smothering it in their hair and smearing it all over the table, flinging it across the room and staining their clothes with it, I sat in amazement and immeasurable gratitude at the neat and clean smiling baby who's only mess resided on his little bib.

I know what you're thinking. I just have a really smart, gifted baby. Well, no. Over the years, I've had my bubble of pride burst again and again, realizing that my child is just an average kiddo like everyone else. What makes the difference is training. After reading some child training books when my son was just a newborn, I got the idea that if I can train him not to touch dangerous things, or crawl up a flight of steps, and to pick up his toys when he's through, certainly I can teach him how to hold a spoon and feed himself without making a mess. So when he was old enough to sit up on his own, hold an object and eat solid foods, which was for Marek around 6 months, I started training him to feed himself.

It is really quite easy. First, make sure your baby can sit up on their own, hold an object, and can eat solid food like baby cereal or pureed fruits and veggies. Next, set baby up in the highchair and sit in front of him. Place the spoon in his hand with your hand over his. Direct his hand to scoop up the food in his dish and bring it to his mouth. At first this will be a new exercise and baby may decide not to co-operate, but I found in teaching all my children this same way, that as soon as the food gets into their mouths, they're more than willing to play this "new game". An important extra step for you, mom, is to smile and encourage a lot everytime your baby complies with each new command.

Continue the same motion of scooping the food hand over hand and bringing it to baby's mouth over and over until he understands the movement and can do it on his own. This will take a few days. When baby understands how to operate the spoon on his own, you can then take your hand off, but keep it nearby, ready to catch any wayward movements and redirect the hand back to position. It will just be a matter of time before your child will test his boundaries and try to fling food or a dish across the room or attempt to dress himself in it. When this happens, you must firmly tell baby "No" and show him again, hand over hand, the correct way to hold and operate the spoon.

Now, your children are very smart and they will know what is expected of them, so keep up the training and do not give up! Remember, the moment you stop training is the moment you have taught your child that they are in control and that is extremely disastrous! So keep working faithfully, hand over hand at every meal, every day until your child fully understands how to eat properly. Then, wherever you may be, mealtimes will be a refreshing time to enjoy your food and family!

Let's Talk About Eggs: Part 1...continued

As I was saying...
"Pasture raised" eggs basically means your eggs come from chickens that were free to move about in fresh air, roam around in green grass and eat bugs, berries, and fresh plants at will. Store bought eggs, on the other hand, come from chickens that have never seen the sun, never felt fresh air or even know what it smells like, and have never touched or tasted natural chicken food at any time in their short, pathetic, cramped, diseased lives. These poor birds are stuck in stuffy, cramped chicken houses, given meds to keep them alive long enough to produce and then when they keel over from overworked, improperly nourished, sick bodies, they are scooped up in piles by a tractor and disposed of.

Now, store bought eggs are what some people refer to as FRANKENFOOD, because they are not natural and hardly represent anything like what God created and meant eggs to be. Pasture raised eggs are rich in every nutirent under the sun, have more Vit A + D than store bought milk (which is all fake anyway...but that's another story for another day), contain elements necessary for nervous system development in children, strengthens cell walls, keeps the mind sharp, is very high in lecithin which keeps cholesterol moving...and does NOT CAUSE HEART DISEASE! These eggs also have a perfect ratio of essential fatty acids whereas store bought eggs have a SEVERELY whacked out ratio of 19:1which will lead to MAJOR health problems for the consumer over the years!

So here are just a few details on good eggs verses bad eggs. Next time we'll talk a little more on where to get the good eggs, some characteristics of eggs you should know, and how to eat them.

Again, when I say store bought eggs, I am talking about eggs that are produced in large commercial capacity that come from GRAIN-FED chickens that live in stuffy chicken houses and are DISEASED! I'll have to mention more on why and how these birds are diseased because I know some of you are thinking, "How could they sell it to us if they're diseased? Surely the government won't allow it!" Well, my friend, you don't know the government...but stick with me and it will all come clear.

Until next time...

Let's Talk About Eggs: Part 1

My chickens mill around the yard eating bugs, scooping up fruit that's fallen from the trees and making nesting holes in the mulched flower beds around the house.  There was a time when it seemed odd to me that people would have chickens walking freely around their homes. I even read an article that said when you till your garden, just let the chickens in with you and they'll eat up the grubs they find in the dirt.  Again, something I had a hard time picturing, but raising my own chickens was, in my mind, becoming a necessity.

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As I studied nutrition, I came across information alerting me that the eggs I was buying from the store came from diseased chickens! I immediately stopped buying them and because we still lived in town at the time, I sought out a local farmer who had pasture raised eggs.  The movie Food, Inc. displayed quite an eye opening view of the typical poultry farm and it was enough to make me never want to eat another store bought egg again. I recommend everyone watch it!

Store bought eggs, next to store bought milk, are some of the worst man-made concoctions a person can put in their mouth... let alone their children's mouths.  So, in part one of this series, let's just first consider a few things we should all be aware of regarding eggs:

• Most of the eggs currently sold in supermarkets are nutritionally inferior to eggs produced by hens raised on pasture. 
• Eggs from hens raised on pasture show 4 to 6 times as much vitamin D as typical supermarket eggs. 
• Pasture raised eggs have 1⁄3 less cholesterol• 1⁄4 less saturated fat• 2⁄3 more vitamin A• 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids• 3 times more vitamin E• 7 times more beta carotene.                

Learn About The Bible in Seven Days!

Or... if you wish, take 7 hours!  I just love the "Discover the Bible" home study course.  A person can learn all about the Bible, its history, its purpose, and of future events in these 7 lessons.  Take an hour, a day, or a week to go through each lesson; it's up to you.  Shortly after I was saved, I took this course and I learned more about the Bible in a week than I ever had in all my years of church attendance... and I finally UNDERSTOOD the Bible and its meaning.

Go to http://www.discoverthebible.org/

I highly recommend this study for homeschoolers as well.  Rich with history, drama, and a sound presentation of salvation, a child can quickly come to know and love the Bible and the One who gave it to us!

The Green Smoothie Challenge

Last November, I started drinking green smoothies.  Now, most people cringe when they hear that. "What IS that?" they always ask.  Well, friends, let me tell you what that is... it is life and healing...in a cup!  Made of 1/3 water, 1/3 frozen fruit, and 1/3 leafy greens, other veggies, nuts, seeds, spices and herbs and it is absolutely delicious!

I started on the smoothies because I had an inflamed hip.  For what reason, I have no clue.  I couldn't sleep on my left side and going for walks was painful after a few minutes.  On top of that, my achilles tendons tightened and going up and down steps made them burn.  I went to the doctors for a diagnosis but, as usual, they just shrugged and said, "We don't know what it is."  Typical.  So, I figured if I was going to get better, I'd have to do some research and that's when I came across info on the healing power of the green smoothie.  It took a month or two of eating smoothies everyday and the pain in my hip stopped.  It has been 8 months and though I still feel something is yet out of whack in my hip, the pain is totally gone.  My tendons are still a bit stiff in the morning but are much, much better.

Now, I've been wanting to lose some weight and regain a better measure of health.  I remembered the Green Smoothie Challenge and the testimonies that people were losing a pound a day!  So I decided to try it: ten days, nothing but smoothies and fresh raw fruits and veggies.  The result: I'm down ten pounds!

Now, if you decide to try this yourself, let me tell you what you need to know.  First, this is a CHALLENGE, and challenging it was!  The first 3 days are the hardest because your body screams, whines, fusses, pouts, complains and begs for mercy.  Give it no quarter!  Secondly, having your mind prepared for this, in my opinion, will make or break you.  So, you have to understand this is not a lifestyle change, it is a temporary cleanse.  I had to tell myself over and over that I will eat meat, bread and goodies again, just not today.  Third, you have to be prepared for the healing crisis, which can manifest itself with headaches, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, etc.  These are all good signs and shows the cleanse is working.  If you don't have symptoms, that's ok too.  Not everyone reacts the same way.  But you should see weight loss...up to 1 lb. a day.  Evidence it is working!  Lastly, don't fear you will go hungry.  A 10 ounce glass of green moothie prepared this way (1/3 each of frozen fruit, veggies and water with a little spice, nuts and seeds) will hold you over for HOURS!  You'll be amazed!  And when you get hungry again, just have another smoothie.  If you want something to chew, have an apple or a carrot.

I didn't believe at first this would work for me because I have not been able to lose weight for two years now no matter what I did.  Once I got past the first 3 days, the next 7 days were much easier and watching the scale go down, down, down everyday blew me away.

Oh, and there's one more great benefit... the smoothies are ADDICTING!  So when you're done with the challenge, you won't want to go back to all that dead processed food!  Your body will have had a taste of life and who wants carion?

Enjoy!

It's SO Simple...Yet SO Hard!

Really...it is quite simple.  So simple in fact, that for quite a looong time, I totally missed it!  But now I have the answer. It's just a matter of applying it... which is so hard!

I have struggled with my weight all my life.  When I was 5 my mom recorded in my notebook that I was getting chubby.  When I was eight, I weighed ten pounds more than the other kids my age.  I was devastated and embarrassed... at 8 years old, mind you!  I began to believe my personal value was connected to my size and looks.  My mom struggled with weight and self-esteem all her life and no diet she ever went on was successful.  So I decided, why diet?  It doesn't work!

Well, I continued to gain weight steadily over my growing years, always 10 or 15 pounds more than I should have been.  After I got into college, I gained 30 pounds almost overnight!  Well, that officially plunged me into the FAT zone where I have been stuck for 20 years now, only now I've crossed over into the obese segment and I am soooo discouraged!  Where is it coming from?  What am I doing to cause this?  I eat normal portion sizes and don't overdo on sweets.  I admit I love butter and put it on everything, especially popcorn!  I exercise moderately, too.  So WHY, oh WHY, am I gaining weight???

My husband says I have to burn more calories than I take in.  Yeah, I've done that and didn't lose a pound.  1300 calories everyday for a month did absolutely nothing to help me and exercising regularly during the same month yielded zero results.  That was a BIG indicator to me that something is blocked!  I decided to take Jill's advice and get a Live Blood Analysis done.

The analysis showed I have very healthy red blood cells, due to a good diet, the lady told me, BUT there was a BIG problem!  I have Candida!  A-ha!  The old monster is still there!  I found out I had candida when I was 21 years old.  I conquered it and my extra weight with a special diet and my energy went through the roof.  After my oldest daughter was born, I discovered it had come back again! Well, no wonder!  My diet was terrible back then! I half heartedly fought it with diet and did lose some weight but never got my energy back up to where it had been.  Then two years ago, when my family and I moved to a new church, the weight started climbing again.  That time was one of the most stressful times of my life as we were hounded, slandered and threatened by cultish-minded people.  Candida thrives in a stressed out body!

So today, my weight is once again an all consuming issue for me and silly as it is... I had forgotten the simple, simple formula to fighting the candida and losing the weight!

1: Eliminate the BIG 3: sugar, white flour, and rancid oils!
2: Exercise a little more.
3. Support the body with cleansing and nourishing foods and herbs. 


That's it.  I don't have to drink 2 gallons of water a day.  I don't have to count calories or join a gym and work myself to death.  I just have to eliminate the BIG 3, which is present in ALL processed foods and some healthy foods like fruit, fruit juices, potatoes, breads, packaged goodies, etc. and I have to make sure I get a little more exercise than I have been.  That's what I did all the other times I lost weight. HELLO! as good ol' Preacher Silcox used to say!  I know... it's the "Duh!" factor.  The hard part is getting myself off all those things once again.  Pray for me.  It's going to be a challenge but with God's help I'll get back in the saddle again!

Next blog I plan to talk about the BIG 3 and HOW they affect our health so much.

I Am In Love...

...with this wonderful audio series called the Knights of Arrethtrae by Chuck Black.  I wanted to find something to entertain us on the long boring 7 hour drive to Kansas for Thanksgiving last November and I came across these Bible based allegorical stories at the Family Vision Library in St. Charles.

It is the land of Arrethtrae (Earth) where the Knights of the Prince (Believers) contend with the Dark Knight Lucius (Satan) and his servants, the Noble Knights ( Religious leaders) and the Vincero Knights (devil-worshipers).  The Prince (Jesus) is the Son of the King who was killed and rose again and calls all who will to become a Knight of the Prince (a saved person).  Those that do, swear their allegiance to the King and his Son and are trained in the art of the Sword (the Word).  Then the adventures unfold!  It is exciting to listen to the series as the characters engage in combat with the enemy, battle ferocious creatures, fight for their lives, for each other, and for the cause of the Prince.


Here's an excerpt from one of the stories...

Sir Kendrick Synopsis:

A dangerous new order threatens the mission of the Knights of Arrethtrae. Only loyalty to the King can bring victory!

As the Knights of the Prince await His triumphant return, they are steadfast in their mission to take His story into the kingdom and recruit as many as are willing. But when a new and dangerous threat is revealed, their mission is jeopardized.

Sir Kendrick and his young charge, the impetuous Sir Duncan, are sent on a mission to discover the identity and origin of a secretive new order known as the Vincero Knights. They travel to the city of Bel Lione where Lord Ra has been enticing young people in the kingdom to join his festivals, after which many choose not to return home. Their families keep quiet for fear of repercussion.

When Sir Duncan disappears while trying to discover the truth of Lord Ra’s castle, Sir Kendrick attempts to find and enlist the help of a mysterious warrior. Time is short for he must save Duncan and call upon the knights of Chessington to join in the battle against the evil Lord Ra.

Journey to Arrethtrae, where these knights of noble heart live and die in loyal service to the King and the Prince. These knights are mighty, for they serve a mighty King. They are…the Knights of Arrethtrae!

Visit the website and see not only the Knights of Arrethtrae, but the FIRST series stories called The Kingdom Series! www.kingdomseries.com

Dreams Come True

Sometimes the nights are long for me.  Being a bit of an insomniac, I lay awake for hours with my mind on full throttle.  I actually like it.  Time to think, dream, plan, and create... it all comes best for me in the wee hours of the night.  No distractions.  My thoughts can flow totally uninhibited... and one recurring thought, one hope, one desire, that came over and over again, was to share all I have learned about God's ways with others.  A website!  But how?  I'm not a computer techy!  How do I get my thoughts and cares out to those  who need to hear the truth of God's Word and about the paths of life he has set for us?  It has been incubating in my mind for several years now and when I saw my friend Jill's blog, I thought, "Yeah, that's it!  I'll do it BLOG-style!!!"  So here is my dream... Every Good Path.

                    My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;  So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
                   Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;  If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 

                  Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.  For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.  

                 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.                

                Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.