Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Praying for Stellan

October 28, 2009

Prayers for Stellan

MckMamma and Stellan (and their family) over at My Charming Kids really, really, really need our prayer.  You can go here and see the latest update.

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Wordless Wednesday – Zoe’s Spot

October 28, 2009

Zoe winter place Our pup and here “spot”…right in front of the heat vent.  She literally jumps up from a deep sleep when she hears the heater kick on and heads for her “spot.”  Cute huh?

Linked to Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes for Moms.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Letting go…

October 26, 2009

This weekend has been a real hum-dinger.  Three out of four of us have been battling a myriad of symptoms ranging from 103 degree fevers and chills, stomach cramps and diarrhea and everything in between. 

But the good thing that has come of it all is the quiet time I’ve had in between the nursing (not the lactating kind, the temperature-taking, medicine- dispensing, germ-eradicating kind).

As recently as today, God has been challenging me to “let go.”  To let go of those things that distract and deter me from the plans He has.  Those things usually consist of daily to-do lists and schedules.  You see, I recently discovered I’m Type-A.  It was a painful revelation.  To see the following in print was tough.

Type A Personality

The following are the characteristics of the type A personality

  • Type A’s has got a severe sense of time urgency. They are always running and can hardly relax. If they sat without doing something useful they may end up feeling guilty
  • Type A’s are over achievers, they usually get themselves involved in many different unrelated activities and perform well in them all.
  • Type A's biggest problem is stress, they are usually overwhelmed by the amount of tasks they have to do. These tasks are usually a huge list that they planned for themselves.   (YIKES)
  • Type A is usually competitive and has a high challenging spirit.

And God is asking me to let that go?  How on earth am I supposed to do that?  With His help of course.  He is challenging me to incorporate some of the characteristics of the Type B into my world….

Type B Personality
  • Type B personality is almost the opposite of Type A.
    This type of person is relaxed by nature and has no sense of time urgency
  • Type Bs have got no problems relaxing or sitting without doing anything
  • Type Bs may delay the work they have to the last moment and they usually don't get stressed that easily.
  • Type B could be an achiever too but his lack of sense of time urgency helps him much in not feeling stressed while doing his tasks.

Oh My Goodness!!!  This is going to be a process for sure!!!!  I really don’t think God is asking me to change the very nature of who He created me to be, but rather to be less driven by life, and to instead sit with Him in the driver’s seat and Enjoy The Process…..

Stay tuned.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

God’s Pharmacy

I saw this article on Sparkpeople this week and thought that it was pretty neat.  I will admit that I did not  verify the validity each and every item.  BUT, it is true that God created us after the plants, and that when we eat things closest to their original form, we get the most benefit. 

Here’s the article….

It’s been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish...all before making a human. He made and provided what we’d need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw. We’re such slow learners…
God left us a great clue as to what foods help, what part of our body!
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A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye… and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

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A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopene and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

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Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

image A walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function. 

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Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys. 

 

image Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don’t have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

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Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female – they look just like these organs. Today’s research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers.

And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them)

image Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

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Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

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Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries 

 

image Oranges , Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

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Onions look like the body’s cells. Today’s research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

This only reinforces why fruits and veggies are good for us....and who would know better, than our Great Physician.

Taken from Sparkpeople Blog by HICALGAL.

Enjoy those fruits and veggies!!!

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Menu Plan – 10/18/09

October 18, 2009

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I’m keeping it short and sweet today since I am in overload.  But I did want to get our menu done and posted before I moved on to the next task…the grocery list and the dreaded shopping.

All of the recipes this week are fairly new to us.  I am working on Sparkpeople.com to lose the last 5 or so pounds that didn’t come off this summer, so I am really watching what we are eating, at least at dinner time.  BUT, I must say, Sparkpeople.com is a tremendous resource for people on “diets” of all kinds.  So if you care to, go check them out.

Now, on to our plan for the week, which I will link up with Laura over at OrgJunkie.com.

Monday – Turkey Burgers with sweet potato fries

Tuesday – Spaghetti Squash Lasagne with fresh salad

Wednesday – Lemon Garlic Cheesy Tilapia with creamy cauliflower and baked potatoes

Thursday – Chicken Capri with fresh salad

Friday – Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza

Saturday / Sunday – CORN (Clean out refrigerator night)
                                     - Sloppy Joe Casserole

So there you have it.  What’s your plan for dinner this week?!?

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

October 7, 2009

John tongue Anna tongue

I really don’t have any words…..

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Works For Me Wednesday – Cleaning Tip

October 7, 2009

This is actually a recycled post from quite awhile ago, but it is the BEST cleaning tip I have and well, I am in need of the motivation to use the tip myself!!!

Not too long ago, Hubs and I were trying to decide what to do with our stove.  It was dis.gust.ing.  The burners or whatever they are called looked like this................................ 100_0533
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What on earth were we going to do?  Like all thinking-people, we hit Google.  We looked up the model of the stove and sought out the replacement parts...not an option at $65 EACH!!!

So we searched a little more and found a technique for cleaning the little bugggers!  Here's the thing that works for me - AMMONIA!  It worked wonders!!! 

100_0534 Soak these grates (enamel covered I think) in a gallon sized freezer bag (I used two just to be sure they didn't leak) with a little bit of ammonia (straight, not sudsing and not alot!) for a few hours or overnight and then hit it with one of those green scrubber thingys and voila!  Just be careful of the fumes - they are awful!!!

                                                
Here's the result...
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Spotless I say!  What a pleasure to look and work on my stove!  And for a mere $2!!!  A far cry from $65 each!!!!

So, that's what works for me!  Head on over to WFMW at We Are THAT Family for hundreds of tips and tricks you can use!

Blessings to you!!!

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