The Walletectomy

In the Journal of American Medicine, Dr. Lutz. A physician at St. Mary’s hospital, Passaic, New Jersey tells the tale of a 52 yr old male. The male’s complaint was pain on his lower back left side –near the sciatic nerve. The diagnosis from the first doctor was a herniated disc. Upon examination by Dr. Lutz, a neurological examiner, he found that the man complained the pain was most severe when driving his car, especially on long business trips. Dr. Lutz asked to see the man’s wallet, in which he carried it in his back left pocket. The wallet was 1 ½ thick filled with credit cards. The pain was immediately and completely removed when Dr. Lutz performed what he calls the “Walletectomy”.
Back pocket sciatica is primarily a man’s disorder but it has a female counterpart “ponderous purse-disease” - a condition that results from carrying an overloaded shoulder bag. In the New England Journal of Medicine Dr. Engel points out that the constant contraction of the shoulder muscle and neck muscles from carrying a heavy purse can lead to pain, tenderness, muscle spasms which can lead to severe problems.
In our culture a man’s ego lives in his wallet-credit cards, currency, and the like. A woman’s ego is manifested in the contents of her purse. Dr. Lutz has shown the male ego becomes a “pain in the buttock” and the female ego a “pain in the neck”.
This so funny but so typical of what our medical system has become - they are so quick to perform elaborate expensive needless test when there is such a simple fix.

Why did I choose the grain&sugar free lifestyle?

One word you need to remember when you think of grains is Mycotoxin or POISON.
The following documentation is from one of my favorite sites: www.knowthecause.com
It is very well documented that fungi are parasites of man. They should not be inside the human body, but they have several portals of entry, including the skin, the lungs and even the food we eat! Certain fungi make a poisonous substance known as a “mycotoxin.” Mycotoxins are involved in human diseases, including but not limited to liver cancer. Avoidance is imperative, but once mycotoxin producing fungi are inside the human body, your doctor may offer a two fold approach to eliminating them; killing them with prescriptive or natural antifungals and starving them, but cutting off their primary food supply. Fungi, like many people, crave carbohydrates! That may be why so many people manifest with so many symptoms and diseases, yet doctors cannot accurately diagnose them. A fungal disease may be diagnosed as chronic sinusitis or high cholesterol, yet few physicians understand the fungus link to those health problems. Prescriptive medications control them, but never address the cause. Know that fungi must have carbohydrates in order to thrive inside your body. Perhaps starving fungus would reverse the symptoms that contribute to so many health problems we Americans suffer from!

I myself, after consuming grains, have suffered from an array of symptoms from asthma like symptoms: not being able to catch my breath, frequent coughing, skin conditions, digestive problems, and frequent sinus and bronchial infections. I have been off all grains except rice for about 8 yrs. I have not been affected with any of the above symptoms since. I have recently added potatoes and rice to the list I will eat sparingly , as these too can feed fungus.
Did you know that the leading food for toxic contamination is Corn followed closely by WHEAT? Of course it is the cheapest food that we can buy and is in absolutely everything. No wonder we are such a sick nation. As my loving husband likes to remind me "would you rather spend our money at the Grocery store at the doctor's office"? .
I choose the grocery store! I love cooking and cook all our meals - I like knowing I am in control of what foods go into our bodies and I like being able to adapt old favorites into grain free/gluten free variations.

Can It Your making me Crazy~

I could just pull my hair out trying to find the healthiest foods. My goodness (not the word I really want to use but...) I eat fresh they say NO! you have to buy organic. I buy Organic they say you NO! you have to buy locally grown because of the jet fuel being leached into your food when it is flown to Georgia from California. They say buy canned or frozen because fresh foods have no nutritional value because they lose nutrients on the shelfs but canned and frozen are processed just as soon as they are harvested and the nutrients are captured within. Now by "goodness" they are saying NO! don't eat frozen or canned they are in bags or cans lined BPA that can cause all sort of birth defects, heart problems and Diabetes.

Okay I know that the best foods are homegrown organically and home processed the same day you harvest in good old Mason Jars-Oh NO what about the lids- are the lids BPA free, Aluminum free!! I guess for now I will stick with as much organic foods as I can find and afford, and give equal opportunity to fresh, canned and frozen. Maybe I can trick em'

Is God still in the healing business?

Do miracles still exist in this world, a world that is upside down & inside out with sin and corruption? I cannot even go where some people go. I have heard people say well if only they prayed harder or stayed on their knees longer they wouldn’t be suffering the way they are. Why would anyone suggest that a person’s pain or healing is a direct reflection of how many hours they spent praying or saying the right words to God? If they are not healed one of these “Christians” might imply that the healing did not take place because God just didn’t think their prayers were adequate or fancy enough. What is wrong with our Christian brothers and sisters today always looking toward the negative? Is the blessing the healing or is the blessing the journey home. Is actually being released from the trials and tribulations here on earth such a horrific scenario.

I use to be worried about dying but one day I realized that Heaven is the reward not the punishment. We are only here to learn how to worship him. Some of us take a little longer to be taught and some are required here to teach others.

The Georgia Wife

Three men married wives from different states.

The first man married a woman from Michigan . He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away.

The second man married a woman from Missouri . He gave his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes and the cooking. The first day he didn't see any results, but the next day he saw it was better. By the third day, he saw his house was clean, the dishes were done and there was a huge dinner on the table.

The third man married a girl from Georgia . He ordered her to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed, and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn't see anything, the second day he didn't see anything but by the third day, some of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye, and his arm was healed enough that he could fix himself a sandwich and load the dishwasher.

Building a Home

I am a follower of the blog “living learning and loving simply” this gal is living my dream life. No she is not wealthy in diamonds but her streets are paved with gold, no she doesn’t live in a mansion –yet! , no she doesn’t sit back eating bon bons all day –she makes her own. Sometimes you have to draw back on the reins of jealousy or coveting what your neighbors have not that I am “truly” jealous or coveting her life I am just missing my own. I miss being a Mama and I miss having a home to decorate. The light is at the end of the tunnel and sometimes I can see a faint glow. I just need to learn to walk instead of constantly trying to run and get no where- the treadmill of life.

When Scott and I married we decided (or had the decision made for us) that we would physically build our own home with help from no one. Well the foundation is set, the walls are up, the roof is on and things are starting to come together. It would have been much easier to just sit a double wide on this little spread God has given us but that wasn’t an option (it’s a money thang~). So one tree at a time (trees that would have been destroyed) one board at a time, a few band-aids, beans for supper, lots & lots of sweat and time and we are actually talking about buying our first new bed for our first new room!

I was reading Joyce Myers (whom inspires me) she says you can do anything God tells you can do- Awesome~). She also says it okay to ask God for money/wealth (for us a home) the key to it is ask that the Lord to bless you in order for you to be able to bless others. Well when building this house all I have ever wanted is to be able to fill it with love and laughter, family and friends. Imagine actually being able to say “come over, have a cup of coffee and talk with me”.

God doesn’t always make sense to us, as Scott and I have learned through our lives but that’s God! he isn’t suppose to make sense we are just suppose to follow his instructions. I know! easier said than done but it would save a lot of headaches if we just would.

Thank you God for all you have given me –All that you have taken from me and All that you have left me with.

God has given me much: a wonderful husband ,a precious little boy (which, yes, he has taken ,maybe I should say received from me) the ability to build a house and a home, wonderful parents, a knowledge and a thirst for learning more about a natural way of living and the tools in order to accomplish my goals.

The year 2009 has been my “waking up” year. As one of my friends puts it “I'm officially saying my goodbyes to tainted-immature-psychotic-jealous-mentally unstable people…that are so jealous of the happiness and good fortune God has blessed my family with…knowing these people think so little of themselves that they try and bring me down!” I am not sure of her situation but I can say “Amen”.

It is just not worth sacrificing your joy when your Joy is a gift from God.

Religion and Rules-

Religion and Rules-
Being Friends with God

As I was reading one of my favorite authors, Joyce Myers, I am amazed how God works. He knows exactly what I need to hear out loud. In Joyce’s book “Joy redefined – Loving Jesus” Joyce is speaking on a truth I have been carrying around for years. Of course the thoughts get stronger every time we leave a church, we have become members of, because of some rule or regulation “THEY” have set that determines if we are appropriate for this job or that within the church. What happened to Christians being led by the Holy Spirit and not the rules and regulations of the church? I have a few things to say to those churches who believe they are the authority; My God knows me better than your rules writing committee and your bylaws. If I listen with my heart He will lead my path through this life.
I have been so hurt by so many religious organizations (churches). They preach forgiveness but don’t forgive. They preach love for all but don’t love all. We were members of one church where the preacher stood in the pulpit and said that the best thing for the homosexuals would be for all “us” Christians to round them up and kill them all. A preacher in the pulpit!! I only wish that were the worst thing he ever said.
We have been members of 3 different churches since we have been married –we have been hurt by each church in different ways. Preachers that won’t lead and church members who won’t follow, Preachers who do not stand up for their convictions so they can be people pleasers. Church members who only go to check off their list-went to church √ .
Each one of the churches has taken a little bit of my spirit and left me questioning my Christianity. I stopped questioning my Christianity and started questioning theirs. I have held animosity and bitterness towards them. God is opening my eyes that they are not my problem and that if they need to be told how to live it is His job.
I have always wondered if anyone else believed the same as I did –of course I know there are a lot of people who condemn the church for hypocrisy and have their own ill will toward the churches. But I mean someone who thinks that all the rules the church sets forth is just not right. Listen to God and let him lead your life not people. And low and behold here comes Joyce Myers!

Religion and Rules will never give you true Joy-JM
Being a Christian is not about following rules and adhering to some sort of religious code-JM

Jesus loves everyone and no one is excluded. Do not worry about being allowed into some churches because Jesus would say “Don’t worry they don’t want me in there either”.
It is not the place of Christians or the church to judge others –we need to focus on bringing people into God’s circle- having a personal relationship with Him. Christianity is not about rules and regulations is about the Relationship – The Holy Spirit will guide and lead new Christians (and old ) in the right and wrongs of their walk.
I will never become a member of another church but I will always be a Christian.
God is my commander and he believes in Me and my Marriage.

Scott and I have been talking for years about how nice it would be to have just a small group meet here at the house- no one “in charge” but a group of Christians fellowshipping and learning about God without someone telling them its time to do this or let me tell you the rules. This is the way the author of “Purpose Driven Life” book started one of the largest churches in America. He and group of friends would meet in his living room because he saw that the way the churches were doing wasn’t working to bring people closer to God. As Doug Kaufmann says “If you always do what you have always done; you will always get what you always got” in this case dead in the water Christians just going through the paces of theirs lives. We will see what God thinks…..