God desires to speak to each of us individually!He wants to meet us where we are , despite who we are and reveal Himself to us in a personal way.“He Speaks to Me” is a 7 week study by Priscilla Shirer for women designed to show how God speaks to believers today, how to position ourselves to hear what He has to say, how to understand it and how to experience it’s practical application in our everyday life!
He Speaks To Me:Preparing to Hear from God by Priscilla Shirer
May 14 thru June 25th6pm-8pmCost:$ 12.00, payable with registration
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We often associate stwardship with money but it goes beyond that. We are stwards of the temple of the Holy Spirit (our bodies). On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your stewardship of your body?
As parents its important to remember that our children are watching us and they will take on a lot of our habits both good and bad.
Ask God what is one thing you could change today to be a better steward of your body. God loves you and wants the best for you!
Christie
2 John 1:2 Dear friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
Have you every had one of those days where you felt hungry shortly after eatting breakfast. That was me this morining, so I made smoothies, it was really good so I wanted to share it.
Protein Smoothie
1 Banana
1/2 c. frozen Raspberries
1/2 c. Frozen Strawberries
1c. Almond milk
1/2 c. Orange Juice
1 scoop protein powder
1 scoop fiber greens (GPRX Jordan Rubin Product)
1Tbsp. E. V. coconut oil
Blend the first 5 ingredients about 1-2 minutes then add the rest of the ingredents. Enjoy!!!
Almond milk is made from almond nut and its great if your lactose intolerent or avoid milk. This is a great way to boost your matabolism.
Matt. 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Well Sunshine and I have now walked 5 days together. Today was our first outing in the Spring weather and it was a lovely morning save for that one of my dogs decided to bite Sunshine, ripping her brand new jacket. It has been decided in our home that the dog will be going to the next available Obedience Class.
Anyway… in the five days we’ve walked we’ve logged close to 20 miles! As I suspected my scale stopped moving but today after increasing my calories a bit the numbers finally moved. In all I have now dropped 18 pounds. Praise God! After the many years I’ve struggled with the low fat mentality, I finally have found a way to lose weight that is not leaving me hungry and tired all the time.
The health benifits have been rather astounding. I stopped using Advair for asthma about two months ago. At first I needed to use my rescue inhaler 2-3 times a day, but as time has passed, I have been able to go without using the inhaler but once in the last ten days. Last night I made the mistake of turning on a dusty ceiling fan so I needed the inhaler but only needed one “puff”. What has truely suprised me is that Sunshine and I have been walking 15 minute miles and the exersize has not produced an attack. The whole reason I started using Advair is the exersize induced attacks. In the book “Eat Fat, Lose Fat” they go over several physical conditions brought on by lack of good saturated fats in the diet. Seems our lungs need saturated fat to function properly and asthma can be caused by a low fat diet.
If you like dressings a little bit more flavorful you can increase the herbs by a 1/4 tsp I suppose. I like it the way it is and it had the seal of approval from my picky dressing eater.
Better than WishBone Italian
1/2 a large Shallot
5 large cloves of Garlic
1- 2″x 2-1/2″ inch chunk of Red Bell Pepper
2 tsp of Rapadura
1 tsp of dried Basil
1/2 tsp of dried Orgeano
1/2 tsp of dried Tarragon
1/2 tsp of Sea Salt or to taste
20 turns on my grinder of Black Pepper. So to your preference.
1 Cup EVOO
1 Tblsp of Stone Ground Mustard
2 Tblsp Flax Seed Oil
4 Tblsp Raw Apple Cider Vinegar
Peel shallot and garlic chop coarsely, dice red bell pepper. Take all vegetables plus the dry ingredients and mince finely on a wooden cutting board. (or food processor.) Wisk together some of the EVOO with the mustard to emulsify the oils. Place minced mixture into a clean 1/2 pint jar and add liquid ingredients. Allow mixture set out overnight to bring the flavors together. The dry ingredients should soak up most of the vinegar leaving a mild vinegar taste. Actually the Original is more vinegar tasting.
Well here I am again. Still working at incorporating all the new foods into my diet and enjoyng the journey. Brewing my own Kombucha a.k.a. K-tea has been fun. I’ve been trying different ways to flavor it. So far I like adding Pomagrante or Tart Cherry juice the best for the second ferment. The Tart Cherry juice has many healing properties to it and helps to reduce inflammation. I think the K-tea made with raw honey instead of sugar and the Cherry juice has helped me in the last week with the inflammation in my hands. But enough about K-tea…
I have now lost 14 pounds and I’m happy to say I’m only 12 pounds off of my lowest weight in the last 10 years! Don’t have the muscle tone yet, but Sunshine and I are starting to talk about walking together a couple mornings a week as her schedule allows and the temperatures are rising. My sister also wants to start walking a few mornings. As we do this there will be weight gain as the ratio of muscle mass to fat changes. Muscle weighs much more than fat so that is a good thing. And all the while we will still be slimming down.
So, this is where I am. Eating my fats and losing weight.
There are two L-shaped darker wood office desks. Built by steelcase, very beautiful, slightly worn. They are $150.00 a piece.
Also there is a lighter wood computer desk, very nice for a bedroom or an office for $100.00. It has 3 drawers on the left and a larger door on the right, plus a shelf unit on top of the desk. It is about 60 inches long and 22 inches wide. We put one in our son’s room and he loves it. He uses it for homework and computer work.
If anyone is interested please call Kyle at 517-403-5179 or Ellen at 517-265-9653.
Well not technically, but this was the first year that Crossroads put on an egg hunt that the children actually had to hunt for the eggs. Determined not to cancel, a small number of volunteers waited 2.5 hours in white out conditions to serve the community. If you weren’t there, you missed out. WLEN was broadcasting live that we were still a GO right up til the start. (Thank you Sweetheart, I love you Radio Guy!) I know that the community was blessed because my husband who is, the Radio Guy, told me of the several calls he recieved from people who attended the hunt and had a blast!
It won’t likely be forgotten anytime soon. I mean seriously, how often do you get to dig for colored eggs in nearly ten inches of snow? One little boy where I was stationed with the 3 and 4 year olds, began to cry the minute he he heard the word fire. He didn’t care that the rest of the word was truck, he was upset and there was no calming him. As much as dad or I tried. Our tape broke early and the orderly group flooded the field. Well, not little Derrick, he stood frozen and crying as his dad collected eggs for him. Our orders were to pay particular attention to any child who was crying. I did my job and attended to Derrick. Derrick ended up in my arms for the majority of the hunt and I’m glad for the chance to have been there for him, even if my arms are a tad sore from holding a preschooler in a snowsuit a little longer than I physically should have. Maybe his dad will remember the caring concern shown for his child, and one day when he needs to be consoled, he will choose Crossroads as the place to meet Jesus for himself.
