November 13 2014

November 13 2014 Greetings My Friend, The sheets are in the washer and this days work starts for me. This week I’ve added to my routines a 2nd meal each day. I’ve been making two make ahead meals every few days and it works out rather nicely. This week lunch is meatloaf and dinner is homemade chicken and rice soup. So I am only cooking a few day during the week which works out rather nicely for me and we are still eating fairly well. I am slowly starting to use the elliptical again since my fall the other day. Since I have not been using it I find myself attacking a few more projects around the house which enables me to exercise a bit. My desire is to honor God with my mind, body and soul. I am trying to be as healthy as I am able which means not only working on my thought life, my daily walk with God but also keeping the body I’ve been given in as good of shape as I know how. Along the way I’ve learned to look a bit at alternative medicine For me I believe there is a balance between modern medicine and going back to nature to find healing. For centuries people found cures in God’s creation and I believe many of those cures are there today. Junior is my example. He worked in a chemical factory making paint for 38 years. Most of the men in that shop developed some serious illness’ throughout the years. Junior has also had struggles like he was choking a lot near the end of his career. When Junior was in his 30’s he started using supplements to clear up his acne and to help his daughter clear hers up. In the process Junior also has been fairly healthy and when illness’ came he moved through them rather quickly. After a couple of back injuries at work Junior also started weight lifting to strengthen his back. He does have his struggles but he is moving about fairly well. He tires easily, he has days of severe pain but overall the exercises have helped him to keep on moving and doing. We allow Junior to slow down and not work as he needs to rest. He takes his afternoon nap most days so he isn’t home free by any means but he is accomplishing renovating of the house. As menopause hit my dry skin got even drier. We learned that flaxseed oil helps with dry skin and so I take that regularly. When I get a cold I take extra vitamin C tablets and in short order my cold is gone. My mother’s health was bad due to years of smoking. Mom’s remedy was “give me a pill and make me better.” For me I did not see where that helped Mom all that much. Her symptoms were lessened but I did not see her work past her illness to the point of having a quality of life. I have Chiari Malformation and COPD along with Gerds and Osteoporosis which means these can be hard on my overall health. I do notice though that exercise, supplements and essential oils are helping me maintain my health to a degree that I am enjoying day to day life. I am able to keep house, to write, to exercise and all of this allows me to be somewhat active. I am grateful for the activeness I have. I can’t run like I did as a young woman but I am doing well in my older years which makes me happy. I also am learning to live within my limitations. After the fall off of a ladder recently I realize that I should not even attempt to be on one much less a stool due to my balance issues. I have learned to rethink how I’ve done things in the past and I see a more creativeness in me that was not there before. All the limitations have made me sit more and I find myself doing studies on the internet searching for an understanding on the meanings of words in the Bible. I have a blast researching and learning. God has taught me much and in that I find a usefulness in my world. I truly believe I have many good years ahead of me yet, the Lord willing. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet