Serials and Scenarios ~ Treasures of Healthy Living

 

Treasures of Healthy Living

Did you know you can find the answers to many health problems in the pages of Scripture? Think of God's Word as a treasure map that leads straight to the healthy life you've always dreamed of. It reveals how you can move from a sick, lackluster life to one that is full of energy and hope. This practical Bible study will reveal the truth about the foods you eat and provide simple tools to begin improving your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. You won't believe how much your life can change when you grab hold of the treasures God has provided for you.

In this book, you will:

 - Discover the basics of nutrition to build a firm foundation for your health

 - Obtain the tools you need to evaluate and improve your health

 - Examine the harmful effects of altered food and household products

 - Find healthy alternatives to unwholesome foods

 - Learn how diet, exercise, and your spiritual life go hand-in-hand

 - Lay the groundwork for a lifetime of positive health

There are dramatic health benefits when we eat the food God provides for us instead of the processed packaged food man provides. Since changing their diet in 2003, Annette and her husband have come off of all their prescriptions, lowered triglycerides from over 900 to 140, lowered cholesterol from 300 to 160, and lowered their blood pressure to normal.

About the Authors Annette Reeder, a Biblical Nutrition Consultant, is leading people all around the country on an adventure with the power of food to change lives one meal and prayer at a time. Annette is a graduate of Liberty University and Huntington College Health Sciences and the founder of Designed Healthy Living a nutrition consulting ministry. Dr. Richard "Dick" Couey is Professor Emeritus of Health Sciences at Baylor University. Dr. Couey has spent nearly fifty years studying the physiology of the cell. He has especially studied how nutrition, exercise, and stress affect the cell's biochemistry and physiology. Dr. Couey's students praise how Dr. Couey can make the complexities of the cell seem understandable.

My Thoughts: I'll be checking this one out very soon. As all my regular readers know, I'm sold about whole foods and am a big fan of veggies, veggies. Since we went organic five years ago and Vegan/Whole Food Plant Based a year ago we've seen great results healthwise. 

I'll post my review once I get a chance to get through the book.

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ Sweet Whispering Skills...

We've had a few bunny visitors this past week. Who knew white bundles of polka-dotted cuteness would be such a crowd pleaser.

Miss K, proved to be a bunny whisperer. 
Elizabeth Bennett Bunny was a real fan of her massage skills. They bonded like this for about ten minutes. Pretty cute.

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ Well, Mr. Darcy, I Nevah...

Farm day was perfect. 78 degrees, sun, breeze and lots of help. 

Toad Boy was at our house building a bunnie palace and & and I got to the farm a bit later than usual. All the lettuce was done. I can't tell you how nice that was. I've been the chief lettuce washer for the past couple of weeks and that is a job that is tedious. 

We have two interns who are now helping. One has been with us for a couple of weeks and she brought a friend along. They are both in the horticulture program at a local community college. And they seem to love what they are learning and doing. 

More hands makes quicker work and for fun conversations. We ended up getting home in record time. Toad Boy was still hard at work on the palace. We had our delicious Kale and sesame/onion/rice vinegar warm salad and a farm fresh lettuce salad. 

A good day was had by all. Except a few deceased-by-force worms. (Oh, and Elizabeth Bennett Bunny was violated a bit. Seems Mr. Darcy's cuteness fooled & into thinking he'd be a gentleman if she removed the divider between them. Uh. Not so much. He was no gentleman. I even suggested that she change his name to Mr. Wickham. We will cut a hole and add a mesh so they can communicate. I'm pretty sure Elizabeth Bennett Bunny prefers her communication to be longing glances and nose rubs verses the reception she received upon her last visit with Mr. Darcy.)

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ Storytime. Pow. Right in the Kisser...

As a writer you'd think I'd have a great story for the eye. 

By the way, it's gotten a bit uglier. 

On Sunday night my eye fooled me into thinking that I might be able to hide the faint lavender shadow with plenty of makeup. 

But then I woke with a scarlet clown tear above the lavender crescent moon. And all hope was lost of keeping it under wraps.

So. I have the avoiders. They look at me. Look away, look back and stare at "the eye." 

The direct questioners. "So, did you tick off your husband?" "Ha.Ha.Ha."

And the ones who interact with me, then suddenly, apparently, they notice I have a shiner. "Whoa! What happened to you?" 

One of my doctors falls in the latter category. Our conversation went like this. 

"What did you do to yourself?"

Laugh. "Why do you think I did it to myself?" 

"I think I know you pretty well." 

Fair enough we have worked together for awhile."So I smashed my car door into my face." 

"Ouch."

"Yeah. And would it surprise you to know that I was talking and distracted when I slammed my face into the car door, or vice versa?"

He laughed. "No, not really." 

"I'm going to take all that as a compliment. So don't ruin it for me." 

"So," He said as he was heading back to his office, "did you do this last night?" 

"No, the day before."

He stopped. His eyebrows rose and he looked pensive. "Didn't I talk to you yesterday? And you had it then?" 

"Yep." 

"Wow. I guess I'm a man. Huh?" 

Uh yeah. 

But I will forgive him for that. Because I carry on as if nothing is abnormal with my face until I get a glimpse in the mirror. Whoa. Send in the clowns, don't worry their here. 

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ 5000 Pin Party

What's a party without balloons, Red balloons and polka dots.

& is a master pinner. 

She recently hit a landmark # and by golly, being the pinner and doer of pins that she is, she decided to have a 5000 Pin Party to celebrate this huge accomplishment. 

Lots of uses for jars on Pinterest, great for veggies for dipping.

I was invited, mostly because it was held at my house. 

Ha. Ha. 

And because I'd help her with the details. 

Rainbow fruit kabobs

And I might take some pictures. 

Here are some fun snaps of the very fun event. We ate, we laughed and those who wanted to make some Pinterest takeaways did.

Jars with lemonade/tea and chunks of fruit.

Frozen banana "pops" with toppings, Pinterest salsa and truffles.

Pinterest cupcake....the best and the worst.

& agonizes which pin to make #5000.

Just pretty, aren't they.

Pinterest ha ha's decoupaged onto can lids an turned into pins.

A few of &'s projects on display. The Twine vase and the lightbulb vases are hers. The black and white beauty is one I bought in Wisconsin.

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ HIGHTW...

 You know how some bloggers post WIAW? 

That's What I Ate Wednesday for those of you who don't know the WIAW story. 

Here's a little twist on that for you. 

This is HIGHTW.

Anyone?

Anyone? 

Anyone?

Okay. Here it is. How I Got Hurt This Weekend!!

One rotten sliver.

One pair of sweatpants that provided TWO ticks, one which had begun snacking.

And one black eye. (Self-inflicted for the sensitive readers who may wonder who socked me.) I was talking...go figure...while closing my car door. And guess what? I decided to ram my face into it prior to closing the door. 

Do NOT try this at home. Amazingly, it didn't hurt as bad as you'd think. Of course, I may have actually been out for awhile. I went on a nice trip into a dark, dark midnight blue sky full of twinkling stars. And right away I grew a little bump. On the upside, this is my first black eye. 

Scribbles and Scrambles ~ Harey Fun and New Friends ~

Elizabeth Bennett Bunny

Bunny hunting

Here’s a story. One about how I now have two Jane Austenesque bunnies at my house.

The face of a man resigned to new pets.

It might be an enchanted fairy tale. If nothing else it might be the picture of the power of prayer. Odd as it is, it is true. Very, very little embellishment. (I know. From me?)

Mr. Darcy

About a month ago & and I headed out at dusk to walk the dogs. In front of us, in the weedy ditch, we saw a hopping little animal. The girls saw it as well and were very interested. Knowing it was a bunny we were ready to wrestle the girls past the little critter when we both noticed that there was a whole lot of white on that bunny.

Turns out the bunny we saw looked nothing like the traditional brown bunny in our areas. It looked very much like a cute little pet bunny.

But, why would a cute little pet bunny be out and about? We thought perchance we had made a visual error as it disappeared into taller grass.

A few days later we saw a white bunny in the neighbors yard. Chewing contentedly, just hanging out. Had to be the neighbors bunny. Right? Of course it was. And it was most definitely a domesticated pet bunny. Indeed, the little cutie was a mini-lop if I've ever seen one.

And a few days later, we saw him again. Never in the light of the day but always when heading out for a late evening walk. We still wondered why the bunny didn't have a cage, but, well, he clearly was home.

Then we saw a wee bit of a difference one evening. He was suddenly a white pointy-eared bunny. Two bunnies?

One morning both bunnies visited our yard. Brace yourself for a scary moment that ended with no casualties. Imagine a cartoon visual of a large black dog racing after a small white critter, back and forth, back and forth. Yep. That's what I saw the morning I realized the bunnies had begun visiting us. Fortunately for all of us the driveway has a bunny-sized tube and Lily is not bunny-sized.

At this point we began to wonder if these bunnies really did belong to the neighbor. And if so, why they were out and about, unprotected by fencing. So I called. No answer. And we had to leave for a long weekend away. & began to pray for the bunnies protection. And that when the time was right, if the bunnies were not the neighbors that she could catch them and find them a good home. 

This pattern continued. Until Monday night. We had gone out and as we arrived home we saw both bunnies in the neighbor's yard. Our fake extended-female-family-members were with us. Two of the more exuberant ones jumped out of the car and ran down to see the bunnies. We followed as did the neighbor who was no doubt curious as to why there were strange teenagers/young adults running willie-nillie in his yard. We chatted. The bunnies had just shown up one day and he thought that maybe they were ours. He was worried about them getting into traffic and wildlife encounters of a bad kind.

Now. We decided we must try to catch them. Indeed, it is probably a miracle that they both survived. There are two busyish streets and raccoons, badgers, owls, hawks, dogs, cats, goodness, there is danger out there. We couldn't just leave them to try to survive any longer on their own. We know lots of people who love bunnies and would love to offer foster care and a friendly home for the cuties.

Shockingly, we did indeed catch them. And they are tame as can be. And dog-gone it (as Rob expected the entire time we worried about the bunnies) we became the welcoming, friendly home.

Yes. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett Bunnies have found a new home.

Now could you resist these faces?