November 26, 2018
It's Monday and the end of the Cleanse, but the beginning of the rest of my life! A life of Thinness, Fitness, and developing a body (My Temple for the Holy Spirit to dwell in GRANDLY) to an example of a Healthy witness, God's plan for my life. I have learned a lot about health and nutrition over the last 44 years of study and it is high time I apply what I know to be true, and put that knowledge to work in my life. God gave us a plan to be healthy, and it is not that we get sick and He heals us, although He definitely can do that. I have seen it in my life and others. I believe that His plan is for us to maximize what we have, eat the "live" foods, taken from the "clean" nutrient ladel dirt (where we all came from) to nourish our bodies. I believe eating meat is second best because we are getting nutrition second hand, from animals that eat the live foods (hopefully). We need to drink pure water.
It is so sad, that to get live foods and pure water, we almost have to rely on Company's we can trust to do what is necessary to purify and give us the best "live" organic foods available, and then purify them, to get rid of the contamination of the ground water and acid rain, a result of our lack of respect for God's plan for our environment. We live in a man-defiled world! I just read that scientist are suggesting that to combat global warming, they want to spray the upper sky (12 miles up) with a toxic chemical! WHAT?!!! God already has a plan to purify, (example, trees) we just need to learn His ways and obey His plan! We need to check our own personal greed. Are we willing to sacrifice some of our "comforts" to recycle, use less energy, stop using toxic chemicals in our home that pollute the fish, water, land, and air? Grammy Whammy of the day! I am passionate about what we each can do to improve and not waste our natural resources, including our own brains and body! I am starting with me. Who's on board with me?
THE BIG CLEANSE REVEAL!
Results of the seven day Cleanse:
Lost 7 lbs. Woopee!
Lost 6 1/2 Inches Wooee!
Feel great!
No hunger!
No cravings!
No pain!
No Medication!
Loads of energy!
Totally enjoyable!
Lots to eat!
Feel younger!
Clothes are hanging & loose!
Exercised in the pool 6 days
THE BEST NEWS:
I checked my stats from two years ago on the same date and these are the results:
In 2016 I weighed 14 lbs more
In 2016 I was 12 inches larger.
What does this mean? I have been struggling with food choices all my life. I would lose weight and gain more back, steadily gaining and never being able to keep weight off for more than 6 months. I NOT ONLY KEPT THE WEIGHT OFF FOR TWO YEARS BUT I LOST 14 LBS! This is so encouraging! I believe I can continue to be an example. It is my desire to bring hope to the hopeless. Those who have "accepted", our "fate" and submitted to the lye that keeps us in bondage to unhealthy food and drink choices. WE ARE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM! ADMIT IT, DEAL WITH IT, WE CAN DO THIS!!!!
OK, as I leap off my soap box, please hear my heart, I love you all and want the best for you. If you want to know more about the Cleanse to jump start your journey, contact me for more details. Your life is worth it, and others are depending on you.💓🙏
Monday, November 26, 2018
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving with my Peanut Butterball "Turkey"
HAPPY, PROSPEROUS, JOYOUS, GRATEFUL, LOVING, ENERGIZED, HEALTHY, PLENTIFUL, ABUNDANT, GLORIOUS THANKSGIVING AND LIFE!!!
November 23, 2018I just finished my Orange Peanut Butterball "Turkey" with Pineapple stuffing and it is "cooking" in the freezer. That's how Grandma Swann celebrates Thanksgiving as a Vegan on a cleanse. This is a little "cheat" if I eat it, but it made me feel festive and in the Thanksgiving spirit. This is the size of a large Cornish hen, you can double or triple the recipe for a larger one, this one will serve about 8-10 non-greedy people. It is very filling and nutritious.
Orange Peanut-Butterabll "Turkey"
With pineapple stuffing
1-pint jar Organic Peanut butter
4 scoops Shaklee Chocolate Life Plan shake,
5 sm. packets Stevia to taste
3 scoops Shaklee Orange Hydrate,(to taste)
1 scoop flax seed (optional)
1/4 cup dry roasted (plain) peanuts-(optional) it adds crunch
Mix together in a large bowl
Place all of the mixture on a plate or platter to "carve" or mold it to look like a Turkey
Cut slices in the main part and add drained pinapple slices and cover so they don't show.
(pineapple cuts the "too much peanut butter" taste) place it in the freezer until ready to serve.
tip: Because of the nature of the mixture it will not hold it's shape unless it is cold. I used a "stabilizer" for the drumsticks,of a half of a plastic knife anchored in the body. Also the peanuts shouldn't show, they don't even need to be there accept I like crunch. Slice to serve.
So, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and I prayed that all of you, reading this, have a blessed Day and Wonderful life in Jesus. God Bless You!!!
I am going to the pool, yes on Thanksgiving! I played water Volleyball day before yesterday, I hope there will be a team today. It will be 80 degrees again today, so if any of you come over the river and through the woods to Grandma's house in your slay, she will be in the pool😆
I will tell you some of the other happenings later. Love you, Grandma Swann
P.S.
This is the 5th day of my cleanse and I feel great! And thinner! Woopee!!!! I don't weigh or measure until Sunday, which completes the week. I will keep you posted, Be thinking about maybe starting your own Cleanse, we are doing a "kick off" on Monday, after today, you may just be so inclined😁. It has been a joy and not difficult at all, never hungry and cravings have ceased, in fact I have to remind myself to eat the amount of veggies and fruit suggested.
Monday, November 19, 2018
Want to CLEANSE?
Nov 19, 2018
There is so much life, to life, it is wonderful!!
I am in Clermont, FL, only about 20 miles from Orlando and Disney World, not that that is important to me (been there done that) but just so you know where I am. It is a huge place with 850 RV sites and a lot of happenings. I was able to get a great site near the pool and the happenings. The day I arrived, I stopped at the Welcome center where I had to unhook the car and leave it in the parking lot until I found a site. A gentleman asked if he could help me unhook. Of course, I couldn't refuse, when we finished, we exchanged cards and he was a Minister (I met his wife today at church). I was scouting out my spot, and my newly adopted (from the last park) Granddaughter from Costa Rica, was bicycling up the road, she saw me before I saw her. She showed me where they were, and then her husband drove my car from where I had left it, at the Welcome center to my site. Then they both helped me back in and get settled.
I have met some interesting people. I met Russ, he is RVing full time by himself and he is in a wheelchair! He broke his neck in a car accident 34 years ago and decided a few months ago to see the USA in an RV. I met a lady that has a motorcycle, I asked her if I could sit on it to see if it would work for me, it didn't, I could hardly get my leg over the seat, while I was struggling with that and laughing, Russ was videoing my attempts. NO, I WILL NOT SHARE IT!
Remember when I went to the Family Fun Day last week at my friends church? Well the health check up was done by Bay Care. I said that because Friday, I got a call from Bay Care as a follow-up to my health assessment. The man that called was Kevin Shields (https://kevinshieldsfitness.com). He (we are adopted) said I qualified for a 12 week fitness program. I cut him off because I didn't think I would be in the Tampa area that long. We chatted for awhile and found out that he needed a Grandma so he gave me his information and we were adopted. We couldn't talk more because his boss was sitting next to him, but I checked out his website and was blown away! He has a Master's degree in Fitness and Nutrition and is Certified in lots of stuff, is a Chronic Conditions Health Coach, and has a mission to help 10,000 people with chronic conditions get off medication! WOW! Are we related or what?! We plan to talk today, can't wait,
I went to Church here at the park yesterday, they have two services 8:30 and 11:30 each with different Pastors, I streamed my Church (fthcm.org) until I had to go to the later service, then finished when I got back. I felt right at home, it is always different, but a good message. He used the story of Jacob and Esau and talked about Esau's anxiety about "dying" of hunger, when he came back from a hunting trip, which made him sell his birthright to Jacob, who was plotting to get it, by cooking up a good (scheme) meal. His subject was"It just isn't that serious." He likened it to our allowing our "situations" to cause us anxiety, getting us off course and we stop trusting God as our source and keep trying to "fix" things ourselves, outside of God's will for our lives. We are willing to "sell" our birthright (our relationship with God through Jesus), choosing to use the World's system rather than seeking the Kingdom of God.
I talked to my friend Sarah, and she noticed that my hearing has improved! Praise the Lord! My goal is to never need a hearing aide again. I keep feeling younger every day. By the way, the "hitch in my get-a-long" in my hip area, that kept me limping and in pain when I walked or moved, did I tell you? IT IS GONE! Praise the Lord! I learned about pressing on the area that hurt the worst until the pain subsided. It relaxes the muscles so the nerve isn't pinched to create the pain. I worked with it for about 4 days and then the pain slowly subsided, it took about a week to be completely free of pain. No meds, no Chiropractor, just lots of Shaklee supplements, (those that focus on inflammation), prayer and patience. I could not have made the move to the new park if I still had that kind of pain, it was too debilitating, I didn't even go outside of the RV for three days, the fourth day I felt enough better to go to the pool, and I guess that helped too. It is interesting that I didn't hardly remember it, I guess we don't pay attention when we are feeling good. It is on my gratitude list for this time of the year when we turn to Thanksgiving.
This is my second day of the CLEANSE! Yes, just before and through Thanksgiving. I have to break the hold that food had over me! Especially this time of year, the focus is on food, and mostly unhealthy food. For the "Cleanse", I will use a few of the Shaklee cleanse supplements morning and evening and graze all day, eating at least every two hours as much as I want of only (mostly raw) veggies and fruits and filtered water. It is a proven 7 day plan that:
Even though I have been Vegan for over a year, I have "cheated" with junk food and cheese and salad dressings and extra stuff in my salads that have kept the weight on. After the 7 days I plan to continue with the Shaklee weight loss plan that retains muscle and keeps the metabolism going.
I weighed, measured and took my blood pressure, before I got started, Want to join me? I need a buddy or buddies, it makes it more fun when you can share the excitement. Rosemary in Oregon just sent me the results of the first week of her group of 3, they lost a total of 15lbs and 13 1/4 inches, diabetes numbers came down drastically and they all felt better! Wow!
There is a way to get the CLEANSE free, let me know if you are interested.
I plan to go to the pool today, it finally warmed up, it will be 80 degrees, WOOPEE!!!!
There is so much life, to life, it is wonderful!!
I am in Clermont, FL, only about 20 miles from Orlando and Disney World, not that that is important to me (been there done that) but just so you know where I am. It is a huge place with 850 RV sites and a lot of happenings. I was able to get a great site near the pool and the happenings. The day I arrived, I stopped at the Welcome center where I had to unhook the car and leave it in the parking lot until I found a site. A gentleman asked if he could help me unhook. Of course, I couldn't refuse, when we finished, we exchanged cards and he was a Minister (I met his wife today at church). I was scouting out my spot, and my newly adopted (from the last park) Granddaughter from Costa Rica, was bicycling up the road, she saw me before I saw her. She showed me where they were, and then her husband drove my car from where I had left it, at the Welcome center to my site. Then they both helped me back in and get settled.
I have met some interesting people. I met Russ, he is RVing full time by himself and he is in a wheelchair! He broke his neck in a car accident 34 years ago and decided a few months ago to see the USA in an RV. I met a lady that has a motorcycle, I asked her if I could sit on it to see if it would work for me, it didn't, I could hardly get my leg over the seat, while I was struggling with that and laughing, Russ was videoing my attempts. NO, I WILL NOT SHARE IT!
Remember when I went to the Family Fun Day last week at my friends church? Well the health check up was done by Bay Care. I said that because Friday, I got a call from Bay Care as a follow-up to my health assessment. The man that called was Kevin Shields (https://kevinshieldsfitness.com). He (we are adopted) said I qualified for a 12 week fitness program. I cut him off because I didn't think I would be in the Tampa area that long. We chatted for awhile and found out that he needed a Grandma so he gave me his information and we were adopted. We couldn't talk more because his boss was sitting next to him, but I checked out his website and was blown away! He has a Master's degree in Fitness and Nutrition and is Certified in lots of stuff, is a Chronic Conditions Health Coach, and has a mission to help 10,000 people with chronic conditions get off medication! WOW! Are we related or what?! We plan to talk today, can't wait,
I went to Church here at the park yesterday, they have two services 8:30 and 11:30 each with different Pastors, I streamed my Church (fthcm.org) until I had to go to the later service, then finished when I got back. I felt right at home, it is always different, but a good message. He used the story of Jacob and Esau and talked about Esau's anxiety about "dying" of hunger, when he came back from a hunting trip, which made him sell his birthright to Jacob, who was plotting to get it, by cooking up a good (scheme) meal. His subject was"It just isn't that serious." He likened it to our allowing our "situations" to cause us anxiety, getting us off course and we stop trusting God as our source and keep trying to "fix" things ourselves, outside of God's will for our lives. We are willing to "sell" our birthright (our relationship with God through Jesus), choosing to use the World's system rather than seeking the Kingdom of God.
I talked to my friend Sarah, and she noticed that my hearing has improved! Praise the Lord! My goal is to never need a hearing aide again. I keep feeling younger every day. By the way, the "hitch in my get-a-long" in my hip area, that kept me limping and in pain when I walked or moved, did I tell you? IT IS GONE! Praise the Lord! I learned about pressing on the area that hurt the worst until the pain subsided. It relaxes the muscles so the nerve isn't pinched to create the pain. I worked with it for about 4 days and then the pain slowly subsided, it took about a week to be completely free of pain. No meds, no Chiropractor, just lots of Shaklee supplements, (those that focus on inflammation), prayer and patience. I could not have made the move to the new park if I still had that kind of pain, it was too debilitating, I didn't even go outside of the RV for three days, the fourth day I felt enough better to go to the pool, and I guess that helped too. It is interesting that I didn't hardly remember it, I guess we don't pay attention when we are feeling good. It is on my gratitude list for this time of the year when we turn to Thanksgiving.
This is my second day of the CLEANSE! Yes, just before and through Thanksgiving. I have to break the hold that food had over me! Especially this time of year, the focus is on food, and mostly unhealthy food. For the "Cleanse", I will use a few of the Shaklee cleanse supplements morning and evening and graze all day, eating at least every two hours as much as I want of only (mostly raw) veggies and fruits and filtered water. It is a proven 7 day plan that:
- Improve's focus and energy
- Enhances mood and sleep quality
- Supports detox and healthy digestion
- Jump-starts weight loss and reduces craving
Even though I have been Vegan for over a year, I have "cheated" with junk food and cheese and salad dressings and extra stuff in my salads that have kept the weight on. After the 7 days I plan to continue with the Shaklee weight loss plan that retains muscle and keeps the metabolism going.
I weighed, measured and took my blood pressure, before I got started, Want to join me? I need a buddy or buddies, it makes it more fun when you can share the excitement. Rosemary in Oregon just sent me the results of the first week of her group of 3, they lost a total of 15lbs and 13 1/4 inches, diabetes numbers came down drastically and they all felt better! Wow!
There is a way to get the CLEANSE free, let me know if you are interested.
I plan to go to the pool today, it finally warmed up, it will be 80 degrees, WOOPEE!!!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
YIKES!! No phone calls
Nov 14, 2018
Yesterday I had no phone service, YIKES!!! No calls in or out and I couldn't even call Verizon to get help. It said I was not connected. I tried to call them from my Tablet, through wifi, but to do that I needed a phone connection so I could set up the APP. I asked my next door neighbor (who had Verizon and his phone was fine), to call me to see if it would ring, it didn't and it went to voice mail on his end. Wow, I tried everything I could think of, then decided to go to a Verizon store in the area. I did (it was nice to have the car) and learned something I already knew, TRUST GOD that "all things work together for good to those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose," Rom 8:28
Guess what my new Grandson did to fix it???? He turned it off and back on again. That was it! WALAH, FIXED!!! I took my Tablet in also, and was able to get it set up to make calls with WiFi if it ever happens again, so it was a wonderful trip, I gained information, got my Tablet set up, and adopted an awesome Grandson who is 31, knows Jesus, unchurched and in engaged to be married in 2020. He made it official by giving me his information.
Life is soooo good when you can trust God that every challenge is going to work out for your good, no matter what it is. Father knows best, stick with His plan and get excited about the adventurous outcome. If I am not excited about the outcome, it is likely that I am in fear, stressed, anxiety, etc.... Fear is not of God and has no place in His Kingdom (Heaven or earth), It is the adversary's plan to distract us from trusting God. Are we afraid of death? Jesus saved us from that, with Eternal life. Painful outcomes? Going through pain and suffering makes us stronger for the next one. If we wimp out, every trial will be worse than the first and harder to deal with because we haven't become stronger to deal with it. It is all in the growing up process.
I went to the pool when I got back and for the last two days there have only been folks from Oregon there. Two couples and me. Good conversation. I got more acquainted with Teresa and we have a lot in common. She does crafts and sells them on Ebay while she is on the road full time. http://stores.ebay.com/
Yesterday I had no phone service, YIKES!!! No calls in or out and I couldn't even call Verizon to get help. It said I was not connected. I tried to call them from my Tablet, through wifi, but to do that I needed a phone connection so I could set up the APP. I asked my next door neighbor (who had Verizon and his phone was fine), to call me to see if it would ring, it didn't and it went to voice mail on his end. Wow, I tried everything I could think of, then decided to go to a Verizon store in the area. I did (it was nice to have the car) and learned something I already knew, TRUST GOD that "all things work together for good to those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose," Rom 8:28
Guess what my new Grandson did to fix it???? He turned it off and back on again. That was it! WALAH, FIXED!!! I took my Tablet in also, and was able to get it set up to make calls with WiFi if it ever happens again, so it was a wonderful trip, I gained information, got my Tablet set up, and adopted an awesome Grandson who is 31, knows Jesus, unchurched and in engaged to be married in 2020. He made it official by giving me his information.
Life is soooo good when you can trust God that every challenge is going to work out for your good, no matter what it is. Father knows best, stick with His plan and get excited about the adventurous outcome. If I am not excited about the outcome, it is likely that I am in fear, stressed, anxiety, etc.... Fear is not of God and has no place in His Kingdom (Heaven or earth), It is the adversary's plan to distract us from trusting God. Are we afraid of death? Jesus saved us from that, with Eternal life. Painful outcomes? Going through pain and suffering makes us stronger for the next one. If we wimp out, every trial will be worse than the first and harder to deal with because we haven't become stronger to deal with it. It is all in the growing up process.
I went to the pool when I got back and for the last two days there have only been folks from Oregon there. Two couples and me. Good conversation. I got more acquainted with Teresa and we have a lot in common. She does crafts and sells them on Ebay while she is on the road full time. http://stores.ebay.com/
She has published two RV Cook books and a book about child molestation. She has done her genealogy as I have and is a history buff. She has read the book series, "Wagon Train" and said she would loan me the first book, and we will be together in the Fla. parks from time to time and when I finish she will loan the next one to me. Both sides of my family landed in America before the revolutionary war and went to Oregon by wagon train, so I am very interested in the books. We had a good time in the pool while getting our exercise. Oh, by the way, she used to raise Pot-Bellied pigs and sell them. Sounds like my kind of gal!
I got some more Spanish moss and brought it back to the RV in my hands. On the way back a lady cautioned me about "chiggers", tiny bugs that can get under your skin and create red itchy bumps. She suggested I microwave the moss, which I did. I read up on it and it seems to be a problem only if it has been on the ground for a while.
Tomorrow I will be leaving this park to go about an hour and 20 minutes to Clermont, Fla which is about 18 miles from Orlando. I will be there 3 weeks then back here for 2 weeks.
Monday, November 12, 2018
"You can choose the choice, but not the consequences", by Pastor J A Cherry
Nov 12, 2018
I went to the Family Fun Day at the Church in Brandon, Fl, on Saturday and expected to see the Pastor and his wife , and my Shaklee friend that I missed last Sunday because she was at the Women's retreat from my Church in Maryland. I was able to visit with them, but got a great surprise! I saw 3 other people I knew from my church in Maryland and one friend I hadn't seen for 25 years and she looks so good and will be 80 next year! What a blessing!
They had a health screening there for blood pressure, A1c (Diabetes), Cholesterol, I was looking good accept my blood pressure was high (I was excited, and it was down later) and my good Cholesterol was a little low, I need to work on that.
Family Fun Day was fun but I was not able to eat because they only had hamburgers, soda's and ice cream (home made and Dixie cups). Being Vegan, I could only eat the Dixie cups. 😜Do you remember Dixie cups (small ice cream with the wooden spoons?) It had been so long since I had one, I caved in, and ate one,,,,and paid the price later. On my way home (an hour and 15 min drive) I got sooo sleepy that 20 miles from where I was going, I had to stop at a rest stop and take a nap, in the car! I never take naps! The next morning I woke up with Arthritis pain in my joints, OH NO, back on the good foot, Choices come with consequences (Good and bad). That one moment of pleasure was not worth the consequences!
I found this blog that I didn't send before, so I am sending it now
Oxford, Mississippi April 2018
I went to the Family Fun Day at the Church in Brandon, Fl, on Saturday and expected to see the Pastor and his wife , and my Shaklee friend that I missed last Sunday because she was at the Women's retreat from my Church in Maryland. I was able to visit with them, but got a great surprise! I saw 3 other people I knew from my church in Maryland and one friend I hadn't seen for 25 years and she looks so good and will be 80 next year! What a blessing!
They had a health screening there for blood pressure, A1c (Diabetes), Cholesterol, I was looking good accept my blood pressure was high (I was excited, and it was down later) and my good Cholesterol was a little low, I need to work on that.
Family Fun Day was fun but I was not able to eat because they only had hamburgers, soda's and ice cream (home made and Dixie cups). Being Vegan, I could only eat the Dixie cups. 😜Do you remember Dixie cups (small ice cream with the wooden spoons?) It had been so long since I had one, I caved in, and ate one,,,,and paid the price later. On my way home (an hour and 15 min drive) I got sooo sleepy that 20 miles from where I was going, I had to stop at a rest stop and take a nap, in the car! I never take naps! The next morning I woke up with Arthritis pain in my joints, OH NO, back on the good foot, Choices come with consequences (Good and bad). That one moment of pleasure was not worth the consequences!
I found this blog that I didn't send before, so I am sending it now
Oxford, Mississippi April 2018
Hey there, it’s
34 degrees outside but brilliant sunshine over the Walmart parking lot. God
knew we needed it, amazing spring warmth to banish The "winter thoughts” and
make us grateful again for what we already have: God’s love, forgiveness, peace, joy, comfort,
and adoption into his family, if we choose. Ah There is the key… if we
choose.
As I travel
around I introduce myself as “Grandma Swann.”. I get several reactions: Older
people get “huffy” sometimes and say,” well I’m a grandparent too.” Mostly others
are surprised and caught off guard, but it will always get a smile and guards
will come down. Then I tell them that I’m up for adoption, I give them my card and tell them about my blog address on it. Then, I tell them, if they send me their phone and email address, that it makes it official, if they need a grandmother.
I get several
reactions from that; “ No thank you I have a grandmother”, or a nervous laugh and,”
I don’t have a grandma,” with a wistful look. If they don’t tell me, I ask if they have one.
And I offer
again by suggesting "You can’t have too many Grandmas". Usually I get agreement
with that. The point being , as my pastor says,” giving his not complete until
receiving takes place.”
To be
adopted as an adult is a choice. I don’t adopt everyone, (seems like it
sometimes). I offer adoption, and it is either received or rejected. Jesus offered the same thing. Until we choose Jesus (and He gave us the
choice), the adoption is not complete. He died a horrible death, to give us
adoption into the family of God. The gift of Salvation brings with it joy,
love, comfort, peace, and change and eternal life in heaven with Him when we
die. It is like any other gift we are
given, we can choose to receive it or not.
But as my Pastor also says “Choices are long lasting and life changing”,
no matter which choice you make. “You
can choose the choice, but you don’t get to choose the consequences.” You will reap what you sow. It’s a
law of God whether we like it or not!
He gave….we
need to receive, it is simple, accept the gift by asking Him into your heart
today as your Lord and Savior. And He
will come in.
Jesus gave
us peace, He is the Prince of peace, have we received it? Really?
What about Joy? Comfort in the “midst”.
Forgiveness? Did we receive? Will
we give it to others? Some questions to
ponder.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Nov. 8, 2018
Well, you probably thought I fell in the pool. I have been enjoying it most every day and meeting very interesting people. Because the pool is not heated, and it has been cool (72-78 degrees)😂there haven't been a lot of people at the pool.
It is hard to reconstruct happenings when I am so far behind, but I will try. It is very interesting here in Florida, and since this is the first time I have had a car, I have been able to see the character of the area. There are lots of farms and I don't know how many retirement communities that probably used to be farms. Every couple of days, there is a thunderstorm (just like Maryland summers).
Last Sunday, I drove 75 miles to attend Church in Brandon, FL, where a long time friend is Pastoring a very loving Church. I hadn't seen him or his wife for over 20 years. He didn't recognize me (white hair) at first until I said, Sister Swann. He and my husband were ordained around the same time at our Church. The church is called 'Rivers of Life', and he actually taught on the Holy Spirit, it was great to hear him again, They both look the same and I felt very much at home. They honored me by inviting me to sit up front with his wife and taking communion with the Ministers (14) of them. They have a nice facility and good size Church grounds where they will have Family Fun Day on Saturday, I plan too go back for that.
I was treated so special, they assigned one of the members to walk me to my car. I saw some spanish moss lying on the ground and asked if I could have some. I used it for covering the foam and the 'elements' of flower arrangements when I did my flower business. I have an idea that I will make some arrangements for Christmas giving. Another member was very helpful and said I could have all I wanted, that it killed the trees, and he didn't like it anyway, I got a nice bunch, plenty for what I need.
After I left church, I called a Shaklee friend, that used to be an Usher at our Church in Maryland, who now lives in Florida. She lived near where I was, and I thought since I was in the area, we could get together. Well, she was in Maryland! She had just returned from the FTHCM Women's Retreat and was coming back to Florida later that day. Then she told me that Rivers of Life was her Church! Wow, she also said she would be at the Family Fun Day on Saturday, so I will get to see her then. Isn't God good?
I attended Bible Study here at the Park on October 31st. Better than celebrating a devilish holiday, Halloween. Have you checked it's history?
I have been spending some time on writing and working on my vision, mission and plan for the rest of my life.
I think I slept in the wrong position and woke up a couple of days ago with pain in my lower back on the left side. It made me walk crooked and I had to be very conscious of standing up straight. I learned of a technique that has helped and the pain is slowly going away. I knew that it was muscle related and the theory is that muscles get tight, pulls out of place pinching the nerves which causes the pain.
The treatment, is to locate the place where the pain is the worst, and pressing with your knuckle as hard as you can, or press up against the wall with a tennis ball or hard object against the spot. Hold it until it stops hurting. That process relaxes the muscle which stops the pinching of the nerve. I have done it before and it worked, it is a little slower this time but it is gradually getting better. It has kept me indoors and from the pool for two days, but today I did go out to the store (87 degrees) because I was running out of food. "Patience is God's plan to get you everything" (My Pastor said that).
That reminds me, if you don't have a good source of hearing the word of God in a manner that you can apply to practical living, listen to www.fthcm.org (live stream of our service) on Sunday at 9:30 AM Eastern (and for the next 24 hours) and Tuesday at 7:30 PM Eastern (and for 24 hours after). Or go to 'Official fthcm you tube channel'
You will be glad you did!
Well, you probably thought I fell in the pool. I have been enjoying it most every day and meeting very interesting people. Because the pool is not heated, and it has been cool (72-78 degrees)😂there haven't been a lot of people at the pool.
It is hard to reconstruct happenings when I am so far behind, but I will try. It is very interesting here in Florida, and since this is the first time I have had a car, I have been able to see the character of the area. There are lots of farms and I don't know how many retirement communities that probably used to be farms. Every couple of days, there is a thunderstorm (just like Maryland summers).
Last Sunday, I drove 75 miles to attend Church in Brandon, FL, where a long time friend is Pastoring a very loving Church. I hadn't seen him or his wife for over 20 years. He didn't recognize me (white hair) at first until I said, Sister Swann. He and my husband were ordained around the same time at our Church. The church is called 'Rivers of Life', and he actually taught on the Holy Spirit, it was great to hear him again, They both look the same and I felt very much at home. They honored me by inviting me to sit up front with his wife and taking communion with the Ministers (14) of them. They have a nice facility and good size Church grounds where they will have Family Fun Day on Saturday, I plan too go back for that.
I was treated so special, they assigned one of the members to walk me to my car. I saw some spanish moss lying on the ground and asked if I could have some. I used it for covering the foam and the 'elements' of flower arrangements when I did my flower business. I have an idea that I will make some arrangements for Christmas giving. Another member was very helpful and said I could have all I wanted, that it killed the trees, and he didn't like it anyway, I got a nice bunch, plenty for what I need.
After I left church, I called a Shaklee friend, that used to be an Usher at our Church in Maryland, who now lives in Florida. She lived near where I was, and I thought since I was in the area, we could get together. Well, she was in Maryland! She had just returned from the FTHCM Women's Retreat and was coming back to Florida later that day. Then she told me that Rivers of Life was her Church! Wow, she also said she would be at the Family Fun Day on Saturday, so I will get to see her then. Isn't God good?
I attended Bible Study here at the Park on October 31st. Better than celebrating a devilish holiday, Halloween. Have you checked it's history?
I have been spending some time on writing and working on my vision, mission and plan for the rest of my life.
I think I slept in the wrong position and woke up a couple of days ago with pain in my lower back on the left side. It made me walk crooked and I had to be very conscious of standing up straight. I learned of a technique that has helped and the pain is slowly going away. I knew that it was muscle related and the theory is that muscles get tight, pulls out of place pinching the nerves which causes the pain.
The treatment, is to locate the place where the pain is the worst, and pressing with your knuckle as hard as you can, or press up against the wall with a tennis ball or hard object against the spot. Hold it until it stops hurting. That process relaxes the muscle which stops the pinching of the nerve. I have done it before and it worked, it is a little slower this time but it is gradually getting better. It has kept me indoors and from the pool for two days, but today I did go out to the store (87 degrees) because I was running out of food. "Patience is God's plan to get you everything" (My Pastor said that).
That reminds me, if you don't have a good source of hearing the word of God in a manner that you can apply to practical living, listen to www.fthcm.org (live stream of our service) on Sunday at 9:30 AM Eastern (and for the next 24 hours) and Tuesday at 7:30 PM Eastern (and for 24 hours after). Or go to 'Official fthcm you tube channel'
You will be glad you did!
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