January This and That

 “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”   --- Luke 10:27

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1.) I received such lovely books for Christmas!

Yesterday I finished Three Bird Summer and absolutely loved it. Felt whisked-away to a summer cabin and far from the ice and winter bleakness outside my windows.

2.) These are some of our favorite movies we watched in 2024:

The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve

If

Reagan

Twisters

The Present

The Firing Squad

Accidental Texan

The Long Game

3.) And for months I've meant to show you these autumnal plates Tom bought for me at a thrift shop. Just the prior week I'd pointed to similar dishes in a tv ad, expressing my wish for them then, poof! He arrived home with these:

Don't you love it when God makes Himself obvious like that?

4.) Oh and guess what? Tom, Naomi and I have our own on-call-24/7 personal doctor.  ツ 

His name is Dr. Eric Berg and we discovered him at Youtube 5 or more years ago. Anytime we have a question about our health we zip over to his Youtube page and do a search for what may be the problem.

Dr. Berg is so practical. He explains problems clearly and usually recommends a change in diet, using certain vitamins, intermittent fasting, exercise, etc. And being at Youtube it's like he's on call 24/7.

We appreciate him.

Oh, in case you're curious, I'm still all healed up! (See my last post.) Even my legs are better in all this cold weather (I'm more careful to take my krill oil pills and I think that makes a difference. And keeping my granny lap blanket on, also. heh.)

5.) And in case anyone wondered, I'm taking a break from Instagram. During a difficult time during March and April of last year, Instagram proved a source of comfort and help and was much appreciated!

But that grace appeared for just a season and you know? It's ok to release what we once needed. To hold onto what we learned, then move forward to help others with our gainings.

Perhaps I'll return to Instagram someday. Never say never, right? 

6.) Which reminds me, I highly recommend asking for prayer by way of social media. I did that last week and experienced a miracle! (See my previous post.)

Sometimes I think God is just waiting for us to humble ourselves and ask for prayer. Perhaps it's like creating a door to a miracle where no door existed before.

Just something to consider.

7.) And speaking of social media, I so agree with this:

8.) Here are two delightful booktubers I'm not sure I've ever recommended here:

Books and Jams

Wandering With Stacy

9.)  Now, I don't take a ton of vitamins, but I needed help remembering which ones I'd already had each day (and also my lemon juice and 2 dates). So months ago, I made a simple chart on which I could check-off the vitamins I'd taken. Each chart lasts some weeks.

Works great!

10.) And here are a few Youtube videos to keep you busy:

Amish Man Dies, Meets Jesus  (this is so powerful for anyone who tends to become a bit crazy in following all the 'rules')

Help! Our House is Rotting (this continues to his wife's vlog.)

Dreamy December Winter Morning Playlist

WW2 Train Car Transformed Into a Tiny House

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And for a smile ...

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Please remember: My posts are always about more than they appear to be. 

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 "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15

When God Has Mercy on Your Wrong Guesses

"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."   --- Psalm 16:11

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(Hoped God wouldn't ask me to share this, but He said it could help people. So here you go.)

Oh for Pete's sake!

I'd treated myself for estrogen dominance when actually mine was the opposite problem. (Some symptoms are cross-overs, so hey. Mistakes were made.)  ツ

Besides, I felt fine. Was eating wiser. More consistently taking vitamins.

Well, I'd followed the online natural help for lowering estrogen (and ridding oneself of polyps) so thoroughly, that by Tuesday night I'd become an estrogen-less zombie. Depleted. (Don't ask. Oh dear.)

But wow. Exactly when I needed this course correction (exactly! Later could've whisked me to a hospital bed), God led me to the correct website, diagnosis, and information. 

Then immediately, before retiring to bed, I ate plain Greek yogurt and cheese. For breakfast I had bacon and eggs. Cocoa with more milk than water. A hamburger for lunch. Two dates for iron.

And oh my goodness. In less than 24 hours, 95% of my problem (again, don't ask) disappeared. Was gone! 

For me, this is a miracle from God. Two nights earlier at Facebook, I'd asked for prayer and I believe they helped lead me to this course correction. This healing miracle.

And for the rest of my life may I always remember this incredible joy of gratitude coursing through my veins. May I never release it, but rather, splash around inside during all my thousands of remaining hours.

May we always feel grateful for our good health!

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Remember this?

My first note: the wonderful CW series, Superman and Lois, wasn't over afterall! A 4th (and final) season was added. Wow. We'd kinda given-up waiting. Tsk tsk.

We binge-watched (via Max) the final 10 episodes--and oh my! Those last 9 minutes. Perhaps the best series finale, ever. 

In fact, I'll share a piece with you. Doesn't matter if you want to later watch the series or if you plan never to. This voice-over epilogue was incredible family-wise, spiritual-wise and otherwise.

Again, it's the epilogue, so it was about what came after the series officially ended. So no real spoilers, imo.

If you have 9 minutes, please watch both. If you only have 5 minutes, watch the second one.  ツ

The first 4 minutes.

The second 5 minutes.

"I came to this world, alone. But when I left it, I had so much--and it was all because of love. It's the thing that makes Life worth living. Do everything you can to find love. To give it, to hold onto it. Because Life? It goes by so fast."

--from Superman and Lois

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My Top Ten Favorite Books of 2024:

Gabriella by Nancy Hartwell

The Brass Keys of Kenwick by Augusta Huiell Seaman

Truly, Madly, Sheeply by Heather Vogel Frederick

Winterbound by Margery Williams Bianco

Mystery of the Red Carnations by Mary C. Jane

The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson

Put Out to Pasture by Amanda Flower

The Inn at Tansy Falls by Cate Woods

A Minnetonka Summer by Borghild Dahl

Greystone Secrets: The Strangers by Margaret P. Haddix

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Hardly gets more encouraging than this!

And why did it require some weeks before I came to the correct health diagnosis? I'll answer that with this:

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Please remember: My posts are always about more than they appear to be. *** "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15

Secrets. Today I'm Sharing Secrets.

"Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul."   --- 3  John 1:2

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Some secrets need to become public knowledge. When a secret can help heal people without dangerous side effects, it should be shared!

Secrets like these:

(Canned pineapple works, also.)

You can locate help like this at Pinterest and Youtube. Easily. Just use the search bar. 

For decades, this type of information has been so hidden (many nefarious reasons), but will soon experience freedom. The time of lies has ceased.

Have an allergy (etc.) to something mentioned? Keep looking until you find a natural answer which works for you. Write down natural cures on a page you can refer to if you're ill.

Don't be a giver-upper, ok? They remain stuck. Give new things, time. Personally I believe God long ago provided natural ways to stay well and I'm determined to find all the ones which work for me.

The Bible says if we seek we'll find. Seeking is an active thing! It's work, yes, but whatever stops us from becoming lazy (and sick) is beneficial.

And if something can keep us healthy naturally, feeling strong and extend our lives? It's an incredible thing, indeed.

The first part of my natural health journey is Here.

And one more helpful, no, vital, hint if you've ever taken antibiotics:

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Vintage charm on a budget.  Some of the most gorgeous rooms, ever!

Tom and I especially enjoyed this Arctic episode of Downielive. Often when that show ends, I quip, "That kid sure gets around."  シ But really, we are grateful Mike takes us places we'll never otherwise go.

I'm enjoying returning to this video of music for creators. So peaceful to listen to while puttering!

And here's a helpful video for a new year: Cleaning Hacks When You're Elderly.  (Although frankly, some of the cleaning is a bit intense and done too often, imo. But maybe I'm a closet slob. heh.)

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Remember! God is wonderful at making ways where there appears to be none.

Please remember: My posts are always about more than they appear to be. 

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 "For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." ... Matthew 6:14,15