Taking the BIG leap...

By next Saturday my dear sister will be getting married, which is hard for me to believe. She is not old enough! (Ok, maybe she is, but I'll never believe it). She has grown up into a strong independent woman that I am very proud of. There has been so much on her plate and she is getting through it, with some stress, but yet smiling and remembering to breath.

She is marrying my soon to be brother in-law Gordon, who I also think has so much potential. I don't get to spend as much time around him being so far away, but I do know he works hard and truly cares for Sam. So here are some words of wisdom from my whopping 4 years of marriage for them...

- Let God be the center of your marriage, moving closer to HIM is the way to move closer to each other.

- Marriage is about change and compromise. Be willing to change and adapt as you are blending two worlds together into one. You will find out that the way you two were raised and how you like things done may have to be modified to fit your new family. My hubby has a great illustration:

Think of it as a house. You will each bring furniture from your separate houses, some of his will fit and some of hers will fit, but in some spaces nothing will fit and you get to pick out NEW furniture together :) Which can be lots of fun!!!

It is that same with each day, you will start new traditions and modify old ones.

- COMMUNICATE, I mean over communicate, communicate until you think the other person is tired of you communicating. Talk with each other and get in the habit of making decisions together and talking openly about how you feel and what's going on. If you can't be open and honest with your spouse you will never get to the marriage God has for you. Give all of yourself to each other, though it may take time to get there keep fighting for it.

- Pay attention to your unrealistic expectations. There are things you both think the other person should be doing or saying, but they may not have a clue that you feel that way. It is even possible to have those expectations subconsciously and not realize why we are upset with the other person or feeling hurt and let down. Assess your feelings and hurts before deciding you are angry.

- Don't spend time being annoyed with what you don't like about your spouse or how he folds the towels, or washed the dishes, they are just not worth it. Have patience and grace with one another and remember to lift each other up with your words and actions, because that breeds a positive healthy marriage.

- Do not disprespect each other in front of others, it will make a woman feel unloved and embarrassed and make a man feel disrespected.

- Finally, though there are so many other things I could write about, just laugh together each day, have fun, be in love and never give up fighting for a better marriage, it never ends, but the results of the hardwork are worth every moment!

And Sam, enjoy your kittens (yes Gordon you are marrying the cat lady!)

Candida, think you don't have it, you may...

I started juicing to fix my candida and parasite problems, which are now back to candida, parasites are gone! ( that was a 2 year process) I am getting ready to order the book: The Juice Ladies Guide to Juicing for Health by Cherie Calbom.

She herself was sick for years and doctors just couldn't help, and so she began juicing and saved her own life. It's a very informative cook book about all types of illnesses and ailments that truly help the body fight without medicine. I know it can take more time and planning, but like with anything else, once you get the hang of it, it becomes much easier. The hard things are never quick, but usually the most beneficial.

So you ask what is Candida??? It is yeast that occurs naturally in the digestive tract, it is harmless in small amounts, but when we eat to much in the way of breads, sugars, fruits, etc... we can allow the yeast to grow and take over our bodies causing, rashes, allergies, aching joints, headaches, weight gain, mood swings, anxiety, gas, flatulence, bloating, dizziness, food cravings, and even more painful PMS symptoms for women (you get the picture). It doesn't do anything good for our bodies. The list of problems can go on for days.

You would be amazed at how many people suffer from this and don't realize it. But think about how we eat... We have fast food, everything processed and full of sugars that our body was never made to process correctly. The candida grows and attached to organs, flows through our blood stream and begins to shut down the body and the immune system is compromised.

I grew up eating meat and potatoes, with some sort of bread at dinner most nights. Also, processed snacks and not enough living foods. The only place we should shop in the grocery store is the outside of the store. it is where all the living whole foods are, while the processed food fill up the other 85% of the store.

So how can you tell if you have it? If you go to a more comprehensive website and see that you have many of these symptoms, change your diet for 2 weeks and see how you feel. Changing your diet means cutting out all things that turn to sugar in the body. You may have uncomfortable die off symptoms (possibly flu like symptoms), but it's OK, it means you are ridding yourself of the excess candida. If you don't feed the candida it cannot survive and will leave the body.

I know this sounds like no fun (which at times it isn't), but once I have it under control, I can have different foods and desserts once in a while with no problems, so don worry :)

PS. Another discovery that was interesting, you know those floaters you get in your eye sometimes that the doctor says have to go away on their own and there is nothing they can do about it??? It could be due to candida build up in the body!

Juicing!!!

Today I bought myself a juicer. (Thank you Kohl's discounts and Cassie!) Why you ask??? I have had health issues for years and I am finally winning my health back and this is the next step to the nutrients my body needs and desires. Today I tried my first juicing recipe, which includes the following:

Liver and Gallbladder Rejuvenator: Organic when possible*

- 3-4 carrots (tops and ends cut off and washed well)
- 1 lemon (seeds removed)
- 1/2 beet with stems and leaves (washed well)
- 1/2 granny smith apple
- 1 inch piece of ginger


I have to admit I was nervous to drink it, I mean it could be gross, but it actually had a nice ZING from the lemon and ginger and hasn't been to bad.


It is actually hard to drink the whole glass as it is very filling, but I am hoping for results similar to my mom who has also entered the world of juicing! She is feeling great and energized!

I think this is that last leg of my journey and I get to move on with life and so I am ready and excited!

On another note... I can NOT believe my sister Sam will be a wife in just 3 short weeks! Looking forward to a week of family time!

Pineapple diet, what??????

Yes, I have been on a pineapple diet for 6 days now, 4 more to go and it has been the MOST amazing thing I have donein a very long time. Now I know it sounds crazy to think that eating only pineapple and drinking water for days, but I have removed all sorts of toxins and parasites from my aching body. I am more flexible, my skin feels like butta ( that's slang for butter, hehe) and I couldn't be happier. I know you are dying to know ALL the benefits, results and how it actually works, so stop the worrying and keep reading....

First before you want to know WHY you should do it, of course we all like to know how it will benefit us... It regenerated elasticity in the lungs, lowers blood pressure, increases flexibility, expells parasites, cleanses the colon, liver, etc, helps with gout, improves the skin, helps you loose weight and so much more! What is amazing is this is something God gave us to naturally improve our body and NOT spend a fortune doing it!!!!

So how it works is simple... Eat Pineapple, as MUCH as you want each day and drink plenty of water. make sure it is fresh pineapple only, then juice it, cut it blend it whatever you liek, get creative. This fast should last 3-10 days, no less no longer. At least 3 pineapples should be consumed in the 3 days and obviously more if you continue.

I'm sure you are worried about the acidity of pineapples, so here are some tips for that. First, a ripe pineapple will be sweet. We are not used to that because pineapples are never left growing until they are ripe and sweet because by the time they were shipped to stores they would rot, and so we get them early. If they are ripe they will not hurt your mouth. Also, juicing them or making them a smoothie allows them to more quickly pass the mouth also helping with the fear of sores and pain.

I have been amazed, simply, amazed at how this has worked and started improving my health... It is worth it!