This topic can be a confusing one and even a “hot” topic in some circles. I am discussing it on two levels today. First from a healthy living lifestyle and Second from a place of spiritual beliefs. This past two weeks I have been lead into circles that share many views. Here are a few of the conversations: ” I know I should eat less sugar but, almost everything you buy has sugar in it, which leaves me no room for the sugary treats I really want.” there is truth in that statement. That said, Hmmm. what choices do you think this person has? Couple of sites with some choices: https://www.youtube.com/@jademountainfarms & https://www.allrecipes.com/gallery/best-sugar-free-dessert-recipes/

Conversation #2: “My mind says you have got to start eating healthier. You’re aging and poor eating leads to additional health issues.” My response, ” honestly no matter the age, poor eating takes it’s toll, not to mention makes you less likely to get out and get some excercise, the domino effect.” My recommendation for this is good ole Wayne Dyer, Excuses Be Gone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmRUEylR-Gg. Yep it is long but, you can listen in segments.

Conversation # 3: I was at Fayetteville 7th Day Adventist, where I attended yesterday for the Sabbath. They were having a pot luck and announced the dishes were labled Vegetarian or Not. Many believe all 7th day Adventist are vegetarian, I have found this not to be the case. So I asked and was told by several, “no not all of us are and we don’t put hardship on anyone who chooses not to follow the vegetarian diet and the same applies to Christmas. It is hard on the children especially those coming into 7th day adventism and not growing up in it. I asked, as a genuine question: Isn’t that compromise teaching children lies and to participate in sin?” I asked this because it was my understanding, this church origins did not practice these and were more disciplined about health eating.(it’s actually why I went there, I was seeking a more disciplined congregation, so we could support each other.) And there are other ways to celebrate and share Love during the holidays that your children will enjoy just as much. As for gifts, your time, especially these days, is more important than a gift that is enjoyed a month maybe two then tossed aside. For more on the dietary walk of 7th day read, Ellen G. White, Councils of Diet and Food.

All of this reminded me of verses in Romans chapter 13:8-14, All of Chapter 14, & Chapter 15: 1-13 which very clearly stated Jesus view. No, I am not going to write it all in this post, I leave the reading of these to you. That is if you are actually interested. After all, He tells us, “Seek ye the Kingdom of God.” (In the last 5 years I have learned, answers to every issue are in His Word) I hope you choose to read these verses and let them speak to you too. In a nutshell: “it is not our place to judge, bring hardship on another, nor have a lack of Trust God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit as to our call. Just seek and ask “what would Jesus do?” Once each of us have Heard the Truth and have Eyes to see the consequences of following Jesus or Not, is “your” choice”. Not my choice, I am not your attorney nor are you mine. I am called to share His Truth in Love and if it is not received, ok. I tried. Now walk away and Pray not only for ourselves but, for our family, friends, and neighbors. Continue on having Faith in His Word, and TRUST “He’s got us in His hands” & will reveal the Way in His timing.

Peace & Blessings to all who choose to read these words. Hugs.

In today’s world I am really getting a better understanding of, “Less is More” : Simplicity is better than elaborate embellishment. I realized (at 60!) how much of the world has been consumed by the lie: “I need more, want that next new thing (I-phone, car, bigger house), gotta have more, it is the way to happines, right?” WRONG!. It only puts us in debt more, working more to pay for the debt, and the next new depreciates & the initial joy of that new thing is gone within 30 days, tops 60.

Then come the thoughts, “dang, I wish I had kept my car. (which was paid off) And this new phone is frutrating with all the changes. Augh, this bigger house, with it’s bigger payment, is more to clean, has a higher utiiites, insurance, and now I need to work a P/T job to pay for it so I don’t even get to enjoy it. What was I thinking? ” That’s the problem, most aren’t thinking or looking at the potential consequences. Too many are just trying to keep up with the herd. (the Jones) Are you saying, “that’s not my problem, I can’t afford a new house or car?”

This more, more, more can show up in smaller ways too. Like clothes, eating out, or Stuff for your apartment or house. And these smaller items can stress you out and put you in financial struggles too. Even if, like me, you go to thrift stores! You look up and have so many clothes you don’t even know what is in the closet, every nook and cranny is filled with stuff and you find yourself saying, “maybe I should rent a storage unit“. NO! For what? So you can pay a monthly fee to have all that “stuff” sit there for years!

How much do you have that is not even used? Is the father of lies whispering at you continuously saying, ” aw, come on you know you want it, everyone is getting them. You can find a way to pay for it and a place to put that. ” Or here’s one: ” you know you don’t want to cook, just go out and eat.” When the Holy Spirit is saying, “you could 3 meals for the cost of going out. No to mention, if you choose the right food to fix at home you will be healthier.”

Yep, simplier is better, cheaper, & healthier for mind, body., & spirit.

So, if you are feeling like your life is taking you down and you can’t keep up, maybe you should consider simplifying your life a bit too. It sure changed my life, I was able to semi-retire! Trust me, we all have things we can do without that will help lessen the load! In doing, stress falls away & you can ENJOY all the beauty of His creation..for FREE! Take a walk/hike, chill on the water, garden (then your food is even cheaper), ride a bike, Rest and read a good book and the list goes on and on.

Have a Blessed Day!!!

Hello, Hello. Let’s begin with the Beginning and that begins with You and the desire to get both your inner and outer garden restored to it’s original design. I am not here to do it all for you and neither is God. His Creation requires alot of TLC (tender loving care) and for each uniquely design component, right down to the smallest living thing, to do what it was designed to do. And we, His people are a Key component in the Life or Death of the garden within and without on Earth. When all parts follow the designers instructions, “all things work together for the good” and provide each and every one of us. Interested in restoing things to their Natural order? Stop and read Genesis Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. This gives the foundation of the Original design plan. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=genesis%201-2&version=NIV

Ok, do you see how you were designed in Love and in perfection of the creator. And how He gave You, humankind, both male and female the abiliy and authority to provided every little thing You need to maintain Earth in it’s perfection, as it is in Kingdom of Heaven. If you don’t, go back and read it again. Do not read on, just read and focus on these two chapters and what is going on.

Now, would you like to do your part in the Restoration and Rebirth of His Creation? The 1st step is “getting out of your own way”. Which means clearing out alot of weeds and prepping/cultivating the soil/Soul. That is accomplished by being willing to submit to the Way and Order of LOVE. I am not speaking about Religion in telling you to read these, I am totally coming from a place for ALL readers to have the “tools” to restore Life as intended by the Original designer. So, please pull out any “religious” weeds before you continue. Can you do that? If so, read Matthew 22:37-39, the key to the restoration of His design. Now go back and read God’s 10 commandments, Exodus 20:3-17 followed by the Beatitudes, Matthew 5: 3-12. These are your main tools to begin. Notice you Must seek the Way of Love (God) and how it works His, the Master Gardener’s grand design. Next in that order is setting aside the lies of selfishness, greed, do unto others as they do unto you and Learn to Love Yourself as God loves, there can be no restoration and healing of Your inner garden: Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul. Are you still interested in becoming the Master Gardner of Love on Earth as it is in Heaven just like Jesus. He had a choice too ya know. And He too loved ALL creation just as His Father, so much so He was willing to show up and show us The Way, even sacrifice His Life for us. Until you utilize these are the necessary tools and DO them, Love cannot thrive within or without. That is the Truth and IF you choose to test it out for yourself, you will see His Plan works when you work it. Not Man’s interpretation or compromised, let me add what I think is better way but, His Design. The kinks have already been worked out. Like the ole saying says, “if it ain’t broke, no need to fix it.” That is the problem and why things are falling apart, mankind refuses to accept and follow the original design which already works and performs at it’s Best in it’s original design. Mankind hasn’t even been able to figure out the complexities of the Human design yet, they keep trying to mess with it. That’s why the Medical world is thriving on “Dis-ease” and only providing band-aids or a temporary patch. Go Back to the Original Design, it is amazing how much of the human body can be restored, healed, and even Made New, when we work with His design and not against it.

On that I leave you with these daily Living tools that will aid in the Restoration of your inner garden. 1st relax: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FrhvQQo_0P8 2nd effects of Food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44tnbxTAvY&t=13s and last Wayne Dyer on how to change habits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmRUEylR-Gg

I share this post because I love God & You! In this, I am choosing to DO my part in being obedient to all things He calls me to DO in the restoration of All things on Earth. One of those is Share the seeds of Love He has given me.

Have a Marvelous Day!

Hi ya’ll. The day after Valentine’s and first I want to say, I am so thankful for all the Love sent my way and the ability to send Love to all of you. It is a beautiful feeling to share Love and yesterday the Holy Spirit reminded me of How much I am loved and how important it is to let the Love flow and shine Daily in our lives. We are called be obedient to His most important commandments which Jesus said very simply in Matt 22: 37 Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. 40 On these two commandments hang ALL the law and the prophets.”

I know, I know sometimes that is not an easy command. However, I also know when I put my big girl panties on and obey that Love sure does keep things rolling smoothly. “most of time anyway” And even when your Love is not received you feel better knowing you tried. At least, that has been my experience, “most of the time” LOL Anyway, my main point is Love is our Mission just like it was Jesus and His disciples mission. Love is what makes the world go round. It’s The Way our Creator created it to Be. So, when you are looking around thinking where is the Love? Look closer, look harder it is all around us. 1st from God then from all he created. The Sun is loving you and giving you Vitamin D, the moon allows you rest, water and the food the Earth provides is giving you Life, and if you take time you’ll see lots of Love comes from some human, or many, in your life everyday. That person that smiles and says Hello, opens a door for you, helps you out at work, and so on.

On that note, I will leave you with the beautiful words my manager at my job shared yesterday.

As we celebrate the day dedicated to love – Remember:

“God’s love is a love that just won’t quit.  His love is full of mercy, forgiveness, and hope.  It helps erase the pain and build the future.”

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  Love ever fails.  1 Corinthians 13:4, 7-8.

Virtual Hugs to All. Renee’

Greetings! Many of us spend much of our life in the excuses of ” I missed the boat” because of xyz. As Wayne Dyer says, Excuses be Gone! Yep, no matter your age, It’s Never to Late to take Fiscal responsibility. What is Fiscal Responsibility? It is Not just monetary respsonsibility and it IS a crucial requirement for our stability in Daily Living. Which is the key to my Mission statement, the stability found in The Way of His Word.

If you have responsibility for something or someone or something, it is your service or duty to deal with them and to make good “choices” relating to them. In the world Fiscal is referred to as something that relates to government money or public money, & taxes OR simply put: fiscal responsibility is the act of creating, optimizing and maintaining a balanced budget. Has it ever occured to in order to do that you Must work with God in creating, optimizing, and maintaining balance in your Life and relationships 1st. I can testify until you do, you will not balance your budget? That said, do you see how the excuse of, “I missed the boat” is a lie of the father of all lies?  I spent Years making excuses of how I missed the boat on this or that financially because I was low income and continuously in debt just to survive. And I believed these words therefore, keeping myself down. “as a woman thinketh so is she”. I “claimed” I lived on a tight budget working 2 jobs most of my life. Truth is, I also spent alot of time and money trying to keep up with societies idea of  “living”. In doing so, this can and often will carry you Far away from fiscal responsibility not only in your finances but, fiscal responsibility in your walk of Love with God, famly, self, and your neighbor. Fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget Begins in the Way of His Word “which works when you work it!”  It begins in the beginning, you are created in His Image and given authority with your “choices” in life. Choose to follow Him and you will receive the Holy kiss of His spirit of Love  which provides the tools, no matter your age, for Transformation & Restoration for you to Be Reborn. In the Way of the Messiah we become One in the creating, optimizing, and maintaining balance of our lives now, in each moment. Letting go of the lies, sins, & ways of the world. How do I know it works? I tested out the world’s ways and His ways. And trust me I tested both sides of the fence, the hard way. The world’s ways got me in a mess and deep in debt, so deep I could barely see the light to The Way out. But, He never let me go and Finally like the song says, I chose Jesus saying, “Jesus take the wheel and show me The Way.”  It wasn’t a free ride, or smooth all the way but, it was full of Mercy and Grace. He has shown Me how if I would just submit and be obedient,using ALL the tools given from beginning to end, to “work” His word, the road will Smooth out and I CAN live out His promises of Fiscal Responsibility. I was shown ALL my weak spots: 1. Abusing His Grace. His Love, Mercy, Forgiveness. I learned GRACE is not given for me to continue in my excuses and sin. It is not given for me to abuse by choosing the idols in the world then come back begging His forgiveness & help when the world let’s me down. 2. Abuse of His provisions. He was freely providing provisions, planting seeds in my life for me to cultivate so they would bear more fruit in my life. I cultivated them on Low levels, enough to get by but, I also abused at least 40% of His provisions trying to provide “worldly stuff” like designer jeans, a ridiculous amount of clothes, eating out to often (which for years included the expense of drinking/pot/cigarettes) when cooking at home & Leaving the addictive stuff alone would have been more cost effective, not to mention healthier in every way. In other words, Not listening, having no patience, not following all the guidance given only left me drowning in debt and sorrows & kept me from the abundance of His promises. Promises that “IF” we are good stewards will reap a harvest for you and enough to share. 3. Abuse of my temple. (my body)  Abuse in my eating habits, sexual habits, overloaded stress, and lack of consistent excercise all created poverty within and without. I didn’t want to listen to all the knowledge that kept knocking at my door. Main culprit: I didn’t want to commit to doing what “I” needed to do to have what I said I wanted. I was robbing myself, my family, and Go. Ellen G White addresses this so well in her book “Councels on Diet & Foods” and like she says, “Wherever the Truth is Proclaimed, instructions should be given in the preparation of healthful foods.” pg 273. (I am not promoting 7th day Adventist religion, your walk with God is between you & God) Yes, my posts are Faith based in the food of the Word God, which simply put is following the the 1 & 2nd most important commandments Love & seek God with all your heart, mind, and soul and love your neighbor as Yourself. This includes foods literally in your daily living. Facts are 7th day Adventist healthy lifestyle works and it is All founded in the Way of our Creator and His Way. And I have learned I don’t need to try to re-invent the wheel when in my seeking I am shown Truths and it is Truth: Regular eating of both spiritual and physical foods have a major effect on All aspects of your daily Life. Eating junk or skipping meals will take their toll. Here are a couple of sites, if you choose to check them out, that will enlighten you and aid you, If you choose to stop making excuses, & begin your journey to fiscal responsibility. I did & now 4 years later, I am Out of Debt, living in a healthy environment, stress is minimul as His Word shows me the way Thru if it does raise it’s head, and Love is more bountiful daily.

My prayer for you is as my friend Kariamu says, that you “Choose Good Things” & reap the harvest thereof.  Shalom