Morning! In my readings and viewings God keeps bringing to my attention, “Who do you say you are? Do you know who you are in the I AM? I often listen to Wayne Dyer’s videos & this one really tapped the door within. As part of our fast, I recommended we Only view things that bring awareness, good knowledge, and things that uplift you within and without. Since the fast started, I have been drawn to Fred K Price Jrs 6 sermon series on “New Creation Righteousness” & one by A.R. Bernard sermon on “Made in God’s Image“. And then last night Wayne Dyer’s “I AM” meditation, of which I have listened to many times, really sunk in. He has two versions, one is just the soothing music to meditate to and the one below has an introduction by him explaining the purpose and who the ” I AM ” is and our role in the I AM. Usually, I listen to this and fall asleep listening but, last night I listen intently to what he was saying and together, with the sermons above I have been listening to, I awoke this morning with a new awareness to be conscious of who I say “I AM”.  In my prayers this morning the Spirit said, ” pay attention from both a place of what you are creating with my words and especially the words that follow I AM ……   As you know I Am a strong believer in “as a woman/man thinketh so is she/he”. Which strongly brought the question in my daily Words,  “who do you say you are in God? – in God’s creation?”

On that note, my post today is the recommendation to go to You Tube watch and meditate on the words and with this video. Then tomorrow go to You tube and search for the sermons listed above and watch them the remainder of this week beginning with       “Made in God’s Image” .  I will be very surprised if these don’t tap and transform your inner I am, how you speak about yourself and in this change you will create a new outer garden which will bear good fruit for all without as well. .  Shalom

Morning. Part of fasting is humbling yourself before God, in other words, submitting yourself, setting aside Your ways to seek The Way of the Master Gardner, Elohim in the cleansing and transforming of your inner garden.  That said, I wanted to share some verses for reflection and to hopefully guide you to some deep diving into what it means to humble and submit to God’s plan. Keeping in mind the submitting I am referring to is not a negative word, just the opposite. The submission is coming from our Love for Elohim (God), Yeshua (the Messiah, Jesus), and the ‘Ha Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit). I ask when you sincerely love someone aren’t you willing to give, serve, and wanting to submit to them and make them happy the same as they do that with you? Aren’t you willing to submit yourself into a Love relationship with Yeshua (Jesus) as He Loved & Submitted himself to you, FOR YOU?

2 Chronicles 7:14 …. then if my people, who bear my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them & forgive their sin and heal their land.

Matthew 18:4  So the greatest in the Kingdom is whoever makes himself as humble as this child.

1 Peter 5:6 Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time He may lift you up.

These are just a few verses on humbling yourself. For the full view and understanding of Humbling and Submission You will need to do further deep diving on your own. I recommend you Google each word for the definition of each and then good “what does God’s word say about Humbling and Submission. I will kick it off with this one: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-meaning-of-submission-in-the-bible.html

I sign off and head to work with this recipe, for the liquid fast, I tried yesterday and Loved it!  1/2 c. of water, 2 tblsp of aloe vera juice, 1/2 of apple diced, 1/2 pear diced, & one scoop of Veggie Greens powder, throw them in the blender (I use a Bullet) and blend down to liquid form.

Shalom!  TTYL 

Morning! Even if you are not fasting, read on. I think you may enjoy some of the sites and info I have shared. I would love to hear from those fasting, go to: my comments and answer my question: So how you doin’ ? Another reason I ask is because anytime you begin a fast your body and mind do respond to taking things from them. The first few days “can be” trying and you feel like, ” I am not sure I want to do this.”  “Hang in There” , it does get easier, and stay focused on the Fact, you will Reap a Good Harvest.

As I mentioned in prior post, I will be sharing ideas and information throughout the fast. If you scroll down thru prior posts under tab “Lord Knows”, you’ll find all sorts of recipe ideas, seed planting ideas (both for outer and inner gardens), knowledge I’ve gained over time, and some of my life experiences & my 2% worth on some subjects. Some of these I will repost on FB or direct you to within my new posts. No sense in re-investing the wheel. Example: back in 2018 I have a post on the “Blessings of Fasting.” This post has not only Blessings but both a liquid and healthy veggie recipes from the Daniel’s fast. More info on the Daniels fast can be read here: https://draxe.com/nutrition/daniel-fast/           The home page of my site does some recommending reading of other prior posts too. It’s found under Share THIS, there is little red word, “Related”. I would like to say I know how to do a quick search on my own site back thru older posts but, sorry to say, I don’t.  I love writing but, as my grandson says, “Nanna you are so prehistoric when it comes techie stuff.”  To give you some idea: I don’t even use apps on my phone. However, Praise God for all my tech savvy family and friends who lend the dinosaur a hand when she needs it.

Now to share my last couple of days:  BTW, I will not post on Saturdays as I observe the 7th day Sabbath, a day of Rest and lots more, which will be a separate post next Friday. I started the day with a great Community Chicory Coffee smoothie which consists of 1 demitasse cup of Chicory Coffee, 6 oz. of lactose free 2% milk, 2 scoops of Doterra Trim and Shake, a dash of nutmeg, and one tblsp of  shaved Ibarra chocolate, Blend then sit in the freezer 30 mins and what a Great refreshing, filling way to start the morning. in case you wonder what exactly is a demitasse cup: Demitasse (dem-E-tas) is French for “half cup: This small coffee cup holds about 2 to 3 fluid ounces (60 to 90 milliliters). Then I spent time in Reading in my Complete Jewish Bible – which can be read free online if your interested. https://www.biblestudytools.com/cjb/, I am working on another small book and I was feeling inspired so I did some writing and then went out in my backyard to do my Prayers & Meditate while enjoying God’s creations. The day was so gorgeous I just had to take a drive and park down by the River and listen to the beautiful music is plays as it rushes down the to Falls. On my way home I saw my fav Pho place on Pine was open for take out and decided I wanted some of their fabulous broth for my dinner. Remember it was a day of rest and real rest to me includes limited kitchen duty. smile  I loved it so much I decided to look up the recipe to share with you. https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12400-simple-vegetarian-pho-broth

I had a couple of great conversations with friends and ended the day back in my Biblical studies, pulled some info on health and diet for future posts and watched part of Andy Stanley’s “Go Fish”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_DKr7ygNYE   I looked up and it was dark!  See how the day can be filled with Good food both literally and mentally with very little negative anything seeping in. Yes, I did have a couple of calls from troubled friends but, honestly that really isn’t negative as they just needed an ear and some comfort so it turned out very positive. And that is what friends are for: to give Love during the good and bad times thru Comfort, Mercy, lend an ear in times of need, & sharing things to help one another thru. Since one person called late and was upset after we hung up I shared this & thought you might enjoy this too during the fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPmq-HlG5g

And now we step into day 3 and off I go to watch my 2 hrs of TV on the weekend: The “CBS Sunday Morning show”.

Have a Blessed Day! Renee’

Hello again today!  Part of my Fasting time is going to be to get back to posting on a regular basis. And that begins with me doing a bit of catch up. smile I think this is a perfect time for that plus, I want to shift from posting in the AM to posting in the PM especially during the fast. Why? Because I want to provide encouragement, suggested readings, programs, prayers, in general information for your next day during the Fast. And those who are not Fasting just enjoy the information. Smile

Today, I discovered a tsp. of Doterra greens powder in a cup of hot Red Clover tea is pretty tasty! I am forever saying, “wonder what this would taste like? then I go for it!” “Most” of the time my choices come out to my liking, sometimes even better than I thought they would. Here’s some info on Red Clover tea: https://www.therighttea.com/red-clover-tea.html and if you click on temple tools you can go to my Doterra site for details on Terra greens powder & order if you are so inclined. smile    While I worked today I listed to some great instrumental Praise music called “Awaken” by Damien Escobar/DJ Radikel feat Eric Blin on You tube. The video is beautiful too.. no I didn’t watch it while working. LOL   Work is over now and I am off to do my reading in the Torah, Prayers, have some broth for dinner, and then lie down and listen to some Wayne Dyer, “There’s a Spiritual Solution to every Problem”. Love youtube.

I sign off with a segment of my reading in my Jesus Calling book: Keep your eyes on Me, not only for direction but also for empowerment. In order to know My will, you must spend time with Me — enjoying My Presence. I will show you the path of Life; in My Presence is fullness of Joy; at My right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

I can testify to the words: Time with God is not some onerous task but is a delightful privilege.  I for one am so Grateful for all the Love shown to me over the years both from God and from those He sent across my path that allowed His Spirit to come forth from within them.

Night and may you enjoy this lovely music.

Shalom! Today is the 1st day of our 30 day Fast! Let me begin saying, if the Liquid only fast is a bit to extreme for you by all means, feel free to MODIFY the fast. While the timing of our fast occurs during the same time as Ramadan, it is Not specific to nor does it follow the guidelines of any particular Religious Fast. My choice of timing was personal & Spirit led of which I wanted to extend & share the experience with anyone interested. As it turns out there are some who are choosing to do just that.  In my conversations with some who were interested I found the first week of liquids only was too much for them. i.e. this paragraph. smile  I suggest if you want to modify the food portion of the Fast, go straight to week two; all veggies & fruit, No yeast products and as little fake sugar as possible. I say fake sugar as many veggies and fruit turn to sugar but, that is different type of sugar. https://eating-made-easy.com/sugar-vs-added-sugar-whats-the-difference/

Let me be clear the main point of the Fast is: Too draw closer in relationship with God, to gain wisdom & knowledge, to submit to Love and cleanses our minds and bodies of  the garbage and weeds that are choking out the good seed planted within the garden of our Minds and Hearts.

This is why I am not “telling” or “judging” anyone’s choices within the fast. It is your choice of readings, the way you pray, what you ingest, what programming you watch. The guidance, suggestions, and information I share this next 30 days is all YOUR Choice as far as what you participate in. You know what garbage is within and I know from experience the Fast will bring awareness to all the garbage/weeds that need removed.   As for me in my house, my personal time will be predominately in the Torah (the 1st five books of what is termed the Old testament) as I want to cultivate my inner garden just as Yeshua (Jesus) did in His life. As All of Yeshua teachings were/are from teachings of Torah. So if I want to walk with and understand Jesus, I must start where Jesus started, the Torah. As He said in Matt 5: 17 “ Do not think I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but, to Fulfill them”. You see the teachings of the Torah are tools for living a healthy, joyful, loving life of Love, commitment and service not only to God but, to loving yourself and your neighbor. Matt 22:37-40 – uses text taken from the Torah. see Lev 19:18 & Deut.6:5. One of the reasons for my fast is this; In my opinion, our contemporary culture is obsessed with the latest and greatest, which in turn has led mankind into too much modification and instead are more driven by man’s desires than that of God’s plan. So, I am going back to the Beginning, what I believe to be the Source, with a hearts desire of Restoring my inner and outer life back to its original design. You see I have had my garden 80% there in the past and then let those latest and greatest desires plant things that only ended up choking out the beautiful relationship of Love I had with the Family of God. You see, those latest and greatest “things” are not founded in commitment and don’t last. They can’t. They can only produce the hunger and desire for more, more, more….in other words, Greed & Lust are it’s fruit. That is Not the Love I want in my garden/ in this house. I have become very aware I want what is Real and is everlasting, committed, and produces that same good fruit in every season. As I read recently, To sink into the Torah is to meet the revelation of God as understood by our ancestors in the Faith of Yeshua.  In its words not only is the Spirit of God involved in its writing of the Scriptures, the Spirit is also now involved in breathing Life into these ancient words. When we let the Torah speak, we see our own lives with new eyes.  I personally am not saying only the Torah can speak Life into the gardens of our hearts and minds however, I will say Only choosing Good things, those found in Love, Kindness, Comfort, Forgiveness, Mercy, Understanding, Trust, and Faith can produce good fruit within and without. As everything, even thinking is founded in Words. So to Live and bring forth good fruit it Does take us seeking, developing, and submitting to a a STRONG Committed foundation Only found in Word(s). Because, as a Man/Woman thinketh so are they. So my foundation will be using the tools from where I believe I will find the best seeds for my inner garden. Life and Death is in the Power of the Tongue… words and how they are interpreted, cultivated, and grow are all about your Choices and they will produce the consequences thereof.  Now, as we go forward in the Fast I pray this prayer for us all,         ” May the words we seek to plant and cultivate bear the most hybrid form of Love and Light in our Lives and the lives of All those we interact with.”

Ramadan Mubarak

Good Morning! Tomorrow we Rise and Shine to begin our 30 day Fast! I for one am very excited. Each time I have done a fast, I think I think I want to do this all the time. I feel so revived, loved, more aware of Life, just to name a few things. But, of course that doesn’t happen. However, most of the practices of the fast should be Key components of our daily Lifestyle: Prayer, quality set aside time with God, limited media in our day, time out in the fresh air/in the nature of God’s creation, time with family and friends sharing Love and fun things in Life, Praise/worship music, and healthy good nourishment put in our bodies. I forgot to mention yesterday, Whether you pray, standing, sitting, or prostrating in prayer is your choice. Did you know many faiths prostrate in Prayer such as: Oriental Orthodox, Syrian Christians, Orthodox Jews and more. Jesus taught/demonstrated this method of prayer in Matthew 26:39, in Matthew 26:39 and Mark 14:35, we are told Jesus fell with his head (face) toward the ground and he prayed. Today Jews bow 5 times during prayer (3 times a day). The form of the bow among the vast majority of observant Jews today is not a full bow down onto the ground. It appears that by the medieval era the practice of full bowing began to fall into disuse. The reason why is difficult to ascertain. This site explains benefits of prayer including bowing and prostrating in prayer. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/seeking-god-in-prayer/. And did you know Science has proven prostrating in prayer has health benefits both mentally and physically? When a person stands and prostrates several times during prayer his whole body is in an active motion. In this position, the person who offers prayer, is submitting in prayer as he/she rests their forehead on the ground while the hands are placed at the sides. This brings most of the body muscles, if not all, in active motion and gives them some exercise.

Now moving on to the Liquid diet portion of tomorrow’s kick off. There are so many websites and demonstrations on You Tube, Pinterest of liquid Fasts/diets I suggest you  take some time tonight to find some of your favs and save them for this next week. Not to mention you could have a V-8. They have both veggie and fruit type drinks. Careful not to do only these they do add more sugar and such in these pre made drinks. Yet, there are some healthy pre made purchases you can make. I love the Rock Church 21 day fasting site: https://www.sdrock.com/stories/liquidfast/.  It has juice recipes & smoothies in case you don’t have a juicer. In Our fast it is any form of healthy liquid including chicken broth, Veggie green drinks, and infused water done with fruits. https://www.culinaryhill.com/8-infused-water-recipes/.  The infused site has smoothie recipes as well. If you are doing smoothies limit those to Two a day and the remainder of the day stick to water, juice, more Liquid type drinks. Remember I told you I am Not cutting off the coffee drinkers. Smile  Just reduce it to ONE teacup size a day or you can try my daughter’s fav smoothie: Banana, almond butter, coffee, milk, dates, and carob powder blended. I personally drink chicory coffee and the chicory has many health benefits. Coffee itself has gotten a bad rap, there are health benefits to coffee but, that’s another post. LOL

I sign off reminding you: We are limited to One hour of Media- negative programming. We are taking the Garbage in Garbage out quick method. Which means before & after that One hour be sure to watch, listen, or read something uplifting, loving, healthy, and/or Faith based. Here are some recommendations: 1. Goggle the power of Positive programming, many interesting sites. 2. Meditations  https://www.healthline.com/health/meditation-mindfulness-best-videos-of-the-year#1     3. my fav music in English/Hebrew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6eayAxzYDo&list=RDS6eayAxzYDo&start_radio=1   And of course you can search Netflix, Hulu, PBS, and You Tube and find lots of other great programs, Like Gardening or Home design programs.  Just not chaos, backbiting, killing, depression, and disease! Enough! We need to get back to the LOVE of God and the balanced Order in Life His Way guides us to Live. This is the Way, the Cure to Healthy living emotionally and physically. The only way we can fulfill as the Lord’s Prayer says, Earth as it is in Heaven, which was God’s plan at Creation. We DO have all the resources both within and without if we STOP abusing and misusing all of it.

During our Fast and I pray for all our days after we listen to some words from my little book Jesus Calling: “Listen to me continually, I have much to communicate to you. In this I am training you to set your mind on ME more and more, tuning out distractions through the help of my spirit. Let ME control your Mind. The mind is the most restless, unruly part of mankind. Man is the pinnacle of My creation, and the human mind is wondrously complex. I granted you freedom to think for yourself, this is a godlike privilege, forever setting you apart from animals and robots. I made You in My image, use this time to Seek Me, be transformed, and restored to who I created You to BE.”

The Lord is great and greatly to be Praised. Have a Blessed Day!

Good Morning! Two more days till we begin the Fast. For many prayer is a daily habit and for some it is only thought of when times of trouble arise or when asking for something. Or a quickie ritual at the dinner table, “Thank you for this food.” Don’t get me wrong, I am not passing judgement, only stating some facts.

During the Fast we will Pray 3 to 5 times a day at least – your choice whether 3 or 5.           3 x a day would be when you rise in the morning, at Noon, and Evening. 5 x a day would be Morning, mid morning, Noon, mid afternoon, and Evening. Of course, these are suggestions, you can choose times or pray throughout the day whenever you please. Smile

Prayer is quality time talking with God, sharing the day good and bad, seeking guidance, requesting healing for you and others, allowing yourself to become more aware of who God is and who you are. In other words: Meditating on His Word/or just silently Meditating allowing the Holy Spirit to fill you. I think by the end of the Fast you will find time with God everyday is well worth your time.

Some of the more formal names of Prayer from the Bible are:  Gratefulness & Thanks (Phil. 4:6), Praise/Worship (Acts 13:2-3) , Intercession, Faith (James 5:18), Corporate Prayers (Acts 1:14) , Consecration (Matt 26:39), Petition Prayers for daily needs – like the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-13) Did you know there are 650 prayers in the Bible alone! Not to mention all the many prayers in other Faiths such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and many more. As you know, I am a person who believes our words create and cultivate our inner garden. So, throughout the Fast I will be sharing prayers of all Faiths. I pray you are able to appreciate the prayers for What they say not the “Religion” or practice of religion itself. One of the things during our Fast is to grown in the Spirit of Love and the Light of God. Love is not divided as a house divided cannot stand. It is mankind that has divided and put God into boxes, God does not look at us, His Creation through those eyes. Do I believe God designed a specific Way to live life? Yes. As we so obviously can’t just walk in the Way of Love willingly and on our own at our creation. We need structure, order, fertilization, cultivation, experience of Love, and in these we gain knowledge and BECOME the beautiful loving people God created. This is the Main reason of the Fast, for God to show us The Way He wants us to go in our journey, to experience the truth of Love, to show us how to pull the weeds in our inner garden so His seeds planted within can come Forth and bear good fruit toward ALL those we interact with. Did you know The word “Torah” means “teaching”?

So this post I end with a lovely prayer from Islam:

The Fatiha

• In the name of God, the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy!
• Praise belongs to God, Lord of the Worlds,
• the Lord of Mercy, the Giver of Mercy,
• Master of the Day of Judgement.
• It is You we worship; it is You we ask for help.
• Guide us to the straight path: …
• the path of those You have blessed, those who incur no anger and who have not gone astray.

Have a Blessed Day!

Good Morning!

I thought I would kick off the Prep sharing some reasons WHY we should Fast. The reasons are much more important than thoughts of loosing weight. Our motivation should be centered on God and sharing quality time & love in our relationship with Him. Not focused on our body or just because it is tradition of your Religion. We live in a very materialistic society these days, it seems mankind’s focus is becoming more and more interested in Stuff and having, listening, and doing what everybody else does than cultivating Love/relationship with God, family, and neighbors. Ya know that’s how sheep are led to slaughter right? Did you know even as far back as the 10 Commandments given to Moses, God talked about materialism and being satisfied with what you have.

Bottom line: The First and Foremost reason for your Fasting, is to help you re-align your focus on God, his original design, and the Power of Love and relationship with all creation. Mark 9:29 shows that the disciples needed a power from God that comes only through fasting. Matthew 17:20 and 21 say that fasting and prayer coupled with faith in God can work spiritual miracles. (personally, I think we could really use some miracles right now & this is 30 days not 40, like Jesus did, unless you choose to do 40. smile) Spiritual Benefits are: Guidance & Cultivation in the Spirit of Love, Committed Focused Prayer, Strengthening of your spirit, & Cleansing of the Mind. Remember: “As a Man/Woman thinketh so is he/she.”  (great little book for the fast) What are your thoughts these days? Love, uplifting, caring? Or Fear, anger, grumpy, etc. Which do you think are best for you and yours. Yep, Fasting is a perfect way to get back on track to Joy, Peace, Comfort, Love, Forgiveness, Mercy, and more which Will Bear good fruit within and without. Our Earth cannot maintain us or survive out of order. and there is an order.

Then you make your reason God 1st the 2ndary benefits to the body come along with it. smile Here are just a few: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits

1. Promotes Blood Sugar Control by Reducing Insulin Resistance.
2. Promotes Better Health by Fighting Inflammation.
3. May Enhance Heart Health by Improving Blood Pressure, Triglycerides and Cholesterol Levels.
4. May Boost Brain Function and Prevent Neurodegenerative Disorders.

I hope I have given you inspiration to join us in our Fast beginning this Friday, April 24th.

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Shalom & Be Safe.

Rev. Jones

Hi ya’ll.  While watching Sunday Morning on CBS today, there was a quick segment showing New Orleans in which there was a sign, “Jesus is the Cure!”  I wanted to shout out, “Can I get an Amen! on that? ”  The Holy Spirit had just tapped me up this week Again in that same vein saying, ” Not seeing the media focus much on God, how about you? Only a snip it here and there.” For a minute, I thought “ya, what’s up with that? The world sure needs God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit all up in our mix right now”  Then came a harder tap, “so you think your occasional post and half focused time with me is putting US in your mix? You spend a lot more time in that TV & talking with family and friends about the world’s view and what “they” are doing about COVID 19 than with Us”  OUCH!! That tap, well more of a slap, which I needed, made me REALLY look at my days since this started (well period actually). It brought some real awareness to not only my walk with God but, who/what I am listening to, what I am feeding my mind and heart & more important what I am letting come forth from my mouth to others. Then I got a call from a Muslim friend of mine who was said,”Ramadan starts April 24th.” In case you don’t know, Ramadan is a 30 day Fasting, Prayer, and study time in Islam. She knows, while I no longer practice Islam and answered Jesus knock with God’s Word as The Way, I appreciate & respect the journey God chooses to lead mankind to Him.  When I was practicing Islam the Fasting time of Ramadan and disciplined focus required in Prayer and the Word of God always revealed much to me. In fact, I know this portion of my seeking God was to teach my rebellious self, discipline so that ultimately I would HEAR Yeshuas knock and answer it. And I know her all was no accident either, as you see, all this chaos was leading me astray from where I should be seeking right now. That said,     I created my own version of the 30 day Fast, Prayer, and study time. I also felt the Holy Spirit say, “one truth on TV, you are All in this together.” Have you noticed how many faiths are coming together who normally are so divided? So you see how God is Again,   on time all the time. Her call was to get Me Fully back on track in my walk with Jesus. This overdue Fast should have started at the beginning of all this but, it is Never to late to cultivate the inner garden of the heart and mind. I know He understands and His Mercy was proven & shown by tapping me up. smile So now I am prepping for the Fast and a few others have decided to join me. I would like to extend the invitation to you too.       We will be doing a Fast, Prayer, and study time from Friday, April 24th until Sunday, May 24th. This will be a time of going where we should be going during this Pandemic, seeking God 1st for guidance on how to handle all things during these times and the times to come, for healing, and to have our spirits uplifted.  

Just click on Follow on my page, enter your email, and Daily you will get my posts.   Below is a basic outline of the 30 days. Everyday, I will be posting details of things you can utilize during the Fast daily:  like recipes, prayers, suggested readings, shows to watch, music, etc.

1st: Pray 10 mins 3 x a day morning, noon, and night (5 x if you want to do the full Ramadan version)  See link below for view of info on Ramadan.

2nd: Only ONE hour per day watching TV – 2 hrs per day on weekends. Spend time reading the Word daily, instead of TV and gabbing on the phone about COVID. It is your choice what you read of God’s Word. I am reading the Torah, my friend is reading on Buddism, or maybe you want to focus on Red Letter words of Jesus in New Testament. You can watch Faith Based programs and Praise Videos during this time. Just Not regular media programming that is Not focused on God. I will post suggestions everyday. One interesting series is Morgan Freeman’s The Story of God on Netflix. It walks you thru many Religions beliefs and practices. Or check out “The Chosen series on You Tube.

3rd: Week One is a Liquid Diet ONLY: That does not mean cokes, lots of coffee, and junk drinks. LOL  It means healthy liquids: smoothies, various healthy teas, lots of Water, & juices oh and No Yeast. (will explain that in my next post tomorrow)  Of course, you can get going looking at ideas yourself, as my boss says, “Just Goggle it”. Week 2, 3, 4 we will add in solid foods. I will post on Thursdays what gets added in for the following week.

Ok.. well that’s all for now. I’m off to do more prep and organize my calendar, as Praise God, I am one who is still working too. And whether you join us or not remember: like the sign in New Orleans said, Jesus IS the CURE.

This is interesting video of a Non Muslim teachers experience of Ramadan, https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+on+ramadan&docid=608025806578583492&mid=2DE932D78EA42DDD38022DE932D78EA42DDD3802&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

SHALOM & Stay Safe.

Renee’

Hi. It appears the virus is consuming our conversations entirely. This alone is not healthy. Stress, Anxiety, and most of all Fear drive your immune system down. (see site at end) There are so many other things to discuss, to do, and seeds to cultivate in our minds during this time of “isolating”. I heard crime was down but, domestic violence is up. This is another time where Life is “all about choices”!  No doubt the majority of us have now heard enough about the virus itself, what we need to do in regards to distancing, washing hands, and we can SEE the consequences of the lock down within and without in our own neighborhoods, even without the medias spin on it. Now it is up to YOU how to choose your part in the whole picture.

The Question is, which do you choose? To walk & cultivate the seeds of Love or Fear & Desperation?     I CHOOSE LOVE!    1 John 14:18 “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.  We are NOT being punished nor should we, in these times, punish those close or around us because of a “temporary” shift in our lifestyle.

Turn on some Music, dance, sing, make tents and camp indoors or if you have a yard camp outdoors, you can even go fishing in the bathtub! BBQ in the backyard & if you don’t have a yard cook together. Couples instead of fighting, try rekindling the passion. Have some Danielle Steele moments!  If you don’t know what those are, it’s a great time to Read some Danielle Steele books or other romance novels and get a clue. Not into books, watch romance movies. My fella did that a few years back, read Danielle Steele novels, he wanted to make me happy. He knows I am the romantic type and he is the macho guy type so he sought out some tips & thought where better to go than romance novels. It was funny though, I found the book and at first I said, “whose book is this?!” (yes, my Irish green monster came out and I thought what woman has been here?) I was in the living room and He was in the kitchen cooking me a fancy dinner at the time, and his soft loving response was: ” Babe, take a look around the room?”  My eyes and mind were so focused on the book on the coffee table I had not looked around. As I did tears came to my eyes, he had candles lit all around, the fireplace was lit, wine and glasses on a side table with a rose, and in the adjoining room my fav big pillow with a Big stuffed tiger and a beautiful ring pinned to his ear. He had set up a Danielle Steele moment, just for ME!. Yes, it was right out of the book, a Danielle Steele Romance evening in every way, Fabulous!   Now tell me does that not sound better than Fighting or watching all he negativity on every device you own.  If you must use the device use it to read how to revive your romance and to play some thought provoking romantic music. This is a time to revive the “Make Love not War “ and PEACE of the 60’s & 70’s.  And no I am not saying revive the sleeping around with whoever. True Romance Must have genuine Love for one another as it’s key component.

No mate, share the Love in your heart with friends, co-workers kids, parents, and so on with encouraging uplifting words. Write letters, write a book, take some of your old photos and share them in a card or in an email. Let those close to your heart know you Love and appreciate them…Love conquers Fear and instills Hope.  And there are Lots of little things that show love and you don’t have to be in the same room to share it.

This is a time to pull out the weeds of selfishness, hatefulness, negativity, and wash clean the actual house and the heart of the house within. It is and can be if you Choose, to be a time of restoration, of healing, of coming together to comfort and assure one another, “this too shall pass.”  It is a time to retrain yourself and your children to appreciate the blessings You DO have, to teach responsibility in home and self care, to have fun- mess up the house playing, so What no one is coming over! Then teach them how to clean up their own mess. No One person in the house should be made to feel like the maid during this. This is Not the time to sit around doing nothing but grumbling & complaining. That will only bear the fruit of division and those ugly words said to one another; you can’t take them back. You can be forgiven but, the words can’t be taken back. I learned that the hard way back in the day. So think before you speak. If you are frustrated go to the other room and Chill. And Turn off the darn phones and TV for a few hours or a Full Day! Remember:  As a Man/Woman/child thinketh so is he/she.  Take an inventory of your Word seeds.. Are you planting seeds within that will produce good fruit?

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Shalom!