I don’t have to make an enemy of God just because I’m not quite like Him yet.
I learned that more than angering Him, my failures broke His heart. I learned in order to please Him, my heart only needed to be in agreement with His. And to make agreement, I only had to yield my pride to His love.
I learned this: the entire battle… all these years… had simply been about my agreement.
this quote is taken from this article - http://www.prodigalmagazine.com/on-homosexuality-its-ok-to-fight/
This is the page this information is from: http://www.facebook.com/DIVINEHEALTHFROMTHEINSIDEOUT
1. 'Insulin has many key roles that will not be fulfilled if blood sugars are elevated; let's look at a few of them. Insulin is necessary to pull magnesium into the cell. Blocked insulin receptor sites in the cell mean low intra-cellular magnesium levels. Magnesium is critical for energy production, healthy heart, vascular and blood pressure regulation. Excess insulin in the bloodstream causes retention of sodium, which causes fluid retention, which in turn causes an in- crease in blood pressure. Also, there is a significant correlation between elevated insulin levels and certain types of cancer, namely breast, colon, prostate and pancreatic cancer.'
2. 'Insulin is a powerful regulating hormone and affects systems that we wouldn't normally think of. Dr. Ron Rosedale in his book The Rosedale Diet quotes a study where insulin was dripped into the arteries of dogs and in just a few months the artery became blocked with plaque. Plaque build up can deprive the heart of blood and oxygen and eventually cause a heart attack.
As a person continues to ingest refined carbohydrates, excess insulin continues to be made. It drives the body into a fat storage mode rather than a fat burning mode. We use the term “insulin resistance” meaning "a healthy cells response to excess refined carbohydrates." '
3. 'Insulin is essential to pull sugar or "glucose" into the cell to keep homeostasis in the blood. Because our culture consumes SO many refined carbohydrates, our very cells try to resist excess sugar intake because they can only store a certain amount as fat in a healthy manner. So in order to reduce the amount of sugar coming into the cells, the cells will ultimately reduce or down regulate the amount of insulin receptor sites. Well, that's good for the cells but bad for the bloodstream. Insulin can't get into the cells so it remains in the blood.'
~Lydia
(This is called insulin resistance and it's likely most Americans have some level of it.)
4. Did you know, the magnesium helps with glucose tolerance and fat metabolism. Magnesium deficiency has been linked to increased triglycerides and cholesterol. Magnesium, along with vitamin B6, is useful for the prevention of kidney stones.
5. Blood Sugar Control Challenge - http://divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2012/07/take-the-blood-sugar-control-challenge/
6. Just so you are aware managing your blood sugar is critical to your entire endocrine system - yes that means a 'low carb' diet...............please read on, I know most women these days have hormonal imbalance, this is gonna be key for you! -- “How blood sugar affects the adrenals and the endocrine system” - http://divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2012/08/how-blood-sugar-affects-the-adrenals-endocrine-system/
7. 'Sticking to a diet that stabilizes blood sugar is challenging, due to intense cravings and the addictive nature of certain foods. Also, unidentified food intolerances stimulate the adrenals so that people actually get an "adrenaline rush"
from the foods to which they are sensitive, which creates intense cravings. However, support with the right blood sugar stabilizing nutritional compounds and the determination to weather the hardest period will make following a new healthy way of eating easier and more rewarding.' ~Dr. Kharrazian
8. How exercise affects blood sugar - http://divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2012/08/how-exercise-affects-blood-sugar/
I am doing some cleaning and decluttering and came across a great idea for spelling practice that I had to share before I throw the piece of paper away.
SPELLING BATTLESHIP
Give each child a poster board grid of one-inch squares labelled A through E down the left side and numbered 1 through 5 across the bottom. Each spelling word is written on a one-inch-square Post-It note and placed at random on the grid. Thirteen year old Jeremy has his sister's words on his board, and eleven year old Aubrey has his words on her board.
To play, Jeremy must ask Aubrey for any square on her grid by stating the letter and number, such as B-3. Aubrey looks on her grid to the B-3 square, and if there is no word there, Jeremy registers a "miss". If there is a word in that square, Aubrey must spell it correctly to register a "hit", and Aubrey removes that word from the board. If he misspells it, it is a miss and Aubrey places the word on a different square to be discovered on a later turn. The first player to hit and remove all their spelling words wins the game.
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* Pam *
Everytime we take up our cross — we take weight off someone else. ~Ann Voskamp
I remember when I first heard this story, and it has stuck with me ever since. 
“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” Malachi 3:3
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God.
One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.
That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn’t mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.
As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.
The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: “He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.” She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined.
The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.
The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, “How do you know when the silver is fully refined?”
He smiled at her and answered, “Oh, that’s easy — when I see my image in it”
1. 10th grade reading list - http://fivejs.com/our-10th-grade-homeschool-reading-list/
2. Work Boxes - http://blog.homeschoolingdownunder.com/category/workboxes/
3. Work Boxes - http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/category/workboxes/
4. Life Skills for kids - http://fivejs.com/category/homeschooling/life-skills-for-kids/
5. 12 rules for being a human being - http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/08/06/12-rules-for-being-a-human-being/
1. 9 Tips for Parenting an Explosive Kid - http://creativewithkids.com/9-tips-for-parenting-an-explosive-kid/
2. The Wild Child - http://tolovehonorandvacuum.com/2012/08/the-wild-child/
Raising Miro on the Road of Life - Travel Podcast
Exquisite:
"Child of mine, I will never do for you that which I know you can do for yourself. I will never rob you of an opportunity to show yourself your ability and talent. I will see you at all times as the capable, effective, powerful creator that you've come forth to be. And I will stand back as your most avid cheerleading section. But I will not do for you that which you have intended to do for yourself. Anything you need from me, ask. I'm always here to compliment or assist. I am here to encourage your growth, not to justify my experience through you."
~Abraham
Great article –> http://heartofwisdom.com/blog/what-if-we-just-started-loving-people/
“What if we just started loving the people God puts before us each day, can you imagine what would spill out of that in terms of opportunity, ministry and even growing fellowship? –Wayne Jacobsen ”
Food for thought in this article titled… MODESTY, LUST AND MY RESPONSIBILITY, which can be read here –> http://www.prodigalmagazine.com/my-responsibility/
Every time we take up our cross —
we take weight off someone else.
~Ann Voskamp
http://www.aholyexperience.com/2012/08/because-if-us-christians-really-care-and-we-really-do-right/
