Devotion: Can Chores Be a Good Thing?

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"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." (Colossians 3:23). It needs to be recognized, right up front, that for some of us everyday chores may be impossible. For others, they require cutting back, or taking frequent rest periods. This devotional is intended to encourage you, not make you feel unnecessary guilt. Earlier this year, after I started coughing up a small amount of blood (and went into panic mode!) this subject came to mind. A few days later a large clot was disgorged, and I made an appointment with my doctor right away. Then I tried to keep my life as normal as possible, and discovered that doing routine tasks was a help. Having to focus on the now, and on familiar things, … [Read more...]

Carrying Super Rachel – The Logistics of When Your Wife Is Chronically Ill

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By Matt Horne Caring for a chronically ill wife is not what I had envisioned when I was working up the nerve to ask out "that hot girl" who would later become my wife. We were in college and she was on the cross country team. She let me know very early on in the relationship that she had a chronic illness. Nowadays, it's just part of life. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't know what to do with myself if she were well. There's a reason I call her "Super Rachel." On her good days, she can run circles around me--cleaning, getting things checked off her to-do list, and having tons of fun. She's amazing. On top of that, she has the greatest attitude and rarely lets her condition get her down. As her dad says, she's an "overcomer." Instead … [Read more...]

Get Ready to Eat Right This Season!

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If you are like me you are excited about the fresh fruit & seasonal veggies about to ripen, & yet still fighting the battle of weight. Maybe yours is too low or too high, or perhaps with all the medications you are on you just struggle to maintain the weight you have. Well, my friend Joanna Faillace is an amazing woman who has put together a great cookbook for us --& she is even sharing the profits with Rest Ministries! I asked her to share about her book & here is what she wrote: Super-Naturally Healthy Families Cookbook, written by Certified Biblical Health Coach & TV host Joanna Faillace, is packed with all natural & great tasting smoothies, snacks, "habit-izers", meals & desserts! Our "fast food" lifestyle is causing obesity & … [Read more...]

Kettle Corn without the Calories

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It's Saturday. . . are you craving a DVD & some popcorn? Well, if you love kettle corn but cannot eat the sugar or calories of that flavorful coating, you may want to try one of my favorite new treats! Kernel Seasons now has a kettle corn flavor. At just 5 calories & one sugar gram per 1/4 of a teaspoon (which nicely coats a bowl of popcorn), you can treat those cravings-- without the calories! It's not sticky, but it's a light seasoning that does have that kettle corn flavor. So far, we've only located this flavor at our local Blockbuster video store. It is a .9 ounce bottle & is just $.99. Other flavors have spotted at places like Target & the grocery store, including butter & nacho cheese. Any flavor can also be ordered at … [Read more...]

Too Much Wheat Can Contribute to Diabetes

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Just when we thought it was safe to eat whole grains . . . now, researchers are saying that eating too much wheat can contribute to diabetes. According to the researchers, " An abnormal immune response to wheat proteins may contribute to type 1 diabetes." Please, oh, please, don't take my sourdough away next! HealthDay News reported, "Their study of 42 people with type 1 diabetes found that nearly half had immune system T-cells that overreacted to wheat. The researchers also identified genes associated with this abnormal immune response. 'The immune system has to find the perfect balance to defend the body against foreign invaders without hurting itself or overreacting to the environment, & this can be particularly challenging … [Read more...]

Review: Coffee Brew Station Great for Weak H&s

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My husb& & I recently got a coffee pot as a gift, but it didn't quite fit the decor we wanted so we headed over to Kohl's with the $40 credit, a 30% off sale price coupon to find a new coffee pot. My right h& is quite deformed now from rheumatoid arthritis & I could barely pick up the pot each morning, so we knew a fancier, heavier pot was not the solution. We ended up with the Hamilton Beach 48465 Brewstation Summit Ultra 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker & it retails on Amazon for about $60. I love it! Here are a few things to consider: it's not a cappuccino maker & you don't use individual coffee flavors like some of them. This is basically just a regular coffee pot, but the coffee goes into a pot/container inside the machine, not a … [Read more...]

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