Knowing that I want to write more, the question is what to write about. I have so many things that consume my day. First is my love of the Lord, my family, homeschooling, heath topics (such as thyroid disease, gluten free, cleaning out the junk in your food, natural remedies), library/reading, and animals. As you can see much to choose from. Those that might read this range from highschool friends to homeschool friend to church friends. So I decided to tackle a difficult topic but one near and dear to my heart.
I grew up in the church. But church was more of a Sunday thing. Yes, I would see my father reading over his up coming Sunday reading or know that he was off to vestry meeting. And my parents taught us to be charitable. The one thing that was not done was discipleship. My parents didn't sit down and show how God views things. And during my teen years I started to walk away from Christ, fall into the worldly veiw and make poor destructive choices. Relationship choices and alcohol choices.
There were two things that were my excuses to walk away. One was I had made bad choices and didn't feel that God wanted me back. Yep I listened to the lies of the devil. My larger excuse was one I still here today from people. So and so wasn't acting like a Christian.
The record I want to set straight today, when people accept Christ into their hearts it makes them new, the price is paid, they have salvation. What that does not make them, is perfect! Christians are not perfect my friends! In fact we have a huge target on us, the devil doesn't like it when we accept Jesus. So the devils slings so many lies at us and sometimes we start buying into them. Is that an excuse for our behavior? No it isn't. But it isn't an excuse for you to not accepting Christ and follow him either.
I have been hurt by many people in my life. Yes, some of them are Christian and many were not. Christians have bad days, days that we don't listen to God's promises. Days when we look at the worldly view of more stuff makes you happy and keeping up with the Jones'. Days when we fail to show love and mercy the way Jesus would. Yes, we are sinners too.
The media loves to show the Christians who are behaving badly. But all to often they do not show you the millions of stories of churches/Christians showing God's love. Churches that help clothe and feed the homeless or low income. Churches that get school supplies to families who can't afford their own. Churches who welcome the addicted and broken and change lives.
I am deeply sorry for the hurts that anyone has that is reading this. Know that God loves you and longs for a daily relationship with you. It doesn't matter what you have done, he adores you.
My prayer is that rather than allowing the hurts of others to keep you from a relationship with Christ, that you allow Him to heal you of that pain. Your salvation is the most important thing, that relationship with your creator. Please don't allow people to get in the way of that.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
New Year Changes
We are at the halfway point in the first month of the year. Many have set a resolution and already broken them. I have not set a resolution but I have decided to change a few habits.
Now 2010 already saw a change in my life. I went gluten free. I made this change because I was tired of the drugs I was taking to control a disease called Ankylosing spondylitis. Most of you are saying what is this disease? It is much like Rheumatoid Arthritis, very debilitating pain in joins. Mine affects my upper and lower spine, hips and at times my hands.
In September of 2006 I was struck with major pain in one hip joint on our way back from a weekend trip. The pain then started to effect my spine and hips. I went to the doctor and was blown off so I went to a specialist. After blood tests, x-rays and a physical my doctor determined the diagnosis of AS.
This diagnosis hit hard. This was now disease number two. The first was Hashimoitos disease. I faught has for that diagnosis. I was told it was in my head and given anti depressants. That is another long story for another day.
So after trying a few drug combinations, I finally settled on Remicade infusions and methotrexate for relief. It was at least a year (late 2007) before I felt better. But I was not happy being on these drug. I feel that drugs simply cover up, the don't get to the root. My thyroid replacement is different, I am replacing (with natural thyroid) what my body can't make because it is destroying itself.
I kept getting a pressing feeling that these drugs were not right for me. But every time I delayed between infusions the pain was really bad. I knew something needed to change, but I wasn't sure what. But I knew God was pressing on my heart to do something different.
In early 2010 I began to read up on natural RA treatment. I googled this phrase because AS is not commonly found and the treatments are very close. What I found when I did this search was a large number of people symptom free going gluten free. Now I knew a little about gluten free and thyroid disease, but I wasn't 100% convinced. I think that it was more a case of me not being ready to make a change.
The more I read, the more I was convinced this was what I needed to do. So in April 2009, I went gluten free. Within three months I went off all meds except my thyroid replacement. My pain is gone. Yes, I am mildly stiff at times but it is easy for me to stretch back out, unlike before.
So back to my change for this year. I dropped drinking Cokes December 25, 2010. It was my one thing. I had dropped all artificial stuff, hydrogenated items and high fructose corn syrup except Cokes in 2009. Dropping these was harder than going gluten free. But I know that this is all part of my health. HFCS is very bad for us! So I have to look at it from that aspect.
My challenge to everyone is to go through your pantry and fridge, throw out anything with artificial colors and sweeteners, no high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils.
More later!
Kate
Now 2010 already saw a change in my life. I went gluten free. I made this change because I was tired of the drugs I was taking to control a disease called Ankylosing spondylitis. Most of you are saying what is this disease? It is much like Rheumatoid Arthritis, very debilitating pain in joins. Mine affects my upper and lower spine, hips and at times my hands.
In September of 2006 I was struck with major pain in one hip joint on our way back from a weekend trip. The pain then started to effect my spine and hips. I went to the doctor and was blown off so I went to a specialist. After blood tests, x-rays and a physical my doctor determined the diagnosis of AS.
This diagnosis hit hard. This was now disease number two. The first was Hashimoitos disease. I faught has for that diagnosis. I was told it was in my head and given anti depressants. That is another long story for another day.
So after trying a few drug combinations, I finally settled on Remicade infusions and methotrexate for relief. It was at least a year (late 2007) before I felt better. But I was not happy being on these drug. I feel that drugs simply cover up, the don't get to the root. My thyroid replacement is different, I am replacing (with natural thyroid) what my body can't make because it is destroying itself.
I kept getting a pressing feeling that these drugs were not right for me. But every time I delayed between infusions the pain was really bad. I knew something needed to change, but I wasn't sure what. But I knew God was pressing on my heart to do something different.
In early 2010 I began to read up on natural RA treatment. I googled this phrase because AS is not commonly found and the treatments are very close. What I found when I did this search was a large number of people symptom free going gluten free. Now I knew a little about gluten free and thyroid disease, but I wasn't 100% convinced. I think that it was more a case of me not being ready to make a change.
The more I read, the more I was convinced this was what I needed to do. So in April 2009, I went gluten free. Within three months I went off all meds except my thyroid replacement. My pain is gone. Yes, I am mildly stiff at times but it is easy for me to stretch back out, unlike before.
So back to my change for this year. I dropped drinking Cokes December 25, 2010. It was my one thing. I had dropped all artificial stuff, hydrogenated items and high fructose corn syrup except Cokes in 2009. Dropping these was harder than going gluten free. But I know that this is all part of my health. HFCS is very bad for us! So I have to look at it from that aspect.
My challenge to everyone is to go through your pantry and fridge, throw out anything with artificial colors and sweeteners, no high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils.
More later!
Kate
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