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Drove at a 'low altitude' to Bastrop Tx to check on the families receiving help after the loss of their homes. Spent time with families and volunteers all focused on the hard job of trying to get life back to normal. After a veeerrrry late night and meetings in Dallas 250 miles from there (altitude was at double levels) We are headed back to homebase... I'm posting this at the altitude of 80ish-90ish as we HAVE to have several important meetings as soon as we 'land'... Hope this posts... :)

All in a days work..

I think women are born with mutl-tasking abilities - it seems to come naturally to them!  If I could write everyday and add GM to my routines- that would be easy to update daily (alas I don't carry my computer some places I work) So when I don't write you know it just was not possible to add another thing to the day!

Today was one of those double duty days...

Order furniture from the warehouse for RMA at the same time, while taking phone calls.

Driving trip and give orders to another staff member about emailing and sending 2 resumes to 2 different offices and having the people interviewed for me...

Paint the baseboards in our remodeling project soon to be called 'home' and have a big personal meeting between me and God at the same time.

Go make lunch and eat and be gone again all total 20 min!

Paint ALL the window trim housewide- and scrap the paint off an entire window that a worker accidentally completely spray painted. And wipe my hands off umpteen times to answer text messages on my phone. I can't believe my cell didn't become 'eggshell cream' from all the handling...

Dig out tarps and plastic sheeting to lay all of the painted boards out all over the house.  Take an important conference call with 'eggshell cream' hands, jeans, shirt and shoes. Good thing no one else could see me from their  offices!  I have sheeting on the floor lined up with nicely painted baseboards - saw horses holding door frame sections - and tables filled with door trim pieces.  The house can not be walked in tonight -it's completely full of freshly painted 8, 10, 12 foot sticks!

Paint all the door trim and rosettes, and talk to both of my parents -each of them in different locations today who are traveling in Ohio today. Figured out where to lay the painted rosettes  out in the bay window while hearing about various family issues. 

Entertained my favorite people for a little while who don't care what I look like... just want to see their MiMi.  They would have loved to stay and help.... but I only had 1 paint brush.  After they left the fireplace gets another dimension to it's design - drawn and ready to 'show and tell' tomorrow.

UPS arrives..... nice timing for signatures.... I guess I could have swirled my initials with my brush... someone else knocks on the door - I stopped again and talked to them through the door....And finally an important visitor whom I paid for school projects and a christmas present.... and managed to not turn them all 'eggshell cream.'   

Anyway the day ended.... I got my projects done, the different staff members managed just fine and my contractor is happy and promises to get the carpenter here at 8 tomorrow to complete this part of the house. 

whew..... I only had 1 day to get this done and thank God I had a supernatural day and it happened.

I'm not multitasking anymore today... but do have to think what I'm gonna pack in the am for a trip out of town starting tomorrow... does mental multitasking count? 

 

 

 

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Your Crown of Glory

"They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb... and they loved not their lives unto the death" (Rev. 12:11).

When James and John came to Christ with their mother, asking Him to give them the best place in the kingdom, He did not refuse their request, but told them it would be given to them if they could do His work, drink His cup, and be baptized with His baptism.

 Do we want the competition? The greatest things are always hedged about by the hardest things, and we, too, shall find mountains and forests and chariots of iron. Hardship is the price of coronation. Triumphal arches are not woven out of rose blossoms and silken cords, but of hard blows and bloody scars. The very hardships that you are enduring in your life today are given by the Master for the explicit purpose of enabling you to win your crown.

 Do not wait for some ideal situation, some romantic difficulty, some far-away emergency; but rise to meet the actual conditions which the Providence of God has placed around you today. Your crown of glory lies embedded in the very heart of these things--those hardships and trials that are pressing you this very hour, week and month of your life. The hardest things are not those that the world knows of. Down in your secret soul unseen and unknown by any but Jesus, there is a little trial that you would not dare to mention that is harder for you to bear than martyrdom.

 There, beloved, lies your crown. God help you to overcome, and sometime wear it.  --Streams in the Desert

The Drama of the End

There is a huge drama - high drama being played out between good and evil.  It's invisible.... but yet at it's feet are thundering claps of marching eras and events through the use of mankind.  This enormous battle is gathering strength, and the focus of the ages is coming to a great climax.  The voices of painful depths and the sounds of high praise clash in fury as the end of all things comes closer. 

I feel force and madness and sorrow for humanity.  Yet the angels gather close around the chosen souls to provide them with strength through the end. And comfort remains for those who put their faith in God.

Evil forces parade their losses as fear mongers terrify - yet the saved hold their battle lines and await the King of Glory to appear. "Hold fast to thy crown and see that no one takes it".

 

 

Almond Milk

Have you tried this?  It's smooth, tastes great and best of all.... LOW CARB!

This is directly taken from '3 fat chicks on a diet'.......

Benefit #1: Weight Management

Plain almond milk without added sugars or flavoring contains 60 calories per each 8 oz serving size. This option works well for people looking to lose or maintain weight.

The low caloric content of almond milk causes less of an impact on our totally daily consumption of food calories. Some milk varieties contain more sugars than the cereal that they get combined with.

Benefit #2: Heart Health

Almond milk contains no cholesterol and only 5 mg of sodium per serving. Consuming foods low in sodium and cholesterol help us to maintain better heart health and normal blood pressure.

Without cholesterol, almond milk also decreases our chances of gaining bad cholesterol levels, all while increasing the good cholesterol levels. Almond milk also contains 150 mg of potassium in every serving. This mineral works to promote healthy blood pressure.

Benefit #3: Blood Sugar Friendly

Unlike other milk alternatives, the plain almond option contains only 8 grams of carbohydrates per serving. The 7 grams of sugars that make up the carbohydrate content have a limited affect on our blood sugar levels. When we consume simple sugars, our metabolic functions tend to miss the nutrients, storing much of the carbs as fat.

Instead, the low amount of sugars in almond milk have a low glycemic nature, meaning our bodies fully digest them and use them as energy. Diabetics benefit from this characteristic as well.

Benefit #4: Bone Health

Almond milk contains 30% of our recommended daily value of calcium and 25% of Vitamin D. These nutrients work together to build strong bones in men, women, children and infants.

Vitamin D also helps improve immunity and cell function. Some studies have shown that Vitamin D helps decrease osteoporosis and even Alzheimer’s disease. The magnesium in found in almond milk helps absorb more of the calcium provided by the nutritious beverage.

Benefit #5: Skin Care

Every serving of pure almond milk contains 50% of our recommended daily value of Vitamin E. This powerful nutrient has antioxidant abilities in that it helps regulate Vitamin A use and availability.

More importantly, Vitamin E acts the primary regulatory nutrient that improves skin health.

Benefit #5: Eye Health

The moderate levels of Vitamin A found in almond milk helps keep our eyes functioning properly. Vitamin A directly influences the eye’s ability to adjust to differences in light.

Benefit #6: More Muscle Power

Even though almond milk only contains 1 gram of protein per serving, it does contain B Vitamins in the form of riboflavin, plus other muscle regulating nutrients like iron. Each serving of almond milk contains about 4% of our recommended daily intake of iron, which helps muscles absorb and use protein for energy, growth and repair.

Iron also regulates certain cell functions like oxygen absorption.

AND LOOK AT THE COMPARISON BETWEEN IT AND COWS MILK....

Did you see this in the news??

California City Fines Couple for Holding Bible Study in Their Home

• Posted on September 19, 2011 at 1:36am by Madeleine Morgenste

A southern California couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering.

City officials in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. say Chuck and Stephanie Fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits “religious, fraternal or non-profit” organizations in residential neighborhoods without a permit. Stephanie hosts a Wednesday Bible study that draws about 20 attendees, and Chuck holds a Sunday service that gets about 50.

The Fromms appealed their citations but were denied and warned future sessions would carry heftier penalties. A statement from the Pacific Justice Institute, which is defending the couple in a lawsuit against the city, said Chuck Fromm was also told regular gatherings of three or more people require a conditional use permit, which can be costly and difficult to obtain.

“How dare they tell us we can’t have whatever we want in our home,” Stephanie Fromm told the Capistrano Dispatch. “We want to be able to use our home. We’ve paid a lot and invested a lot in our home and backyard … I should be able to be hospitable in my home.”

According to the Dispatch, the Fromms live in a neighborhood with large homes and have a corral, barn, pool and huge back lawn on their property, so parking and noise aren’t a problem.

“There’s no singing or music,” Stephanie said. “It’s meditative.”

The Dispatch reported a code-enforcement officer gave the Fromms a verbal warning about the meetings in May, then returned to issue citations in June and July. According to the paper, the city’s code-enforcement department is reactive, meaning they only respond to complaints.

Stephanie said most of their neighbors are very supportive, although she said one has voiced concerns in the past.

“We don’t like lawsuits, but we have to stand up for what’s right. It’s not just a personal issue,” she said. “Can you imagine anybody in any neighborhood, that one person can call and make it a living hell for someone else? That’s wrong … and it’s just sad.”

San Juan Capistrano’s religious roots run deep — the city is best known for a historic Catholic mission built in the 1700s.

“Imposing a heavy-handed permit requirement on a home Bible study is outrageous,” said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute. “An informal gathering in a home cannot be treated with suspicion by the government, or worse than any other gathering of friends, just because it is religious.”

“We cannot allow this to happen in America, and we will fight as long and as hard as it takes to restore this group’s religious freedom.”

 

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