Italian Rice

by | Jan 13, 2013 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey

When I was a kid I knew that my mom was in a great mood when she would make this rice casserole dish that she called Italian Rice. I do not know much about it; all I know is that it is yummy. The way she made it was bad for you. She used beef instead of ground turkey...

A Hero’s Journey

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Books/Music, The Magnificent Journey

Healing Multiple Sclerosis: A Hero’s Journey by Karen Gordon Even though I do not have Multiple Sclerosis I still do have an illness that the doctors have given me no hope for a cure and only hope to become disabled. I can relate to the feelings that you feel when you...

Loving My Body

by | Jan 11, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I have been taught by my family, the church I grew up in, and even society to hate my body. With my birth family my mom would often say some horrid things to me about my body, make me feel guilty for even being a lovely girl. Then I got with my adoptive family after...

Inspiration

by | Jan 10, 2013 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey

I love how God works in my life. Yesterday morning while awaiting the arrival of my care-giver I went down to the recreational room of my apartment building to use the Wi-Fi and I met a lady who has Macular degeneration an eye disease that only allows a person to see...

Mustard Seed

by | Jan 8, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. Of all the seeds it is the smallest, but when it has grown it is the largest of the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that birds of the air come and find shelter in its...

I Am Listening!

by | Jan 7, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

“Painful experiences are not meant to linger. They are meant to teach us what they need to teach us, and then dissolve into the realm of soft-focus memory.” Marianne Williamson Our bodies are amazing creations. One thing I have learned over the years is it can absorb...

Gunk

by | Jan 6, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I clean out the gunk of my trach a lot. That is part of my regiment of the day, taking it out, letting it soak in peroxide, reinserting the extra trach in, and then cleaning out the gunk in the used one. It is a gross process, but that is something I am continually...

Divine Purpose

by | Jan 5, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

“You have to be willing to consider that, regardless of the trauma, there is a divine purpose that moves in tandem with every even in your life, painful and joyful.” Carolyn Myss I would love to be assured that the trauma’s that I have suffered in the last four years...

One Milestone

by | Jan 4, 2013 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Another mile stone that is happening on my journey is that I can now put my Jaxton trach into the stoma without needing the mirror to guide me. I also learned the value of lube in making sliding the sucker in easier for me. Considering that I have had my trach or some...

Musings From My Closet

by | Jan 3, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I woke up with a new sense of needing to get some things done, so I did. I tackled my closet. I have a huge closet with shelves that make organizing easy. With the trach I have accumulated several extra trachs, suction catheters, gloves, water fishes, sterile water,...

My Reasons

by | Jan 2, 2013 | The Magnificent Journey

I woke up this morning with a question roaming in my mind. I knew the question was from God. He often times does that to me, gives me a question that I need to answer so that I know why I am choosing to walk this journey I am on. The question you might be asking...

Boundaries

by | Dec 30, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

Luke 8: 19-21 “Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came along toward Him, but they could not get to Him because of the crowd. And it was told to Him, Your mother and your brothers are standing outside desiring to have an interview with You. But He answered them. My...

Seeds

by | Dec 28, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

Please read Luke 8:5-15 “Those along the traveled road are the people who have heard; then the devil comes and carries away the message out of their hearts, that they may not believe (acknowledge Me as their Savior and devote themselves to Me) and be saved. And those...

Not Giving Up!

by | Dec 26, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey

“Give up being a pessimist. Give up thinking life owes you anything. Give up being lazy and wishing things were easier all the time. In short, give up wishing your life were other than the way it is and do something with the life you have.” Carolyn Myss Time for me to...

Merry Christmas!

by | Dec 25, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

Celebrating Christmas is not something I normally do, but this year was a bit different for me. Christmas Eve I went to a candle light service where the congregation sang “Silent Night”, “Away In A Manger”, and “Joy To The World” all Christmas songs that I remember...

Swollen, But Hopeful

by | Dec 24, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Walking down the hallway towards the rec room I felt my body communicating its struggle to breathe, heart racing, difficulty in getting oxygen in the lungs as I moved my body, and a slower than usual pace all leads me to the conclusion that my inflammation is back...

Doubt

by | Dec 23, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

Matthew 11: 2-5 This morning in my time with God I read about doubt. John the Baptist had doubt about Jesus being the ONE. He asked Jesus: “Are You the One who has to come or should we keep on expecting a different one?” I have never fully absorbed this part of the...

Yummy Food!

by | Dec 22, 2012 | Inspiring Nutrition, The Magnificent Journey

Lentil Soup Day Jamie’s Ever Changing Lentil Soup: 1 Cup of Lentils 3 to 4 carrots chopped 1 red onion chopped (or any type of onion you desire) 1 whole zucchini chopped 1 cup frozen peas 1 cup of mushrooms chopped 2 whole tomatoes chopped 1 package of Pacific Pride...

Be Still My Beating Heart!

by | Dec 20, 2012 | Auto-immune, The Magnificent Journey

Wednesday morning I went to the Legacy Good Samaritan to get an Echo Cardiogram done of my heart. I got to see and hear my own heart, what an experience that was. I woke up with not wanting to get up. I wanted to stay curled up in my bed sleeping with my cat. I forced...

A New Perspective

by | Dec 19, 2012 | The Magnificent Journey

A comment that one of my longtime friends said has been rattling around in my head. “I regret introducing Monte to you because of the way you and he interacted. He would rip you to shreds and you would take it.” She is correct with what she said, but by no means...

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