A little bit of me...

Recently, I have been learning so many concepts that have, in the past, been foreign to me.

• healthy eating
• natural healing
• peaceful parenting
• libertarian anarchism
•  and of course, homeschooling 

As a child, growing up in a precious nurturing home in the Bible-belt, I was destined to have a nice life that molded directly as culture would have it. I went to college, got married to my high-school sweet-heart, had babies, became a public school-teacher,   ate loads of fast-food, fed our  children loads of fast-food, got fat, and fell into total mental defeat. I was overworked and underpaid, my babies were being raised by the television and chicken nuggets while I sipped my large sweet tea and graded that never-ending stack of papers.

One thing about me and depression: it manifests itself in physical pain. See, I will always have joy, I am well-aware that I have a Savior who makes me new daily, therefore my depression is not a lingering sadness, it is a constant ache in my back, my neck, my shoulders. And next, came the kidney stones. Sheeez, what a terrible and avoidable pain. My years of depending on that sweet tea caught up with me.

 When I taught public school, I had these certain quirks that were not optional. A sweet tea from McD's to kick-start my day and my s'more  poptarts at 10:15 a.m.! Should I not have time to grab my tarts, my day was ruined before it ever started. I was caught in a vicious cycle: comforting myself with food.

 Soon, after leaving the classroom, God would reveal my quirks for what they really were: addictions. I have made several miniature attempts to "get right"  but always lack consistency and motivation. Yesterday, I took the step to begin the Herbal Life weight loss diet.  I am feeling confident, still yet, it is only day 2;)

There has been an awakening in my soul in the last couple of  years.  For starters, my hubs and I prayed for the Lord to bless us in a way that would allow me to homeschool my daughters. Oh, I PRAISE Him for delivering me from my former career. I had no spare time to simply think. Everything was Language Arts related in my head. This may not be the case for all teachers, but I had NO mental separation between work/home.  

What a new world I have entered. There is time in my day to study up on topics that interest me and that has been so eye-opening. As I venture throughout my new-found spare minute, I've become aware that I am either nurturing my family to health OR poisoning them.

Say What?! Yes. This is a new concept to me! I can actually be the cause of sickness in my children by what I am feeding them. Is it possible that I could have gone my entire existence w/o this information, simply from a lack of time to investigate and being stuck at the mercy of covenience:(

 This very moment, I will praise God that as I seek Truth is all areas of my life, ranging from Biblical principles, to what not to eat,  to our government's absolute corruption, to my own insecurities,  He always delivers. Here's to this life-style change for the better and all that will come from it. May I bring glory to God on this journey.