Diagnosis of the heart

I had an Echocardiogram ( ultra sound of the heart) yesterday and I was just in ahhh of the awesome designer we have in God. Wow ! that all of that works together the vessels, the arteries, the valves, Electrical System , it’s so incredible.
The heart is a maser piece.

So this morning I open the Bible to Mark 7:14-23

Diagnosis of the heart of man

After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.) And He was saying, That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness. "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man

I am reminded again of what matters, my body will parish my heart will stop beating, all this flesh will pass away.
I need to remember the eternal the lasting, it’s my HEART my inner person, my surrender to Jesus that ultimately matters.

I can not wait to hike again!

view from the Butte about 3/4 way up

Now that I think I am feeling better, I can not wait to get up the Butte again! All of my local blogger friends are you just sick of this wet, snowy, and cold “spring” ???? **grrrrrrr** I need sunshine :)

wake up call

Liars are a puzzle to me. You know? Like my parents weren’t big on lying to me, growing up I never felt this overwhelming sense that people weren’t coming clean.
I had never been betrayed by a liar.
So far, in my life I have only had one run in with a true pathological liar. We will call him X. Dunt dunt dunt
The setting: 1990 southern California ME: so naive. I just could not imagine other people were not like I was. Big MISTAKE. Not that I though I was perfect, but I did not know to look for things in people I did not do myself. So X was super artsy fartsy he was brilliant, creative and totally out there. One night we are sitting on the beach he recites a poem he wrote.
I like his poem and I memorize it.

Dark eyes
Oh, the gentlemen are talking and the midnight moon is on the riverside, They're drinking up and walking and it is time for me to slide. I live in another world where life and death are memorized, Where the earth is strung with lovers' pearls and all I see are dark eyes.

Fast forward we are at X’s parents house in his old bedroom and I am looking through his stuff and I see a Bob Dylan cassette and I look and you know what? Bob has a song called “dark eyes” weird! But by this time a lot of X’s lies where catching up with him so I suspected this was another.
I slip the cassette in my member’s only jacket and plan to listen later.
When we get home and the cassette is gone from my pocket! It was the weirdest thing. It just disappeared.
On top of making me memorize a plagiarized poem he pick -pockets the evidence! Oh I know that’s a some what silly lie, some of his lies where dangerous and evil. This one was…. my wake up call.

yoga

I had my first yoga class last night. I think its weird…. but physically I loved it. It’s just what I need to chilax.

At the end the instructor wanted us to either meditate or “something else I forgot the name of”…. I said in my mind... “be still and know that I am God" and remembered the goodness of the Lord. I am not so sure empting my mind is what I need.

I totally have issues with stress and anxiety I wonder if this will be helpful?
I’d love if I could find a class that has some of the stretching, relaxing & breathing with out the eastern religion stuff.

You fellow bloggers have any thoughts on yoga?

Maria update

I burnt the roof of my mouth it hurts to eat

New foods, better foods

(In advance I apologize for the word Organic)

My goal is to feed my family 80% good whole, healthy foods and 20% not to worry about and inevitably I won’t have control over anyway. So with that said I am trying new heather food to replace the old ones. In our home in the last few years or so these are the changes we have made.

I buy 2% milk
This was a long time in coming. my husband LOVES whole milk. But we did it!

I still have Mac and cheese
But its always organic Annie’s or now trader Joes and I add a green beans to the mix when on hand.

EVOO
I use olive oil for everything.

The spaghetti dilemma
We love spaghetti! love love love it. But more then not, it comes with yummy ( not over cooked ) olive oil skillet garlic zucchini mixed right in .


Organic free range chicken broth
I make soup often and pasta with broth often, but we tossed out the chicken bouillon for the heather lower sodium choice

Costco the healthier snack place!
Costco I love you for addeding heather snack choices
My fav: Multi grain tortilla chips with flax seed

Veggie burgers
We have tried lots of brands in each with its own taste and texture some are fantastic, some like the boca burger would be best eaten right off the grill!

Bread yes, bread
White is not right. Sometime I have to just have French bread but the norm is non white and pita (not the pocket- less kind)

Hummus
Good with mutt grain flax chips and good with pita

dog food
no crap food for my dog! Organic, High Protein for my dupper !

We are on our way to eating better!!

eternal weight of glory

2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory