I am super weary today but even more happy than weary. I took a 10 hour road trip yesterday to a natural doctor who gave me hope of an eventual full recovery. I just shared all of the details with my Facebook friends so I'll copy that post here.
I covet your prayers in the days ahead.
Dawn
For those of you who are curious to learn what I found out yesterday, here is a summary. Dr. Gus said that at some point in the past I contracted a virus that affected my digestive system. This virus caused my digestive system to stop producing an enzyme that the immune system needs to function. Hence constant poor health for decades );
Dr. Gus then combined the many years that I've had MS symptoms with what showed up in his testing to confirm that I have MS. I've known this for a very long time but now I KNOW it. Does that make any sense?
What Dr. Gus found through his testing is that I am dealing with chronic fatigue; fibromyalgia; a cousin of Lymes, and Lymes itself. These 4 are all contributing to the MS and causing my deterioration in health.
The good news is that Dr. Gus created a homeopathic remedy to help my body conquer these enemies. Also, he strongly urged me to buy a Swanson supplement to build immunity which I will do today.
When I asked him if he has hope that I will get well, Dr. Gus looked my in the eye and said this, "I EXPECT you to get well." You must imagine my great relief!
I know that we're on the right track as Dr. Gus balanced me to the homeopathic remedy after he created it. For the next 3 hours I was totally exhausted so that I could hardly hold my head up during lunch with Lucy. I'm thinking that my immune system realized that there is hope now so it finally was able to relax and take a breather.
I covet your prayers as my body works to recover it's strength to conquer these enemies. I know that it's going to be a journey but at least I have hope again!
I want to end this post with a million thanks to Lucy for driving me the 5 hours to my appointment and the 5 hours back home again. She's one of the sweetest friends I've ever had!! God bless you Lucy!
A million thanks to my family and friends who have prayed for me all these years to get well! You've kept me going through it all with your prayers and encouragement!
A special thank you to my prayer partner, Paula, who is such an amazing example of faith and hope. I love you, Paula!!
Lastly, and most importantly, I thank God for all the times He held me through painful days and nights. You kept me going with your words of encouragement and with the vision of the healing center that you will build here at our farm--in which I will be completely well and strong with abundant health! I worship you now with a new hope I have never known.
There's been so much happening and now my family, I am sad to say, is sick with a nasty cough. Even little Elsie has it. ); Please pray for us!!
As the warm temperatures left us, and also the leaves, it is easy to grow despondent. I STILL am urging everyone in the Northern Hemisphere to purchase a bottle of Vitamin D drops and take them every day. I think of it as sunshine in a bottle.
So, with 300+ acres of soybeans out in the field yet and the rains and early snows sogging everything up, it's just gloomy now. We need sunshine and breezes to dry out the fields so we can finish harvesting. There are MANY farmers in our area who are wondering if they will be able to get into the fields to harvest their crops. Please pray for us!!!
The one thing that greatly encourages me today is that Father has said YES to my taking the Splankna class. Soon I leave for Denver to begin my Splankna training and I am very excited!! This is a Bible based energy healing program. I urge everyone who is in need of healing to visit the website: splankna.com. Soon I will be able to offer sessions to everyone and the first ones will be FREE until I have some experience!!
In the meantime, I leave you with a poem. I spent a little time reading "First snow poems." I was trying to remind myself that there is good in EVERY situation. I hope you like this one, as I did, because of the hope it offers.
Keep warm, everyone, and have a great week serving our awesome God!
Dawn
Talking in Their Sleep
by Edith M. Thomas
"You think I am dead,"
The apple tree said,
"Because I have never a leaf to show –
Because I stoop,
And my branches droop,
And the dull gray mosses over me grow!
"But I'm still alive in trunk and shoot;
The buds of next May
I fold away –
But I pity the withered grass at my root."
"You think I am dead,"
The quick grass said,
"Because I have parted with stem and blade!
But under the ground,
I am safe and sound
With the snow's thick blanket over me laid.
"I'm all alive, and ready to shoot,
Should the spring of the year
Come dancing here –
But I pity the flower without branch or root."
"You think I am dead,"
A soft voice said,
"Because not a branch or root I own.
I never have died, but close I hide
In a plumy seed that the wind has sown.
"Patient I wait through the long winter hours;
You will see me again –
I shall laugh at you then,
Out of the eyes of a hundred flowers."
Usually I don't care for rocky music but it's great on my BETAR table as the beat helps get rid of stuck negativity in me. Today I'm particularly draggy with the recent snows and the shorter daylight hours. So, when I couldn't stand myself any more, I went to my sound system and searched for the songs that I needed to get me going again.
I rarely listen to Phillips, Craig, and Dean for the above-mentioned reason. However, today it was just what I needed. I thought I'd drift off for a half hour nap but then THIS song captured my attention.
The song ends with "Jesus, you put music in my soul." He sure did!!! So, in spite of the rocky--ness of this song, it blessed me. I pray that it blesses you too!
I hope that you will all have a wonderful evening making music to our Jesus!!
Very few of us may realize the depths of depravity in our country. Very few of us may be aware that a Godly man named Daniel has been in prison in the good old USA for the past THREE YEARS!! What was his crime? Daniel was making a healing product which helps the body fight off even the BIG diseases. I know, I've used it and it works!
So, many of his customers have been praying for Daniel's release from prison. If you are interested in learning more about his story, you can go to his website: http://standbydaniel.com/ By the way, there are other manufacturers of this product who are still in prison so let's pray them home!
Daniel was recently released from prison but is forced to wear a tracking device. He has to get permission to go to church or the store or to have company over. IT'S JUST PLAIN CRAZY!!!
Daniel's father has been writing to Daniel's friends with updates and I loved the one from Daniel this morning. I've enclosed it below.
YOU can help Daniel!! His case is being considered at the US Supreme Court and YOU can help pray that it is heard!! This crime against natural healing must be HALTED ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!
In Daniel's newest letter to his readers, he shares how God sustained him in prison through a poem that Father shared with Daniel right before he was imprisoned. Now Daniel is going to share the poem with the public, and he wants US to help him.
Please listen to this recording of Daniel and then please consider recording YOU reading it too. All of the instructions are included below. He would love for people from around the world to be a voice with him. WE WANT ALL OF THE NATURAL HEALING TOOLS FATHER WANTS TO GIVE US!! Actually, we NEED them. Most likely I would be dead without Daniel's product as would many others.
I know that this post could take a turn for the worse. If I'm not careful here, I could cause bitterness in the hearts of practitioners who risk their lives to bring God's healing tools with little pay or honor in this drug driven medical world! Many naturopaths have been murdered. Many others silenced by fear.
Sometimes people ask me how I can share so boldly here. I MUST SHARE!!! People are dying left and right--young people included. My 36 year old niece died last month. People need access to the natural healing tools God has given to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what's driving me to take the Splankna training. It's written by a born again Christian and that, I hope, will open minds to what I do. It will also change what I do, I'm sure, but from the beginning I have sought God's will for every single session that I give to someone.
So, here is Daniel's poem. What a blessing it has been to me this morning!!
Here is Daniel's request to record it and be a voice for health care freedom.
Dearest Friends & Family,
It feels good to be out of prison and finally home.
Surprisingly, there are a few things I miss, like the slower pace of confinement
and our regular correspondence. It was always such an emotional boost to hear
my name yelled for mail-call and receive a hand-written card or letter from
halfway around the world.
Today, I
want to share something that has inspired me ... something I hope will inspire
you, too.
Question: What if one day
you woke up and you were everything you wanted to be?
That is how this journey that led me to you first began
... nearly 11 years ago.
On or
about October 12, 2007, I awoke with a pervasive and otherworldly feeling of
peace and wellbeing ... as if everything on the inside of me was suddenly
perfect. Nothing on the outside seemed that way, however. At the time, I was
programming for a startup that was having difficulty paying me, and we'd just
put our personal stock of 12 bottles of MMS on eBay, in hopes they would get us
another week of groceries.
It was in
the midst of all this chaos and uncertainty that a wave of tranquility washed
over me, compelling me to write the words that would become the YouTube poem
entitled, "Today I Woke Up." It goes like this:
"Today I woke up ... and I was everything I wanted to be
... I forgave myself ... of everything ... that had ever made me feel ashamed.
I loved everyone ... everywhere ... even those who hurt me. I sent love to
those who've lost their way. I wasn't afraid... of anything ... anymore. I
realized ... I was endowed ... with all the power of the Universe ... to think
... to feel... and create ... and to love all that I have created. I reveled
... in the realization ... that this ... is the sum total of all I have intended
for myself to date ... I realized ... that right now ... is the only moment
there ever really is ... was ... or will be. I knew ... that all my past ...
except its beauty ... was gone. I made a promise to myself ... never to forget
... to hold this feeling as if it were ... a little child. For indeed ... it
was."
Over the years, people who resonated with the message
came looking for me on Facebook, some to share how it inspired them, and some to
ask if they could use it. Some suggested I make it into an illustrated,
bedside/coffee table adult/children's book, so it could be shared or read daily
as a part of one's life. Serendipitously, I obtained the hearty commitment of a
world-class illustrator, Frank Riccio, to undertake all the illustration, but
sadly he passed before we could complete the project.
There was no doubt that something was born in me that day
... the day I woke up. Never mind that nearly all the days that came after it
were pretty much like the ones that led up to it ... i.e., lots of
toiling, lots of busy-ness, plenty of drama.
The MMS we posted on eBay all those years ago sold
quickly, so we sourced more. In time, we built Project GreenLife and offered
nearly 100 alternative health products around the world, including the MMS that
became the target of the government's case resulting in my last three years of
incarceration. In time, I forgot all about "Today I Woke
Up."
The ironic thing, however,
was that the transitory peace that visited me before the journey began, became
the more lasting peace that worked its way into my life along the way. It was a
thought that was, at first, like an infant ... wrapped in the swaddling robes of
my feelings and laid in the manger of my heart. It needed to be nurtured and
given more experience to grow. It was like Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote in the
27th chapter of The Secret Garden, "thoughts — just mere thoughts — are
as powerful as electric batteries — as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad
for one as poison" ... and "where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow."
"Today I Woke Up", was like a rose ... a promise of what could be ... a
foretelling of what was yet to come ... if I could keep my thoughts straight
long enough.
Many of you have asked
what will I do now that I'm out of prison, having had this amazingly terrifying
journey. I'm taking it one day at a time, but I've decided, in the very least,
to follow my heart ... to return to where it all began ... and I wonder if you
will help me.
I'd like to create a
new "Today I Woke Up" (TIWU) video, but this time I'd like to have it
narrated with a collage of your voices ... all the voices of my friends and
family who've stood by me all these years. I'd like, with your permission, to
use the new video in a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation and publishing
of the professionally illustrated bedside/coffee table adult/children's book, so
we can make TIWU a part of our daily lives and share it with the whole
world.
You see, we really are waking
up, all of us together, and that is why it should be a chorus of all our
voices. Through this journey, with all of you as my mighty companions, so many
of the rough edges have been worn off my heart, and the peace and joy I feel is
now more consistent -- in part, thanks to your unfailing love and friendship.
Let us create something beautiful together.
If you think this is something you'd like to be a part
of, please record yourself in any way you can (audio or video) narrating the
text as its written above (no background music). Then make the file available
for me for download, or email it to me (todayiwokeup2018@gmail.com). I will select from and weave together your voices for
a "collective" narration of "Today I Woke Up" and include your name in
the credits of the video. Having recently taken my studio gear out of storage,
I believe I have the tools to make this a compelling and delightful
presentation. The diversity in all your global accents will be a beautiful
thing to hear.
Here is an example
of one voice (mine) reading the text you see above:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQp5KYGAYhk.
Note, that the narration slightly varies from the
earlier 2007 version, so please be sure to use the new text as written above or
as heard in the later video.
It would
be a great joy and honor to have all of you take part in TIWU, and I hope you
will join me. I think it will be an inspiration to many.
On another note, some
of you have been wondering what I'm going to do now to make a living. The short
answer is that I'm still looking for employment, as required by my release
conditions, but also exploring some new ideas that I look forward to sharing in
the near future. We have survived, in large, by your good graces for so long
(thank you!) and are looking forward to getting on our feet before the year's
end.
As an aside, Karis has taken to
partnering with her mother to resell prints of her beautiful watercolor
paintings. Only one sale so far, but it's a start. See:https://www.etsy.com/shop/RavenHeartGallery.
As a final note, we were recently and unexpectedly
required to move by the end of this month, which has been difficult due to my
limited ability to come and go (rules of home confinement) and the approval
process of the powers that be. I expect things to smooth out over the next
couple of weeks and to be more available as we continue to await the Supreme
Court's decision on whether or not they'll hear our case.
As ever, thank you for all the life-giving love and
support of me and my family. A very special thanks to Jim Humble and Genesis II
for making our correspondence possible. Every one of you has been a light in
our lives.
Hoping to hear from you
all soon.
Sending you Love, Light,
Laughter & Limitlessness as, together, we enter this brand new
season.
IMPORTANT: Some have written
"Why Does Daniel Still Need Donations?" Ponder please He is just searching,
preparing and training for new employment; but will not receive income until he
gets past the initial months. I know you folks will do your best to meet his
necessary finances. ~ as you’ve always done. It is critical that he receives
enough help to get a fresh start ~ particularly since the Feds are strictly
controlling everything he does for the first six (6) months. It will be very
difficult, to say the least, during this time.
How then can he get the financial
support to make it?
(1) For you awesome
supporters who know his story well ~ Daniel is praying that you’ll consider
adding a small amount to your donation (if possible). It will really make a big
difference for him. He thanks you sincerely for unfailingly and generously going
above and beyond what anyone could have anticipated or even hoped
for.
(2) The GoFundMe site, designed for those who are
unfamiliar with his story, is barely crawling along. Perhaps you could share it
with a few people. Thank you also ~ for those of you who previously sent the
link to family & friends.
RESULTS of Survey Request: ~ Should Daniel Write
a Book? Here is your response.
RESPONSE: 7 supporters voted NO - Daniel
should not write a book. Over 95 supporters want him to write a book. You're
still invited to share your wisdom about Daniel writing a book. Feel free to
send an email saying, "Yes," or "No," or sending your personal suggestions. Send
to:BlessUFriend@gmail.com
Brief Comments from
Dad:
Many have sent thoughtful concerns and prayed about
my stroke. Finally after the MRI was done it was found that I first had a
seizure followed by a stroke in the hospital. Though, as the neurologists
cautioned, I will now be at high risk of a repeat, I am basically back to normal
(for me :) ) Thanks to all of you for your encouragement.
You can see
that Daniel has taken the "bull by the horns" and will quickly be supporting his
family again. And since my awesome Son is entirely upbeat, positive and bearing
zero grudges or resentment to the people or system who imprisoned him. ..he will
succeed!! This is extraordinary. He is going to continue being a hero for each
of us. No doubt about it. Meeting his financial needs, writing encouraging
letters and praying earnestly are so appreciated! The love you’ve always
displayed energizes him and gives him undying hope. May you and yours be
wonderfully rewarded for doing so.
If you can help Daniel at this
crucial time...
Any assistance can best be sent through PayPal’s
Send Money. When PayPal asks for the email to which your donation is to be sent,
simply type (copy & paste does not work). Please either type:
Some find it even simpler to
just click the PayPal logo below:
If you
prefer to send your donation conventionally: USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc. please send
it to:
Larry Smith 9208 NE Highway 99, Suite 107-165 Vancouver, WA
98665-8986. (This "suite" is simply a type of a post office box - with a
street address.)
Please Note: It is still not possible for Daniel to have
his own bank account while in custody at his house ~ that’s why, I his father,
receive it for him. To be deposited for Daniel’s and his family’s use it needs
to be made out to Larry Smith.
It's been hard to admit to myself that, once again, I'm dealing with cancer. It's stayed away for a very long time so that I got used to thinking that it was in the past forever. However, several things happened which led to it's return.
First of all, my son's wife miscarried their second child last month and that was so hard. Then, my niece died suddenly at the age of 36 and that was even harder.
My BETAR table broke which helps me to unwind and move beyond traumas like this. That, plus my Kangen water not being up to it's full healing capacity, and so it snuck up on me.
I didn't recognize it at first. I was digging potatoes and there was a quick snap and the pain was excruciating. I went to my chiropractor 4 times in 2 weeks with minimal progress on the pain. That's when it registered that there may be something growing in my back.
I've dealt with this so many times so I knew what to do. Drink lots of Kangen water. check. Eat bitter apricot seeds. check Lay on the BETAR table for hours. check ZAP ZAP ZAP check MMS soaks check Focus on the positive check.
So I'm doing quite a bit better today than I have this past 6 weeks or so. Still, I always appreciate prayers so please send them as the Spirit leads and I bless you for thinking of me now.
I pray that these verses bless you too!
Dawn
PS. After a few minutes on my BETAR table this morning, I found something else inspiring. Check out the video below.
Receiving the news that you have a terminal illness, such as cancer can be devastating. As believer’s we want to believe that God has a purpose in ouraffliction. We can look to the Bible for inspiration when we know someone who is suffering or we ourselves have been diagnosed with cancer. I pray these Bible verses will inspire you as you wait on the Lord forpeace,courage,comfortand deliverance.
God is Big; Comfort & Rest for the Restless
Deuteronomy 31:6“ …Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Psalms 138:3On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
Proverbs 3:5-6Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Matthew 11:28-29Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
God is Faithful; Calm for the Anxious
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalms 33:20-22Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.
Philippians 1:6And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:6-7…do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
1 Peter 5:6-7Humbleyourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
God is Trustworthy; He Has a Plan for You
Ecclesiastes 3:1For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
John 14:1-3“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also…”
God is Hope; Even When it Seems Hopeless
Romans 8:16-17The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.
Romans 8:24-25For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
Romans 8:38-39For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Peter 1:3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
