Master Cleanse 4 ~ Day 5

Happy Independence Day everyone!!!!! I hope that you like this tribute to our country which, even with all of it's faults, is still the most wonderful place to live in the world. We really have no idea how much our military goes through to shelter us from tyranny. This video says it better than I ever could.

I am frustrated with my camera right now. It's not really the camera's fault, but my own, for not paying attention when Andrew was importing pictures from the card to the computer. I wasted half an hour this morning, trying to figure it out, until Robert called.

I guess the single-axle truck, which the boys are using to move the big square bales to the end of the field for stacking, was running low on gas. They needed me to drive to Napoleon (13 miles) and fill the gas cans. Then they needed me to drive out to the field (about 20 miles) to take them the gas. Then I had to drive home (about 15 miles), and now I can try to finish my post.

I haven't much time, as we're getting ready to go to the rodeo tonight, but I wanted to write a short post about yesterday. I had hoped to import all the pictures I took of us swinging yesterday, so you can see that we really ARE lazy one day a week. :)

I so love the Sabbath, but it IS the hardest day not to eat when the family is enjoying our wonderful feasts. Somehow it didn't seem so bad yesterday, though, so thanks to those of you who are covering me with your prayers. Please let me know if you ever have any prayer needs.

Maybe the reason that this cleanse seems easier than the others is because I am VERY motivated to be just as pure and cleansed as possible when my family of origin meets at my dad's house for his auction one week from today. I want to make sure that I am totally open to do whatever the Lord wants me to do and to say whatever the Lord wants me to say.

Do you remember the passage where Christ said to His disciples, "This kind of evil spirit goes out only with prayer AND fasting?" Although there have been tons of times since I started the cleanse (like just now out in the hayfield with my menfolk) that I would have LIKED to eat, my spirit keeps girding me up not to. It's like it's saying, "Prepare yourself for what is coming up at the sale. Go in with a positive spirit (not one bogged down with digestion), and see the wonders that the Lord will do to answer your prayers of 40 years for these people."

OH GOD, PLEASE PREPARE ME TO BRING PEACE TO THAT VERY VOLATILE SITUATION!

So, even today, when we're going to the rodeo, I'm not really troubled about not eating. I have chosen to do this cleanse for my healing and strengthening, and that is JUST what I am doing. I am being true to my desire to have the Lord purify me through this 10 day Master Cleanse.

I do think, though, that it may be easier this time because I have done 3 cleanses before this. I remember reading that each one gets easier, as the junk from a lifetime slowly comes out. That doesn't really help when you're starting out, though, but just hang in there if you're on the cleanse right now too. YOU CAN DO IT!!! Keep your goals always before you and pray constantly for the Lord to strenghten and heal you and HE WILL DO IT!!!

Well, I will post tonight's pictures of the rodeo tomorrow (hopefully). The perfectionist in me is bugged that I fell behind with my posting about the Cleanse, but that old beast is slowly dying. I'll get to it when I have the time. It IS important to me to post every day, when I'm on the cleanse, so that others who may decide to do the cleanse can come here and find out what to expect. It also helps to have something to do, that I like, while everyone else is eating. Did you ever notice how often we eat?

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL; AND TO ALL HAVE FUN WITH THE FIREWORKS!!
OH, HOW I LOVE FIREWORKS!!!!!!!!!

Dawn

Master Cleanse 4 ~ Day 3

Today was about like I expected--pain wise. I was driving the 9030 in the hayfield in the morning, when Andrew came out to the field with our "New" 4-wheeler. He told me that he and Jacob were going to go stack the bales, so they needed that tractor.

I asked him, "Are you going to take me home?" looking at the 4-wheeler in anguish. Now, keep in mind that one of my friends became a widow because of one of them; another one is crippled; and Jacob lost a dear friend due to 4-wheeler accidents--as in 13 years old and DEAD! I had made up my mind that I WOULD NOT DRIVE THAT THING!!!!!!!

Andrew said, "Come here, Mom. I'll teach you how to drive this thing." I looked at it for a moment and then thought, "Good grief. I'm driving this great big tractor and I'm not afraid. I guess it's time." And so it was. Cora took this picture of me when I safely arrived back in the yard with it--but I did NOT take the ditch!!! I will say here and now, "I will NOT take the ditch with that thing!"

Cora and I had a little time to play a few piano duets while we waited for the guys to get in for a late lunch. Now THAT is always a delight. Then she left for work; the guys left for the hayfield 13 miles away, and I was faced with a decision.

Am I going to take care of my needs or keep pushing on until I fall apart again? The stress has been mounting as I ponder the sale. What will happen when I see my brothers all together? What will happen if anyone starts yelling like the last time they saw each other? What will happen if nobody comes to the sale to buy dad's stuff and we're stuck with it all? What will happen if Dad comes to the sale and starts crying his head off as he does whenever he goes to the house? What will happen if, when all of the work is done, my dad doesn't show appreciation for all that we've been doing to get ready for the sale? So far he hasn't.

Elizabeth would say, "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!" I could go on like that up until the sale and put myself back on bee stings. ):

"NO, I WILL TAKE CARE OF MYSELF," I decided and headed for the whirlpool. The other night when I was hurting, I talked myself out of taking a much needed soak--but NOT today!

There is just nothing like the whirlpool to sooth my raw nerve endings in my neck and shoulders where the shingles had started. Now the dishes aren't even done from lunch yet, but I feel so much better! I cannot recommend a whirlpool enough for anyone suffering from shingles as I know that I could never have tolerated the pain without it. So, now that I'm a prune, I can face the dishes and the garden and the laundry and................

Once again I find myself praising the Lord for HIS marvelous, gentle healing ways. There truly is NO problem too big for Him to handle. AMEN?

A truly exciting part of today was receiving an email from my cousin, Kristi, stating that she may be able to come along with her parents for a visit to our farm next week. We have been

wanting to get together for years and now it may really happen. I know that the Lord knows how much moral support I'm needing before the sale and I praise Him for stirring up this idea in her heart to come at this time. Isn't He just awesome?

Well, it looks like I'm alone for chores tonight so I'd best sign off. I continue in need of prayer. That old song from my childhood just popped into my head right now--see if you remember it.

"Not my father; not my mother; but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

Not my sister; not my brother; but it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

Hopeful,

Dawn

Master Cleanse 4 ~ Day 2

Today was MUCH better. If anyone was praying for me out there, I bless you for it, It's unusual for things to get much better until after the first 3 days. Typically there's some pain as you release toxins through the cleanse. The first 3 days are the most painful as the body adjusts to living without food. It makes me wonder how many of you were praying for me as I was totally not expecting it to be better yet. Now, this does not mean that I'm hoping you won't pray for me tomorrow. :)

I got to turn windrows this morning in the alfalfa field. I JUST LOVE HELPING WITH HAY MAKING!!!!!!!! Being these windrows were rained on, they needed to be turned so that they'd dry out before baling. The smell of freshly mown hay is one of my favorite smells, so I was enjoying myself thoroughly. THEN THE WIND PICKED UP. It started blowing the lighter windrows all over the place, after I turned them with the wheel rack. I had to quit then and I made lunch which was ALSO appreciated.

I did 3 Bodytalk sessions for clients after lunch. I so love helping people in this way and it is healing for me as well. When I can see someone come to peace with something that they've struggled with for decades, it gives me the courage to keep working on myself. Every once in a while I think, "I don't need any more BodyTalk." That's when the Lord shows me some sin in my life, or some weakness, and I realize that He's still working on me. :)

Well, I decided to ask again if anyone would like to go on the Master Cleanse with me. If you're interested, please spend a little time at the website listed on my sidebar. If you decide to do the 10 day cleanse, you'll be a little bit behind me but many people do it for 3 days or more. It would be so nice to know that I am taking care of my health in this way with OTHERS who are feeling called to do so.

Anyway, this is what you do. If you're going to do the cleanse for 10 days, you need to prepare your body for it in this way. One day you eat a full meal and drink the lemonade (recipe to follow) for the other 2 meals. The second day you eat a large salad or veggies or fruit for one meal and drink lemonade for 2 meals. The third day you drink fruit or vegetable juices for one meal and drink lemonade for 2 meals. From there on out, you drink the lemonade for all 3 meals. You eat NOTHING for the 2 days that you are on the cleanse. Then, for 3 more days you come out of the cleanse slowly by reversing what you did going into it.

I have done this 3 times now except that I drank the lemonade for 15 days instead of 10. Keep in mind that I had a major health problem that I was trying to help my body to overcome. Many people only do this for a few days and reap the benefit of overcoming minor troubles that they have struggled with for years. After the third cleanse last year, my brain was almost completely healed from the shingles on it!!! I was soooo happy as I never dreamed, even with BodyTalk, that my brain would be able to recover from the nightmare it endured in 2006--2007.

Now I press on with the hopes that my memory will be completely restored to me. Also I pray that the pain in my neck and shoulders, which have been my constant companions for the past 4 years, will completely disappear. I can tell that the cleanse IS working in that area as there has been some pretty intense pain for a few days. Have I ever mentioned how I stuff clove capsules to deal with the pain?

Anyway, I urge you to ponder coming along with me, if only for a few days. This is a phenomenal healing tool. I would love to have you join me and it would make the days go more quickly for me if I would have someone to talk to about it. PLEASE be in prayer about this and, if you decide to do the cleanse, double please let me know so that we can keep in touch.

Here's the recipe for the lemonade by the pitcher. Fill your blender half full with warm water.

1.Put into it 1/2 of a large or 1 small lemon (organic is best but they're hard to find around here) which you have taken the outer skin off of.

2. Add 3/4 cup grade me organic Grade B maple syrup. I can recommend the place with the best price if anyone is interested. It must be Grade B because Grade A has had another processing which removes the nutrients that the body needs to sustain life for so long without food.

3. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the hottest cayenne pepper you can find. Mind is 140,000 heat units. If you can't find it that hot, then add more.

Blend these together and add warm water up to the top of the blender after it is mixed well. Drink this lemonade every time that you get hungry and the hunger goes away--IT REALLY WORKS!!!!!!

One also takes laxative herbal teas or does a salt flush (out for me now) to help the bowels to clean out all of the old junk which is contributing to poor health and pain. You can also drink any herbal teas to give you some variety, but the main source of nourishment is the lemonade.

As the cleanse progresses, you begin to feel better and better. There are always little bouts of pain or weariness, as the body releases toxins, but gradually these lessen and a pleasant healing sensation takes over your entire body. At one point I find myself thinking, "Why would anyone ever want to eat food?"

The e-book that I bought has great details included. I learned that it is best not to go over 15 days on the full cleanse, if you're trying to loose weight, as the body starts to go into starvation mode then and actually will start to put on weight. WHO WANTS THAT?

Well, I'm going to bed. It does make one more tired to cleanse so deeply. Then one MUST listen to the body and REST! I'm sure that all of you have read SOMETHING about resting for your health's sake--it too is a part of the Master Cleanse. So I bid you, "Good night" and I once again invite you to ponder if the Lord isn't urging you to come with me on this journey--at least part of the way.

Sleep well my dear friends,

Dawn

Master Cleanse 4

Well, I've been getting stressed out, no matter how much deep breathing and BodyTalk I've been doing. My dad's sale is now 2 weeks away and so much remains to be done. The other night I heard that old freight train whistle in the distance and I knew that I need to take this seriously. You may recall that I heard that thing roaring right through my head for a whole year following the shingles on my brain. As long as I keep my commitment level low, I manage to keep that warning signal turned off. However, I AM committed to getting dad's house and property ready for the sale. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally decided that I need to minimize my stress big time. I know that digestion takes a LOT of energy and, if I manage to eat something cooling or a poor combination, it is down-right a detriment. Well, I have been pondering doing another Master Cleanse sometime. Yesterday morning, as I listened to that warning signal going off, I knew that it was time.

So I began yesterday. I counted the number of days before the sale and found that I don't have enough time for a 15 day cleanse this time. So I'm doing 2 days of working into it (yesterday and today) and then 10 days of the total cleanse; and then 2 days of coming out. That will put me at the day before the sale. I thought of going right on through the sale, but I don't want to have to explain to people why I'm not eating. THAT IS STRESSFUL IN ITSELF.

I welcome anyone to join me who is feeling the Lord calling you to this cleanse at this time. Even if it's only a few days, it would be a blessing to have a companion. Feel free to go to the website listed on my sidebar to learn more about the incredible healing that can come from giving the body a break from digestion.

Once again, I covet all of your prayers. I'm trying not to look at the sale as stressful, but it's just that we all lived in that house and all of those horrid memories are stored in ALL of our subconscious minds. Please pray that the Lord will bring peace like never before. This will be my mental focus as I deny myself food for the next 12 days. I'M EXPECTING MIRACLES!!!!!!!!

So here is a picture of me that my friend, Ellen Johnson, took yesterday. I was at a jam session in Napoleon, as the boys wanted to play in one once and I wanted to see one once. As always, music brightens my life, and so I cling to the positive as we enter the last stretch of the struggle in my life called, "Dad's sale." I'll post a picture of me again at the end of this, my 4th Master Cleanse, so you can look for improvements right along with me. :)

Out to the garden--which itself is in great need of a miracle!

Dawn