Wedding day prayer request

Hi everyone,

The Bornemann family is heading to a home school wedding today and we're so excited!  It's a bright beautiful day so all of us have high spirits for that reason.  :)

  Robert just pulled home his new disc bine so that the hay can be cut no matter how many wet gopher holes there are out there in the alfalfa fields.  The last wet haying season we had, the guys spent as much time digging mud out of the cutter bars as cutting down the alfalfa.  They came home so grumpy after weeks of that so I rejoice that God has made the way for us to enjoy this luxury!!!

  The only dark cloud is that Cora isn't feeling the best this morning.  Please pray that the whirlpool miracle, BodyTalk session, and lots of Kangen water get her ready to go in 3 hours time.  PLEASE.  This is a special friend of ours and Cora would be so bummed to miss Esther's wedding.  PLEASE pray and/or send Reiki to my girl NOW!

Best wishes for a wonderful late Spring day--SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE AND IT 'S MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR!!!  YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lots of love to all you gardeners out there and anyone who is planning a wedding!

Dawn

Prayer requests

Please pray for Robert who has a lot of swelling in his face and a very sore mouth.  He's on his way back to the dentist for a checkup right now.

Please pray blessings on Cora who turns 25 today and is, oh, so special. 

Please pray for me as I balance everything usual PLUS a very difficult new client--meaning that she has great difficulties.  Oh yes, please pray for Machelle who is so sensitive to electricity that they can't have the water heater on at the same time that the furnace is running.  This means EITHER a warm house OR a warm shower. 

Please pray for Andrew who is discouraged with the results at the polls last night.

Please pray for Jacob who is preparing for his 10th grade testing.

Please pray for all of us as a group as things shift with new people coming into our lives. 

I praise God for bringing us this far and thank all of you for your prayers for me and my family!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORA!!!!!!!!!!!  I hope you enjoy your day!

Love to all!

Dawn

Those teeth

Please pray for Robert as he has been in terrible pain with an old decayed tooth.  He didn't sleep well last night and woke me early this morning to drive him to Bismarck to see the dentist.  The doctor didn't recommend taking the tooth out today because of all of the infection.  He said that, when there is that much infection in the mouth, the anesthesia doesn't work well and who wants THAT? 

Robert is on an antibiotic and a pain killer and next week Tuesday will have the tooth extracted.   UGH.  I very vividly recall going through that last year.  It made me even more determined to keep sugar out of my mouth!!!!!!!!!!!!  Is that sweet REALLY worth it when it rots the teeth--not to mention other lovely affects???????

This post is short, although not sweet, so I will close with a hug.  Prayers to all who are suffering from teeth issues today.

Dawn

Busy day tomorrow

I am weary tonight and am asking for prayer for tomorrow.  It's been a busy day of sessions and cooking and laundry and trying to find homes for all of our new possessions that we inherited from our dear neighbor, Gladys.  I will always call her my neighbor because she is so dear to my heart even though she now lives in Fargo.
  Please pray for me tomorrow as I am seeing 5 clients plus I need to empty the van of all of the items of Glady's that we are moving on for her.  I'm going to bed early so I can get an early start tomorrow.  I am so thankful for all of you who pray for me! Even though I never had a close family growing up, it is so wonderful to have been a part of the family of God for 42 years!  Also I am so very thankful for this awesome family that I get to enjoy these days. 

  Keep watching here for news about the new iodine supplement that came in the mail today.  I am eager to see how it will help to improve my health. 

  Much love to all those who serve the King--especially those who pray for me!  May God bless you with His richest blessings for all of your compassion for me over the years!!!!!!!!!!!  I'm especially thankful tonight for my dear cousin who likes to giggle into the wee hours of the morning with me EVERY CHANCE THAT SHE GETS!  :)

Have a great week!

Dawn

PS.  Just a hint as to the affect I'm hoping for with the iodine supplement--one of them anyway.  This can be considered a before picture.

First day of class

WOW--it's been an exiting but tiring day.  Yesterday Jacob and I drove to Bismarck to pick up our friend, Ed Kelly, at the airport.  We then went to the Kelly Inn to unpack all of those boxes and then drove here with him to show him our organic farm.

We had supper together and then Ed treated us to an inside peek at our machines which his father designed and built and now Ed builds.  Then it was to bed and up super early this morning.  Here he is with our guys around the supper table last night.

Class was great today with 12 in attendance--10 students; one coordinator; and fantastic instructor all the way here from Georgia.  This is the Bornemann side of the room.

This is the other side of the room with several of these being close friends from BodyTalk. 

 Here is our wonderful friend and instructor on the first day of class.  I have no idea why my blog is NOT putting anything where I want it but you get the idea. Andrew and I came home together.  He's out doing chores now and I am heading for the whirlpool.  I am VERY tired but don't seem to be in as much pain as I have been.  Andrew thought maybe it was all of the great energies in the room today. 

I was soooooooooooooo happy to have my whole family there--what an awesome experience.  I remain in need of your prayers as I long to jump into class and be the best coordinator in the world.  I guess I'll have to be happy being the best coordinator that I can be.  Perhaps that is enough?

Love to my special friends out there who pray for me and show me their support even when they're not quite sure where the Lord is leading me.  How I wish that you could all be in this class with Ed and our family--I miss you!

In the arms of the King,

  Dawn

A bit discouraged

Hi everyone,
  So much has happened since I last wrote and even now I have only a few moments to write.  I find myself a bit discouraged, though, and I'm writing to ask for prayer. 

You see, I'm dealing with cancer again.  Yes, I KNOW that it is cancer because I've dealt with it numerous times before AND my body says that the cancer is in it's active stages.  I almost had it licked, after a month of working on it, before we left for Prairie Days.  However, I didn't drink much water there as the bathroom seemed miles away as the cancer is in my foot which ached quite a bit.  We all agreed to use the trees at night but that didn't help much during the day. 

Anyway, I'm pushing hard this week as I'm not seeing clients next Tuesday as I'll be in class.  I've told all the people whom I'm close to about the cancer now so there is no danger of them finding out about it here.  When I realized that, I decided that I'd share about it here as I know that there are many of you who have prayed for me in the past. 

The good news is that I've found Dr. Leanoard Coldwell whom I shared about in my last post.  His "Stress reduction for Christians" and "The Only Answer to Cancer," have arrived.  Yesterday I listened to the stress reduction CDs over and over as I lay resting.  I can tell that it is doing some healing at a very deep level  as today I feel a little better.  I can heartily share this man and his products with you as there is clear proof that he is a man of God.  His website is: www.instinctbasedmedicine.com and I urge anyone who is dealing with stress to go there and study what he has learned about illness. 

I covet your prayers as I have 5 sessions to do today on top of the 5 on Tuesday and 4 yesterday.  How I love doing this work as each session I do helps me too because my brain takes any of the links it hears that it is needing.  I recall learning about that 4 years ago when Elizabeth was trying to convince me to take the training when I was yet so very ill from the shingles on my brain.  The human brain is sooooo incredible but stress is able to conquer it so WE need to learn to conquer stress.  Dr. Coldwell has so I hope that you'll check out his site.

Best get going now.  I love you all so very much and draw great comfort from knowing that my readers care about me and my family.

God bless those who love and serve Him,

Dawn

PS.  I'll post pictures tomorrow of all of the boxes that arrived here yesterday from KRT for our class.  There is still time to register for the class if you're feeling that little nudge from God to do so.  :)

THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHANK YOU

I just spoke with my dad or rather it would be more accurate to say that I spoke TO my dad.  First I spoke to his physical therapist, though. 

  I learned that dad had paralysis on his right side yesterday, when he arrived at Avera St. Lukes in Aberdeen, and that this has improved a little bit today.  Dad's speech is very slurred but they let me talk to him a few moments.  His therapist told me that within a few hours he will be moved out of ICU into the third (medical) floor.  I asked him what that meant and he said that it's a step down from ICU.  He  told me that this is a good sign as often they don't move out of ICU that quickly.  THANK YOU TO ANY WHO PRAYED FOR HIM--PRAYER HELPS SOOOOOOOO MUCH!

When I told dad that our family is praying for him, dad said, "THHHHHHHHHHHAAANNNKKKK
you."  He also tried to say more, but it was all gibberish, and I told him that he didn't have to try to talk. 

When I prayed for him just now, the Lord revealed to me that He IS working in this.  To a man who never cared to build relationships with people, his NOT being able to talk just may get through to him the value of communicating.  I realize that that is a BIG maybe, but isn't that what faith is all about?

I've prayed for my family of origin to get saved for 42 years now and that's a lot of prayers with no results.  Still, what else is there to do?  So I press on.......................

Coveting your prayers today,

Dawn

Repentance

My dad had a stroke today and is stable in the hospital.  Please join me in praying that he will take this opportunity to repent of his sins!  God only knows how many more opportunities he's going to get!  Please pray for me, as well, as I try to sort out how a daughter to such a man behaves at a time like this.  Today I am desperately missing my surrogate father, Harris.  He would know exactly what to say and do.

 Oh God, please give me the wisdom that I need to reach my dad with your love!

Dawn 

Pray for Jacob

This morning Jacob accidentally grabbed the shoulder of a cow with the grapple fork.  We started working on her right away with the machine and, being I was busy, I didn't have a look.  It nagged me, though, so I had Jacob take me out to see how she was doing.  When I saw the wound, I gasped and had him speed me to the house to call the vet.

 After I described it to him, he was sure that she would need stitches.  When he said that, we went out to try get her into the barn but found her in the lake!!!  NO KIDDING!  Well, we had to get her out and nobody else volunteered, so I put garbage bags on my legs and walked in the lake and chased her out the other side.

Then she wouldn't go into the barn so the vet decided to stun her.  I just got a report that the surgery is complete and she has a 50/50 chance of pulling through.  PLEASE pray for the cow to make it so that Jacob only has a vet bill to pay as it is NOT his cow.  He is VERY upset--please send him your prayers too.

I'm wet, cold, tired, and grumpy but Sabbath is here.  My house is a mess, the cooking isn't done, but the Sabbath is here and it couldn't come at a better time.  PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS!

Dawn

Lets help Jean

Hi everyone,
  Please pray for my client/friend Jean who had a stroke on Friday morning.  She's in the hospital in Bismarck and needs lots of prayer. 

  Jean has been under lots of stress here lately as she does tax preparation AND her son-in-law has been dealing with testicular cancer. 

  I just spoke with Jean and learned that she does NOT have any paralysis, so that is a comfort.  Those of you who do Reiki, I urge you to send some to Jean too.  Let's work together to get her out of there and back home at work.  Many people are needing her help just now.

  Blessings,

  Dawn

SALE DAY TODAY

I'm so thankful that I got to rest most of yesterday, as today is my dad's auction sale. Some of us children have been preparing for this day for about 2 months--others have done nothing! At any rate, it's 4:30 AM and I'm up preparing our lunch and doing chores. We'll leave in an hour.

Yesterday my friend, Vangie, called and prayed for me to have a miraculous day today. MAY IT BE SO! Everyone else, whom the Lord will inspire to read this post and who is lead to pray for me today, I will bless as well as I bless Vangie. Thank you Lord, most of all, for bringing me to this point. Now I need you to take me through the Red Sea.

Dawn

What makes a day great?

Boy, do I ever feel drained! After 2 days at Prairie Days, which this year included Ben and Hannah's wedding; plus the 100 mile trip, times 4; plus 2 chores each day; plus preparing and lugging food each day, I was so wiped out that I slept like a rock last night.

When I woke up this morning, I did another BodyTalk session on Robert, as he injured his back last week and has been dragging. I just finished up the session at 9:30, when suddenly I remembered that I had 2 clients coming this morning--one at 10:00 and one at 11:00. TALK ABOUT A RUDE AWAKENING.

The sessions went great; I had lunch with the boys, as Robert was cleaning grain and Cora had gone to work; and THEN I had the time to fall into my bed. Jacob stuck his head in my room at 5:00 and said, "Are you getting up, Mom?" Goodness!

I'd like to say that I sprang out of bed, but my head was pretty woozy. I took a little time to do cortices and went out to mow the lawn in our playground. When the lawn mower ran out of gas, I decided to turn the job over to Jacob and go make some supper. WOW--I just felt so groggy.

Anyway, I'm headed for the whirlpool but I just HAD to share a few pictures from the first day of Prairie Days. Tomorrow I'll try to post from the second day, but I have to wait until Cora can contribute them to the library. She just got home from work, and is dead tired, but also wants to post about Prairie Days tonight so I'm sure you'll enjoy her viewpoint on our special Summer celebration. Here are a few pictures, from the many that I took, to TRY to summarize how wonderful it is to meet with friends at the Dagley farm for their annual Prairie Days.

Q. WHAT MAKES A DAY GREAT?

A. Time spent with my precious children......

A tug of war amongst friends of all sizes..........

A tea party for mothers and daughters under the trees......

An herb walk in the rain with my friend, Chris, who is a Master Herbalist.................

AND--

LOTS

AND

LOTS

AND

LOTS

AND

LOTS

AND

LOTS

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CHILDREN!!!

I'll try to post more pictures tomorrow, but we'll see if I have any time. Coming up on our agenda is our landlady, Fern's, family reunion this coming Sabbath. We've been asked to bring some music to share for that event, so that will be fun.

Looming in my mind, though, every day is the fact that July 11th is coming closer and closer. I covet ALL of your prayers as we prepare to sell the home that I grew up in, and all of it's contents, to the highest bidder. Please pray for cooperation amongst my brothers and I, as there is MUCH work to be done yet, and very LITTLE cooperation. OH HELP!

I love you all,

Dawn

Packing

Part of the reason for my not writing here lately is because my computer hasn't been working the best. Another part is because I have been busily getting my new office in Bismarck ready for clients. A third part is because we have been planting our large garden (the small ones are across the road). A forth part is because I'm lining up a BodyTalk Access class in Napoleon next week. A fifth part is that I'm getting quarters and halves of beef to several families. The last part is that I have been trying to get things coordinated to pack up my dad's house for the sale next month. So you see, I haven't just been twiddling my thumbs. :)

Andrew installed a new system on our computer and now I can't use my scanner or insert pictures, but I'm sure that it's better in a lot of ways--once I figure out how to use it! I'm glad that he's busy helping finish up the seeding, and I know that he will get around to getting things working up to snuff again here SOON. It's just that I have lots of pictures of my new office that I am aching to show everyone.

I had my first work day in there on Tuesday and I JUST LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was so wonderful not to have to work around anyone else!!! Everything in the room was MINE. I had chosen them and nobody moved a thing while I was gone--not even the Kleenex box. In the other office, I never knew where I'd find the Kleenex box. It seems that everyone of my 4 partners had their own ideas as to where the Kleenex box should be.

My clients felt at home there in my new office and said that there was plenty of room. When I was finished with clients, I did some more shopping and bought some office decorations; a coat hook; and a filing cabinet. I tried to put it together myself as the instructions said, "Easy assembly." However, when it was 9:00 PM and the top wouldn't go on no matter how hard I pushed on it, I knew that I had to surrender and head for home. Yesterday Jacob finished assembling it for me and it took him a few hours to do it too, so then I felt better. :)

I'm asking for prayers for Saturday. We're going to Eureka to start packing things up for my dad's auction sale next month. My brother and his wife have begun the process and are feeling a bit daunted, but we couldn't get away from here to help until we were finished with our seeding. Hopefully Robert will be able to finish that tomorrow.

There's a big dread in my heart when I think of going into that house and dealing with all of my parent's stuff, but it has to be done. As Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC said when she was overwhelmed at the thought of what lay before her, "Oh Help!"

The most wonderful news around here is that my old washing machine permanently broke. This means that the guys went to Menards and bought me a brand, new one!!! WOW--IT IS SO COOL! It's a front-load type and we can watch the thing do it's work. I told Cora that she needs to get one when she has children as it's a great baby-sitter. It's absolutely awesome that our clothes are actually getting clean!!!!!!!!! YEAH!

Best get to work. I got my new book called, "THE REIKI TEACHER'S MANUAL," in the mail today and it's calling my name. I have my first Reiki 3 student coming to my office in a few weeks and I am VERY nervous. I have lots of studying to do--that's one more thing that's going on in my life! Please keep me in your prayers.

Oh yes, I just remembered another project that I'm working on in my mind. In my studying to teach Reiki 3 to my friend, I actually started reading the book that I received when I got my Reiki 3 last Fall. There is an awesome explanation in the book about how we have 7 layers of these energies inside of us.

When we die, the energies within us die too, so these are OUR energies. Well, Reiki is the highest energy and it is needed to help us get in touch with God. Every time that someone prays, they use Reiki energy naturally. However, most people prefer to try to solve their problems on their own rather than trouble God with their woes. That's why we remain powerless until we give up; get down on our knees; and ask God to help us. VERY SOON, I will write 7 posts explaining these 7 kinds of energies that we all have within us. It's such an awesome explanation................................ Can you tell that I LOVE my work?

Blessings,

Dawn

Rose

Andrew just came in with some shocking news. As I shared last week, he was down in Linton helping our organic farming friend, Dave S. put in his crop. Andrew spent 5 days helping Dave and 3 of those nights he stayed with Dave in the home of Dave's mother, Rose S. She cooked up a storm for Dave and Andrew. Andrew said, "I feel like I'm part of the family already."

Well, Dave just called and said that his mother, Rose, died last night. It was sudden and Andrew is rather lost. He needs to go back down on Thursday, when the ground is dry enough, and help Dave finish seeding but on Friday we will all go to Linton for Rose's funeral.

Rose and her husband Pete (who passed over a few years ago), raised 13 children. As far as we can tell, they are all moral, hard-working citizens who love their families. My hat's off to you, Rose, and prayers to you, Dave!

Please pray for the children and their families!

The Nudge

I am sooooo grateful to those of you who have said that you pray for me! Like I shared in my last post, prayer truly IS the most incredible gift that anyone could ever give another person--other than leading them to the Lord, of course!

So much has happened here this past week. Ever since Jacob's test, I've been wanting to share how the Lord used that testing experience to show me that I needed to sell my milk-cow, Clara. I cried, after Jacob's test was finished, as I told Kristen and Jacob about how hard it was to release Clara, but that I could see that Jacob needs to be my priority. Kristen patted Jacob's hand then, and said to him, "You have a good mom."

That was great and soothing then, but this morning when I went out to the barn and she was gone, there truly was no comfort for me to be had. I cried and cried most of the morning. Now, when the guys left to go watch last year's calves be sold, I just couldn't go with. It's the first time since we started farming again that I had no desire to go with to the sale. How can I go there knowing that Clara is there waiting to be put on some truck for some feedlot somewhere--at best.

I think you all know what the, "At worst" part is. I tried to convince myself to keep her until she died, like I did with my all-time-favorite milk goat, Rachel. However, Clara is worth a lot of money alive and NONE dead. Also I can't imagine the grief I'd go through watching her decline. To eat her ourselves is out of the question. I used to laugh at city slickers who were timid about eating an animal. However, Clara is one animal that I know I could never stomach eating.

This morning when I pondered writing this post, I was going to call it, "Perfect timing." I was going to share how God led me to my very own BodyTalk office yesterday in Bismarck on the very same day that my family hauled Clara in to the sales barn (the day before the sale). I praised God last night through my tears, as I thought of Clara being in the sales barn instead of here at home with me, that He had brought me a new joy on the day of such a great sorrow.

I really AM excited about my new office, but the reality of Clara's empty stall this morning has been hitting hard today. Clara was my friend. She was 14 years old and I dreamed of helping her to reach the distinciton of being the oldest cow in the world through her regular BodyTalk sessions. Some day soon I will post her last formal session report--when I have the heart for it. I did that session the day that Jacob was testing and it is a comfort to know that God really does want me to sell her so that I can focus on Jacob's schooling as my business grows. Like I told Kristen, "Something has to give," and it was a comfort to me that day when she understood what I meant.

Well, it's NOT going to be home schooling that goes--there are 4 wonderful years of home schooling left before I have to say goodbye to THAT chapter in my life. I can't imagine how I'll cry that day, after investing 21 years of my life into my children in that way. Still, I milked Clara night and day (except when I was ill or busy in the fields or nowadays with clients) for over 5 years. [Oh Clara, how I miss you my dear sweet Brown Swiss cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!] You probably guessed that I'm crying again, so it is so nice to be alone here and be able to write about my sadness at parting with the most wonderful cow in the whole wide world.

So now you understand why I didn't want to go along to the sale. I told my men-folk that I would stay home and do a few distance BT sessions that need doing. Then Andrew gave me THE NUDGE!!!! He's nudged me a few times over the past couple of years to finish my book. However, since he got back from a home school graduation recenly, he has been studying self-publishing as the graduate was trying to find ways to publish a book that she had written.

If you remember YELLOW DAISIES, then you've been around a long time. I started it when I was yet VERY ill, as my mind needed to know that I was doing good with my time even when my body was still bed-ridden. It also seemed to take my mind off of the pain in my body to be focusing on the early days of our marriage. When I got well, it seemed like a distasteful task to finish it. So much pain is tied up in it that I'd just as soon forget the whole thing.

I know that the Lord wants the story told about how He saved Robert's and my marriage 20 years ago. I know that He wants me to share how I could have contracted a lethal disease from the man that I thought was somehow an improvement on the one that God had given to me. I've known for almost 20 years that the Lord wanted me to tell the story in written form because every person that I told it to verbally was deeply touched by the love of God for Robert; myself, and our family.

I guess I just thought that someday, when I'm not so busy I'd finish YELLOW DAISIES. Now I feel Him urging me to go and work on it some more TODAY!!! Today, when my heart is grieving the loss of my dear Clara AND the house is quiet--THIS IS THE TIME I MUST WRITE.

First, though, I need to know that others will pray for me. PLEASE pray for me to finish this work. After I got into the story, I could see that the Lord was trying to do MORE than just show how HE saved our marriage. I believe that He will use it to soften the hearts of those who question HIS plan for one man to marry one woman and raise children together who will serve and love HIM--the giver of life. I covet all of your prayers as I again take the time and energy to dig into the past!

Andrew urged me to consider that my finishing the story can possibly make us some money. How I have detested money most of my life, but now I see that a Christian can do more good with money than without it. After all, it's going to take quite a bit of money to build the health center here that He showed me He would do when I was up at Paulette's on my deathbed.

Perhaps I really AM ready to finish YELLOW DAISIES?

Before I go dig into that project, though, I simply MUST pay tribute to the incredible cow who stole my heart with her quiet dignity the first time that I laid eyes on her 5 years ago. Being she's a Brown Swiss, I had thought of calling her, "Heidi" as I so love that movie filmed in the Swiss Alps. Everyone here chuckled at that name, though, so I picked Heidi's cousin, Clara, instead.

I hope that you will enjoy this last picture review of milking time, taken a few weeks ago, here at SEEDS OF HONOR! By the way, 4 of our 6 milk cows were sold today in Napoleon; one will be hamburger for our customers; and the sixth one, Sally, is still here pumping milk for our bottle calves whose mothers couldn't care for them. Andrew plans to get Sally put into a good home as she is young and a good milker with many good years ahead of her yet. For now, though, Sally is safe at home with us.

This picture is kind of dark but you can see Cheerio (Andrew's cow) leading the way; Lilac (Jacob's cow) is in the shadows pulling into her stall beside Cheerio; and Clara is next but still outside. This was our second batch. In the first batch not shown were Sally (Andrew's cow), Louisa (Cora's cow), and Sadie (Cora's cow).

Here is Clara pulling into her stall on the South end of the milking parlor. I just love her ears which are full of soft hair. I love her big, brown eyes which gaze at me with wonder, but the part that I love the most about her is the light circle of hair all around her muzzle. I wanted to touch it so many times but never did. A couple of times she let me touch her ear, though. I could lean up against her side or leg any time I wanted and oftentimes, her calf would kick at me. Oh, what a wonderful thing it is to be loved by a diary cow!!!!

Once the cows were in their stalls, somebody would pull the cables that locked in their head-gates so that they couldn't get out. Depending on the weather, we'd close the big barn door. Here is Cora enjoying the lovely Spring weather.

When I did my BodyTalk sessions on Clara, I'd pull up a chair beside her. She'd perk up her ears to hear what I'd say. Sometimes, she'd stop chewing her oats and gaze at me with her gorgeous brown eyes. I'd find the links and then tap them on myself most of the time. Sometimes I'd need to tap them on her but she never minded. I'd take the brush and give her a scratch if her session was short. OH HOW I LOVE THAT COW!!!!

Cora caught this one of me as I said, "Goodbye" to my girl until next time.

The thing that separates that day from this one is that now there isn't going to be any more next times. CLARA IS GONE AND MY DREAM OF HAVING THE OLDEST LIVING COW IS GONE WITH HER. Worse than that--MY FRIEND IS GONE FOREVER!

Please pray for me,

Dawn

Glorious day

I am overjoyed tonight as it was such a glorious day for our family. First of all, Jacob and I went over to the Hazelton hay fields and re-stacked the bales into 2 stacks for the hay mover. I should say that Jacob re-stacked the bales while I did 2 sessions and caught a little snooze. Anyway, Robert just does NOT have time to move it but our friend, Ron, just delivered one of the stacks so that was great as Andrew fed up the last of the hay here this morning. I got all kinds of great pictures of Jacob, my youngest, stacking with the 9030 like a man.

Then Andrew came home with his first check from his grain cleaner--it was for over $2,000.

Then Cora came home with a piece of paper stating that she is now a CNA. She also brought home the traditional treat around here for BIG events--a 5 quart bucket of ice cream and a 2 liter bottle of root beer for root beer floats. Lastly she showed me the amount that the Nursing Home put into her account at the bank so she's feeling RICH!

I am praying that I will have such glorious success by tomorrow at this time. Please pray for the meeting with the Assistant Attorney General; the North Dakota Board of Massage; and all of the energy workers who show up. It starts at 9:00 tomorrow AM and goes until noon. I'll let you know how it turns out and post LOTS of pictures later.

REJOICING TONIGHT,

Dawn

SWOLLEN

PLEASE PRAY FOR ME TONIGHT!!! I did NOT sleep well last night, as the pain was intense. It was a different kind of pain than the night before. It wasn't the raw nerve pain of that old tooth, but it was the pain of someone digging in my mouth and pulling out that old tooth.

Today I've been resting; drugging myself; and doing a few BT sessions from my bed. Now the swelling has gone up into my ear and that hurts too. I took this delightful picture so that you can see the swelling on the side of my face. I tried to smile, but it just hurt too much. WHY, OH WHY DID I EVER EAT ALL OF THAT SUGAR THAT ROTTED OUT THE OLD THING IN THE FIRST PLACE???????????????????

To the whirlpool,

Dawn

Prayer requests & Praises

Hi everyone,
I have much to do in the little time left before Sabbath starts at dark, but I REALLY need prayer, so I'll be brief.

First of all, this prayer request is for our friends, Tim & Louisa, who gave birth yesterday morning. There were 2 baby boys and BOTH WERE DEAD!!! This was their first pregnancy so PLEASE keep them in your prayers as it was a BIG shock to them.

Secondly, we are moving Robert's folks to Mandan tomorrow. We are calving now, in the slop, so we need to leave Andrew at home to keep an eye on the cows/calves. So far we've been able to keep them all alive, but what we really need is some sunshine. Please pray for a safe move for them and safe calving.

Lastly I have a praise that I've had a breakthrough with my finger. It's been 4 months since this fungus attack on my immunity began. I will write soon of all that I've learned through this, but will just say that FINALLY on Wednesday, as Cora drove me to Bismarck, the virus came up in my BodyTalk session for the immune system to attack. Yesterday the swelling was down and there was a tiny amount of healthy skin showing. PRAISE THE LORD--I THINK THAT THE WORST IS OVER.

Another praise is that I just talked to my dad and it sounds as though there may be a buyer for his house in Eureka. That would be so awesome if things went quickly. Their house has a gorgeous view of the lake so I imagine it won't take long to fill it with a new family. Only trouble is that I'm having a hard time dealing with the thought of someone else living in the place where I lived the first 22 years of my life.

I covet your prayers as I move through all of the shifting sand around me. I am sooooo glad that I've built on the solid rock who never fails!!!

Sabbath hugs and blessings to all,

Dawn

Off to Bismarck

Recently a friend told me that she appreciated that I had asked for prayer on a specific thing. Being I don't have much time right now, I thought that I'd make this a prayer request post--very specifically. Being today is my office day in Bismarck, most of these have to do with my trip.

Please pray:

1. For safety on the road
2. For Tone-Lise to know exactly how to help me in the session that she's doing on me at 10:00
3. For me to have discernment with my new client at 11:30
4. For Jacob to get his schoolwork done while he's waiting for me
5. That the rest of the sessions I'm doing after lunch will be blessed by God.
6. That the pet food run go well
7. That I pick the right fish for Cora's birthday gift
8. That we remember to pick up Andrew's part from Napa that I forgot last week
9. That we know which books to get at the library/if any
10. That things go well here at home on the grain cleaner
11. That Cora knows whether or not she should fill out an application for a job at the nursing home in Napoleon
12. That Elizabeth has safe traveling to Fargo for Mod 1 & 2
13. That Melanie have a safe flight in from Colorado
14. That we get home in time for chores
15. That all of my clients are strengthened by my work today
16. That I rest in the Lord for the results of this day's labors

Those are the main ones. May God richly bless all of you who have chosen to pray for my ministry called LINKS TO HEALING. I'm having a lot of growing pains right now and I covet all of your prayers.

Swamped but loving it,

Dawn

ANTICIPATION

Do you remember that old TV commercial for Heinz ketchup with the song, ANTICIPATION, playing? We don't have TV anymore so I don't even know if that is still on or not, but it came to mind right now. The people were holding the bottle upside down waiting for the ketchup to start flowing out of the bottle. Well, that is exactly how I am feeling right now.

You see, I had a VERY interesting experience yesterday which has raised my anticipation levels for today. Well, I have been feeling the urgency to go and see my dad for some reason. Yesterday, when I was talking to him on the phone, I told him to ask the cooks at the assisted living facility where he lives to prepare supper for our family for tonight. He said, "Maybe we'll just go to the Lyric." This was very unusual for him as he's always been the biggest Scrooge since Scrooge. He gets his meals "Free" at the facility, so to go to the Lyric would mean shelling out cash which he despises doing!!!!!!!!!!

I said, "Well, it doesn't make any difference to me as I pay either way."

Then he totally shocked me and said, "NO, I AM GOING TO PAY!!!!!!!!!" If you would know my dad, you would know that this is equivalent to our government suddenly deciding to honor God.

I felt around for some anchor in that moment and, finding him sincere, I laughed and said, "That sounds even better." SO THIS IS THE PRAISE OF THE MILLENNIUM--MY DAD IS TAKING US OUT FOR SUPPER TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

I would appreciate any prayers that you could send my way as I do feel as though the world just tipped upside down and I'm not sure if it's for real or not. Still, he has had 10 full-length BodyTalk sessions with me, and lots of little ones, so perhaps it HAS made a dent. Also, I'm wondering if him living with real PEOPLE, and not control freaks, may have opened his eyes to see how things are to be in families???? We'll see what the day holds.............

I have a prayer request for tomorrow too. I have a young-mom neighbor here who is excited about trying BT from what I wrote about it in the newspaper after I passed my test. She called a few weeks ago and said that the city of Napoleon is sponsoring a fund-raiser bazaar for their nursing home. Then she excitedly said, "It would be a great way for you to introduce BT to Napoleon and the price is only $25 for the afternoon. What do you think?"

Well, I thought about it for a few days and then decided to do it. I'm going to run it like we ran our free BodyTalk day last April in Bismarck and I'm praying that the Lord will use it to open some minds in Napoleon to the wonders of BT. The only difference between that event and this one is that I AM THE ONLY PRACTITIONER!!!!!!!

I covet your prayers for me to have the wisdom to know what to say and the peace to settle down and do great sessions even though the room will be far from quiet. I plan to give everyone who wants a short session from 10 to 15 minutes the chance to experience what BodyTalk can do. I'll have my pamphlets out to read and the story of how BT saved my life. I am very excited about this opportunity but also just a wee bit NERVOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you happen to live in the Napoleon, ND area, I am inviting YOU to take advantage of this opportunity and join me at the DownTowner on main street Napoleon tomorrow afternoon. The bazaar lasts from 1:00 to 5:00 and I would be honored to give you all a free sample of what BodyTalk can do to give you peace. Last April I worked on one man at our Bismarck clinic day. He told me later, as he is now one of my clients, that his shoulder that had been hurting him for 20 years, stopped hurting him during that session!!!!!!!!! WOW--PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MIRACULOUS HEALING WAYS!!!!!!!!

Anticipating the best,

Dawn

PS. Here's a picture of my dad last November when we had his 80th birthday party at the Lyric. It's so hard for me to imagine that tonight he is buying US supper! Maybe I have to take Emmanual's advice and start to look for the GOOD things in life instead of continually anticipating the bad. HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM