Grape Juice is better than wine

Now you may beg to differ and that is ok because I do not consume alcohol.

I was in the store once I think I must of been buying my dieting foods or something because I Remember the guy ringing out in front me telling me I should just have a glass wine for bed everyday it was very high in antioxidants .  I told him I did not drink alcohol beverages and that I assume grape Juice has the same amount antioxidants  He then argued that its a social drink. I am very proud of myself that I just raised my eyebrows at him and stayed quiet. I mean the cashier was already ringing up my items and this guy was really gonna argue that I should consume alcohol. I already figured if he was gonna push it I was gonna tell him "Look buddy, No matter what you say I am not going to change my mind. Its whats required of me so please go and leave me alone." He did not push it though in fact he looked rather embarrassed  I don't know if it was because he just realized he consumed a social drink every night before bed alone or what, but I am hoping it was because he realized if grape juice is just as good, his reasons were just not smart.

http://www.oracvalues.com/sort/orac-value/80

Anyways I did the research and there are so many many more foods that are more antioxident that alcoholic beverages including grape juice. So doctors who are prescribing it for that reason are lying to you. They also know the numbers of percentages of Alcoholism disease and it is very high. Do not take my word on it though do the research for yourself and see because that is the only way to truly believe it.

Crochet Chrismon Urls and more

The best of the religious Christmas ornaments that I have found so far:
http://www.caron.com/projects/ss/star_ornament.html
http://www.nancyhearne.com/drawingboard/starornament.htm
http://www.petalstopicots.com/2011/12/crocheted-star-of-bethlehem-ornament.html
http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/free/ornaments/f103010starnstar.shtml
http://www.crochetnmore.com/littleangelornament.htm
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/Seasonal/LC2825+Lacy+Christmas+Ornaments.htm
http://smilesandtattoos.blogspot.com/2009/11/crochet-christmas-ornament.html
http://www.roxycraft.com/crochet_iheartu.htm
http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/80976AD.html
http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/free/ornaments/f103013fiveornaments.shtml
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/Seasonal/LC2635+Decorative+Christmas+Ornaments.htm
http://mycrochetstuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-star-ornament-free-pattern.html
http://expimag.blogspot.com/2007/12/christmas-star-ornaments.html
http://priscillascrochet.net/free%20patterns/Angels/Angel%20in%20Flight%20Ornament.pdf
Just a cute ornament ForUncle Teddy and Aunt Judy: http://pacycrochets.tripod.com/id14.html
Tree Skirt patterns:
http://www.craftown.com/cropat35.htm
http://smoothfoxlover.blogspot.com/2009/10/smoothfoxs-christmas-tree-skirt-free.html
http://www.freepatterns.com/detail.html?code=FC00484&cat_id=321
http://www.crochetkim.com/patterns/christmastreeskirt.html
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/granny-tree-skirt
http://strngbn.tripod.com/treeskirt.html
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/crochet-tree-skirt
http://priscillascrochet.net/free%20patterns/X%20Afghans%20and%20Tree%20Skirts/Quick%20%E2%80%98n%20Easy%20Christmas%20Tree%20Skirt.pdf
http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showpost.php?p=1070831&postcount=2231
http://garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=3935&lang=us
http://www.michaels.com/Caron-Crochet-Christmas-Tree-Skirt/e07220,default,pd.html
http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/victorian-tree-skirt
http://www.freepatterns.com/detail.html?code=FC00518&cat_id=321

CHRISTmas ornaments Symbolism

Did you know the original Christmas Ornaments(chrismons) held symbolism or remembrance about what you were celebrating?
I wanted a tree with ornaments on it that were not about Charlie Brown or Santa clause and his reindeer so I decided to look up old fashioned Ornaments the kind I know that were made by hand and found out a lot more about Symbolism and it was like an answer to prayer I never said. ( which is why I know its important when Heavenly Father has me stumble across pages that give me way more than what I was expecting and were just what I needed)

 Christmas lights/candles - The light of the spirit, prophets
 garlands, tinsel- The people reflecting the spirit giving rays of hope
candy canes- A sheperds staff, Some say the red and white represents repentance and blood.
Ship on open waters - represents the community of the Church.
Anchored Cross - a Christian cross shaped like an anchor, symbolizing the steadfast faithfulness of God.
Pomegranate - the fruit is the Church and the seeds are its members.
Seashell - (the water of) Baptism.
Trefoil or Triquetros - a three-pointed knot symbolic of the Trinity.
Star of David - Jesus Christ's Jewish heritage as a descendant of King David.
Butterfly - the immortality of the soul.
Phoenix - rebirth, resurrection and new life.
Alpha and Omega - These Greek letters, ? and O respectively, together are a reference to Jesus Christ's self-description in Revelation 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Though they can be found on a chrismon by themselves, they are often added to the ChiRho monogram.
Crown- shows royalty and power of Christ, Christ as the King of Kings.
Ichthys- also known as the fish symbol, a common symbol of the early Christian church under persecution, used to denote Christ.
Triangle- symbolic of the Trinity, like the trefoil.
Cornerstone- symbolic of Jesus Christ's ministry and life being the foundation of the Church, and the foundation of Christian principles and beliefs.
Cross- a generic Christian cross, a common symbol of Jesus' crucifixion and of salvation.
Dove- a white dove, symbolic of peace and as referenced in Christ's baptism.
Pearl- representative of the Bible containing precious "pearls of wisdom".
White rose- representative of the Nativity and of Virgin Mary.
Five-pointed star- the Epiphany of Jesus.
Bell- rings the good news that Jesus is going to be born soon(now from a movie: an angel is getting there wings)
Here were some other common Christmas Ornaments some are quite easy to see the symbolism if you have studied your scriptures and others you would have to have the spirit to tell you since it was hung in the honor of listening to him
Popcorn or cranberries, orange halves, and seed-covered suet cakes.Angels or star apples, nuts, dates, pretzels and paper flowers"  wafers  cookies  paper ornaments ,red flowers  airplanes, bicycles, space rockets, cosmonauts, and characters of Russian fairy tales( I have not heard Russian Fairy tales so have no way of knowing if these are parables or more like our Charlie Brown),Tinsel and several types of garland or ribbon chrismons.
One I thought of is Keys- Priesthood, homes and families
Now with Prophets talks and parables we have so many more in which we can use and point at to our children and share a lesson or story in which to keep the spirit close and in our homes.
So I would like for you to keep a prayer in your heart and try to see even more Symbols in Christmas and research it too for you will see there are tons more Symbols than just the ornaments that can be hung on your tree.
Wreath- Crown, the evergreen representing the victory of the eternal spirit over death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath

Activity for you: http://www.sundayschoolkids.com/activity-christmas/1-c-chrismons-kit-vol1-instru.htm

40 Days with Prophets, Seers and Revelators Challenge

Here are the links that will  help you if you do not have it in print:
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2012/4?lang=eng

http://www.lds.org/ensign/2012/05?lang=eng

I have been accepting lots of challenges on other blogs lately and I happened to testify of it and the blessings I have been receiving from accepting these challenges that seemed to be there to help me learn new virtuous and good things.Its weird two weeks later after giving my testimony  of accepting challenges the Youth and the Bishop pass out this one. I guess this time its my time to share a challenge with everyone in Thanks to all the wonderful blessings  the other challenges brought to my ward and myself.

This is a challenge that was a given on a day the Youth gave the sacrament lesson. It was awesome because sacrament went completely over that day with lots of lessons the members in the church needed to hear. Even the usual crying babes were listening as a new face popped up to tell a story, read a message or  bare a testimony. We were given this challenge along with plastic bracelets with the word Remember on them. I think it was perfect since these bracelets are still a hit among that generation. They are to remind of Christ but  I also want it to remind me of the day the Youth gave there talks and Sacrament took up half  our time and Bishop cried and shared his story of his investigators visit to us. Poor investigator I hope he was not shy.We are grateful for that investigator though, its not often our Bishop has time to get out of church we are grateful that man listened to The Spirit and helped him and strengthened his faith.

Get to know yourself, Self reflecting, Cleaning in relation to bible study.

what do you learn of yourself as you clean? Do you find you want to do so much you do it so fast you miss things? Are you so hard on yourself that you have become extremely picky and have to take care of every single detail so much so you fall behind or get exhausted and burned out? Are you the person who waits until you can not stand it anymore and finally does something about it, or does bits and pieces every day?

Think about it. Think about it good and hard. This is the kind of person you are, and this is how you would work for the lord. These same guidelines apply for scripture study and applying them to yourself because they go hand in hand. How you clean is how you study.

21-Day Challenge - Yoga Journal

21-Day Challenge - Yoga Journal

Well lately I have been trying to teach myself belly dancing. believe it or not I got really sore doing it but a friend posted a link to a 21 day yoga challenge and I figure why not? So lets see if I am able to do this :)

Ended Day 19 of 17 day diet-No more

Ok ok. That diet did work if the only thing you are concerned about is loosing weight. I will not cut down those who do it because it did work and for many they do not have any issues.

Here was what happened to me....... I found myself in the bishops office confessing all the enmity I was feeling towards everyone and everything. Everytime I looked at a noodle, bun, beans or rice, I would end up feeling caged and just want to cry. When I cheated on the diet believe it or not it was not sugar I was running for like I thought it would be. It was starches that usually help with depression. I was not listening to what my body needed.
I was drinking my 8 glasses of water and peeing every 30 minutes to an hour and I would take me an hour to use the bathroom in which it felt like were stones or large rocks and made symptoms of hemroids come back that I had not experienced since pregnancy.
I was sleeping all the time and I even had thoughts of hopelessness. I knew I was going to allow myself to eat what ever I wanted for Christmas and found myself counting the days for freedom.The week before Christmas I was feeling so awful I finally talked to Bishop and he asks what has changed. I told him the only obvious change that I have done is my diet. He did not say anything to me after that just let me vent but to me it was very obvious The strict diet of no carbs and no sugar is not for me.
I still plan to use many of the menu choices in the diet because the list of low carbs foods is fantastic but I am not gonna follow it as strictly as before so I do not find myself suicidal or in constant flux and prayer begging for   heavenly father to take my anger away when I am on  the diet that does not follow his teachings.
I would of phased to part 3 of that 17 day diet on New Years Eve.
I had lost 10 pounds and even though I have been eating like crazy since Christmas I have only gained a pound even with mother natures visit.
I am going to try something different this time  and pray for the best.