Belize Was GREAT! However after Three days home the pain has kicked in..Time for me to buy the sunshine!

A bit of education for ya:

Vitamin D does not and never will come from a pill, not even D3- nor liquid form. Since I have a pituitary tumor, my body does not absorb pills very well. I NEED the actual sunlight as we all truly do! Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin but a hormone. It is actually hormone D, which comes from natural sunlight/rays (or light rays from tanning beds or tanning bulbs) that penetrate the skin using our bodies very own good cholesterol that converts it into hormone D,this means that when we get sunlight/sunrays without hinderance such as sunblock < <<< (A HUGE NO-NO) your body turns your very own bodies good cholesterol and this makes hormone D.. a very, very, very important hormone.

Many diseases and disorders stem from lack of hormone D. Why?  Because so many avoid the sunlight, use sunblock or simply take ‘syntethic’ vitamin D which acutally uses the bodies very own Bad Choleserol to convert it into hormone D making it acutally bad for our bodies. I think the whole key here is ‘synthetic’ anything is just that- it is a conterfiet.. And REAL is always BEST!!

Also high doeses of synthetic Vitamin D is very bad for the kidneys but after realizing that synthetic uses up the bodies bad cholesterol to make this hormone would make it obvious that it would be bad for the bodies organs, and that the SKIN is our bodies biggest organ. Our body needs the sunlight, no if’s and’s or butts about it, so get your butt out into the sun, it’s so good for you! Now don’t go becoming a sungod or goddess- don’t scorch in the sun, but do pay tribute to the warm sunlight that God provided us by spending atleast 20 mins a day in it WITHOUT SUNBLOCK, (that stuff is toxic poison) not to mention again that our skin is our biggest organ so let’s stop loading products on it that harm it more than help it, because we need to recognize that our skin absorbs everything we put on it quickly and that can be crucial to our health. LOVE your Skin it’s your only covering! LOVE your skin, love yourself. All people need the sun, so this myth that darker people don’t need to tan is simply wrong. Get in the sunlight- it’s a health source if we have a well balanced diet we should not burn like toast. 😉

I wish to point out that a body that is acidic will burn, a body that is alkaline will tan, and a slight redness is good and should turn to tan if the bodies pH is in balance. All things in balance produces a balanced body, balanced health and a balanced life. Eat along the lines of 80/20 .. 80% alkaline foods, & 20% acidic..
Alkaline foods are mostly plant based, and acidic foods are animal based.. alcohol is acidic, so are all medications.. This is all some simple guidelines to understand why our bodies might burn more than others. Burning is known by peeling, we are not meant to peel like a banana.. 😉 so remember reddness should turn to tan when the body is alkaline, and will produce you some natural Vitamin/ hormone D. Yes & AMEN!

Me be heading to my tanning salon for my does of hormone D. 😀

Hello Peeps, Happy 2017…

“Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” -1 Cor 15:57

 
I know this is the last day of January, therefore I must get out my monthly blog, so here it is.  As many of you might know I have finally published my long awaited book, “Becoming Me While Losing You”. It was a book God placed upon my heart to write many years back, it was quite the process mainly because God was and still is growing me into me. Life is always going to be about spiritual maturity. Gods perfect plan for us is to grow into the US HE HAS FOR US TO BE!

This book was many years of healing for me. I write for therapy, I write for healing, and I write by command of my heavenly father.. HE has ordained for me to write of HIS GLORIES to write of HIS GRACE, and to Write of HIS marvelous loving face. AS I have had face to face moments with God/MY JESUS many times, spending times in HIS awesomeness is my ultimate desire and place to be..

My book Bio writen by my lovely editor Mysti,

“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” – Dr. Steve Maraboli

“Letting go is the most difficult challenge in our lives. We must learn to release control over our desires for life to stay the same as we painfully shed the cocoon of safety. Becoming Me While Losing You is the journey of Diana Bartkowiak beginning with wedding planning abruptly ceased with the sudden death of her Mother through the loss of one of the greatest men in her life, her step-daddy, Dan. Entwined with grieving, Diana fought to find peace through depression, anxiety, illness, and the subsequent struggle in her marriage. What she discovered is a truth no man can take away.”

About Me (the author)- Diana Bartkowiak is a health coach, minister, and writer. She received her training at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Body-Mind Institute, Hallelujah Acres and Andrew Wommack Ministries.

Diana works with people who are in search of ministry counsel, health coaching and are ready for a major spiritual health overhaul.

She’s been described as “In one word, genuine! A daughter of God, co-inheritor with Christ; a straight-shooting, Holy Spirit guided woman. Knowing she is in this world, but not of this world, she has learned to discern everyday events and handle them by ushering in Heaven to earth. I’m truly delighted to call her my friend and sister in Christ.”

-Sheila Madura

You may follow my book and love for books and writing at this facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/myloveforbooksandwriting/

My husband has booked me a book signing event at Scrementi’s resturant it Steger on April 1st 2017 – we will be sending out invites soon.

I hope to see you there to join me in celebrating a VICTORY! 🙂

All MY victorious LOVE, Diana ❤ xo

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.” -Gen 1:29-30 

Seems yesterdays Meatless Monday Message and my plant based health coaching offer brought me some interests and questions.. So I decided to make it this months blog idea.

First I had the question, why did you choose to go Vegan?

I was in prayer about my step fathers  pancreatic cancer and God lead me to the Daniel Fast. This was very personal to me for a few reasons; One, my step fathers name is Daniel. Two, he was a hunter and I was a adamant animal lover, he always encouraged me to protect the animals in my (vegan- heart kinda way).. although he never said vegan,  he quite often mentioned that I was much like a vegetarian at heart. We ate his wild catch (free range meat – if ya will) quite often too. Rabbit, Pheasant, Deer & fish.. both parents were fishermen/woman. We ate what was put before us with graditude. Anyway, flash foward to April of 2011- about one month before his death, I was in prayer and heard God’s audible voice clearly say, “Daniel Fast”. Only to wake up the next morning to my husband stating that he felt led to fast.. (with out my mention mind you.) This only confirmed that he too heard God’s audible voice. With that we started our 21 day Daniel Fast.

After only 11 days into my fast I felt sick due to my body detoxing but I knew I’d never take back to eating the flesh of the animal. I didn’t realize that milk, cheese and eggs would be left off my plate too for good; however that just happened quite easily. I never craved any animal protiens again. God also gave me a vision of what milk and eggs really are and that my body did not need lactation nor ovulation of another creature and in all reality was a hugh culprit to a lot of my past health issues. This all helped my transition to be very easy for me. What helped me the most with the transition was that I just jumped in and let God take the lead; so when I am asked to help others with it (because I did decide to study nutrition and become a plant based health coach) I must have some insight, modules, schedules or food planning then right?  Well, yes, I do have some more professioal material in which is shared with my contracted clients, however- even with all the education I recieved and all the food/nutrition understanding I gained, nothing was any clearer to me than keeping it simple.

I eat what we were originally created to eat, and that is the fruit of the plant and every fruit bearing seed. I eat very little grain, and if I do it is live grains. I eat lots and lots of fruit and veggies; veggies are my favorite food. I drink lots of infused water and teas. I drink only plant based milks very seldomly though.

Another question was how do I feed my family- since not everyone is vegetatian or vegan. Well, my kids all went on the  21 day fast with us in honor of their grandfather, so they did see health improvements. We discovered that two are quite  lactose intolerant, and  one is very sensitive to grains. None of us drink any dairy milk since the fast. My youngest is very sensitive to food coloring, but we’ve known this since she was very small. Food coloring and preservatives are much easier to avoid with a plant based diet, because plants are real food without all the additives. Seek clean organinc fruits and veggies though or grow your own.  Another awesome thing about my family is they NEVER ask me or expect me to cook any animal products.. they simply eat what is placed before them or they fend for themselves. They are teenagers now and one adult, whom shops for herself and her kids and she too cooks for the family (she adds the meat – so to speak). My kids are more adamant towards me avoiding animal protien then one would think. If we go out to eat and even a bit of cheese or egg or meat is on my order, THEY demand the waitress take it back and get my order right. LOL They know my heart and they are so awesome to respect and honor my convictions. One of my daughters was also a vegetarian at heart, since she was two she begged us not to make her eat the ‘babies”, her term for meat. So she happily became a vegetarian and is still thriving on a plant based diet 7 years later- & she always comments that she wishes to be totally vegan soon.. lol Her weakness is cheese and ice cream which makes her ill every time, she is one of my lactose intolerant.

Again my best advice is to keep it simple. This is my philosophy menu.. this goes for any type of person- vegan, vegetarian or meat eaters, here are some simple nutrition nuggests I learned during my food for healing education journey:

1. Juice a lot.. real fresh juicing.
2. Eat fruit first thing in the morning… and eat a piece of fruit before every single meal- Around 15 mins before each meal.This provides the body with natural enzymes to start the digestion process.
3. Make fruit one of your main meals.. eat tons of it- till full.
4. Eat veggies with two or more meals a day, I attempt to eat 2 veggies with lunch and dinner.
5. Make 2-5 veggies for atleast one whole meal a day. Example. (Don’t forget the piece of fruit 15 mins prior to the meal)- then have a small garden salad, then some meatless soup, a baked or sweet potato with green beans and brussle sprouts for the main meal. Wash down with some infused water or green tea.
6. Mushrooms and Potatoes serves as great meat substitute.. (not so much flavor or texture- but the ‘meatier’ more filling part of the meal.)
7. Do NOT worry about getting enough protein, protein is in everything and we are a protein addict world; we are overloaded with undigestable animal protiens. We need to be able to digest our protiens.. fruits and veggies are diegestable and offer fiber and enzymes.. which are the key to life.. live enzymes.
8. Enzymes have three functions: one to digest, one to heal and one for energy. So let us not waste them all on digesting our foods, this takes away from our energy and our healing capabilities; hence why we  age, get sick and die.. we actually run out of enzymes by depleting our enzyme account. Think of it as a bank account we are given at birth- if we only withdraw from our account and do not make healthy deposist, we will end up on empty. Fruit and veggies provide natural enzymes, where as animal protiens use up our bodies bank account. May we learn to balance our bank accounts for living. 😉
9. Another good pointer that works for me- when I stick to it- is to do intermit fasting. I don’t eat after 6pm and hardly ever eat before 10am-  noon. Opposed to popular belief and false information, breakfast is NOT the most important meal of the day, Lunch is.. the middle of the day… so eat a small breakfast, a larger lunch and a medium dinner.. do not eat after 6p.m and the digestion tract will start to work at optimum levles.
10. Stay active:  find what  you love to do and do it as often as time allows, but do always make some time for doing something active that you love to do. Walking is a must = attempt to walk 10,000 steps a day at least to help with digestion and health.

Okay, well I’m going to stop there and wish all the best of luck in any and all health changes anyone chooses to take. Whether one choose to go Vegetarian, Vegan or just eat less animal protiens, know that every little bit helps a lot for the animals, for your health and for our planet! 🙂

All my Vegan LOVE, Diana ,

p.s. I am starging up 6 mo- 9 mo and 12 mo health coaching programs.. message me at:  Balance By Vegan/ Balance By Revelation via facebook for interest.

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,  but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”- Luke 10:38-42

I always seem to be brought to this scripture during holidays, (traditions of men, created to honor days, people and things).. I for one love history and studing out where they origniated from and why we celebrate specific things; however my main concern is about the relationship status and concern for others that they create.

I shared the other day how that my husband works every single holiday, and he has since the day I met him. I’m pretty sure it’s never going to change, so I just go with it.  He and his father would always work the holidays as they called it their bonding time, (you really don’t want to catch any of their bonding conversations though). 😉

My husbands would say, work is priority and that this is truly his way of bonding; however those of us that reconginze the discrete distractions of the enemy who comes to steal, kill and destroy us through keeping us busy… realize this is called  the “Martha complex”, one who operates out of a ‘works mentality’ which stems from a performance driven background, opposite of the “Mary’s complex” which opperates from a ‘relationship status.’  Don’t get me wrong work has its place but should never be postionsoned above relationship. As Mary positions herself at the feet of Jesus, gazing up into His loving eyes as He speaks marvelous stories for her ears to hear, and her heart to listen.. this right here is MY THANKSLOVING!  As  I read God’s word and meditate it upon my heart, I will also cook me some veggie stuffed squash, and throw a Stuffed Tofurkey in the oven for a few hours for the hubby to eat later after he returns from his work day. MY girls will join later too and we will tease dad about his work day and who stepped in the paint this year.. 😉

Ironically in (Gods little voice) this is what I read last night before bed, “Some people are too much like Martha, who was hyperactive and appeared to value work more than she should have. Mary, on the other hand, knew to lay her work aside and spend time with Jesus. We need well balanced lives, spirutual as well as our natural.” -(Joyce Myers, Seize the Day.)

I think the most valuable lesson to be learned with any day of the year is its history and how it came to be, why we do what we do, and if it’s even our belief or that of someone else.  Many people go through life not even knowing what they believe or why they truly do what they do.  I don’t want anyone to believe in God or Christ simply because they heard of them in church or from their Christian families, but God truly wants us to experience HIM! This is the moment of Change and knowing, To know to know to know! That is history made upon the heart! This is the moment of knowing the difference between reasoning and discerning. “A Spiritual man doesn’t reason, he discerns, and there is a big difference.” -(Joyce Myers 166)

Just like I don’t believe,  follow or do anything before I’ve studied it out and discerned it properly for myself. Hence why I studied the bible for myself, health for myself, and I home school my children – mainly because as I grow in spirit I lose things of the world. God has simply brought me into a whole different position – that of being more active in my role as a wife, mother, teacher, minister & health practitioner. He’s freed  me from any manipulation or brainwashing in any way, shape of form; this is all the history of my soul being cleansed.. that is my discernment today, haha.. God is cleaing out the innards of this Turkey, ugh those are not vegan words, (laugh out loud) but you get my point. 😉

As I wrap up this blog in a thought to ponder moment, stop for a moment, and just sit and be still- say a quiet prayer with a thankful heart and KNOW to KNOW to KNOW beyond a shadow of a doubt that God is IN LOVE WITH YOU! Now that is something to be THANKFUL FOR! ❤

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” -Psalm 46:10

Happy Thanksloving from our home to yours! ❤ The Bartkowiak Clan! xo

“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.”- Psa 118:24

So let’s begin Why I as a Christian minister celebrate Hallows Eve…

I will start with simple honesty, I’m not a religious extremist. I love Jesus adamantly and I don’t put anything I do above HIM. I also don’t ‘give satan a day’ Period! All days are a day the LORD has made, and I will rejoice and be glad in it!  🙂

Kept it simple now didn’t I? Hey, to those that enjoy ranting and raving about how others spend their days, and how others should or should not live,  or what others should or not do, or why others do what they do…this is for you…

NO I don’t eat meat, I’m a Vegan, NO I don’t vote, unless God drops a sign on my head or sends the elephant to make a live appearance in my home.. hahahah.. (that happened) 😉 no I don’t believe in vaccinations PERIOD.. I don’t go the western medicine route unless once again God makes a personal appearance.. 😉 I no longer send my kids to a school system….let’s just say I await His decisions and that is how I make decisions for me, my family and my life…

So what does any of that have to do with hallow’s eve? Well nothing, it has to do with sharing adamant convictions without degrading or demonizing others (which I’m sure I’ve done with a few of those above topics) just keep in mind (perception is key!) To my perception I am against the ‘systems’ not the persons in all things! So I love the persons not the ‘systems’ THE BEAST IS JUST THAT- THE SYSTEMS & the things we choose to give power to.

Satan is not given a day but he is given the ‘systems’ this is how he gets  us out of God’s will and into his will of painic – fear, division and distrust.

Again, Satan is NOT GIVEN A DAY UNLESS WE GIVE IT TO HIM; therefore I don’t give him today, Hallows Eve, a simply fun day to play with my kids (now grandkids) in an old fashioned traditional way; dress up cute and such- and not forget that the day is truly about remembering and honoring  all the Martyrs of the past. It is Not a day to celebrate Satan and his minions.

So with hallows eve, Would God want me to celebrate it? Sure thing, Want to know why? Because He isn’t concerned with me continuing a tradition that has nothing to do with my love or devotion to HIM. It’s simply a day to carve pumpkins, eat candy (and if anything this is my only gripe– Detox is november 1st ..lol) and take the kiddo’s for a walk from home to  home to yell, “Trick or Treat” not sure that it is a serious matter as we all collectively want to make it..

I will share though that for a few years after my christian awakening  I did not celebrate Halloween; I didn’t buy gifts on christmas for my kids – we quit Santa and the Easter Bunny and we simply celebrated Christ!  Then I got saved from being saved, lol I finally got over my extreme antics and tampered down and realized that we as humans do make up traditions and ways to bring in The birth of Christ while also celebrating and enjoying family and buying gifts for one another, because its a hoiday of the greatest gift after all! ❤

We bring in spring by celebrating with eggs (I don’t eat eggs – yup Vegan)- but I love painting them with my kids and now my grandkids.. I like watching them find them on an easter hunt- and I love having family together to remember that the day is about Christ’s resurrection not eggs and candy, nor bunnies but with all this – just like halloween, I know how to separate tradition of man and  things of Christ. If we as Christians cannot act civil and realize that being an extreme nazi to others just because we don’t wish to partake in such things that go against what ‘we do’ then we are being a nitpicking bully. lol

Like I said, I am Vegan and I adamantly share about Veganism, because I’ve had the revelation of God’s NO HARM HOLY MOUNTAIN, does this mean I won’t partake with others that do eat animal? Or am I a natzi about it.. depends how you’re perceiving it, I guess.  I also don’t vote just because it’s what the norm do.. unless God sends an elephant or donkey to my home, (this has happened twice now) Believe me when I say, ‘ALL THINGS CAN  HAPPEN WITH CHRIST, ASK FOR ANSWERS – BELIEVING YOU WILL GET THEM, AND YOU WILL!- Mat 21:22

I don’t do the norm pertaining to almost anything, never have and probably never will. And I also put nothing above my love- honor and worship for May dearest Christ Jesus!

When we simply start to enjoy one another, respect our differences, and allow each other to grow up spiritually – this is when we can all celebrate together in harmony. Elephant- Donkey and monkeys alike. lol 😉 I do relate most things to animals, hey, works for me, just as it will on God’s NO HARM HOLY MOUNTAIN! There is no harm in celebrating hallows EVE!!

Stay safe, be respectful and enjoy celebrating a day for the Martyr’s and Saints or not! 😉

All my No Harm LOVE- Diana

Happy end of september folks, seems I tend to realize at the end of every month that I have not yet written my monthly blog.. And to think I used to write a daily blog.. ugh.. I couldn’t imagine still doing that.  I realize that at the time in my life I had all three children in full time school as  I also went to college myself and seen to it that I was home when my family was home, cleaning our home, prepping dinner, and starting on homework. I also seen to it that I got out a daily devotion, yup because it filled me up and I hope it filled others up too. Now some many years later, some many college courses later, some many certificates, degrees & licenses later, a few job titles later, a few more kids later- (grandkids that is) *Happy face emoji here.. ecstatic emoji actually. :D– and here I am still writing my thoughts and prayers, desires, hopes, wishes, cares, opinions, teachings, lessons, counseling, & conspiracies… lol.. sorry had to add that last one, because we all know if you are an adamant follower of my writings, then ya know  I LOVE to SPREAD THE OUCHY BUT WOWSERS TRUTHS! (And that to many is considered conspiracy..) too much for the brain to fathom..lol- don’t worry- I get it, I truly get it.. In all things of life, enlightenment is key.. and there is always room for spiritual growth-that is actually the number one purpose of our lives.. to grow up ourselves spiritually and to help assist others in that process.

Well, I wanted to share a bit of a mommy blog I read a bit earlier and it got my attention and led me to this blog…Theses quotes are so true.. “In this stage of life, you are dealing with guilt. Guilt over having a career, and not spending enough time with your kids, or guilt over staying home with your kids, and not doing enough to contribute financially. Guilt over being too harsh with your kids. Too lenient. Guilt that your house is clean, but your kids were ignored, or guilt that you enjoyed your children all day, and now your husband is coming home to filth. Guilt. In this stage of life, you are bombarded daily with a whole host of decisions. Some of them life-changing, some of them not. None of them with clear cut answers. Do I vaccinate my kids? Do I not? Do I send them to public school? Homeschool? Charter school? Do I continue to breastfeed? Do I blow the budget so that I can buy all organic? Do I force my child to apologize, even though the apology will be insincere? You don’t know the answers to ANYTHING, but you feel constant pressure to figure out EVERYTHING.”

Those quotes are my mother hood in a nutshell and then some.  My whole purpose of this post is to show forth our perfection.. YES Mammas you heard me right, ‘WE ARE PERFECT!” Whether we work out of the home, in the home or from the  home, as long as we are praying God’s lead for ‘what is best for our families’ and we are in agreement with our family, (meaning-sharing in the decisions and considering everyone involved)- then we are doing the right and noble thing.  I truly believe that if I take my first few moments (or more) with My loving heavenly Father each morning, sharing with Him all my concerns for my family, and asking for His guidance in all things, I know HE will always lead, guide, and show me the way in which I should go.. do .. be … and in that I trust that I will make the right decision for my family… ALWAYS! In God we are perfect!

~”For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Phil  1:6

~Now don’t get me wrong, this is not a brag post, (noting back to the beginning)- all the courses I took – I took because I felt led to do so. Taking them took time and dedication, and lots and lots of discernment and faith to continue in all  my quest.  One extemley important fact I want to point out is this.. I fail more than I accomplish. O.o

I ponder daily if I’m doing the right thing, now that I home school- I work from home, I still own my husbands business, (yes- you read that right, It’s his business that I am owner of… not mine); my buisness is in the works of my  heavenly father. I do what I hear My heavely Father ask me to do. My husbands business I pray for daily that God show him the way in all he does.  I pray all the works of his hands be of Gods will and way- and I pray that he treat our emplyees right, fair and well. I pray that he blesses all that he deal with in a days time. I pray that if he choose to be Gods mouth piece and hands that he do just that, allow God to be the author of his words and his ways. May his words and ways always line up with Gods character… may he bless and not curse. May he help and not hurt. As a praying wife it’s all I can do because God knows I’m an epic failure at wifing.. (*no sarcasm inserted, just plain God’s honest truth!)..And my outright surrender to God, I know He shall meet all our needs in His Riches and Glories! It’s all about God-not us anyway!!

YES & AMEN!!

All my perfect LOVE In CHRIST, Diana xo :*

As today is the last day of August, I realized I have not wrote this months blog.  So as I am finally given but a few moments of time, between kids needs, grandkids needs and the husbands needs.. I thought I sit down and write. Today we celebrate our newest family members 11th day of life, our little Mister Hayden Gabriel blessed us a wee bit too soon, he came six weeks early.  His birth was a rush and a blur, as he entered this world in less than one hour after I got my eldest daughter Carleen to the Emergency room with tummy pains.  On August 20th as she was complaining of her stomach  hurting a bit, so I suggested she try a warm bath to ease some of her discomfort; however not too much later she came out of the bathroom in tears stating that her tummy was cramping – so I rushed her in.. and well then our Hayden came out with a splash – let’s just say he actully blessed Nana… Yes I was that up close and personal, and yes the nurses askesd that I not attempt to birth Hayden on my own.. but truthfully Hayden practically birth himself and I made sure to be close enough to catch him if needed. 😉

     I seriously realize that after much Doula research and  working on the peferct birth plan, that NOTHING can be PERFECTLY PLANNED in this carnal world. I cannot tell you how much anxiety has overtaken me and my HOLISTIC mindset – not having complete control over the matter of someone I LOVE … let me just say, “AUHHHHH!!! I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I HATE IT!!” Our sweet little blessing is a trooper though and he is thriving one day and one step at a time. He was born at 4lbs- 5 ounces and 17 &3/4 inches long.. He is 11 days old today and back up to his birth weight or so … He is eating well, however we need the little man to eat 40 mils on his own every 3 hours or so before they make their next change.. that is our next milstone,and we are almost there..  Please pray and cheer for us and our precious little blessing- He sure is a fighter and a praiser! 😉

Have I mentioned how smart he is? This amazing preemie knew that mamma had an infection and this is why he evacuated himself.  He decided he’d birth himself and get out before it harmed him. He was actually on 3 antibiotics for a few days- then two, then none.. and if you know me and my holistic mind, You know all I kept thinking is “OH NO- HIS GUT HEALTH!!”  All health starts in the gut, the gut needs good microbes and antibiotics destroy good microbes .. againg, “AUHHHHH!!!” I cannot wait till this little bundle of joy is home so that mammas milk and some good preemie pro-biotics can get his lil’ tummy in order!! Yes & Amen!!

With all this excitement I haven’t had much time for me or homeschooilng the teenagers.. we are homeschooilng still and I feel we are trucking along; however, we really need to pick up the pace.. move it, move it, move it! Speaking of moving it, I put the teenagers and I into Pilates at the community college. Yup, homschool perks and of course getting my 14 year old into a college course (even gym) took some pulling of strings.. can we say “FAVOR!” another Yes & Amen!!

So as I wrap up this blog, I ask for prayers of assistance- guidence, health, healing, favor & GRACE! As we are asked to have a pediatrician picked out for Hayden prior to him being released out of the hospital, we are in search of one that does not push vaccinations nor disrespect a holistic family. We are  not against necessary medicine or emergency care; however, we are against bullies and WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN VACCINATION PERIOD! I have spent over 13 years in research and in educating myself in what health is and what sickenss is so that false science will not hinder my beliefs nor my faith! We are meant to heal, and only healthy things brings health- it really is that simple!

We do not beleive so much in pediatricians-  as we prefer a D.O. and we have a family Chiropractor… in which Hayden will be seeing monthly just as soon as he is released from the hospital.  So my prayers are that we find a good D.O. or reasonable Non- bulling doctor simply to see Hayden once or twice after his release, and then only needed for any (god forbid) future emergencies. We do not believe in bringing a healthy baby into a office full of sick people or near any one recently vaccinated.

NO one recently vaccinate will be allowed to visit Hayden either. For the truth of the matter is- the recently vaccinated shed for up to 6 weeks and sometimes more. Sorry folks we follow natural science! Our baby- our wishes! And He is way to precious to take any chances with the things of the unnatural.  He is our precious nature baby!

(hmmm.. another book idea!) 😉

All our precious LOVE and thanks, The greatful Hayden family! ❤ xoxo

~This is a blog idea I borrowed from a facebook friend. Truth be told I notified this person of my ‘borrowing’ her idea. lol So her blog was titled, “Who You Just “Friended” On Facebook?”In her blog she shares how she was friend requested over 40 times in one day, many people she did not know.. so she wanted to make them aware ‘who she was and the passions she advocated for’.. << It was this passion and advocacy that caught my attention, and hence, Why I friended her to begin with. So lets ponder why you friended me? What is our connection, because life is all about connection.
1. You might be family and you love me ~or~ friended because you felt obligated to do so, and you truly hate or truly love many of my passions ~or~ you might be a friend of the family and think you might like being my facebook friend – or not .. 😉
2. We went to school together, whether elementary, middle school, high school or college. You decided to look me up and friend me.. or facebook notified you that I was ‘someone you might know’ 😉
3. We worked together somewhere…
4. We went to church together…
5. You are a writer and you LOVE writing…http://dianabart.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/My-Love-for-books-writing-512173212275390/
6. We believe in some of the same passions which mine are many.

Now let’s talk about some of these passions… because these are what this post is really about.. giving you the opportunity to ‘get to know me better’ and come to love me or leave me.. Keep me on your friend list or unfriend me.. so here we go…
Over the last year I have accumulated over 200 new friends.. and honestly they are mostly of these 7 categories.
1. Vaccine Injury advocates this is my biggest reason for all the new friend request.. so many injured families coming together to research BOTH SIDES, so to be thoroughly informed without bias; to thourghly investigate .To understand how the human body actually works; to understand how health actually works; to understand how disease actually spreads and mutates; to understand what science truly is; and to realize that once you know how all that works, vaccines are irrelevant and unneccessary; you discover that they are A total farce based on FEAR based propaganda, all correlation and fictional lies.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/1435942350040771/

Moving on…

2. Ethical Vegans- these are not the vegans simply for health reasons, but these are the vegans that choose to not partake in ANY harm posed to animals.. this includes: Eating them, wearing them, hunting them, research or experimenting on them, nor exploiting them. We don’t eat anything with a Mamma or a face.. We don’t support Circus’ or Zoo’s and we LOVE animal sanctuaries where one can rescue love, support and learn a lot about animals at them without further harm or exploitation. ❤

https://www.facebook.com/BalanceByVegan/
3. Holistic Health nuts -Okay this one needs a bit of explaining or clarifying.. by health nut I do not mean I eat greek yogurt, low-fat, grass-fed or free range foods*note that meat, eggs, milk, cheese and butter don’t eat grass.. ok- but hey the animals do.. (back to above passion.)  Although I studied all the food theories and have gleaned from them  all-  I can truly see how or why they would help improve a person’s health; however, I am what is called a “Plant -Based Health Coach” that is my specialty. I don’t eat grass fed foods; I am grass fed straight forward.. (sarcasm).  I eat of the earth; I try to eat organic most of the time, but I eat what God grew me from His precious beautiful earth!- and I share it with all His creation!  Thank you my precious saviour!! 🙂

https://www.facebook.com/Faith-Food-Fitness-116688238441361/
Which brings me to my next topic of passion…
4. Christians:  I share my christian passion with any one that will listen. My favorite is any God-fearing (to be in awe of HIM- on fire for HIM- in relationship with HIM)believer; however my most passionate stance is to help others KNOW Jesus and how to hear God’s voice… how do you hear from God? What is HIS Special LOVE language for you? For me it is through writing, reading and visions.. I have heard HIS Beautiful- Powerful, yet audible voice on many occasions. I constantly hear HIS still small voice through my daily walk with HIM. I love how HE pours 30,60 & 100 fold messages of knowledge, wisdom and love out to me! ❤ I could go on and all with that but lets move on…

https://www.facebook.com/Truth-Nourishing-Life-Ministries-1392723024309737/
5. Homeschooling Mammas: My heart has been to home school my girls for a long time, however it is new to me. God has finally nudged me to a complete and total peace about it. He has placed me in a place of trust in HIM and myself that we CAN DO THIS. I really don’t want to point out the catastrophe that public and even private schooling has become; however anything we give to the government becomes a ‘slippery’ slope. Don’t get me wrong I respect all the teachers and staff- A teacher was my past college major; however God took that and made it something more personal, MY GIRLS TEACHER. and a preacher too.. (yup licensed minister).. hence due to my above passion. ❤
On that note of “My Beloved Children” not only am I an advocate for homeschooling, but I support and encourage breastfeeding mamma’s, and am attempting to become a certified doula..

http://www.facebook.com/My-Beloved-Children-398625733585138

http://www.createspace.com/6184483?ref=1146943&utm_6026
6. JFK & Lee Oswald investigators.. haha this too is a new one for me, I stumbled upon it while researching vaccines and the rabbit hole just got bigger.. search for truth and you will find it! Look it up.. you’d be surprised how many lies we’ve bought. 0.O

7. Flat earthers.. And this one I find interesting, not saying I believe or don’t believe, but am truly saying, “Ya never know if anything we’ve been taught (or shall I say programmed to believe) is even truth” Conspiracy Therorist? Nah, just a critical thinker; that’s how my brain works, and by the way we are all a part of this big conspiracy we call life, so go out there and live it, and QUESTION EVERYTHING!

… I’m still truth-seeking.. and again that rabbit hole gets deeper, and deeper and deeper… so HOLD ON ALICE.. we might just be going (“to the moon!”) 😉

So now that you know what you have gotten yourself into.. LOVE me OR LEAVE ME.. That is the question… ?? 😉

All My advocating LOVE, Diana xo

Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

-Proverbs 24:3-4

Today, I figure Since June is just about over, I needed to write this months blog. As many must realize by now- I’ve finally- completely & confidantly decieded to homeschool my teenagers.I have had a homeschooler mamma’s heart for many years now. It has been completely evident that the public school system is not working for my girls. I will not use this blog as a means to bash the public school system, because I am equally upset and absolutely not impressed with the private sector either.

My main intentions is always to protect my family and to give them the best education, health and life that I can contribute to. I cannot teach, do- or give them eveything, but as far as I can do or help or educate them, I will. For my family, I have learned not to trust the systems… but to throughly investigate everything said, done or to be done, before I make any desicions, because ultimately their safety is my responsibility. This includes my husband.

I am the scholar, I love to study, research, investigate and bring to light the truth of the matter in all matters. It is ultimately up to me to see to it that my family gets the utmost care and education. I am so happy to be able to work from home and also be the families educator. Ironically that was my first degree – education- with my minor in psychology. So its awesome to have psychology be the first course they are taking.

As a Christian minister, I also realize that the worlds psychology can be crazy, but it is so important to understand the human mind, behaivor and the heart motives behind the behaivor. I love that God has placed this awesome connection in my life. I am finally finding a way to use all the courses, teachings, minors, majors and life experiences I have encountered. There is nothing more important to me than to see my girls discover “Who they are in Christ” as the photo makes a point of- it is not the most rigorous education that I am here to teach, but my goal is to help them learn to discern the things of the world and the the things of the spiritual realm. True wisdom does not come from the world, IT NEVER will! But true wisdom will only come from the born again spirit within.

No one can or ever will come into the fullness of God without being born again.. born of the spirit- with this new birth will come the wisdom of God. Proper interpertation  and guidence only comes from our spirit man, not our carnal man.

So I guess with all this ‘teaching’ about to take place -my highest level of education never came- nor will ever come from a college, book, institution, certification nor any degree.. but only from the author and finisher of my faith, That being Christ!! ❤

So here’s to teacher mom bringing enlightment to her family!

“May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints..” – Eph 1:17-18

Don’t just be part of this world, but be the change in this world, that this world needs! ❤

#BeEnlightened #BeAwakened #BeBornAgain #BeOftheSpirit 🙂

All my Mamma teacher LOVE, Discernment and Wisdom, -Diana xo

“Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory.”   Proverbs 11:14

Today as I was deciding between finishing up this years leadership course or writing Mays blog- I realized that my time is limited and needs to be discerned with diligence; therefore I had to evaluate the time available towards both topics.

All test are due by next Tuesday for Leadship, but today is 5 years to the day I lost my dear step father to cancer. I kinda felt that I needed to honor today’s blog to my step dad. Ironically as of yesterday I was officially considered a published author.. I thought WOW.. thanks Dad.

I’d like to share his leadership a bit…

I know, your wondering what did my step father have to do with this book being published? Well for starters- Inspiration and encouragement. Our last few conversations we shared he reminded me that being unique and different than most was my greatest gift and that my passion for loving others would be the very thing that kept me reaching for the stars and making a difference in peoples lives. He pointed out how I seemed to love specifics with such desire and that I truly carried a innate wisdom that isn’t embraced as much by society. He seemed so sure that I’d do things that mattered. He was so good to continually encourage me even in his weakest and most painful hours. His last few sentences to me were, ” Reach for the stars baby girl- you’re a part of something big.” & “There has got to be a better way”- this statement was towards the harsh conventional/Western medical care he was receiving.  He truly desired to go a less harmful and natural route for treatement.

He also loved reminding me of my love towards animals, as he teased about a time that he was hunting down south with a few other hunters and he came back with a pickup truck bed full of dead fluffy bunnies.. 😦 and I reprimanded him and this over zealous kill. He commented that I loved protecting the fluffy bunnies more than he loved hunting them. He was so adorable when he stated that he believed that the very first lives to greet him in heaven would probably be all the animals he hunted. I kinda think he needed this belief and vision as a repenting moment, for he actually got choked up and yet showed forth to me a word of prophecy.. that being he called forth my veganism.. for although I was still on my Daniel fast journey -I truly did not realize that I was now an ethical vegan. Ha-ha.. see that there -Dad truly does know best.. Heavenly Father God grants awareness to the hearts of His children for his children’s children. 🙂

Okay so back to the little book finally published as of 5/9/16 ..

This book was actually a quick book I wrote for a book course I just finished with one of my nutritional schools ,Institute of Integrative Nutrition. My original intentions was to finish a book that I have been working for many years.. and I decided that It would not meet the course deadline, therefore sprung forth this new little book. I shared it in detail in my last blog in April. Feel free to go back an read it.

The most darling part of it is that it has created many opportunities for me towards my health ministry. I have many campaigns and writing opportunities because of it. It is only a 24 page book of very short words but it covers volumes (when reading between the lines). It is the exact representation of me and what I stand for.. all the topics that I feel led to help spread awareness.

As I realize that my step father simply recognized the leadership, mentoring, leading, guiding, teaching, informing, wishing the best for everyone desire within me .. this little book will be just the thing to do such the task..

My intentions are to donate 100% of the proceeds to a monthly cause that is near and dear to my heart.

This month of May and June I will donate the funds to helping someone treat their cancer with holistic- alternative care in honor of My step dad. May and June will always be designated for this cause because I lost him in May and June is Fathers day.. I will probably also designate January for this specific cause also, for that is his birthday month.

Other causes will include:

Organic living events/topics/education.
Ministry events.
Vaccine Injuries Awareness.
Animal rescue/ sanctuaries.
Holistic education.
And I’m sure much more.

Anyone interest in donating to this cause please place a book order here: https://www.createspace.com/6184483?ref=1147694&utm_id=6026

Thanks, Blessings, in my leadership kind of LOVE, Diana xo