Testing Your Health Is As Easy As Testing Your Pool Water!

The following video provides a great explanation of our body's need to maintain an acid/alkaline balance.  It discusses how that balance is lost with the consumption of processed foods and sodas; and what a lack of balance has to do with our health.  Check it out for a great introduction:


The following conditions are both problems and symptoms that result from an overly acidic body.  This list is not complete; an imbalance of acid and alkaline in the body can be attributed to a multitude of health problems.  Here's a few examples of how acidosis (increased acidity of blood plasma with a pH level falling below around 6.5) effects your body symptoms and causes these health problems:


Obesity
It is known that acid gets stored in fat cells. As a defense mechanism, your body may actually produce fat cells to protect you from your overly acidic condition. To protect itself from potentially serious damage, the body creates these fat cells to store the acids and carry them away from vital organs. Those fat cells and cellulite deposits may actually keep acid wastes at a safe distance from your vital organs. Many people have found that a return to a healthy alkaline inner biological terrain helps them losing excess fat.


Arthritis
All substances left by the metabolizing process are acidic and toxic; therefore these have to be neutralized by alkalizing elements, e.g. calcium ions, sodium ions, and lithium ions, among which calcium is the most important. Calcium ions are positively charged ions which are constantly looking for acid, to form calcium carbonate in our body. Calcium carbonate is harmless and will be moved out of the body, providing our body fluid pH is alkaline. Otherwise, it is being deposited around body joints. If the calcium ion level is low in the blood and body, excess acid will remain in our body and will lead to numerous health problems, like Join Pain or Arthritis.


Osteoporosis
Many people think they can eliminate osteoporosis by increasing their consumption of milk and dairy products. But in fact the instances of osteoporosis are rare in countries where the consumption of dairy products is very low. So osteoporosis is an acidosis problem, not a lack of calcium intake. As the body becomes more acidic, our body tries to remain healthy to protect us against heart attacks, illness, strokes or even cancer. In doing so, it takes calcium from the teeth, bones and tissues, making them weak and brittle.


Headaches, Colds, Infections
Only when our pH level is fairly balanced, the binding of oxygen to the hemoglobin protein of our red blood cells in the lungs operates. If the pH is too acidic, microbes in our respiratory systems can grow much more easily, and in that way cause bronchitis, pneumonia and sinusitis, and invade our cell system. This can result in cough, bronchial spasms (asthma), colds, infections and headaches.




Acne, chronic fatigue, heart attacks, kidney stones, ovarian cysts, and so many more health problems also indicate an acid/alkaline imbalance.  


Fortunately, there's a very easy way to test yourself from your own home to determine whether your body is too acidic.  It's as easy as testing your pool water!  (Just don't use the same test strips!)

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Walgreens seems to be one of the only pharmacies that carry pH test strips, but you have to go to the Pharmacy counter and ask for them. $7.99. 

You can also call your local pharmacy and see if they can/will order them for you. From one of our Facebook friends:

"I used to work at a pharmacy (an independent pharmacy, which may make a difference; not sure) and we would frequently special-order items for our customers, even if we didn't sell them often enough to keep them regularly in stock."

Otherwise, you can order them online as well.  Here's one that seems to have received better reviews than other pH test strips:  

Your test strips package should have a chart to match up your test strip with.  Generally, here's one recommendation for measuring:

‎"If your urinary pH fluctuates between 6.0 to 6.5 in the morning and between 6.5 and 7.0 in the evening, your body is functioning within a healthy range. If your saliva stays between 6.5 and 7.5 all day, your body is functioning within a healthy range. The best time to test your pH is about one hour before a meal and two hours after a meal. Test your pH two days a week."

http://www.naturalhealthschool.com/acid-alkaline.html

If your test strips show your body is too acidic, the best (and safest) way to get your body's pH levels on target is to change your diet.  As explained in the first video, processed foods, meats, coffee, and alcohols are very acidic.  If you reduce your consumption of these foods, your body will begin to become more alkaline.

At the same time, increase your consumption of alkaline-forming foods, such as citrus fruits.  Simply, you should increase your water consumption.  Adding lemon or lime juice to your water is a wonderful way to boost your alkalinity.  (That's why drinking lemon juice can help naturally break up kidney stones.)

Increase your consumption of leafy greens, and fruits/vegetables overall.  If your levels show your body is much, much too acidic, wheat grass and chlorophyll supplements will help normalize it more quickly.  Drinking tomato and/or carrot juice is another way to restore balance.  (I've heard of many people craving tomato juice and didn't realize it was because their body was overly acidic.)

For a very thorough chart of acid and alkaline foods, check out this webpage: http://www.naturalhealthschool.com/acid-alkaline.html.

After your make dietary changes, I encourage you to test your body's pH levels again.  Did it make a difference?  Can you see how dietary changes are reflected in your body's pH levels?  And wasn't it just as easy as checking your pool water?!

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The Stewardship Challenge

Now that we've been covering cheaper ways to feed your family healthy foods, I have a new challenge!!  No, don't sigh--this one isn't about sugar.  This challenge has eternal benefits in addition to the temporary ones!  I'm calling it the Stewardship Challenge.  If you follow just a couple of the money-saving tips shared last week, you should free up at least $30/month.  Why not just pocket the extra money for ourselves?  Because I am challenging each of you to use it to follow God's commands to help the poor and oppressed around the world.


Did you know that 15 percent of everything Jesus Christ said related to the topic of money? He discussed it more than the topics of heaven and hell combined.  Why?  Author Randy Alcorn says, "Because there is a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think about and handle money."

Alcorn goes on to say, "Jesus spoke of a rich man who spent all his wealth on himself.  He planned to tear down his barns and build larger ones, storing up for himself so he could retire early and take life easy."

"But God called the man a fool, saying, 'This very night your life will be demanded from you.  Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' (Luke 12:20)"

In his book The Treasure Principle, Alcorn reveals what the title of the book is based on.  Alcorn calls it one of Jesus Christ's most neglected teachings:

"Do not store up for yourself treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21

When we follow Jesus' commands in these verses, we end up receiving so much more than we're giving away!  As Alcorn says, "Jesus promises that those who sacrifice on earth will receive 'a hundred times as much' in heaven (Matthew 19:29).  That's 10,000 percent--an impressive return!"

By giving to the poor and oppressed, we are storing up treasures for ourselves that will last forever in Heaven!  And in the meantime, you will find joy, purpose, abundance, and a life that focuses on the eternal side of things.  (For further study on this topic, I highly recommend reading Alcorn's book linked above, or his even more in-depth study about what Scripture says about money, check out Alcorn's Money, Possessions, and Eternity.  This book was life changing for me!)


So here's what I propose: Each person that accepts the challenge picks a few ways to save money on their groceries while maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and uses the money they saved to help someone else.  For instance, someone could commit to making homemade laundry soap.  With the $20 (or more) saved, you could buy a new pair of shoes for a child in Africa.

I've worked out some possible scenarios and ideas below, as well as links to reputable ministries.  Scroll through them, pray about them, and consider joining our Stewardship Challenge.



Save
Make your own homemade laundry detergent (check out this page for recipe: http://healthyfamiliesforgod.blogspot.com/2011/03/laundry-detergent-for-under-5month.html ) and quit using those incredibly toxic dryer sheets.  You save at least $20 in one month with just these two things, and you get the health benefits of avoiding those chemical fragrances (and other nasty things)!

Give
Did you know that a simple pair of children's athletic shoes can prevent a child in Africa from getting illnesses and diseases caused by bacteria in the soil? Samaritan's Feet is just one of the many organizations that know the impact a simple pair of shoes can have on a child's life.  With each new pair of shoes, Samaritan's Feet makes sure each recipient gets their feet washed first the way Jesus did for His disciples.  You can give a one-time donation, as well as learn more about this organization, by going here: http://www.samaritansfeet.org/.

Save

Make a few new food items homemade that you didn't do before, such as dried beans, broth, granola, pizza dough, and kefir/yogurt. (I have recipes for all of these--let me know if you want one;).) Many of these things can be made in large batches and frozen for quick use later on.  By choosing to make just a couple of things homemade, you could easily save $10 or more each week!

Give

With the money you save, why not donate to a local food shelf?  Here are just a couple of facts from Minnesota on hunger: 

According to the MN Emergency Food Shelf Network, 11% of the children served by Minnesota foodshelves are forced to skip a meal because there is not enough food at home and 43% of their parents skip meals too!!

The number of people being served by the food shelves in Minnesota has risen an astounding 45% in the past four years.

Over 1 in 10 seniors in the United States live in poverty.

You can either donate the money to them or shop for healthy, non-perishable foods to donate!  I suggest calling them first (or going to their website) and seeing what their most urgent needs are.  For those in or around the Elk River area, here's a link to CAER Food Shelf: http://www.caerfoodshelf.org/

Save

Lose weight and build eternal treasure by cutting back/out gourmet coffee!  (Yes, I know I'm aiming below the belt on this one--no pun intended--but give me and God a minute on it!)  Just one gourmet coffee each day can cost 10 times the cost of making coffee at home.  (It's also likely to have WAY more sugar!)  $3/day for 30 days is A LOT of savings!

Give

Use that gourmet coffee money to help provide pure, clean drinking water for children in Africa!  There are many organizations that are working hard to do this, including UNICEF and The Water Project (http://thewaterproject.org/).

The organization Samaritan's Purse started by Franklin Graham (Billy Graham's son) also has a water ministry: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Water.  $100 can provide a family with a filter that does not use electricity or chemicals to get them clean drinking water from a local pond or lake.

These are just a couple of the many, many things you can do to Save and Give.  It can go far beyond saving money on food.  For instance, instead of getting a new pet that will cost $50 or more each month in supplies, you could sponsor a child through Compassion (http://www.compassion.com/--this ministry is very near and dear to our family's heart!).  One of our sponsored girls uses the $10 extra we send her for her birthday to buy her family rice, cooking oil, and sometimes fabric to make herself a dress.  It's so humbling!

The Bible says "The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." (Psalm 24:1)  Yes, we work for our money (and work twice as hard when we work to save some too!).  But as Christians, we are taught that everything we have is from God; nothing would be possible without Him.  By definition, stewards are entrusted with something by their master.  It is the steward's job to do well with what his master has entrusted to him.  Hence the title of this challenge.

The Stewardship Challenge starts on August 1st.  For most of us, the easiest way to do it will be to calculate how much money the change(s) saves.  At the end of the month, you can collect your savings, donate to the chosen charity, and send on your treasures to heaven!  Who's with me?!

Breaking News About Monsanto & Your Eternal Life

I know I promised the next topic over on my Facebook health page would be how to eat healthy for less money, but the combination of breaking news and my faith in God has prompted me to switch topics temporarily.  We will get to that topic in the very near future.

The USDA recently admitted that they are unable to regulate the use of genetically-modified (GM) crops.  In fact, one of the FDA's leaders admitted that its GMO policy was based on politics.  Dan Glickman, Bill Clinton's Agricultural Secretary (1995-2000) said that the government can't/doesn't have enough power to disallow GMO crops.


Consequently, a world of danger is about to be further unleashed by the biotech company Monsanto that has the potential to fulfill end-times prophecies.  If you have not received the gift of eternal life, this information is crucial.  If you have received the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ, then this information is crucial for you to share.  Both Christians and non-Christians have an important need to know who Monsanto is and what their place in the world is.


Let me explain. . .


Monsanto, creators of Round-Up Ready products and so much more, own a very large and increasing portion of the world's food supply.  (Read my previous blog post for a very important introductory lesson on who Monsanto is here: http://healthyfamiliesforgod.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-does-vietnam-war-have-to-do-with.html ).  


According to Natural News: 

"He who controls the seed controls the food supply; and he who controls the food supply controls the world. There is no question that Monsanto is on a mission to monopolize the conventional seed market. In fact, they are steadfastly working towards the goal of creating a world where 100% of all commercial seeds are genetically modified and patented- basically a world where natural seeds are extinct."

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/032826_Monsanto_seed_supply.html#ixzz1SOEwdRPo

Monsanto currently owns 90 percent of soybean crops, 70 percent of corn, and many more food products.  Their genetically-modified crops are in virtually all processed foods in one form or another.  Farmers who do not use GM seeds are being harassed and sued for millions of dollars by Monsanto for saving their own seeds!


On top of that, Monsanto has just recently designed a GM grass seed that will be resistant to its Round-Up weed control products.  This breaking news means consumers will be able to use Monsanto's grass seed and then treat their lawns with Monsanto's weed killer, which will not destroy the grass but only weeds because of the grass seeds' genetically-implanted resistance. This product could be released into the consumer market as early as next year. 
(http://www.naturalnews.com/033022_Scotts_Miracle-Gro_GMO_seeds.html)  




So what's wrong with this?  

"The world's main food crops are estimated to take up around 12 million tonnes (13.2 million U.S. tons) of phosphorus every year, whereas only 4 million tonnes of phosphorus are generated from natural weathering of rock or atmospheric deposition. This highlights civilization's critical dependency on the supply of artificial fertilizers, and our increasing vulnerability to any shortfall or disruption in supply . . . Worldwide, farmers today use seven times more fertilizer than they did a half century ago" (pp. 71-73)." 

(Julian Cribb, professor at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and author of the 2010 book The Coming Famine) 

Cribb and other agriculture experts worry there may not be enough fertilizer to go around in the future, especially if you factor in the increase in chemical use prompted by the new grass seed.  

The Health Ranger Mike Adams says, 

"We could be looking at a wave of superweeds spreading across America.  These superweeds will be the baddest, toughest and most chemically-resistant weeds our world has ever seen. They develop as mutant derivatives of the mass spraying of RoundUp chemicals across lawns. In much the same way that superbugs develop in the presence of widespread antibiotics abuse, superweeds, develop in the presence of widespread glyphosate abuse (http://www.businessinsider.com/gene...)."

Adams continues, 

"And of course once these superweeds take over America's sidewalks, driveways and lawns, there will be cries for newer, stronger chemical products to kill those superweeds, too. And who will come to the rescue? Monsanto, of course... the very same company that produces RoundUp and thereby contributed to the problem in the first place."

Learn more:http://www.naturalnews.com/033022_Scotts_Miracle-Gro_GMO_seeds.html#ixzz1SOH4lmQJ

As you can see, we are coming closer and closer to a dependency on Monsanto not only for our food seed but also for the chemical fertilizers to grow our food (and the food that is fed to the animals we eat) and to maintain our lawns.  

What does this have to do with each person's eternity?

Monsanto wants the world to believe that their monopolization of the world's food supply will prevent famine.  Unfortunately, trends indicate exactly the opposite.  One writer describes:

"The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued a report predicting food prices will soar 10 to 20 percent in 2011 and warning the world to be prepared for "harder times ahead" unless production of major food crops increases significantly.

With escalating grain costs, several food manufacturers, including Kraft Foods, Sara Lee and General Mills, recently announced or implemented price hikes on their product lines. Several U.S. supermarket and fast-food chains, including Safeway, Kroger and McDonald's, announced that they plan to pass these higher costs on to consumers.

Yet not only is food becoming more expensive, but in recent years many Americans have experienced shortages of certain types of foods for the first time in their lives. For instance, for most of 2010 it was almost impossible to find canned pumpkin for sale in the United States due to the heavy rainfall and flooding that rotted the pumpkin crop of the nation's largest supplier.

Rice was in short supply in 2008, prompting large retailers like Walmart and Costco to ration the bags of rice sold to consumers. Also in 2008, major retailers in New York were limiting purchases of flour, sugar and cooking oil, as demand was outstripping supply. Many agriculture experts believe these shortages are precursors of much more serious food shortfalls in the years ahead."

These are all things that happened after Monsanto's growing ownership of the food supply.  And of course, people in developing nations continue to suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition.  So is this problem any different from before?  At least one writer thinks it is:

Certainly mankind has faced food shortages throughout history. But most were relatively short-lived and had a definite end in sight. The food crisis we're facing now, however, is different. Never before have more than a billion people been threatened with hunger and malnutrition. Never before have food shortages been a concern for the entire world.

In His major prophecy of the end time given shortly before His death and resurrection, Jesus told His followers that famines would be one of several signs of the end of this age (Matthew:24:7). Food shortages, along with warfare, disease epidemics and various natural disasters, would escalate prior to His second coming. This warning is repeated in Mark:13:8 and Luke:21:11. 

All similar, these verses say, "For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places." (Matthew 24:7).  We can see that in addition to famines, wars are a key sign.  The writer above suggests that the wars described by Jesus to also be a sign of the end times could result from food shortages as well.


In fact, Scripture abounds with references of famine as an indicator of end times.

Famine is among the terrible end-time occurrences personified by the infamous four horsemen of the Apocalypse, which are described in Revelation 6. The third horse and its rider, described in verses 5-6, represent famine and severe economic conditions: "When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, 'Come and see.' So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.'"

At the time this was written, a denarius was the average pay a laborer would receive for a full day's work. The Expositor's Bible Commentary says the following about this passage: "This amount [of money] suggests food prices about twelve times higher than normal . . . and implies inflation and famine conditions . . . 

This prophecy foretells a time when people will be able to afford only the barest of necessities—just to survive. It will be a period of severe famine unlike anything in the past and global in its impact.

And if you've read any of my posts on Monsanto, you know that they are doing just fine in creating diseases (pestilences as referred to above) of many kinds in people.  In fact, we could make a case with numerous studies that show how their products and foods are the leading cause of cancer.  


Dr. Robert Bell says that "RoundUp provokes the first stages that lead to cancer, but you can't see the effects for 30 years."  Growth hormones are heavily linked to the increasing rates of breast cancer.  And if you read my earlier blog post linked above, you'll know that Monsanto is behind the growth hormones as well as the RoundUp products.

My goal in all of this is not to get everyone to simply stand against Monsanto.  While I think it would be a worthwhile effort, there is a goal much more important.  That goal is to understand that Jesus Christ is coming back and His return may be very soon.  

Now I'm not Harold Camping, and I won't ever be able to predict a specific time for the return of Jesus Christ.  I'm also not am alarmist or a conspiracy theorist; I am a follower of Christ adhering to His pleas to fervently await His return while sharing the Good News of salvation with others.


I daresay that Harold Camping's efforts to predict Jesus' return recently was Satan's plan to desensitize people to the fact that Jesus Christ really is coming soon.  But no matter how many people get it wrong, we are commanded to await His return.  

• “ ‘No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father’ ” (Matthew 24:36).
• “ ‘You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him’ ” (Matthew 24:44).
• “ ‘Keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour’ ” (Matthew 25:13).
• " ‘Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come’ ” (Mark 13:33).

Anticipating Jesus Christ's return is important for so many reasons.  In the words of another writer:

Following Jesus is so much more than just waiting for his return. Following Jesus is so much more than receiving a “get out of hell” pass. Jesus came to give us an abundant life while we live on earth.

While I long to go to heaven and finally be released from frustration, pain, and bad coffee, I also firmly, deeply believe that God has placed us here for a reason. He wants to live through us, proclaiming the life that can only be known through Jesus.

(http://bibleconversation.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/the-date-that-jesus-returns/)

It's important because that anticipation changes the way we live our lives NOW.  Secondly, anticipating the Lord's return gives us an undying hope and a most worthwhile goal, a goal that can't be matched by anything else the world has to offer!

Thirdly, it consistently reminds us who is in control!  These are all qualities of an abundant, passionate life; and they all stem from an anticipation of these future events.  

So even though Monsanto is taking over the world and causing increasing diseases, we have a future and a hope!  We have a God who will redeem the earth, and us with it, to a New Earth where there will be no more diseases, wars, or famines.  

But first, we must make sure we have each made our peace with God and accepted His gift of eternal life offered through Jesus Christ on the cross, where He proved that coming redemption!  

And as a reminder that the situation with Monsanto requires each of us to decide whether we will accept that gift, I will be posting more info on Monsanto over on HFFG's Facebook page.  Stay tuned here for that info: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Healthy-Families-for-God/123685951004535. 

Praying for you,

Sara Jo Poff

Broccoli Bites

Mmm, this is one of our favorite lunches!  Sure, it's not as easy as warming up a pot of wienie-water soup with grass-fed beef hot dogs, but it's a healthy lunch the kids will be requesting!  I suggest making a double batch and freezing them.  You can pull frozen ones out of the freezer and put them directly in the oven for a quick and easy lunch.

Broccoli Bites
Makes about 3 dozen 1-inch balls

6 cups frozen chopped broccoli
2 cups crushed seasoned stuffing or breadcrumbs*
1 cup freshly-grated Parmesan
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

*I save crust-pieces of bread and put them in a bag in the freezer, toast them when I need them, and put in food processor for a minute.  Then I add a teaspoon or so of Mrs. Dash' original all-natural seasoning, salt and garlic to taste.  You can also use wheat germ in place of half of the breadcrumbs/stuffing.

Cook broccoli, drain and place in bowl.  (Chop up very small if not already chopped.)  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Shape into 1" balls.

Place on heavily-greased baking sheet.  Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.  If frozen, bake for 15 minutes or so.

Enjoy, and let me know what you and your kids think!

For the Glory of God. . .

I've noticed something in the last year.  And since I haven't had a blog entry for a while, I thought I'd share it here!

Embarking on a journey towards natural health and sharing it with others carries with it many similarities to beginning a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and sharing the Good News with others.  Many people are too proud to hear what you've learned and are sharing with them.  And they often call that conviction "judgment" by another person (namely me).

I can't tell you how many times I did that, especially before becoming a born-again Christian.  If someone said something about the food I was eating or a spiritual truth I wasn't following, I became defensive.  And it was to my own misfortune that I did.  For instance, during my second pregnancy, someone commented on something I was eating being unhealthy for the baby.  Over 10 years later, I still remember my prideful, defensive statement.  Just a few short months after her comment, I was on bed rest with preeclampsia, a condition that can be eliminated or avoided with proper nutrition.  I could share many examples like this from my own life.  Oh, how I wish I could go back.

In the last few years of my life, I've asked God to transform me into someone who is always open-hearted enough to hear any truths He wants me to hear.  Boy, has this been a journey!  As I do, I find passion and joy in learning the best ways to teach, raise, and feed my children (spiritually and physically speaking) and other people as well.

I have received many wonderful emails from people sharing with me how natural health information on Healthy Families for God's Facebook page has helped them change their life.  Some people never knew what it's like to feel free from the addiction of food or to even just have a week without dietary-induced health problems until they've tried.  Some never even knew it was possible!  These people report freedom and a new perspective on life.  Praise God!!

I have also received some pretty spiteful responses and emails from people becoming very defensive.  (I am not referring to comments simply and lovingly voicing another side of things.  Those are of course very welcome!  The page is open to everyone and their experiences!)  But when a conviction turns into a hateful retaliation, I would like to say that this Facebook page is not meant for them.  I maintain this page for those who are humble enough to break away from the Standard American Diet and way of life.  I do it for the next generation who wants to stand up and make a change.  And I do it for those whose pride and bad habits have gotten them to a place that they are finally done dwelling.

And like a wise friend once said, some people are not at a place in life where these are things they can work on.  They may be struggling with other trials in life prevent them from being able to address diet or other issues such as those posted on Facebook.  In that case, I pray God provides them with the information they actually do need for where they're at in life.

I would like everyone to note that the information I share is not because I'm an expert.  It's because I am sharing information that I am discovering on my journey.  It's a specifically-tailored mission.  I don't have the time (or the energy) to cover every single thing.  Just like every other mission and organization, it's a niche.  I depend on the passions of other people to cover other areas.  I mean, you wouldn't expect to see baby products for sale at a car show, or an article about ice-fishing in a knitting magazine!

The information covered is for those who are interested.  It's not a judgment call.  The information is not to criticize anyone for their unique way of life.  Uniqueness is part of God's wonderful design!  It's for those who feel led by God to follow that information and for those who are interested in it.  It's like a magazine--don't get it if it's not your forte.

I encourage everyone to find something to look into and learn about that you can do to the glory of God!  We weren't all meant to do the same thing!  Just don't be content to have no purpose or mission!  There are so many things and we were put on this Earth solely for the purpose of glorifying God.  So do what God has placed on your heart and find the joy and adventure in a life devoted to God.  And share it with others who are interested in that same thing. :-)