Saturday Evening Blog Post: I Asked The Lord...

By MAD21

The most read post on my site for February 2010 was

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Tasty Bites: Vitamin C and Orange Julius

By Candy, RN (Steele the Day)

Vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant, has a wide range of benefits to health. Studies have shown it has infection-fighting properties, and it can prevent damage to body cells. People rush to get Vitamin C at the first symptoms of a cold, and it certainly can’t hurt. Vitamin C acts like an anti-histamine, and can relieve symptoms. Before antibiotics, nutritionists promoted eating foods high in Vitamin C as well as other nutrients found in fresh fruits and vegetables to fight disease. Certainly people who have a higher intake of nutrient-rich foods have a higher infection-fighting ability.

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Fingerprint Friday: Baptism

By MAD21

We had the honor of watching one of our favorite teens give her life to Christ in baptism recently. She has been an important part of our extended family for about three or four years now and is one of our daughter's favorite people. Even our dog is beside herself when she comes over!

We are so very proud of her for the choices she has made in the last few years, and that she decided to make this most important decision for her life and future. It doesn't mean her life will be any easier, and she knows that.

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Prayer Warriors

By Pat

Yesterday I received a call from a dear friend. He said that his very sick uncle had taken a turn for the worse, and asked me to pray for him. What an honor that is! He trusted me to do the one thing that's most important of all for his loved one; to lift him to the Lord in prayer.

Last year, another close friend called me and said that she was wrestling with a particular issue, and asked me to pray for several days about it as she fasted and prayed. She did not tell me what the issue was, and I did not ask. There was no need. She trusted me to take her problem to God and I did.

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YOB: #23. Have High Tea With Scones (Part 2)

By Lara

The original Year of the Birthday plan was to go to Hershey for the massage, caves, and hot air balloon ride. However, by August both Beth and I were high on friendship and low on cash. I proposed that we go to Lara's Bed and Breakfast instead of Hershey. We also decided to postpone the hot air balloon ride and substitute in a less expensive activity.

Since Beth was coming here, I thought that I would surprise her by making reservations for tea and scones at Tea By Two. I'm not usually into girl things, but my mother had taken me there for my birthday three years ago, and I fell in love with their food. Their scones are heavenly.

In spite of the fact that Beth is not fond of tea, I convinced her that she was going for the scones. She almost believed me. I think she continued to be skeptical until a steaming, lemon glazed morsel of heaven melted in her mouth. She also managed to find a tea that wasn't offensive to her sensitive palate.

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