Green For Life

About five years ago while researching cancer I came across a book called "Green For Life" by Victoria Boutenko. Recently I read it again. It's basically a book about getting more greens (leafy) and some fruit into your diet. It's a super simple approach and so far I am LOVING it! Right now I am on day four of a 30 day challenge. Why 30 days? I really don't know...it just sounded good! And I figured after a month I should be able to tell if I was feeling better or not. Day one and two I really didn't feel any different. Day three (yesterday) about mid-afternoon, I realized I wasn't tired like I normally am at that time. While doing the dinner dishes I again realized I still felt great! Not tired at all...weird. Today, day four I feel amazing! I had a rather busy day of grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, & I prepared and delivered a meal for a friend in need. Oh, I also stopped into Heavensent and picked up a new bible for Zachary. Alyssa made dinner, which was nice! but I could have done it no prob. I helped her empty the dishwasher and clean up the dinner dishes and I still feel GREAT! I have a ton of energy!!! My plan is to blog every day or every few days (as we all know my blogging history isn't that great!) about my experience over the next month.

Summer

I have a lot on my mind! So, one would think...why aren't you blogging then?! Well, every time I would pull up my blog I would just stare. Where to begin? How do I put it all down? Do I start with me? My kids? Cancer? I am so annoyed by cancer I could scream! That is probably why I have not blogged. Don't get me wrong, I lead a very full life. However, at night, I research cancer. I have for five years. Pretty sad, huh? Yes and no. I believe I have found an answer...maybe not THE answer, but something that brings me hope. And when dealing with cancer, hope is huge. More on that later. The title of this post is summer so I guess I will break our summer down.

Sadly, it started off with rushing to California to help my mom. It seems her doctor overmedicated her and while watering, she fell. Not just a little tumble, no, she broke her wrist and could do nothing herself! So, off we went. It was a tough month, but very worth it. As the kids and I drove away we knew we had done something big. I will always be greatful for this summer.

We came home, rested up a bit before my mom and grandmother decided to come for a visit. This visit was sooner than we had planned but my aunt needed a break from caring for my grandmother and we were happy to have them. We spent the week shopping for a bed and nightstand for my mom, (she plans on staying here more), scrapbooking, and resting. My mom needs a lot of rest these days. It's hard to watch sometimes. I pray daily that there will be a magic cure for cancer someday, but for now she is juicing and watching her diet (as well as she can), and getting lots of rest. Something fun Eric planned for my grandmother was he took her on a tour of the jail. One of her favorite shows on TV is a program called "Jail." It is a program filmed by the maker of "Cops." He pulled some strings and was able to take her on a tour. She loved it and we loved seeing how happy it made her. She is 86 years old and still so full of life.

Today, my mom and grandmother have been gone one week. I miss them. I am excited to get back into a routine though. Our family is going to take one or two more weeks off and then we will be back to the books! This year we will be studying Creation to Greeks. More on that later! We're very excited!