tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86066363625274503992023-11-28T22:48:02.241-08:00Sarah JacksonSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.comBlogger542125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-10303495014658842782018-11-19T09:34:00.003-08:002018-11-19T09:48:53.871-08:00Paleo Maple Candied Nuts Recipe (Plus 5 Other Paleo Holiday Recipes!)Our Christmas decorations are up early this year, and now I want all the sweet Christmas things: the Trader Joe's peppermint Joe Joe's, the peppermint bark, the fudge, the snickerdoodles.<br />
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I'm limbic system retraining with all these foods now (THREE CHEERS HURRAY!), and the Great British Bake Off makes me want to eat them with every meal, amen. I'm still trying to care for my body with food, though, which means I limit my refined sugar intake, which means WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH MY AROUND-THE-CLOCK SWEET TOOTH?<br />
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These maple candied nuts are exactly what.<br />
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They're 2-ingredient simple, and they're Paleo!<br />
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<b>Here's what you need:</b><br />
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<li>2 1/2 cups of roasted nuts (I use pecans, and I roast them myself for extra yummy flavor)</li>
<li>3/4 cup of pure maple syrup</li>
<li>Optional: sea salt </li>
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<b>Here's what you do:</b><br />
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<b>2. </b>When the syrup reaches 235 degrees F (110 degrees C), turn off the heat. Add 2 1/2 cups of nuts and stir until they are coated.<br />
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If you don't have a candy thermometer, put a droplet of the mixture in a glass of cold water. If it hardens into a semi-firm ball of candy after a couple of seconds, then it's ready! <br />
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<b>3. </b>Spread the nuts across a silicon pad with a spatula or spoon and, if you like salty sweet snacks, sprinkle sea salt over the top.<br />
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That's it! Easy as 1-2-3!<br />
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The maple syrup crystallizes into maple sugar on these nuts, and they're divine. Your non-Paleo friends and family will love them as much as you do!<br />
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But wait! There's more! Here are five more Paleo dessert recipes that'll send your sweet tooth soaring through happy skies this holiday season:<br />
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<b>1. <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2014/01/gluten-dairy-and-refined-sugar-free.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Paleo Fudge</span></a></b><br />
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<b>2. <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2015/04/chocolate-mousse-parfait-dairy-gluten.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Chocolate Mousse Parfait</span></a></b><br />
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<b>3. <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2017/12/peppermint-hot-chocolate-christmasy-vlog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Peppermint Hot Chocolate</span></a></b><br />
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<b>4. <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2014/02/banana-coconut-chia-seed-pudding-gluten.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Banana Chia Seed Pudding </span></a></b><br />
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<b>5. <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2018/03/banana-pecan-butter-ice-cream-vegan-and.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Banana Nut Butter Ice Cream </span></a></b><br />
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Bon appetit! <br />
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Merry, hopeful holiday season, friends.<br />
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Onward and upward,<br />
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Sarah<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-48492219649766456032018-08-16T09:35:00.000-07:002018-08-16T09:50:52.106-07:00Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies<div style="text-align: left;">
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posted videos of these hearty breakfast cookies on Instagram this week and got
requests for the recipe, so here goes!</span></div>
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but we look for any excuse to eat dessert for breakfast (plus they're not super
sweet), so they're breakfast cookies in the Panther household!</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span>
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If you eat gluten-free, you can adapt these by replacing the wheat flour with
your favorite gluten-free flour mixture. I haven't tried substituting coconut
oil for the butter, but it might be a tasty option for those who want vegan
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1/2 cup softened butter</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1 chia seed egg*</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1/2 cup coconut, date, or maple sugar (I
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1/2 teaspoon vanilla </span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1 1/2 tablespoons water </span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
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tablespoons of water and let the mixture sit for 15 minutes until it is
gelatinous. You can use a real egg instead, if you prefer. </span>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 2 cups sprouted oats (regular oats
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raisins</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1/2 cup chopped pecans or almonds (I use pecans)</span><span style="font-family: "times"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li>
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cookie balls on cookie sheet and flatten balls with a fork (the cookies won't
spread in the oven). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Optional: sprinkle sea salt on the cookies. I love that bit of salt but keep forgetting to experiment by putting it in the actual dough. A sprinkling on top seems to be working for us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "serif" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Makes about 18 cookies!</span><br />
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But then my husband bought me some banana ice cream from a food stand in Laguna Beach, and it was smooth, creamy, and sweet, just like real ice cream, and I was converted right then and there. I decided to make my own banana ice cream, with a twist: I added salty nut butter. And you guys, that salt is the ticket to pleasure town.<br />
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This stuff is so easy, and it's the perfect dessert for all you folks adhering to Paleo, vegan, and anti-inflammatory diets.<br />
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Here's what you need:<br />
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Except, I was spacey when I took this photo, and I included the wrong salt. I used sea salt instead of Morton's iodized salt. I love putting sea salt in dessert!<br />
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You'll notice my nut butter (on the far left) is homemade. I made it by first roasting the nuts, and then
blending them, with sea salt, in the food processor. Homemade
nut butter is a game-changer.<br />
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<b>INGREDIENTS:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><b>4 very ripe bananas </b>(with speckles!) </li>
<li><b>1/4 c. of nut butter</b>, smooth or chunky (I used pecan, but peanut, almond, and cashew butter would be yummy, too!)*</li>
<li><b>1 TB of coconut oil</b></li>
<li><b>A pinch of salt</b></li>
</ul>
Optional mix-ins:<br />
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<li><b>Chopped nuts</b> (I used pecans)</li>
<li><b>Nut butter </b>(to create a ripple effect with stripes of nut butter throughout, in addition to the nut butter mixed in)</li>
<li><b>Chocolate chips </b>(you can make your own if you follow a Paleo diet!)<br /><b></b></li>
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<b>DIRECTIONS:</b><br />
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1. Slice the bananas into 1/4-inch thick rounds, put them in a Ziploc bag in a single layer, and pop them in the freezer. Let them freeze overnight. These slices will make it much easier to blend your frozen bananas and will ensure a nice, consistently creamy texture.<br />
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2. Put the frozen banana medallions, nut butter, and coconut oil in your food processor or high-powered blender. Blend. Add the salt, to taste, and blend.<br />
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3. If you want to mix in nuts, chocolate chips, or extra nut butter, mix 'em in by hand.<br />
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4. I like eating the ice cream at this point, because I think its texture is ideal; but if you want to save it all for later, scoop it into a container and put it in the freezer. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will continue to post content on Instagram </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(username @SarahJacksonPanther)</span>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCltmU7rWMaNgoszb0nPCvFA?view_as=subscriber" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Youtube</span></a>, and
my blog about DNRS with the hope that it will answer your questions. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm so glad so many of you are looking into the Dynamic Neural Retraining System! It is life-changing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm cheering for you.</span><br />
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And oh my, there are so many misconceptions about chronic invisible illness. People think chronic invisible illness is fake — a ruse to get attention or spend "quality" time in bed; they think it's mental; they think Health Warriors are lazy; they think they're prone to exaggerating their challenges, and on and on and on. <br />
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It's stunning and crazy-making how often Health Warriors have to navigate these hurtful misconceptions. You guys, there were days when I was in such a dark place that the frequent, painful accusations and pervasive lack of understanding made me want to die. And gosh — I'm hesitant to write that because of the times people have chastised me for claiming my illness could actually be serious enough to make me want to give up. These wounds run so deep.<br />
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And here is the other thing: because Health Warriors and their illnesses are so misunderstood — and because they do not have widely familiar labels like "cancer" — they are not getting the help and support they need from their churches and other communities. <br />
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Now that I am healing — now that illness is not acting as a Great Censor — I am beginning to share, on behalf of all the Health Warriors, what it is like to lose your life to chronic invisible illness, with the hope that increased understanding will mitigate the suffering of Health Warriors just a bit. <br />
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In today's video, I share 13 things people with chronic invisible illness want you to know.<br />
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If you are a Health Warrior, I hope this video makes you feel less alone and can be a resource for your communities. I know so many of you hesitate to ask your communities to try to understand your battle because you don't want to rock the boat — to cause any interpersonal tensions. Debunking stubborn misconceptions can be a real boat-rocker, I know. I rarely challenged misconceptions about my illness for this very reason.<br />
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And yet, I wish I had. I wish I had posted resources on social media, helping people understand. I wish I had emailed resources to my inner circle. I wish I had asserted myself when others imposed their misconceptions on me. I wish had been my own best advocate. <br />
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If this video captures a bit of your experience as a Health Warrior, or if you have other resources that do, I encourage you to share them, to be your own best advocate. If we are going to change painful misconceptions, then we have to be intentional about educating our communities. <br />
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If you are not sure how to share helpful resources with your community, perhaps you could share from a place of vulnerability (vulnerability can be so disarming), like this (feel free to copy and paste this):<br />
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<i>Here is the thing about chronic invisible illness: it can cause so much
shame, so much isolation, so much misunderstanding. I have often wanted
to share my experience of chronic illness, but my sense of shame and
anxiety about what others might think has prevented me from doing so.
However, being understood mitigates some of the suffering of chronic
invisible illness, so today I am trying to be courageous, and I am
sharing this resource that will give you a peek into chronic invisible
illness. Thank you for walking this journey with me!</i><br />
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And now, my friends who do not have health challenges (but who are most certainly fighting other battles): would you watch this? And then, would you be advocates for all the Health Warriors you know — and the ones you don't know? Would you share this video, or other similar resources, in your communities? Trying to understand Health Warriors and their illnesses — and helping others understand — is one of the best ways you can love them. It is salve on their many oozing wounds. <br />
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And finally, I want to thank so many of you who have been exactly what I needed in my darkest moments. I had an extraordinary number of people interact with me out of their misconceptions, but I had even more people (YOU!) extend grace, understanding, encouragement, and faithfulness in prayer. You buoyed me under the weight of all the hard stuff, and I love you dearly for it. <br />
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Here is the video (click<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSurCNqzzvI&lc=z23zt51prm3ccveis04t1aokgbdmqdwmcryknmui2nmsbk0h00410.1519895256492099" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">HERE </span></a>to be rerouted to YouTube):<br />
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<i> </i>Fight on, all you Warriors, those fighting health battles, and those fighting other hard battles.<br />
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Somehow, I forgot to tell you that I posted another video blog for you DNRS warriors. I continue to have so many of you reach out to me with questions that I decided to show you what a day in my life looks like, including how I integrate the Dynamic Neural Retraining System, exercise, and eat.<br />
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Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hqVgaTE2OE&t=898s" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE </span></a>to be redirected to the video on YouTube, or watch below.<br />
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I hope it's helpful to you!<br />
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I also post a DNRS training tip on my Instagram every Thursday. I'd love to see you over there -- those of you who are training, and those of you who aren't! It's such a fun way to connect. My username is @SarahJacksonPanther<br />
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In honor of my darling niece, Aria, I give you a poem, originally written for my littlest brother when I was six years old, and revised for Aria:</div>
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<b><i>Aria my niece is a sweet little girl</i>,</b></div>
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<b><i>I like to play with her just like a toy</i></b> [it turns out, this poem's rhyming scheme works better with boy babies, although we wouldn't trade our Aria for a million boys!]</div>
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<b><i>She has brown hair</i></b> [or, in some cases, blond];<br />
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<b><i>She is so sweet;</i></b></div>
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<b><i>And she really, really likes to EAT! </i></b><br />
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I have had so many people reach with questions about implementing the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS), that I have started posting a training tip, every Thursday, on my Instagram account. I've been doing it for a month, so there are four tips. They should be easy to find!<br />
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I hope these are helpful to those of you who are training! If you would like me to answer a question on a Thursday, DM me.<br />
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On today's show: how to make Paleo fudge.<br />
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Here's the video (or, click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzPDwG9fpAo" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a> to watch)!<br />
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I've got a new thing in the works! As I heal, I'm able to collect and compile so much of what I've learned on this gnarly, glorious journey. At first, I planned to put everything in a chronic illness survival handbook as a resource for my sick friends. But as I've prayed, I've decided that the best way to put this information into the world is via Youtube.<br />
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And so, today I've linked the first of many videos in this series.<br />
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Today, I share some of my journey with depression, and I share some practical steps you can take to confront and manage your depression.<br />
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Although this series was born out of my desire to help my friends with systemic illness, this video is for anyone who is dealing with depression — for those who have other illnesses and those who don't.<br />
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In the latter half of the video, I describe three activities that can help you confront and manage your depression, including writing your own Psalm of Lament to help you process your depression and its accompanying grief with God. I've created a template to guide you through writing your own Psalm of Lament. To get the Psalm of Lament Activity Guide, enter your email below.<br />
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As I have blogged about the healing I've experienced using the <a href="http://retrainingthebrain.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Dynamic Neural Retraining System </span></a>(DNRS) throughout the last 14 months, I have had many people reach out to me with questions about the program. There has been so much interest that I have been unable to engage everyone's questions.<br />
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And so, I have made a video series answering the questions I get asked the most.<br />
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My hope is that you can share these videos with your friends and family who may benefit from DNRS.<br />
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The series contains four videos.<br />
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The first describes my health history; the second explains what DNRS is; the third describes my progress using DNRS; and the fourth answers frequently asked questions.<br />
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I hope these will be helpful to you and your loved ones with Lyme, POTS, ME, fibromyalgia, chemical sensitivities, food sensitivities, mold-related illness and more!<br />
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I also hope you can ignore my tendency to make up words in these videos. It turns out making up words is one of my special gifts. Talking is still difficult for me — my brain still has trouble with word recall and word scrambling — so dear friends, please overlook words such as "coinsisting" (consist + coincide = coinsist!). Or, if you are feeling spicy, begin implementing them in your daily life.<br />
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Come to think of it, conisist could be a helpful addition to your vocabulary! <br />
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Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKe5AJfT1qQ&t=13s" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a> to watch part 1, "My Health History," or watch it below:<br />
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Our first day back in Orange County was my birthday, so we postponed all unpacking and devoted the day to celebration.<br />
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I've recovered from my flare-up, so Jay brought me my very favorite breakfast — in bed: pastries filled with real whipped cream!<br />
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In a victorious attempt to reenact our honeymoon, we ate all seven of these bad boys by ourselves, after which we promptly took a nap. Now that I am the ripe ol' age of 33, my idea of a good party is eating food while horizontal so as to transition to napping with minimal effort. Who knew 33 would be so glorious.<br />
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(Pastries are from <a href="http://www.creampanbakery.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cream Pan</span></a>, a Japanese and French bakery in Tustin).<br />
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After our nap Jay took me on a mystery outing. "Get dressed up and make sure you're hungry when we leave!" he said.<br />
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Our first stop was my favorite restaurant in Orange County, Gabbi's Mexican Kitchen. We ordered plates piled with homemade tortillas, pork, mole chicken, and fresh salsa; and we spent most of the time discussing the fabulous nuances of the food.<br />
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I'm so glad I'm married to someone who likes talking about food. I've missed food confab all these years (it is very hard to get excited about daily servings of squash, my friends) and I'm making up for lost time. Also: it's still hard to believe I can eat real, live dessert on my birthday.<br />
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When our bellies were full, Jay took me to the symphony to see Rachmaninoff. It was his first time at the symphony, and he loved it! I did, too. Whenever I go to a concert, I feel like the sound waves rush toward me and wrap around me in a big hug, as if to say: "You're here! We've been waiting for you! We want to invite you into our beauty!" It is one of life's best feelings. <br />
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And of course, we closed the night with a trip to Stars Hollow — we watched Gilmore Girls. It was the perfect end to a delightful day.<br />
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The next day we began moving stuff into our new place.<br />
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I wish I could report that we have been strategic and efficient movers, but we have been the absolute spaciest movers I have ever known. We've tried to be strategic and thorough; but we are worn out from the summer's fast pace, and our attempts at efficiency quickly morphed into a comedy of errors.<br />
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First, we headed to the storage unit in one city so we could bring some of its contents to my old place in another city. Then, we realized the keys to the storage unit were at my old place. So we turned around and headed to my old place to move my piano, before realizing the blankets to drape over the piano were in my storage unit. After successfully moving the piano (sans blankets) to a third city, we finally made it up to my storage unit, only to find it had closed. So we headed to a fourth city to pick up a desk, and determined to make it to our storage unit the next morning before heading back to the third city to drop some stuff off, before heading to the second city to drop other stuff off.<br />
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We traveled 70 more miles than we intended, but our spirits are still high, baby!<br />
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Now our little abode is piled rather high with boxes and is rather void of furniture, so we've been using box furniture:<br />
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A box dining room table! It's just the right size for two and doubles as a gift and mail holder between meals.<br />
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I love our box table dinners. I think I will miss them when we have a dining room table. This is probably a good thing, because Jay and I are shooting for the stars with our dining room table dreams. (I will tell you about them later!). Our grand plans mean we will have either have a beautiful dining room table soon, or we will not have any dining room table for quite awhile. Our track record this week makes me think I may be getting my box table dinners for awhile longer...<br />
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What a beautiful life it is.<br />
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Happy Thursday, friends.<br />
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-Sarah <br />
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The townhouse Jay and I have been staying in the last few weeks backs up against horse pasture. Some evenings, just as we are sitting down for dinner, the horses are released from their stalls to graze. We love watching them search for sweet clover. </div>
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We often wish there was clover against the fence nearest our back patio so the horses would draw near enough for us to pet. Sometimes we try to convince them that the feeding opportunities near our house are tremendous. I may stand on the fence and wave a giant carrot in the air, or I may do my best horse call — which is, incidentally, a Mariachi shout — but despite my best efforts, the horses stay put. Until two mornings ago, when I pulled open the shades and saw one of the horses eating brekkie, right next to the fence nearest us. </div>
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Excited at the prospect of hand feeding the horse (I have named her Stella), I ran outside and over to the fence where I was able to pet her. A few moments into petting Stella, I realized that, in my excitement, I had forgotten to put pants on. This is not the first time I have forgotten to put pants on before leaving the house; and I am beginning to wonder what old age will be like for me — and, more importantly, for the people who have to look at me, if this pant trend continues. (Have mercy!).</div>
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So I ran back inside to put pants on and grab some carrots for Stella. She was ready and waiting when I returned, as were a number of hungry horses. </div>
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This here horse is Jay's twin, with its tan hide and blond hair: <br />
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I have named him Barney. Jay is not sure if he is a Barney. (And neither of is sure if he is a "he.")</div>
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Do you see the resemblance?!<br />
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Once the horses learned we were the sole neighborhood carrot distributors that morning, they were eager for more. <br />
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So we kept more carrots comin'.<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-87431240758499808892017-09-08T19:59:00.000-07:002018-01-21T12:51:42.761-08:00Peck of Pickled ZucchiniMy husband is a non-profit ministry founder. A skier. A volleyball player. A brat-and-summer-squash griller. He is a wash-the-dishes-right-after-dinner kind of dish washer, and a "sure, I'd love to run to Michael's Craft store with you" kind of pal. And, he is a Panther-who-pickles-pecks-of-peppers. Or slices of zucchini and yellow squash, as the case may be.<br />
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I was not familiar with his pickling ways when I married him, but boy am I delighted with them. <br />
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Today, I came down to the kitchen where he was prepping dinner and noticed this in the fridge:<br />
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Pickled squash!<br />
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Jay was preparing to grill some brats when he thought, "I sure do wish we had some more of that cheesy bread from the other day. That would be great with these brats"<br />
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But we had eaten all the cheesy bread, so he thought, "I wonder if I could hollow out a zucchini and stuff the brat in it..." He ixnayed that plan, along with a number of other potential plans, before landing on the mother of all plans: PICKLING! He would pickle some vegetables and cover his brat with them!<br />
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So he
diced up some squash, covered them with pepperoncini juice, and stuck a
teacup on top to keep all of the squash pieces fully submerged in pepper juice. <br />
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Don't I have an innovative husband?<br />
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It's just one of the may things I love about him.<br />
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Happy weekend, folks!<br />
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If you are considering, or in the midst of, limbic system retraining using the Dynamic Neural Retraining System (DNRS), you may want to check out this blog post of FAQs by my friend Mariah, who has healed completely after 13 years of illness using DNRS: <br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-69567322405059501172017-05-01T11:21:00.001-07:002017-05-01T11:21:08.911-07:00An UpdateFriends,<br />
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I'm in the throes of homework as I head into the semester's home stretch, but I wanted to give a health update for those of you who are doing, or considering doing, DNRS.<br />
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The spring has been a bit harder for me as I've been exposed to some unique limbic system triggers that have caused a few flare-ups. However, the wonderful news is a flare-up doesn't last more than a week now, and generally, no more than a day. So: Woo hoo! What tremendous progress!<br />
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My physical activity the first half of the semester was delightful, but it eventually forced me to confront how very malnourished I am. I am pushing through the fatigue of malnourishment, and as I do, I'm thankful to be gradually adding more vitamin and mineral supplements to my diet. Yay for a body that is embracing these new supplements!<br />
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There have been other tremendous victories this spring:<br />
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I went paddle boarding and I felt terrific!<br />
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I traveled for fun for the first time in many years! I spent a weekend last month in northern California visiting my college roommate and her husband, and boy was it glorious.<br />
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I'm learning to play volleyball! I've had three lessons now, and I'm loving it. Learning new things is so good for brain retraining, and learning new things on the beach in the sunshine is so good for the soul.<br />
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It's looking like I will need to do limbic system retraining for more than a year (My year anniversary is the end of June), but I will do it for as long as it takes to return to normal.<br />
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This program keeps working, you guys.<br />
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Praise Jesus for such an invaluable resource.<br />
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I hope you all had a great weekend!<br />
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I'm cheering for you,<br />
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"I've found your doppelganger!" she said. "Honey Lemon from <i>Big Hero 6."</i><br />
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Two things, guys:<br />
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1) It turns out dopplegangers and dinglehoppers are not the same thing.<br />
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2) I've had two people tell me they've found my doppelgänger in my adult life, and they've both suggested Honey Lemon. I've heard she is a big of a nerd, so Iiiii'll take it.<br />
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However, because my special computer glasses have a reflective coating that makes my eyes hard to see, this comparison may be more apt:<br />
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Have you seen <i>Big Hero 6? </i>A classmate told me the movie would make me cry, which seemed to be his way of saying, "You will love it." By this point, my classmates know: crying is my jam, man. <br />
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So: <i>Big Hero 6. </i>I'm going to try to rent it this weekend! Or the weekend after! Or the weekend after that! Basically, when my homework load is small enough, I will rent it. <br />
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Happy Monday, friends.<br />
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Cheering for you,<br />
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Sarah <br />
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One day, when I am stronger and have more distance from my years in bed,
I intend to compile a more thoughtful and comprehensive resource for
people with sick loved ones, but in the meantime, I'm sharing my [slightly expanded] response here because I have had a number of people reach out with similar questions lately. I hope this helps:<br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Dear Friend to the sick, </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Your friend is fighting the most grueling, terrifying battle of her life. She will be tempted to give up, despair, and turn her back on God; and Satan is doing his best to make her do all three. Pray for her. She will need to be swaddled in prayer. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ask God to give your friend a sense of God’s peace and presence. Ask him to give her medical provision. Ask him to show her exactly which foods to eat, medicine and supplements to take, and doctors to see. Ask him to protect her from misleading doctors and destructive medicine. Ask him to provide others who can support her emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ask God to provide for your friend financially. If you can help her financially, or if you can rally friends to help, that will likely eliminate an enormous burden — a burden that has been adding to her body's already enormous stress load. </span><span class="_3oh- _58nk">I know a number of people, including myself, whose healing process accelerated when the financial burden was alleviated a bit. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ask the Spirit how to pray for your sick friend. Ask Him how He is praying for her, and join Him. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ask God to give your friend hope for healing. She
cannot get healthy without a measure of hope. If she feels she is unable to hold
onto hope for healing, then tell her you will hold onto that hope for
her. My friend <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2017/03/more-victories.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tanya</span> </a>did that for me five years ago — in my darkest hours, she reminded me: hope still glowed in the darkness. To this day, she is the person I turn to when I need to be reminded of the hope I have. </span> </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_mh6 _wsc" id="cch_f20185718db7ec4"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">While you hold your friend's hope, try to buoy her own hope. Remind her of all the medical
options available — there are so many professionals to see and
treatments
to try. She will not exhaust her resources and options. And she is
beloved by the King of Kings, the Great Healer who has all power,
dominion, and glory. If you
can, track down stories of God healing people and share them with her
weekly (the <a href="https://www.jesusfilm.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jesus Film</span></a> newsletter has loads of these stories).
She likely needs to be reminded that God still heals people in mighty
and wondrous ways. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Don’t let your friend forget that she isn’t forgotten. She will likely feel forgotten, tucked away in her room day after day. Many of her friends will probably abandon her, and she will need reminders that she is loved and desired. So send her regular, encouraging texts; and make it clear that she doesn’t need to respond. Tell her you’re praying for her, and tell her HOW you’re praying for her. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Send her care packages. Send her letters. Send her photos. These will be pockets of sunshine in very dark days. Even when the months of sickness slip into years, send snail mail. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Affirm the good work you see her doing, and affirm the work you don’t see her doing but know she must be doing. Staying alive, not giving up, not despairing – these require the utmost grit.
Remember her suffering is unspeakable. </span><span class="_3oh- _58nk"><span class="_3oh- _58nk">Validate her pain. </span>She has become a naked shell of herself, and while she suffers physically, her dreams are dying. Her dreams for a career, deepening friendships, travel adventures, marriage, a family, a home. The desert of chronic illness has a way of drying up dreams. For this reason, the desert is a place of grief. Every day of chronic illness can be laden with grief, and the grief doesn’t go away. It builds and builds as the sickness continues to strip away comforts, loves, desires, and a sense of self. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Because your friend's disease is rare and hard to diagnose, it is likely she has had inexperienced doctors suggest her illness is all in her head. Worse yet, her friends and family members have probably made similar comments. If she is like many of the sick people I know, then she has had people tell her she is pretending to be sick because she likes the attention, or that her sickness is her own darn fault because she doesn't think enough positive thoughts. These comments feel cruel and crazy-making — they suck any last bit of spirit out of a languishing soul and dying body. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Assure her you know she isn't crazy — that her illness is real and doctors will eventually identify it. If you can make your friend feel understood and validated in her overwhelming, unending suffering, that will somehow mitigate her pain just a bit. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">And if your friend lives near you, buy her weekly groceries. Don't offer to buy them; tell her you will be buying them. Ask her for a list of foods her body can tolerate, and make her weekly meals. If she protests, tell her you WILL be making the meals and are delighted to do it. If you can, rally other friends to make meals with you. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Continue to provide in this way, even as the months of illness slip into years. It's not uncommon for support to dissipate after the first few months of illness, especially when there's no recognizable label for the illness, like "cancer." But rest assured, the illness is likely just as incapacitating as cancer — if not more — and the need just as great. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Make phone calls to insurance companies for your friend, and take her to doctors appointments. Sometimes she will have as many as five appointments in a week, and the information-packed appointments themselves will feel like they are draining the last few drops of life out of her. She will need you to be her ears in those appointments, and she will need your permission to be silent on the drives to and from appointments.</span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Find out the days she is getting blood drawn. Make sure she has food and drink to last a few days after those blood draws, and keep a close eye on her. Getting lots of blood drawn when you're desperately sick can make you feel like you are dying — it can be desperately scary. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Let your friend tell you all of the gross things she is experiencing. Let her tell you about the daily coffee enemas, the wad of parasites she passed last week, the stool samples, the urine samples, and the throwing up that happened every time she took her new supplement this week. Make sure she doesn't feel alone as she endures so many layers of distress.</span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Visit her at least once a week to wash and blow dry her hair. When you are done, brush her hair until it shines, and then rub her back. Then curl up on her bed and cry with her. When you are done crying, just lie there in still silence. Make a practice of this.</span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">At least once a month, clean her house; wash her linens; water her plants. If she doesn't have any plants, buy her one. It will bring her joy. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Give her regular hugs. If she is unmarried, then she is likely getting very little touch. Touch your cheek to hers when you hug her. The skin to skin contact will calm her nervous system. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Ask your friend to write you a list of her physical, emotional, financial, spiritual, and mental needs. If this task feels overwhelming — and it likely will — then just ask, "What are two ways I can support you emotionally this week? And what are two ways I can care for you physically?"</span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">Assure her again and again that it is your joy to support her in this way. Tell her you love her often. When you are thinking of her, tell her. And don't stop. Don't stop as her illness morphs into a battle spanning the years. When everyone else forgets, keep on serving and rallying support troops. And never stop praying for healing. </span><br />
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">There is a good chance God will use you to save her life. </span></div>
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<span class="_3oh- _58nk">You are a wonderful friend to care for your friend so devoutly. I'm praying for you as you do. </span><br />
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Tuesday afternoon doctoral class is so formative, I cry almost every
session. My deskmate, who has become my friend, cries as much as I do.
Wonderfully, our teacher has normalized crying in public. "This is a
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Today before class, my friend, who is carrying many burdens of her own, gave me my very first <a href="https://www.thegivingkeys.com/?gclid=CO3r3JT5-tICFUlNfgodME4GGQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Giving Key</span></a><span style="color: blue;">s</span> necklace with a word she thought would be special to me in this new glorious yet trying season: STRENGTH. </div>
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Her thoughtful gesture put wind in my tired sails. And goodness: what would we do without each other?<br />
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Hopeful, grace-filled Tuesday, my friends.<br />
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I'm cheering for you, Skillets!<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-58943355546696755202017-03-25T12:02:00.001-07:002018-07-13T08:36:04.426-07:00More victoriesMy friends,<br />
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I continue to be rather MIA this winter, mostly because I'm continuing to forge ahead on this healing journey. My progress is glorious, but this process continues to be hard and exhausting. I've been dreaming about healing for so long, I didn't anticipate how difficult it would be to learn to live again. But it is hard, and I find myself too tired to even think about blogging most days. I do love staying connected with you, though, and I miss you when I don't blog, so I am hoping to settle into a routine of posting photos of the many ways I am participating in life.<br />
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Today, I have five weeks' worth of photos to share, each of them representing massive limbic system retraining victories!<br />
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A few weeks ago, my dear friend, Tanya, came down from Oregon for a girls' weekend at the beach. Tanya suffered years of illness before embarking on the long journey of healing, and she has been a lifeline to me on my journey. Year after year, she has helped me fight back the darkness and hold onto hope, and it was absolutely glorious to be able to spend the weekend with her at a cute little Airbnb two blocks from the beach. <br />
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Three of my five siblings and siblings-in-law were in town shortly after Tanya's visit, so we enjoyed a picnic on the beach just before a glorious sunset. I loved my time with them!<br />
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Sister has a deep and abiding love for Disneyland, so while she was in town, we spent the day in the happiest place on earth, which, incidentally, also happens have more limbic system triggers than most places on earth, so my ability to spend eight hours enjoying the park was truly wondrous — one of the biggest limbic system retraining victories to date!<br />
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Last weekend, I got to visit my friends A, J, and their darling babies for the first time in quite awhile. They live in the desert where the wild flowers are currently in bloom, so a poppy pitstop en route to their house was essential. <br />
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If you live in southern California, you must drive into the desert this week to catch the wild flowers! <br />
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Just look at these babies:<br />
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I was in baby heaven. I was also amazed at A's ability to hold both babies for more than five minutes at a time without experiencing cramping, twitching, and other painful effects of lactic acid.<br />
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Young mamas have got ARMS OF STEEL.<br />
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My absolute favorite limbic system retraining victory of 2017 is my ability to run again. I first tried running about a month ago. "I'll just jog a lap and see if my body wants to run," I decided. By the second lap, I was laughing aloud because it was clear: BODY WANTED TO RUN! I ran a mile and a half, and when I was done, I laid in the sun and laughed some more. And my gosh, you guys: I forgot how powerful running endorphins are. As I bathed in that sea of endorphins, I felt deeply, emphatically happy for the first time in many years. Running is perhaps the best anti-depressant on God's green earth. <br />
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Since that first run, I've continued to go on occasional short runs. Spring is in full bloom here, and I love running down streets lined with trees sprouting new life. They feel like kindred spirits in this new season. <br />
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And yet. And yet — I wonder how long there will be an "And yet"? — I find myself needing to take a break from all activity and steal away by my lonesome and rest in the quiet a lot in this season. Most days I curl up in a sunny patch on my bed, or lie on a blanket under a tree, and I just rest, think, pray, and sleep.<br />
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For some reason I thought perhaps God wouldn't be quite so active in growing me spiritually during this season of healing. I thought he would let me float, carefree, for a few months. But he's been pressing in, stirring, awakening, challenging, and changing me in significant ways. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. He is faithful — always faithful — and he will always finish the work he has started. And as long as we're this side of heaven, there is loads of work to finish. I'm thankful he's a God who never gives up — whose shadow does not shift and change. We can always count on him to restore our souls. <br />
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If you are doing DNRS, I want to encourage you: I'm over eight months into training, and I continue to discover new layers of healing to address. I will likely need to train for several months longer, maybe even another year. So keep pressing past that six month mark: you will be amazed at how much healing you experience. Keep soldiering through the relentless challenges, the flare-ups, the discouragement, and the surprising difficulty. I'm praying for you as you do.<br />
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Hopeful, grace-filled Saturday, my friends.<br />
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I'm cheering for you, Home Skillets.<br />
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-Sarah<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-37597393260802102092017-02-12T19:21:00.003-08:002018-01-21T12:56:42.591-08:00The Discipline of DoodlingMy dear friends,<br />
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I just tried writing a post about all of the change I'm experiencing in this new season — about how it's thrilling and invigorating and overwhelming all at once — but I couldn't do it. I've not been able to write much about spirituality and discipleship the last two years because I've just been too sick; and now, as I'm healing, I feel like I need time to step back and survey all of the renovative work God has been doing before I do the hard work of writing about it. So instead of finishing my post, I'll just tell you that I am delighted to be stepping into a season of radical change, but I'm also scared. I have to preach truth to myself a lot in order to combat the fear. <br />
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Lately, I've embraced what I call "The Discipline of Doodling" as a means of preaching truth to myself.<br />
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I pick a verse or quote that encourages and challenges me, and then I doodle it. <br />
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I carefully write it in fun letters, and I doodle pictures around it, and I spend all the time that takes meditating on the truth on the page.<br />
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When I'm done, I post the doodle somewhere in my room so I'm regularly reminded of its message.<br />
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It's proving to be a wonderfully life-giving spiritual discipline.<br />
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If you want to try the spiritual discipline of doodling, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Art-Supplies-Micro-Line-Ultra-Fine/dp/B01FWIE032/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9DGG20KZP2MXRPG62BTX" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a> are the pens I use. <br />
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And if want some doodling inspiration, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=creative+doodling+and+beyond" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">HERE</span></a> is a book that may help you.<br />
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Happy Sunday (and happy doodling!), sweet friends of mine.<br />
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I'm cheering for you.<br />
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-Sarah<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-37414313686751446032017-02-11T14:46:00.001-08:002018-01-21T12:57:26.248-08:00Hullo!My friends!<br />
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It's been awhile since we've been together in this space, and I've missed you! Much has happened since my last post.<br />
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Last month, I bid farewell to my sweet little Roo and the cold Washington winter, and I returned to sunny southern California.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh Roo, how I miss you!!</td></tr>
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As I've settled back into life here, I've been encouraged by continued limbic system retraining victories. I'm preparing to create a video answering the specific questions many of you have about limbic system retraining, but in the meantime, here's a quick update:<br />
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I am SO happy to be exercising more frequently and vigorously than I have in a long time. I take long walks and have regular solo bedroom dance parties, and best of all, I'm taking ballet lessons! I've always wanted to learn ballet, and when a former student who is a ballet teacher offered to give me private lessons, I jumped at the opportunity.<br />
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I'm trying to spend as much time as possible outside, so we moved our lessons to one of my favorite places in the whole world: the track! <br />
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We've found hurdles are very helpful when learning plies!<br />
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As my body heals, I've also been able to engage in more social activity, and I've found my rest increasingly more restful.<br />
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If you are on the fence about trying limbic system retraining (DNRS), I'm hopeful that the video I'm working on gives you the information you need to feel confident to try it. God is using DNRS to heal what I thought was un-healable, and I am delighted to be getting my life back, bit by bit.<br />
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If you have any questions about DNRS, please <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/p/contact.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">shoot me an email</span></a>. I'm happy to help you however I can.<br />
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For those of you who continue to pray for me: thank you. What faithful warriors you have been and continue to be on this journey with me.<br />
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Much love to you all!<br />
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I'm cheering for you,<br />
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Sarah<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-31188915550154827212017-01-13T13:36:00.003-08:002018-01-21T12:58:06.075-08:00Maple Syrup Snow Candy RecipeOn Wednesday we woke up to over a foot of snow.<br />
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Roo has never seen this much snow before and loves sniffing, digging, and bounding across the yard. The snow is up to her neck, so her bounding looks more like bouncing (she's our Kanga-Roo), and it is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen.<br />
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I am also delighted to report that I enjoyed a major limbic system retraining victory after the snow fell: <br />
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I went cross country skiing!<br />
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We all did, actually.<br />
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It was much easier than walking anywhere.<br />
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A few months ago I got motion sickness just turning my head, rolling over in bed, or walking across the room, so it was wild to be gliding across the snow and feeling fine.<br />
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The second day we skied it was much icier.<br />
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Much, much icier.<br />
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So icy that I took a hard fall on my tailbone.<br />
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The fall seemed to have caused some whiplash, and since then my body has been in a bit of a tizzy that feels like a flare-up in my chronic symptoms. So, I've decided to cozy up with <i>Anne of Green Gables</i> and some maple syrup snow candy for the rest of the afternoon. <br />
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If you've ever read the <i>Little House on the Prairie </i>series<i>, </i>then you may remember that in <i>Little House in the Big Woods </i>Laura enjoys maple syrup snow candy at her grandmother's house. I first made this candy after reading the book as a kid and was so excited to make it today. <br />
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It's super easy (and delicious!), and I've posted the step-by-step recipe below for those of you with snow outside your window.<br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
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1/2 cup of pure maple syrup<br />
2 TB butter (optional)<br />
A pinch of sea or pink Himalayan salt<br />
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1. Put the ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium heat.<br />
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2. Boil for a few minutes until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage or 235 degrees Fahrenheit for those of you who have a candy thermometer.<br />
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I didn't have a thermometer, so after the mixture had boiled for a few minutes, I drizzled a bit of it into a glass of cold water. It formed a soft ball upon hitting the water, so I knew it was ready.<br />
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3. Once the mixture is ready, take it outside and pour it into a clean bed of snow. Be sure to wear your boots while you're cookin' so you can make a mad dash outside when the mixture is ready!<br />
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I recommend you use a rubber spatula to coax the mixture into the snow in bigger ribbons than the ones I made, since the thin ribbons can be hard to fish out of the snow. <br />
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You could also pack snow into a pie pan and bring it inside for this step.<br />
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4. After you've finished pouring your candy, it is ready to eat!<br />
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And boy oh boy is it GOOD.<br />
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I hope you are all having a lovely Friday!<br />
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Cheering for you, Home Skillets,<br />
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Sarah<br />
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© by scjSarah Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273155330519140591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606636362527450399.post-87819897464645803332017-01-09T13:28:00.003-08:002018-01-21T12:58:16.963-08:00Happy NewsIt snowed again this weekend.<br />
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This is the snowiest winter this area has had in awhile, and we are loving it.<br />
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We love watching the snow fall from our cozy perches by the fire place, but we especially love going on walks in the snow. <br />
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Roo likes it too! She gets cold, though, so my mom has devised a way to make one of her wool vests fit Roo. The fitting process involves lots of safety pins and is not unlike fitting a cloth diaper to a newborn baby.<br />
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My mom is nothing if not resourceful.<br />
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A related side note: Roo went through heat recently — apparently small dogs go into heat at a pretty young age — and my mom fashioned diapers for her out of old underwear. Watching Roo trot around the house in those "diapers" was one of the delights of my life.<br />
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Roo adores my resourceful mom.<br />
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They are BFFs.<br />
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Oh Roo-berry, you are the apple of our eyes, the sauce on our spaghetti, the peanut to our butter. We love you, as is evidenced by our suffocating snuggles and excessive doting, and we are wondering how you will do when Baby Jackson is born...<br />
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Yep, that's right: My brother, Aaron, and his wife, Natasha, are having a BABY, due in June, 2017!!!!!! <br />
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This week, Baby J is the size of a white onion. We are fresh out of white onions, so we found a yellow onion that looked like a white onion, and we marveled at how fast Baby J is growing. <br />
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If you've been reading my blog for awhile, then you know <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2011/08/better-together-congratulations-aaron.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">my brother met his wife</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span>on their college track team. He was a dual sport athlete at their university — he played soccer and was a sprinter on the track team — and she was a world-class heptathlete. After graduating from college, Natasha went on to <a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2016/04/news-and-pocket-of-fun.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">compete on the world stage</span></a>, and she <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sarahchristinejackson.blogspot.com/2014/04/track-meet-results.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">trained for years</span></a> </span>at the Olympic training Center in Calgary, Canada. Her goal was to compete in the 2016 summer Olympics for Canada. Unfortunately, her years of training were riddled with frustrating, incapacitating injuries that interfered with her Olympic dreams, and it was with peace and hope for a new season of life that she retired from track and field last year.<br />
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We are all excited about what this next season holds for her and Aaron.<br />
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She and my brother announced their pregnancy on Facebook with this sweet video, accompanied by the caption: "Aaron and I collaborated on a design project together. It's not your average Nike ad..."<br />
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You guys, I think I am going to adore auntie life. And my parents. Well, they are over the moon about being grandparents.<br />
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They've already started buying baby clothes, starting with this onesie:<br />
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Baby Jackson, you are the perfect addition to our clan and we love you already. <br />
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Hopeful, grace-filled Monday, my friends.<br />
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I'm cheering for ya!<br />
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-SJ <br />
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