we made it!!!

WE MADE IT!!!

After 3 days of driving across this amazing country, we made it in last night safe and sound. We are now settled into a beautiful cabin, on the shore of a frozen lake, nestled up against the Ohio woodlands.

When we arrived last night, Allie (my 3 year old) was a sleep in the car, so I carried her in to put her to bed. Of course, as I did, she woke up and when we got to the bed she would be using, we found the presents which had been left on the bed for her. She was extremely excited as she opened the package with her big, cuddly baby-doll and then the package containing numerous ‘little ponies’. Needless to say, MH, Brenda, and their boys' hospitality is exemplary. Where before she had been telling me she wanted to go home - now she was excited about our new adventure. Thank you. Thank you.

Before I get into all the reasons we are here – let me share something I thought was extraordinary. We had a relatively uneventful drive across country – which, at this time of year, is amazing in itself, but when we crossed the border into Ohio, I was truly impressed. Ohio has been gripped by extremely cold temperatures with freezing rains and snows. We were making this trip in our little Mazda 3, so, more than once, I wondered if I was going to be able to get it through the back roads of Ohio in the middle of winter. When we crossed the border, Steve asked what the temperature was – I looked at the gauge and saw that it was 32 degrees!!! Translated, what this meant was that I was driving through lots of slush, as opposed to frozen roads and ice. There were times when I was pushing through snow higher than the under-carriage of the car, but I wasn’t slipping and sliding trying to stay on the road. When we drove into Illinois the night before, it was 1 degree. If it has been that cold here, I wouldn’t have made it in. Needless to say, by the time I reached the cabin, I was filled with gratitude for our safe arrival. Steve asked if I wanted to wait until morning to unload the car, but I told him we better do it now before we wake up to reality. This morning, as I hiked down to the office to get on line, it was snowing enough to threaten to bury the Mazda and I don’t know what the temperature is, but the snow has a good crunch to it, so I’m pretty sure it is well below 32 degrees.

When MH & Brenda invited us out in December to do a seminar here, MH mentioned during the seminar that this cabin had been built for me – he said I was attached to it more than I knew. At the time, I was honored, but a little confused. I had only met MH & Brenda once before – when he graduated from the Master Herbalist program at the School of Natural Healing. The second time was when I came in December to do the seminar, so I wasn’t sure when we would ever meet again, much less be in the cabin. Now as I prepare to be sequestered here for the next 3 or 4 weeks, his words seem to have been prophetic.

Whenever I have written a book – I have always had to find some type of sanctuary where I could be alone to finish it. With 14 children, 36 grandchildren and an active life I don’t have very much ‘me’ time. I love my life and wouldn’t have it any other way, but when I have to really focus, it means I have to find somewhere to be alone and isolated. With Dr Mom II, I spent a week locked away in a cabin in Montana where I had to hike down a trail to the outhouse. In the quiet of those woods, I was able to focus enough to finish the book and put it together. With Dr Mom’s Healthy Living, Steve put me in an antique bed & breakfast in Utah where, again, I could work any time of the day or night (I tend to be a night person) to put my thoughts together and finish the project.

When I was here in December, MH talked to me about some ideas I have had for formulas. He also talked to me about getting my book put into an electronic format where it could be downloaded from my website, along with other articles I have written. He also told me that January is when he does his OJ fast I have needed to do a cleanse for some time, but, again, it works better if I can find some quiet time. He offered to let us stay here where I could focus on some of my ideas, so here we are.

I am extremely grateful to him and Brenda for their compassion and hospitality. I started my 21-day fast this morning and I think every cell in my body is grateful. Steve has started a 10-day green-drink fast and I’m excited for him. I quite often have people ask me why he is still an insulin-dependent diabetic if the things I teach really work. I tell them it has to do with ‘free will’. Everyone has the right to decide for themselves how they will live and what they will eat.

Well, I will keep you updated as we proceed through the next 21 days – I appreciate all of the prayers and positive energy that was sent our way as we traveled – I feel truly blessed, Dr Mom