New Year's Renewal

If I were to make a New Year resolution - I like to call it New Year's Renewal - it would be to have a deeper commitment, a deeper love, and a deeper worship for the Lord. In the beginning of this past year, He spoke to me in that still small voice in prayer and said, "I am more than enough. I am more than enough in every area of your life." He also said to tell others the same thing....because HE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH! 

With 2014 knocking on our door, I've heard a number of people express immeasurable gratitude over the current year's end, but I'm not so sure I'm among the many ecstatic future goers. I'm happy to be starting a new year and chapter in life, but I'm not in some zealous hurry to jump across the line into 2014. I guess 2013 just hasn't been so bad that I'm in a mad dash to leave it all behind. On the other hand, it has had moments that were so painful I didn't think I could cope, from my long struggle with health issues and many, many doctors visits, to my husband's job loss. This part of the year was bleak, but not without hope for greater things to come. ✞ 

2013 was actually a blessed year, one that contained more good than bad, greater love than pain, and increased hope and trust in God. I'm okay that it's coming to a close, but I guess I'm thankful for what it brought. 

Check out the story on Circulation Nation of Simpsonville in the Therapy Spotlight of the January edition of Natural Awakenings. (page 19) 

Each of us has many black dots or spots in our life, and we cannot understand why they are there or why God permitted them. But when we allow Him into our life to adjust the dots in the proper way, to draw the lines He desires, and to put resets at the proper places to seperate us from certain things, then from the black dots and spots He will compose a glorious harmony. Trust Him! He is faithful!

The Presence of Jesus Christ in your life will change the outcome each and every time without fail. There is not one thing that this earth has to offer that is better than the favor that is found in His Presence. You can spend thousands of dollars looking for a cure for a disease when in an instant God can heal your body for free. A man can spend his entire life securing fame and fortune and die with a bankrupt soul only to be tormented for Eternity. Matthew 8:36 – “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” 

As we ring in 2014, if we know Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we can rest in the truth that God is going to bring about the best for our lives no matter OUR plan. 

Wishing you many blessings in 2014! 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Christmas Week Spent With Family

I absolutely had the best Christmas week ever! No elaborate gifts, just some wonderful memories made with my family at Great Wolf Lodge and the beach. Wouldn't trade it for anything! Love my family!!! 

Me and my boys ❤️

Me and my honey ❤️

Taking a break from the indoor slides. 

Christmas Eve by the tree in our pj's at Great Wolf Lodge

Drew enjoying some hot chocolate in the lobby.

Jake enjoying some hot chocolate in the lobby.

Me and my boys having a blast!

Me and my honey ❤️

The boys are worn out after all the fun at Great Wolf Lodge.

Jake and Drew playing football on the beach.

Me, trying to stay warm. 🔥

❤️My family❤️

Just being goofy

Me and my honey❤️

Jody and Jake

Jody and Drew

Me and Jake

Me and Drew

Gorgeous day at the beach!

God's beautiful sunset!

Another shot of God's beautiful sunset!

The Sky Wheel at Myrtle Beach, SC

The Sky Wheel at Myrtle Beach, SC

The view from the Sky Wheel

Drew....that about sums it up.

Another shot of the view from the Sky Wheel

Me and Drew on the Sky Wheel

Jake....that about sums it up.

Gorgeous day in Myrtle Beach, SC....God is so good!

I told Jake he had a big mouth! 

I found three pearls in my raw oysters.

 

Me and my Drewie

Blessings,

Dalinda

Worry vs Trust

The competition for our concentration: Worry vs Trust. Worry wastes life: It never solves problems, and it dissolves energy and time. Again, it never extends life. Worry never hurries answers. It falsely gives one a feeling of "doing" something. Yet it never does!

Let go of worrying; worrying is like praying for what you don’t want. Worry never wins. Trusting God never fails!

Today, let's weed out worry and plant trust in Jesus.

Blessings,
Dalinda

Birthday Blessings

My second born is 10 years old today. Happy Birthday Drew!  I feel so blessed to be his mom! 

Blessings,

Dalinda

From Mess To Masterpiece

God is at work behind the scenes. 

Maybe today, you are doubting that God can make a masterpiece out of your mess, that nothing good can come out of it. Our disbelief doesn't affect Him, it affects us. Trusting God is not always easy, but I make the choice to trust Him no matter the outcome in this life. He NEVER stops being faithful no matter how bad it gets. 

Let me reassure you that, at this very moment, He is at work. He is crossing t’s and dotting the i’s in your story too! God never sends you where He's never been.

Blessings,

Dalinda

The Wonders Of Heaven

I love Christmas time! All the thrill and wonder and coziness of this time of year are amplified in the sparking eyes of delighted children. I can hardly wait to dazzle my boys with the next Christmas surprise. I've been reflecting how much similarity this bears to the kind of joy God will have as He surprises us with the wonders of Heaven. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

Bringing Glory To My King

If you pray to be used by God, you better believe He's going to answer.

I am so very thankful for the opportunity to minister through Facebook, Twitter and my book, which will be published in late 2014. I have discovered that if God calls me out, He will give me the strength to go and do. 

God reminds me everyday that it's not me that does the work - it's Him. He can use even my simple presence without me doing anything, so we never know when God is using us, even if we're not trying so be alert and ready at all times. 

My wants and desires are null in comparison to my life bringing glory to my King. ✞

Blessings,

Dalinda

Praise Is Adoration

Praise releases God's power in our lives like nothing else does. 

Praise is adoration! It tells the Lord what we think of Him in the midst of hardship and even on our way out of oppression.

Praise relays confidence that He is doing just as He promised by demonstrating a willingness to wait for Him. Praise is not produced by our circumstances but evidence of our love that is stronger than death. We have every reason to praise Him no matter what we are going through because He is the reason we are making it to the other side. 

Jesus is the anchor of our soul that keeps us from going under in the storm. 

It is okay to bring our needs before the Lord. But start with praise and adoration and get a sense of the awesomeness of God. The more we realize how great God is, the smaller our problems will become in His presence.

Blessings,

Dalinda

A Baby Changes Everything

The only perfect Christmas was the Christmas Jesus came into our world. I believe that is by God's design. As long as we continue seeking perfection from anyone or anyhthing but the Perfect One, we will never have peace with one another or with ourselves.

We can accept the plainness of our lives and the ordinary town and villages we come from because someone whose affection isn't swayed by glitter, fame, power or cash loves us. 

Praying that your life is enriched by the powerful reality of who Jesus is and the sweet gift of His saving grace. Ponder what God's presence means to you this season, my friend. And celebrate with joy! 

Blessings,

Dalinda

We Want The Gain Without The Pain

We tend to think 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God Is not life. And if we confuse God with the physical reality of life - by expecting constant good health for example - then we are setting ourselves up for crashing disappointment. 

The trials of life are sent to make us, not break us. I love how I can look back on the life I have lived so far and point to personal struggles and pains that God has found a way to redeem.

If God places or allows anything difficult in our lives,we can be sure that the real danger of trouble will be what we will lose if we run or rebel against it. - Malthie D. Babcock

The path that Jesus took being born into the world, then living here with us for 33 short years, then dying a painful death, then rising again is an incredible legacy of love.  The inconvenience of coming, the struggles He went through, the tremendous pain He endured…all for us. 

So why do we think we deserve the gain without the pain?

Blessings,

Dalinda

Our Mission Field

Whole Body Vibration is the mission field God has led me and my husband to through my illness. We now own our own Whole Body Vibration Studio. 

Interesting article on whole body vibration from a DNM ( Dr. of Natural Medicine) in Canada

December 6, 2013 

By Dr. Gail Smolinski, DNM

I think Whole Body Vibration (WBV) exercise is the greatest thing since popcorn! It makes it possible for almost everyone to exercise, even if you’re not able to do other types of exercise.
WBV, ideally, is done by standing on a platform that has two motors – a vibrating motor and an oscillating motor. These motors send mild vibration impulses through the body, up to 50 times per second.
This vibration activates muscle fibers even more efficiently than regular exercise. Research studies have shown that WBV increases bone density in the hip and inhibits bone loss in the spine and hips.
Regular exercise is extremely important to maintain good health! We all know this, but often fail to do it consistently. Excuses include lack of time, the cold weather, the embarrassment of flaunting our bodies in public and the inconvenience of leaving home to exercise. Many of us find it too hard to exercise or just cannot be bothered. We have become couch potatoes and we are paying a huge price in terms of chronic pain, illness, shortened lives and poorer quality of life. It’s time we wake up and literally get off the couch!
What if you could exercise for only 10 minutes a day, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, get an hour’s worth of benefit and find it easy as pie? You don’t even have to change into workout clothes. How simple is that?
WBV has been proven to improve strength, circulation, flexibility and balance. It builds lean muscle mass and increases lymphatic drainage. It is beneficial for rehabilitation because it gets blood and oxygen to the injured cells for repair and maintenance. It does not stress the joints or heart, so elderly people can safely use it as well. People with arthritic pain have been able to eliminate or reduce their level of pain. You can also use it to drop some weight, and to trim and tone your body! Ooo-la-la!
The effects of controlled WBV exercises on overall health in elderly patients were studied at the University of Liege in Belgium. After only six weeks, of exercising for 4 one-minute sessions, 3 times a week, the participants experienced:
• 143% improvement in physical function; 77% improvement in equilibrium (balance); 60% improvement in vitality; 57% improvement in the quality of walking; 41% reduction in pain; 23% improvement in general health.
All this in only 12 minutes a week! Dr. Keith DeOrio, M.D., explains that all your muscles, as well as your internal glands and organs, benefit from WBV. The mechanical stimulation caused by the vibration plate causes the muscle spindles to fire rapidly. This creates a neuromuscular response that leads to physiological changes in your entire body, including the brain.
According to Dr. DeOrio, only 12 minutes of training on a WBV plate is equal to a 1.5 hour traditional workout, using weights!
Since it produces very little stress to your joints, tendons and ligaments, WBV can be an excellent form of exercise for you if you are elderly or have chronic conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia or MS, which would normally limit your ability to exercise.
Also, if you have suffered physical trauma or injury, cellular memories remain in your brain and body tissues even after the injuries have healed. These cellular memories unfortunately impede normal body movement and function. However, WBV stimulation allows your brain and body to remove the cellular memories of trauma and injury, and re-imprint them with positive, healthy information! This allows total healing to occur.
WBV, as simple as it is, benefits athletes as well as beginners. For example, athletes can improve their speed and vertical jump height, while cutting warm-up time in half. It also speeds up cool-down time, since it eliminates lactic acid and pumps oxygen and blood to all tissues for repair.
WBV can be used for your specific and unique needs, whether you must start by sitting on a chair, and placing your feet on the vibration platform, or whether you are sedentary, slightly active, moderately active or already fit and athletic.
Is your health worth 10 minutes of easy as pie exercise a day? I know mine is! Call us for a free demonstration. This column is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.

Whole Body Vibration has definitely helped me recover from my mercury poisoning. I believe WBV is what God is using to heal me and help others.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Dance Before Him

I am so joyful for this season of life that I find myself in. God continues to bless me with miracles everyday! A year and a half ago I woke up one morning to vision loss in one of my eyes. I spent almost a year being evaluated by doctors. There just seemed to be no end. But today, I remember the pit from which I was pulled and am joyful. Things could have turned out so differently. God is the God of the past and the future, but He is also God of the present and that is where I choose to live my life and find my joy! As I think about His everlasting mercy I can't help but begin to dance before Him...perhaps not physically, but certainly in my spirit! ✞

Blessings,

Dalinda

God Never Shuts Down

Remember a few months ago when our government shut down? Before the actual shutdown, the media was transmitting a sense of urge and despair and everyone was concerned about what would happen if an agreement was not reached before midnight. 

Think on this: What would happen if God shut down? 

I am thankful that even though our government shut down, our God never does! 

God is glorious, majestic perfection. He is infinite, without beginning or end or any limitation at all. He is self-existent, not dependent on anyone for anything. He is consistent and unchanging. God is sovereign. He rules over all and is the final cause of all that happens in his universe. He is everywhere and knows everything....For this I am so thankful! 

Blessings,

 Dalinda 

Our Thoughts Are Showing

Our lives tend to imitate the thoughts we entertain most consistently...Our focus brings about our feelings. 

If we have an urge to "go negative," remember that doing so cannot produce anything positive. Our emotional life can advance only after our negative thoughts retreat. 

Just think, - if we placed our focus more on our spiritual, mental and physical health (the stuff that matters) rather than having the most expensive house, car, clothes, etc. (the stuff that doesn't matter) how much different our lives would be. 

Our society seems so grim because we are focusing too much on the negative and the stuff that doesn't matter a hill of beans!!! Yes, we have hundreds of problems, but we also have millions of blessings! Let's choose to focus on the blessings that surround us. ✞

Blessings,

Dalinda

Own Your Joy

Gratitude is a choice. It is a conscious and deliberate decision to focus on life's blessings rather than its shortcomings. When we focus on our blessings, our life feels abundant. When we focus on what's missing, life feels incomplete.

Like everything else in life that's meaningful, practicing gratefulness takes work. For some who have a habit of focusing on the negative, it may take a lot of effort to change their tune. But everyone is capable of being thankful. And when we live it out, we are showing the world that our awesome God is worthy of all our praise and thanks (Psalm 75:1). He is glorified and others are blessed by our gratitude attitude. 

Own your joy. Give gratitude a shot. It will change how you view God, others, and yourself.

Blessings,

Dalinda

Our Stories For God's Glory

Our eyes see our faults. Our faith sees our Savior.

Every step of our life's journey is a choice...and the quality of those choices determines the quality of the journey.

Out of disappointments comes direction.

Instead of denying our disappointments, hiding our wounds, rehearsing them, or judging them, we need to accept them as part of our story. There's an old saying that captures this principle well; "You've got to be where you are to get where you are going."

Our uniqueness is determined both by who we are and by who we are not, by abilities as well as our limitations.

Yes, sometimes life is hard. However, we can choose which side of the ache we will stand on. We can always expect God's best because He always gives it. Or we can whine and moan like the rest of the world. 

Where our strength ends is the exact point where His will begin. We need God. That's it. When we choose to live this truth, everything else falls into place.

Because God loves us, He rejoices when we experience His power and strength and stand up under the pressure of life for His name's sake. 

Trust Him in your trial and don't miss the outcome He has planned. 

Who needs to hear your story today? Don’t you dare keep it to yourself. 

I am so excited about my book. I can hardly wait to see what God is going to continue to do through my story. 

Blessings,

Dalinda

A Willing Heart

The Word teaches us that He came to set the captives free, and at times our first step to freedom is acknowledging that the chains are real, and that we cannot do it on our own. 

God wants three things from us: 

- Our heart to be willing to change 

- Our heart to be willing to be used

- Our heart to be willing to go

Willingness is the key to everything.
Willingness is when miracles start happening in our lives.
Willingness is when incredible doors start to open.

We have no way of knowing just how long and difficult our journey will be. But we also have no way of knowing just how rewarding the journey will turn out to be too. 

Some situations are not meant for us to change, but the situations are meant to change us for the better.

Blessings,
Dalinda