December 6, 2012 - Great News!

Good morning to all, Today's blog will be short as I have been studying the book and character of Philemon this morning and lost track of time. :) It caught my attention that Paul writes, "Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you have refreshed the heart of the saints." What a great thing to be said of each of us. Yes? It is my real joy to share the doctor's report on my youngest grand daughter, Kailey. As you know in late July her blood sugar level was 19 and she had gained 17 pounds in 4 months. We were told she would either need to lose a lot of weight and modify her foods, or start insulin. WELL...............Kailey (who is 9) hooked up with Nina (me) and started following our health plan. (I do bake yummies for her every couple of weeks, cook a big, healthy meal once a week and talk her through some tough situations - but KAILEY has grabbed this and run with it. Her mom makes healthy lunches now, and Kailey is so disciplined.) It's amazing! SHE NEVER STRAYS - NEVER. And NOW she gets to do the VICTORY DANCE! Yesterday, she went for her check-up. Since the 29th of July, she's lost and kept off 20 pounds, her blood sugar level was back to normal (although still on the high end of normal - still need to tweak a few things), and body fat ratio was significantly diminished. Again, she's NINE. Can you say proud? I am so proud of her. There were tears at times, and it does require that Teree and I cook special, shop special and buy special - but here's another life that has been rescued from insulin. Her birthday is in 2 weeks and she's asking for a sugar free cake. YES! Her health is my greatest birthday gift for this year. It brings tears to MY eyes. So, if you have kids, they can change. Kailey even challenges me now. Sometimes I might want another piece of meat and she'll say, "no Nina, I've had enough." YEA to health. Love you, PK