Hello again my friend,
I sure have missed you. It is amazing how God works. Today is 2 years to the day of my last post. Part of me felt like it was missing and I didn't know what part it was until my sweet Aunt messaged me today and said "Where are you? Do you still have your Grace In A Glass thread? I miss it." To which I said, "no I got hacked and I had to start over." But then I realized, my social media got hacked, not you. Not my blog. I went, "oh, I miss it. I miss writing. I miss my people." How fitting though, starting over. I've had a few "starting overs" or fresh starts since I spoke to you last. The beautiful picture above is the view from my new home. My family and I really started over. We packed up our things, sold what we couldn't take with us, and hit the road and settled in a tiny town of about 225 people. It is the most peaceful and beautiful place I have ever seen. We've lived in an RV for the last year and a half and are building our dream home. I've named her Gloria. She is framed and sheeted. She has been wrapped in plastic, and we are in the process of putting in windows and doors and drying her in. My husband is amazing and has built her from the ground up. Hopefully we will be able to move in in the spring. I taught at the local elementary school last year and really enjoyed being a Title 1 Paraprofessional. My son enjoyed his time there too. I love kids and I love teaching, but it was hard on us all. My body didn't like it. I caught the Rona last December and it took 6 months to get back on my feet. My Crohn's really didn't like it and neither did any other part of my body. It was really scary. It's been almost a year, and with the help of my good friend/Functional Nutritionist I've been able to get back on my feet. It was a life changing experience for me. It was the second time Nutrition saved my life. Without my friend, I don't know if I would still be here. Thank God, my journey is not over yet. It is funny how God works and how life ebbs and flows. Without this low point last year, I may not have remembered how much I love nutrition and cooking and helping people heal. I forgot how important it is. I forgot my own healing journey. My Grandmother was a healer. She studied herbs and Chinese Medicine and her herbal books with her handwritten notes on the pages were my favorite thing to read when I was at her house. You would always find me with my nose in one of those books. She gave them to me when she died. I put them away because it was hard, hard to read, hard to miss her like that. She told me once that I was a healer, but I didn't know what that meant. I thought yeah okay, I do want to help people someday, but life got busy. I became a wife, a mom, and I did whatever we needed to to get by. But then something amazing happened. We moved here. We met people, people who use herbs and nutrition to heal first before medicine. People who make you bone broth soups when you are sick and smother you in "Tommy cream" when you get hurt. I see remedies like my Grandmother's. Life feels different here. It feels like we are in the right place and doors we didn't even know we wanted or needed are starting to open. Besides building a house, one of my dreams was to finish my degree, and prayers I said long ago are being answered. In a few months I start school to be a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. I get to finish. I get to heal people with the same nutrition that has healed and still is healing me. I guess my Grandmother was right. I too am a healer. The sun is going down and I can feel the chill in the air. Winter came early this year and there are a few evening chores that need to be done before it freezes again for the night. I'm still getting used to farm life and seasons. So I must be going. It was really good talking to you. I'll jump back in with my next adventure soon. Much love, Danielle
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AuthorHi there! Welcome to Grace In A Glass. My name is Danielle and I am so happy that you are visiting this site today. We all have something in life that we are working to overcome. I began blogging about my struggle with overcoming Esophageal Dysmotility and Crohn's Disease with the hope of reaching others with words of encouragement and hope. Thank you for letting me share my stories with you, and hope you have the most wonderful day! Archives
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