Hay Happens and Hay's Happen

Earlier last year, she was told she needed an expander for her jaw.

Today was the big day. Here is the problemo: Too many teeth…not enough space.

SO Dr. Barakat put in rubber bands to make space

After two weeks, she’s ready.

She’s showing Tatum what is to be done.

Now, every night, I need to rotate it. (14x these next two weeks)

She looks happy. Tight and ready to eat. Lord willing!

In two weeks, follow up!

Brave Tot. Let’s go buy some popsicles, soup, and squeezies!

Another one! We love these nights because it means eating in the dining room, a nice dinner, and creativity!

Tot had a surprise for Daddy. She made him a baby to watch over, Oscar.

He will be a great Daddy for this little one. Are you both excited?

Maple glazed salmon, parsnip/sweet potato/carrot/beet fries, and salad!

Daddy always has wonderful ideas….house ideas and family fun…oh and food!

He has a surprise for us?

So grateful for you!

Taties again…fun ideas.

She was in a hurry to get her ideas in!

And me…mine were kind of repeats, but hey, they still apply!

We love these evenings. May the ideas become reality!

We just read James 3: 1-12, and we decided to make a craft to show what we should say!

Let’s use our words to BUILD UP not tear down.

(Let’s give out GOLD no manure).

We take our food for granted. It’s true! We are so blessed that before we eat, we often fail to recognize the luxury of having food on the table.

It’s time to be more MINDFUL of the blessings of our food!

We came up with a HAY Blessing before meals.

May we always be grateful!

We all have areas in our life that need cleaning up. Sanctification is a process of becoming more like Christ, and we are all on this journey. I shared with Tatum that I wish I would have had some intervention as a kid; in other words, someone to come along side me and help me with my struggles. I didn’t let on to my mom that I was depressed. However, I really didn’t know the root or how to understand my emotions.

This would be a project we would do as a family, but more importantly, Tatum and I would spend 20 minutes a day on lessons to help her with emotions and actions that stem from them. Emotions are benign and actually very important, UNTIL they create a behavior that is ugly or destructive.

It all started with our discussion on the first day of her identity in Christ. She first has to understand WHO SHE IS and WHO GOD CREATED HER TO BE: His Child. His adopted Girl. His MASTERPIECE> created for good works. She is a light in the world. But, if she doesn’t own this, how can she act accordingly?

Here’s her notebook for homework each night:

She will read this card each morning to remind her before she proceeds to go through her day.

She is also keeping notes in her notebook.

Day 2 and 3 are about “PAW”sing before an action or word. Pause, think and pray.

We also are working on alternatives for NO and NO IT’S NOT…responses. When you don’t agree, Tatum, you can do it in a kind way.

Today, we are working on TAMING THE TONGUE. I squeezed some toothpaste out of the tube and she realized you can’t put it back in the tube. When it’s out, it’s out! We also read James 3:1-12. POWERFUL about the power of words and the small organ in our mouths. Just like a tiny spark can start a forest fire, so can ONE word break a heart.

If we focus on Phil 4:8, and fill our thoughts with ONLY GOOD, then hopefully what comes out of our mouths is ONLY GOOD.

More to come!

And it shows. The other day, Tot wallpapered his computer screen just in case he didn’t know….

SHE LOVES YOU, DADDY!

Hopefully he sees it! HAHA!

It all started back in November of 2021. I listened to a podcast about this man, Isaam Nemeh.

Supposedly, he has performed 1000’s of miracles combined with science in his practice. I was fascinated since I have been struggling with gut issues for years. What did I have to lose? The Holy Spirit is so strong with him, and he truly seems to embody LOVE and POWER through God. He believes that love is the power that connects everything together. He can tell if someone is not open to being healed because of attitude or a negative spirit.

Also, he takes NO credit for anything. He says he is just a vessel through which God works. (this is Isaam and his wife Kathy).

Then I read these two books.

One day, I’m reading these books, and I say to Doug, “I want to go to Ohio. Our family…to visit this man.” He thinks I’m a bit loopy, but then he reads the books, and he says, “We’re going.” I make an appt for his next opening which is on February 25th, 2022. His wife, Kathy, is so kind on the phone, and I can’t wait. Done. I make the reservations for all of us to go to Cleveland for four days.

Now, it’s time. I’m ready for a complete miracle and healing. Isaam says the patient must be open to only LOVE. God will do the rest. In the meantime, I listen and watch anything I can on the man, and now I’m more intrigued and excited. So many miracle stories. So many.

We leave early Thursday morning.

And dressed for the COOOOOOLD temperatures in Ohio. Board and ready for our straight 3.5 hour flight to Cleveland.

We get our rental, grab a Mcdonald’s cone, and head to our hotel at the Hyatt Westlake.

And BRRRRRR it’s about 20 degrees promising to snow tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the big day. When we wake up, the place is covered in snow!! How glorious!

We’ll wake up, eat, work out and see Dr. Nemeh. It’s only 9 minutes away. (on our way from the hotel).

We look for his building, and there is NO sign….nothing. His office is very discreet. People come from all over to see him and he has no need to advertise. I love this about him. SOOOO humble. We arrive and Kathy immediately welcomes us! I start to cry with absolute joy. She takes our picture…

and we notice all around the office are gifts from grateful patients. It’s overwhelming!

Dr. Nemeh walks out quietly, humbly.

He has me hold a grounding device and sees my numbers on the screen. My fingers don’t respond nor my toes as well as they should. He says my nervous system is broken. Perhaps and accident? Yes, my rollover 20 years ago.

It affected my whole body. He begins to electrically stimulate me with needles and vibration.

Then red light. BTW< green light shrink tumors. Then he works on my back and notices my smooshed vertebrae and my “d” shaped spine. He slowly straightens it as Doug’s eyes pop out of his head. WOW. He works on it for a while and moving it, lighting it, vibrating it…and oh PRAYING.

OH, and guess what the TOT is doing? She’s romping in the snow outside. And guess where Kathy is? She goes on an errand to buy a treat for the TOT.

I am relaxed. I feel warm. He prays Holy Spirit to release me. To give me strength. To heal me. I’m completely at HIS will. Amazing. Tatum and Daddy watch, and then he prays over Tatum’s allergies. I feel like a miracle has overtaken my body.

I feel different

At peace

Relaxed. Joyful.

Later, we give Dr. Nemeh a gift. WE are all weepy and filled with gratitude. Something amazing happened.

Tot gets…. A 1/2 a dozen cookies!!

We are so grateful.

Later, we meet a girl (who flew in from North Carolina with her mom) whose scoliosis was healed. She is returning to have it checked. She is beaming with miraculous joy. I am determined to have my mom come with me in the summer.

The next morning, (we see the happy geese)….

and…Kathy calls me and says, “Stephanie, receive the gift and own the healing. Call is every few weeks for prayer over Skype.” I WILL! I also will do the red light therapy to continue to heal. Science and faith. Now, I need to BE STILL AND KNOW HE IS GOD. Thank you!!!

We shop for Daddy the next day. Tot is enjoying the dressing room and helping Daddy with his jean-changing.

Those look great, Daddy! My hot hubby.

We enjoy the day of shopping, eating (ice cream with no side effects!!), and being a family.

Chick Fil A for dinner back at the room. I love eating in our room and enjoying our gratitudes for the day.

The next morning we get up early and wake to this text:

So thankful for them.

We have to head out early to catch our flight and this gorgeous crescent moon also greets us.

When we get home, we are exhausted. However, we still meet as a family. Our PACT only grows.

VOW to grow in OUR relationship as a family and with God. I also will be beginning PROJECT PEACE with Tatum (March project)> Stay tuned on this.

Thank you, Dr. Nemeh, Kathy, Doug, and Tatum. My team. My tribe. I’ll never forget this February 2022 weekend.