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" Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt

Sweet Potato Fries

One or Two Sweet Potatoes
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Cinnamon


Cut up one to two sweet potatoes in length wise, french fry size. Place in bowel and drizzle olive oil all over coating each fry. Place on baking sheet laying out each piece individually. Salt and pepper the fries then shake cinnamon on top. Place in oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, flipping them after 10 minutes.


Tip: Place fries on Reynolds Non Stick Foil to make clean up easier and no mess.

Caregivers

There are many definitions of the word caregiver. But in each and every sense of the word, Thank you! Caregivers, give there time, strength, emotion, and courage to those who need it. It is not an easy or sometimes pleasant job, but people do it anyways. I want to thank all of those who have been a "Caregiver" to me over the past years with my MS. Special thanks to my amazing husband, Nathan for all the things he does for me. I sometimes think, I can't imagine watching him go through some of the things I have gone through. But with his strength, courage, love, and support, I know we can get through anything in life, as long as we do it together. He is everything to me and I will never be able to show him how much I appreciate all he does and being the person he is. My parents have been a huge support and caregivers as well. I am sure it was so scary for them when their child was going through all this. But as usual, they showed me strength and courage as well. They have that personality to make the best out of every situation and just make things work. I will never be able to thank them enough either. Other family members have also been great support and caregiving to me. Cards, prayers, gifts, and thoughts never go unnoticed. Its the little things that people do that mean the most. I thank them so much for everything too. Through all this, I hope to be a caregiver to people. I want to pass on the gift of strength and courage that I was so fortunate to receive. I am one lucky gal, and only hope all the wonderful people in my life know how much I love them and how much the caregiving means to me and my fight with MS. Love you all:)

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" We can at least slow down and make the process of life a better fit for ourselves." -from the book No More Specs

We all have Choices to Make

Each and every day we make choices. We are making choices from the moment we wake up, deciding to wake up at that time or not. We choose to get up with the alarm or choose to sleep a little longer. From that moment on, we are making choices throughout the day without even realizing that we are. Ever thought about that? And with every choice comes a consequence, sometimes good, sometimes bad, and sometimes indifferent. When we truly realizes the choices we make in our lives and become aware of it, life becomes more clear. We make better choices for ourselves, the world, and the lives of everyone/ everything around us. Now, I did not have  a choice to be diagnosed with MS. But what I do have a choice in is how I live my life with MS, how I handle my life with MS, how I choose my attitude with MS, and so much more with being diagnosed with MS. I am constantly choosing to better my health each and every day and I choose to live the best life I can. I choose to live this disease to the best that I can handle, and choose to NEVER GIVE UP! How do you choose to live your life?

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Optimism is a cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing through it's in hot water up to its nose.  (Such a cute quote:) haha)

Don't Quit

This poem is in a book I am reading and wanted to share it.

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

when the road you're trudging seems all uphill, 

when the funds are low, and the debts are high,

you want to smile, but you have to sigh.

When care is pressing you down a bit, 

rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns

as every one of us sometimes learns,

and many a failure turns about,

when he might have won had he stuck out;

don't give up though the pace seems slow,

you many succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

and you never can tell how close you are,

it may be near when it seems so far;

so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,

it's when things seem worst,

that you must not quit.

-Clinton Howell

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Maybe good things happen to those who wait, but the best things come to those who seize the moment and make it their own.

10 Things to Live by with MS

I found these rules in an MS Magazine and ripped it out and put it on the side of the fridge to look at each day.


1. Take your time, deservedly
2. Nap, necessarily
3. Limit yourself, for yourself
4. Prepare, always
5. Use aids, ably
6. Go anyplace, safely
7. Research options, smartly
8. See medical professionals, professionally
9. Compete, gently
10. Save, wisely


Wow! Couldn't be a better way to put it when dealing with MS. 

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"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." -Joseph Campbell

Be a Leader in Life

Be the Leader in your own life. Take your life by the horns and go with it. But make sure it is the life YOU want to lead, not what you think it should or what others make you think it should be. We are given this one life, it is precious and unique. So what are you going to make of yours? Lead your life in the direction in which you want it to go. Surround yourself with the people who will encourage this and make this happen. Surround yourself with positive, supportive, and loving people. You may lose some people along this way, but that is okay in the long run. The negative and non-supportive ones are only holding you back. You will be happy in the end when you take that  leap of faith and make the life you have always wanted to have. I once read that, if you like what someone else has or is doing, mock that and surround yourself with the things you want. Now let's not get too greedy or ahead of ourselves, but in moderation. For example, you see someone who has it all together. Ask them how they did it, did they get an education to get that position, did they work other jobs to get to where they are at, did they fall down and get back up, ask, and you will find out what it takes. Lead your life before it is too late. You deserve the best life that you can lead. So go and get it friends!

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Be the person you would like to be remembered for.

Yummy Chicken

One of our favorite recipes:)


Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Terayki Sauce/Dressing
Swiss Cheese
Pineapple Slices
Bacon


Chicken breasts marinated in Tyeraki Sauce/Dressing ( Newman's Own is a great low sodium dressing) overnight is best or at least a half an hour,


Grill until chicken is done,


Grill pineapple until golden,


Cook Bacon to your liking,


Start adding it all together! Place the grilled pineapple on the chicken, cover with swiss cheese and bacon, and Enjoy!!