Wow! I can't believe it has been over a year since I last posted.

God has been so good this year as I have kept leaning into Him to show me how to continue to refine my health care amid my busy ministry schedule. 

This year I found myself on the road 50% of the time May through October speaking at homeschool conferences, going to two camping family reunions in MN and the Tetons, visiting camps across MN to pick a site for the very first Joni & Friends/SPED Homeschool family camp, and to move my oldest to Florida to start his career as a biomedical engineer. 

After finally unpacking my bag for a season, I started my yearly round of doctor appointments to find that although I was still cancer free, my blood pressure was back up again. After praying over this, God led me to see a nutritionist/chiropractor who helped me determine that my body was holding onto 13% more fluids than it should be, thus showing I was still experiencing issues with my liver, spleen, or both. I was then able to take this information to the woman I see for Chinese herbs and acupuncture and we tried a few things, but treatment seemed to only last a day or two, so I just kept praying and asking God to show me what we were missing. And the answer came from the massage therapist my new chiropractor sent me to. When I went in for a massage with this new therapist, she mentioned I was lying on a bio-mat. It wasn't until after the experience that I realized I felt better from that 1 hour massage than I had felt in years so I did a bit of research on these mats and then asked my chiropractor and acupuncturist what they thought about the mat's ability to help with my blood pressure. We all came to an agreement that one of these mats could be much more effective in doing a deep detox on my organs than the herbs, vitamins, and acupuncture had been doing. Well, two weeks into sleeping on my new mat, my blood pressure is down to a normal level. My disclaimer here is that I am still eating vegan, almost completely sweetener-free, gluten-free, and intermittent fasting every 3 days, and taking some Chinese herbs for my circulation, and lots of vitamins for my daily health needs so this mat isn't a miracle solution but for me it has been an answer to prayer in dealing with my high blood pressure mystery. Now the only issue I have is to figure out how long I can go without sleeping on the mat or how to take it with me when I am traveling this year.

Entering 2022 and coming close to turning 52, I feel better than ever and look forward to another amazing year of walking with God and leaning into His faithfulness. To God be the glory!