Of Dr. Stoll and Potato Soup...

On Saturday morning, as I leisurely went about my morning, 

the Lord 'dropped' a web link into my lap for a meeting 

that was going on in Lancaster County, PA, 

a meeting that was a call for revival. 

I scanned the program for the day, 

as I listened to the praise part of the service 

 live streaming from youtube, and out of curiousity, 

I decided to stay to hear what this preacher was going to say

 in the health message that was on the program.

I was in for a treat! 

Dr. Stoll, whom I had never heard of before, 

spoke kindly but with conviction on the simplicity of God's plan 

for us to be well from a daily diet of primarily plants and secondarily animal foods. 

He spoke of our bodies being the temple of the Lord and 

how we are given a plan to bless that temple kindly.

 I was so excited. I have waited 7 years for a preacher to say these things

 to Anabaptist people! 

And the message came so kindly and so respectfully

 that I was just blown away by how 'easily' it was delivered.

If you care to, go to Dr. Stoll's website and find out more of what he teaches. 

He quoted some of my favorite doctors and shared what I've been 

learning and employing the past 7 years 

(falteringly so at times as I struggled with food addictions and the devil).

 I know this message to be true because I live it 

and appreciate the blessings that come from 

honoring the Lord in this way.

Everything about the way we live matters.

 Including our health. 

Let's face it, friends...

the Christian world is not very strong on turning away 

from gluttony. I can say this because 

I too need a pep talk on this. 

We live in a land that has become obsessed 

with food and we are now seeing an epidemic 

of the diseases of kings and queens. 

(read this wonderful article I came across last week. I was so blessed by it.) 

These diseases (heart disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and others) 

can largely be prevented and they can often be reversed 

just by changing from the Standard American Diet to the simple diet plan 

that Daniel followed, and that God laid out in Genesis 

to Adam and Eve and to Noah.

I am happy to eat "peasant food" and I am happy with how 

deliciously peasant food can be cooked, 

especially when I am not captive to food addictions of 

salt, sugar, oil, and animal foods. 

I walk in freedom today,  thanks to God and to my sister 

who encouraged me in my struggle. 

And I realize that I can easily slip back into my old  

habits if I am not being vigilant.

I thought I'd close this blog post with a recipe for the soup

that I made yesterday. It was both delicious and filling, 

the perfect dish for a gray fall day.

Love and blessings,

Marcia

Aunt Cia's Potato Soup

(makes approximately 6 quarts)

Saute in water or a little olive oil:

2 large onions, diced

4 links Italian chicken sausage

(a Costco find)

6 smallish stalks celery, diced

When vegetables are crisp/tender,

stir in 4 or 6 cloves pressed garlic

and 6 med carrots, peeled and diced.

After sauteing the carrots for 5(ish) minutes,

add 6 large potatoes, peeled and diced,

1 quart vegetable or chicken broth/stock,

2 cups water, and 1 T sea salt.

While the soup is simmering,

cook and mash 2 large potatoes.

After the veggies are soft in the soup,

add mashed potatoes,

1 tsp black pepper

and 2 T dried parsley flakes.

Serve with fresh veggies,

garlic bread sticks (if you wish)

and seasonal fruit.

"...whatever you do,

whether you eat or drink,

do all to the glory of God."

(1 Cor. 10:31)

A young man quoted this Scripture 

during our Bible memory time

on Sunday morning. I thought it

was very fitting for what I had just

heard the day before.