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<p><em><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In today&#39;s newsletter we welcome guest writer, Randi Munns, as she shares a very yummy recipe! Nate and I recently made this at home and shared it with friends &#8211; the overall verdict was DELICIOUS! Enjoy and may you be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
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<p><em><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">~ Mandy</span></span></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Easy Apple Crisp<br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">Healthy Recipes</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Randi Munns</span><br />
	</span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	Are you constantly emptying out the refrigerator and throwing away old food? Petrified celery? Wilted lettuce? Old, bruised apples? If you are throwing away food, you are buying more than you need. Everything you buy should have a plan for the week. That is why I teach people the importance of meal planning! This saves you time and money.</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Every time you throw away food, you are throwing away money! As Dani Johnson says, &quot;Quit throwing cash in the trash!&quot;<br />
	Go check out&nbsp;your fridge now! Check the pantry! Check the bowl on your countertop! What do you have that is looking old and wilted? Use it! Cut away the bruises, and the mold! You will be surprised at the delicious meals you can make with what you have on hand.<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">You&#39;ve probably bought&nbsp;a 5 lb bag of apples before,&nbsp;right?&nbsp;You remembered to eat them the first few days and then you&nbsp;forgot about them. Next time you looked, they were bruised, mushy&nbsp;and just funky looking! Don&#39;t throw them away! Use them to make this delicious apple crisp!<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Most of the ingredients used in this apple crisp are items you probably already have on hand. If not, improvise. If you don&#39;t have brown sugar, use white sugar! If you don&#39;t have oats, then just bake sliced apples with cinnamon and sugar. You will still have an amazing dish! Enjoy!<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>Easy Apple Crisp</strong><br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">4 apples<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1&nbsp;cup of flour (you can use all-purpose flour, whole wheat or whatever you have on hand)<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1 cup of rolled oats or steel cut oats<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1 cup of packed brown sugar<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1&nbsp;cup of butter<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Cinnamon to taste
<p>		</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>Directions</strong><br />
	Preheat oven to 375 degrees.<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Core and thinly slice apples and place in a casserole dish. There is no need to peel the apples. There are vital nutrients in the skin. However, if your apples are in really bad shape, you may want to cut the bruised parts away.</span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> In a mixing bowl, blend sugar, flour and oats.</span></span></p>
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	Sprinkle dry mixture over apples.</span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Spread chunks of butter&nbsp;evenly over the dry mixture.</span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Bake in a preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned.</span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Serve sprinkled with a touch of cinnamon.</span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"> Yummy!</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	Health and blessings,<br />
	~ Randi</p>
<p>	</span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/randimunns.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1461" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/randimunns.jpg" title="randimunns" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;">Randi&#39;s passion is to&nbsp;teach people the importance of&nbsp;getting into the kitchen&nbsp;to cook! When people get into the kitchen to cook, they can control their health and their waistline. She&nbsp;uses fresh ingredients and traditional foods in her cooking like butter.&nbsp;&nbsp;She is a <a href="http://www.peakability.com/" target="_blank">Certified Holistic Health Coach</a>, exercise enthusiast and a consultant for an international marketing company.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Loaded Chicken Veggie Baked Potato<br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">Healthy, easy, yummy recipes!</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson<br />
	</span></span></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">This week, as I was preparing to leave for a business seminar, I decided to scale back on my grocery shopping. All I bought was orange juice, bacon, and frozen berries for some snacks and shakes that I had planned for the week. But what I had at home turned out to be enough to make two delicious meals! </p>
<p>	Have you ever looked at a left over chicken breast sitting in the fridge and thought to yourself &ldquo;Ugh, I just can&rsquo;t stand to eat another chicken breast?&rdquo; Yeah, that was me this week. But instead of throwing it away or letting it grow another colony in my fridge, I got creative with it. Below is the result of creative cooking and war on debt money management. Enjoy!<br />
	<strong><br />
	Loaded Chicken Veggie Baked Potato</strong><br />
	</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1 leftover chicken breast<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1&nbsp;cup of frozen veggies<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2 small potatoes of your choice (or 1 large one)<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">olive oil<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">salt and pepper to taste<br />
		</span></span></li>
</ul>
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	</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Wash potatoes and stab with a fork</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Place potatoes in the oven for 1 hour</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><br />
	</strong></span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1479" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Image-1-150x150.jpg" title="Image 1" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>Chicken &amp; Veggie Directions</strong><br />
	</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Turn burner on Medium Heat</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Pour olive oil in skillet (drizzle as much as you&rsquo;d like)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Place chicken breast in skillet and shred with a fork until breast is torn apart.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Pour veggies in skillet.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Cover skillet and saut&eacute; for 10-15 minutes (until veggies are done but still crisp)<br />
		</span></span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Once veggies and chicken are done, take off burner. Place finished baked potatoes on a plate and cut them in half. Smash potatoes down, add butter if desired, and place half of the chicken and veggies on top.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Put the other half of chicken and veggies in a container in the fridge for a second meal.<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">*This recipe is for chicken that has already been cooked and refrigerated. If using frozen or fresh chicken, be sure chicken is cooked thoroughly.<br />
	</span></span><br />
	</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>Weight Management Tips:</strong><br />
	If you need to lose weight, replace olive oil and butter with coconut oil. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">For Cystic Fibrosis patients trying to gain weight, use more butter &#8211; you may also substitute coconut oil as it has more health benefits and will give your body more protein. <br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Be sure to let us know how you enjoyed this recipe by leaving a comment below!<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Until next time&#8230;be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
	~ Mandy</p>
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	</span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-605" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson </strong>dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Strength To Be Weak<br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">Learning That It&rsquo;s Alright If You&rsquo;re Not Okay</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson</span><br />
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	My triple venti soy caramel machiatto stared at me from the table as I expressed my feelings to my close friends and business partners. <br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><br />
	<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;">&ldquo;Yes, I&rsquo;m okay &#8211; but lately I&rsquo;ve been really tired and getting over being sick. It&rsquo;s kind of lonely when Nate is gone and I know I seem like a go-getter, but lately I feel more depressed and end up doing nothing and feeling like no one notices me because they&rsquo;re all living their lives while I just sit at home tired&#8230;&rdquo;</span></span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p>	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">My friends let me spew my emotions as they looked at me with sincere interest and concern. Over the last few years these two women have watched me overcome cystic fibrosis; they&rsquo;ve watched me rise above the emotional stress of PTSD from losing my home to a fire; they&rsquo;ve rejoiced with me as my marriage grew stronger and we paid off $103,000 in debt in 33 months and they&rsquo;ve supported my dreams and goals as I&rsquo;ve chosen to live beyond the circumstances that have tried to hold me back. This particular day, they understood the need for me to talk out my emotions and the pain that had been building up since my miscarriage a few months earlier. After several minutes of me sharing my thoughts, Madison looked at me and with piercing eyes said the most freeing words I had heard all week:</span></span><br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><br />
	&ldquo;Mandy, you know it&rsquo;s alright if you&rsquo;re not okay&#8230;right?&rdquo;</span></span></strong></span><br />
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	Before I could process what was said I found myself mechanically saying </span></span><br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;"><br />
	&ldquo;Yes, I know. I&rsquo;m okay really&#8230;&rdquo;</span></span></strong></span><br />
	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	That&rsquo;s when Raychel piped in with </span></span></p>
<p>	<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;">&ldquo;It sounds like you&rsquo;re really not Sweetie.&rdquo;</span></span></strong></span></p>
<p>	<span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Stunned at the reality of what was unfolding before me, I closed my mouth and replayed my words. It was true &#8211; I wasn&rsquo;t okay and I wasn&rsquo;t allowing myself to receive that fact. </p>
<p>	I thanked them for their honesty and gave them permission to point out the truth anytime I might be blinded to it. After all, how else will I grow and overcome things if I don&rsquo;t even realize they are hindering me? Then I went home and got brutally honest with myself and with God. Oh how the healing tears flowed! By evening I was feeling stronger both mentally and physically. The difference was as obvious as night and day.</p>
<p>	<strong>It&rsquo;s so easy to stuff our feelings and emotions in a place where we don&rsquo;t see them. Human nature is to ignore them and pretend they don&rsquo;t exist.</strong> The problem with doing that is that our bodies still feel the stress even if our minds refuse to let us process it. Emotions can make you sick &#8211; and in my case that looked like bronchitis, extreme fatigue, and body aches that were mimicking the start of fibromyalgia. (Read the book &ldquo;Deadly Emotions&rdquo; by Dr. Don Colbert for more info on this!)</p>
<p>	As I allowed my emotions to surface, and I felt the intensity of them, the following truths about strength and weakness came to mind.</p>
<p>	<strong>1. It takes Strength to feel your emotions.</strong></p>
<p>	As was mentioned earlier, most people will not feel their emotions. The intensity of them becomes fearful and the truth often too much to bear. Crying, anger and sadness are often looked upon as characteristics of the weak. The truth is that feeling your emotions makes you stronger. It helps you heal and process the circumstances in your life. In your moments of weakness, the God of All Mankind can come in and strengthen you (if you let him). <strong>Feeling your emotions takes strength.</strong></p>
<p>	<strong>2. It takes Strength to be vulnerable with yourself and others.</strong></p>
<p>	All I know is that when I&rsquo;m vulnerable with myself and others, the shackles of stress fall off and my boldness returns; my faith returns; my strength grows. For instance, while overcoming cystic fibrosis, allowing myself to be vulnerable helped my body build up it&rsquo;s immune system and get rid of the bacteria that was keeping me sick. I don&rsquo;t know how it works exactly, all I know is that it did&#8230;and it does. Anytime I&rsquo;m struggling with a cold or infection, I have to stop and ask myself &ldquo;what emotions am I trying to hide right now?&rdquo; As soon as I face them, my body gets stronger and begins to heal faster.</p>
<p>	Try it out on yourself &#8211; prove me wrong! Chances are you&rsquo;ll come away stronger too.</p>
<p>	<strong>3. It takes Strength to admit you are emotionally spent.<br />
	</strong><br />
	Putting on a brave face 24/7 is exhausting! It is! You get stuck in a mind numbing, never ending cycle that wears you down until you are left with hopelessness, fear, and sickness. <strong>A brave face might make you look strong to others, but on the inside you are weak and frail.</strong> It takes far more strength to admit that you need to release your emotions. It takes strength to rise up and say &ldquo;enough is enough!&rdquo;</p>
<p>	Maybe you&rsquo;re in a position of weakness right now and you&rsquo;ve been denying yourself the ability to not be okay. If so, it&rsquo;s alright. <strong>I give you permission to cry. I give you permission to be angry and feel the sadness and pain so you can release it effectively.</strong> If you believe in Jesus Christ, then cry out to him and be honest about your feelings. He loves it when we bear our soul to him (David did it all the time! See the book of Psalms for proof.) Life is a journey, and strength is birthed out of weakness and vulnerability. <br />
	<strong><br />
	It&rsquo;s alright if you&rsquo;re not okay.</strong></span></span></p>
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	<a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-840" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson</strong> dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Your Opinion Matters! <br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">What Are Your Total Health, True Wholeness, and Spiritual Needs So You Can Live Beyond Your Circumstances In 2012? </span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson</span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br />
	Today&rsquo;s newsletter is very different. In fact, since this website was started in February 2011 there has never been an article of this sort. <strong>I&rsquo;m not here to inspire you today&#8230;I&rsquo;m here to listen to YOU!</strong></p>
<p>	Long before this website was a reality, there was a burning passion inside of me to inspire others to live beyond their circumstances and walk confidently in a life of total health and true wholeness. <strong>In my best selling book &ldquo;In Sickness And In Health: Lessons Learned On The Journey From Cystic Fibrosis To Total Health&rdquo; I share strategies on how to overcome fear, speak words of life, make healthy choices with better nutrition, how to walk by faith and practice forgiveness, as well as other important skills that are imperative for a life of true wholeness and total health. </strong>The feedback that has been coming in from readers has both overwhelmed and blessed me. Mark my words &#8211; all glory for that project goes to my God Almighty because it was his healing power that brought me to the point of being able to share this story that he has been writing since the beginning of all time!</p>
<p>	<strong>But here&rsquo;s the thing &#8211; this website is for you. It&rsquo;s not about me &#8211; it&rsquo;s about YOU! <br />
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	So today I ask that you give me your honest feedback on what you would like to see from me in 2012. We have lots of ideas brewing but ultimately your opinion and your needs are what direct the outcome. <strong>Take a few moments and share your opinion in the comments below about the following ideas:</strong></p>
<p>	<strong>#1 &#8211; A Spiritual Cup of Coffee Video Series. </strong>Do you enjoy the weekly video&rsquo;s from A Spiritual Cup of Coffee? If so, what type of topics do you want to learn more about? (What are your spiritual struggles right now?)</p>
<p>	<strong>#2 &#8211; A Spiritual Cup of Coffee 30 Day Ebook Devotional.</strong> Something that we planned on doing was to take the videos and turn them into a 30 day ebook devotional. Is this something that would help you in your spiritual walk? (You&rsquo;d be able to read it via kindle, etc. or print it out as a PDF version.)</p>
<p>	<strong>#3 &#8211; A Total Health Recipe Section. </strong>Do you find it difficult to eat healthy and would a bi-monthly recipe article be of interest to you?</p>
<p>	<strong>#4 &#8211; Updates on whole food nutrition research and how it applies to your life. </strong>As a Juice Plus+ wellness coordinator there is a wealth of information at my finger tips to share with you. Are you looking for top notch information on what doctors and health professionals say about nutrition for you and your family?</p>
<p>	<strong>#5 &#8211; Tuesday Night Calls.</strong> In February we would like to start a 10 week Tuesday Night Call series that would be free, and the recordings would be found on our website. Topics would include:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">3 Keys To Living Beyond Your Circumstances<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Choice To Be Healthy<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Alternative Strategies for Total Health<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">10 Tips for Parents of Special Needs Children<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Walking By Faith<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Overcoming Fear<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">True Wholeness: What It Means and How To Get It<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Friendship And Disease<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Words We Speak<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Constant Faith: How To Help Your Spouse Overcome Sickness
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Is this something you would dial in to listen to? If so, is there something else that you would like to hear?</p>
<p>	<strong>#6 &#8211; Any questions or suggestions that you have!</strong></p>
<p>	I will be checking the comments throughout the next few days and will answer any questions that you have. I&rsquo;m so blessed to know you and to be a part of your life. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me!</p>
<p>	Have a fabulous day and until next time&#8230;be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
	~ Mandy</p>
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	</span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-840" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson</strong> dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Truth About Your Goals<br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">How Your Perception Will Make Or Break Your Success</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson</span></span><br />
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	All week long my ears have been ringing over and over again with one word. Perception. Specifically, how perception applies to my goals and the success of the goals I have for 2012. It all started on New Year&rsquo;s Eve&#8230;</p>
<p>	Yours truly spent several hours bringing in the new year with a different kind of party. A &ldquo;planning party&rdquo; to be exact. Yep, sprawled out on my floor with my marker boards, calendar, journal and colored markers, I said goodbye to 2011 spending time with God and dreaming about all the things I&rsquo;d like to do in 2012 and the years to come. It was the best New Year&rsquo;s Eve I&rsquo;ve had in a long time! (Crazy, I know, but remember &#8211; if you want something different in life, you must be willing to do different things.)</p>
<p>	So, I now have a list of 30 things I&rsquo;d like to do in the next ten years, starting with twelve that I&rsquo;d like to accomplish this year. I even put a picture of it on my phone so I can see them every day and keep moving forward. It&rsquo;s great &#8211; but here&rsquo;s where this pesky little word &ldquo;perception&rdquo; comes in.</p>
<p>	This past Sunday morning I was listening to the Dani Johnson radio show and she said something that rocked my world. <strong>&ldquo;It is time to invade your perception with truth!&rdquo; </strong>During the two hour show, she spent a few moments having us journal about what our perception was in the following areas of our lives:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Finances<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Marriage<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Health<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Clients<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Business Associates<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Family<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">When I was done writing, I was astonished at the words that spilled out of my very own pen. In many areas, my perception was this (vulnerability alert!): <strong>My goals of building a business were going to be hard; people (meaning my clients) weren&rsquo;t going to want to hear from me; and that some of my goals (like becoming a mom) would even be painful before they were successful. </strong></p>
<p>	Wow! That really makes you wanna &ldquo;Get Up and Go!&rdquo; right? Yeah, not so much. BIG wake up call! So I had a little heart to heart, and realized that it certainly was time to invade my own perceptions with truth. Here&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;ve done:</p>
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Every day this week I have told myself (out loud) that the things I need to do are going to be <em><u>easy</u></em>. <br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">I&rsquo;ve spoken more Bible verses over my health, thanked God for the work he is doing in my life, and I&rsquo;ve told myself (out loud) that being healthy and staying healthy is going to be <em><u>easy</u></em>.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">As I&rsquo;m scheduling events and tasks for my book tour and Juice Plus+ business, I remind myself (out loud again) that the tasks I need to do are going to be <em><u>easy</u></em>, and that if I just get one thing done each day, I will be further along than if I wait and do it all at once &ldquo;when I feel like it.&rdquo;
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">So far, I&rsquo;ve been happier, felt better, gotten more done, and even been able to have less stress because I&rsquo;ve been <strong>training my mind to believe that things will be easy instead of hard</strong>. But wait&#8230;</p>
<p>	Before you start to think that I&rsquo;m full of crap and talking about &ldquo;speaking things into existence and manifesting stuff,&rdquo; let me assure you, that the majority of my battle comes from reading God&rsquo;s word every day (it really is the most powerful book on the face of the planet) &#8211; reading it out loud and speaking it over my life; listening to it while I sleep; and also by reading other books and listening to audios that feed my brain with truth instead of lies. Reaching goals takes work &#8211; it can be easy and fun if we choose to make it that way, but it still takes work! It doesn&rsquo;t just happen by wishing it into being (trust me, I&rsquo;ve had that perception in the past and nothing has happened with it). </p>
<p>	<strong>So where is your perception today?</strong> I encourage you to take a few moments and write down your perception in those several areas of your life listed above. Will you be shocked when your pen stops writing? Will you need to invade your perception with some truth too? It&rsquo;s okay if you find that you will. To help you on your path, I highly suggest you listen to Dani&rsquo;s recording about perception (<a href="http://www.danijohnson.com/2012/wishful-thinking-tangible-reality/" target="_blank">click here</a>). </p>
<p>	<strong>The truth about your goals is this: your perception of them will make or break their success.</strong> If you believe that it will be hard to reach your goals, then it will be and you probably won&rsquo;t reach them. But, if you believe that it will be easy and fun, you&rsquo;ll get more done in less time and find that you need more goals to fill up your time with!</p>
<p>	<strong>What perceptions in your life need to be changed, and how are you going to correct them so they reflect the TRUTH?</strong> Take a moment and share your thoughts with us at the bottom of the page.<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Until next time&#8230;be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">~ Mandy</p>
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	</span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-840" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson</strong> dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#008080;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">PR: Cystic Fibrosis Author Coming To Mocha Momma&rsquo;s at the Gateway Mall, Bismarck, ND</span></strong></span></span></span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#000;">Author and Speaker, Mandy B. Anderson, coming to Mocha Momma&#39;s at the Gateway Mall in Bismarck, North Dakota for the book signing of the newly released book</span><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> In Sickness And In Health: Lessons Learned On The Journey From Cystic Fibrosis to Total Health.</span></em></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	If you or a loved one has lived with a life threatening disease, you may have noticed over time life becomes defined by that disease, leaving in its wake dreams, a passion for living, and worst of all, hope.</p>
<p>	Born with Cystic Fibrosis, Mandy B. Anderson lets you peek into her mind as she takes you on her journey to total health and true wholeness.&nbsp; A mind filled with conflict, of a girl not expected to live past ten years old, but with dreams so much bigger.&nbsp; She gives insight, wisdom, and tools learned from her own overcoming to help you live your life and your destiny, despite what your circumstances look like.</p>
<p>	Discover:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
	</span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The key to conquering fear<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Simple steps to break free for a life without limits <br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Choices you can make to live vibrantly <br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">How to step into your destiny&mdash;despite your circumstances<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Strategies for health and wellness
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Here&rsquo;s what people are saying about &ldquo;In Sickness And In Health&rdquo;:</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><br />
	&quot;Encouraging, inspirational, and emotional.&quot; ~ Jandi Theis, RN, Wellness Educator<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;&hellip;as a mom of three children with CF, I found your words to be inspiring and comforting&rdquo; ~ Amy, mother of 3 with CF<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;A must read if you want to break free and live your destiny.&rdquo; ~ Joy<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;This is a very powerful message that spoke to my heart.&nbsp; Thank you.&rdquo; ~ Crystal <br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;A&nbsp;real example of conquering and overcoming wars within ones self!&rdquo; ~ Sarah Volner, mother of daughter with CF<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&quot;Thought provoking, hard-hitting, and honest.&quot; ~ Raychel Chumley, Life &amp; Marriage Coach<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;An easy read that I had a hard time putting down!&rdquo;&nbsp; ~ Tara Caudle PT, DPT<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">&ldquo;If you feel alone, depressed, or unfulfilled then read this book. It will challenge you to make for yourself a better life.&rdquo; ~ Lance M.<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong>The book signing begins at 2:30 PM on January 21st at Mocha Momma&rsquo;s, located at The Gateway Mall 2700 State Street, Bismarck ND. </strong>For more information on the event, email <a href="mailto:contact@mandybanderson.com">contact@mandybanderson.com</a></p>
<p>	To place orders for the book, visit:  <a href="http://mandybanderson.com/sickness-and-health-book">http://mandybanderson.com/sickness-and-health-book</a><br />
	<strong><br />
	About Mandy B. Anderson</strong><br />
	Mandy B. Anderson dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband Nate&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently resides in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</p>
<p>	<strong>Media Contact:</strong><br />
	Mandy B. Anderson<br />
	547 South 7th Street #174<br />
	Bismarck, ND 58504<br />
	Fax: 701-214-6594<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Strawberry Spinach Salad<br />
	<span style="font-size:16px;">Healthy, Easy, Yummy Recipes!</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Many of you know that I was born with cystic fibrosis. Well, the diet of a typical CF patient is not ideal for optimal health. It just isn&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s filled with high calorie, high fat foods all the time. There are pro&rsquo;s and con&rsquo;s to this type of lifestyle. PRO &#8211; I have always been able to eat anything I want to, whenever I want to. CON &#8211; when I used to eat that way it left me feeling sluggish and plagued with migraine headaches two to three times a week. So, about six years ago I started changing my diet and all I know is&#8230;that was the best decision of my life! </p>
<p>	So, as part of my mission to share the gift of health this year, I&rsquo;m revealing some of my favorite recipes right here a few times a month. </p>
<p>	Now, before you think that you can&rsquo;t possibly make what I&rsquo;m going to be sharing, let me assure you of this: I am not a chef. Let me repeat that &#8211; I. Am. Not. A. Chef. Cooking is not something that comes naturally to me; it is something I have had to practice and learn to enjoy. So I promise that I will never share a recipe that is hard or that did not get the approval of at least two people: my husband and myself. Sound like a deal? Great! Let&rsquo;s get cooking&#8230;</p>
<p>	<strong>Strawberry Spinach Salad with Homemade Citrus Dressing</p>
<p>	Dressing:</strong><br />
	2 tablespoons of Olive Oil<br />
	2 tablespoons of Honey<br />
	2 tablespoons of Orange Juice<br />
	1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">In a tightly-covered container, shake all dressing ingredients.</p>
<p>	<strong>Salad:</strong><br />
	2 Kiwifruit, sliced<br />
	1 cup fresh Strawberries<br />
	8 cups ready-to-eat Spinach</p>
<p>	In large salad bowl, place spinach, strawberries and kiwifruit. Shake dressing again to mix ingredients. Pour over salad; toss. Serve immediately.</p>
<p>	Start to finish takes 20 minutes. This will make 4 servings. 1 Serving equals about 190 calories. Enjoy for lunch or add as a side salad to a yummy chicken dinner. May also add poppy seed or walnuts if desired.</p>
<p>	<strong>Do you have a healthy recipe that I might enjoy? Share it in the comments below</strong> and I just might try it and feature it next time we do healthy, easy, yummy recipes!</p>
<p>	Until next time&#8230;be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
	</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">~ Mandy</p>
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	</span></span><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-840" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson</strong> dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:44:57 +0000</pubDate>
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	<span style="font-size:16px;">A Spiritual Cup of Coffee Video Series</span><br />
	<span style="font-size:11px;">By: Mandy B. Anderson</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">It&rsquo;s 2012 and you have goals, lots of goals. But how do you prepare your mind for action so you can accomplish them? God gives us some insight on this in 1 Peter 1:13. Here&rsquo;s what he says&#8230;</p>
<p>	&ldquo;So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that&rsquo;s coming when Jesus arrives. Don&rsquo;t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn&rsquo;t know any better then; you do now.&rdquo; (The Message)</p>
<p>	So roll up your sleeves&#8230;that seems easy, right? Seems like an actionable thing to do. But what about not slipping back into evil grooves? Maybe you never realized that you had some &ldquo;evil grooves&rdquo; in your past. According to the dictionary, the word &ldquo;evil&rdquo; means&#8230;<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">harmful<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">wicked<br />
		</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">not in high esteem<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">So evil in our lives today would look like&#8230;<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">old habits of too much TV<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">laziness<br />
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<li><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">negative, toxic thoughts<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">About this time last year, I had a game plan. Every day I would listen to an hour long audio of personal or business growth information. One week I listened on how to pay off debt, the next I learned how to have better customer service, the week after that I listened to spiritual growth audios, and the week after that I learned how to build my website and a business online. It was amazing. That month &#8211; January 2011 &#8211; my business was growing, my self confidence was rising and I seemed unstoppable!</p>
<p>	But then I got sick with a cold, and the limiting, toxic thoughts creeped back in. I stopped doing the things that I had done in January, and by March my sales had dropped and my self-confidence was slipping too. I had stopped preparing my mind for action and it showed in every area of my life.</p>
<p>	Have you stopped preparing your mind for action too? Maybe you&rsquo;ve never started. It&rsquo;s okay &#8211; just like God says &#8211; &ldquo;You didn&rsquo;t know any better then; you do now.&rdquo;</p>
<p>	So how do you prepare your mind for action in 2012?<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Read God&rsquo;s word &#8211; the Bible &#8211; cover to cover<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal things to you that you didn&rsquo;t know<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Listen to audios and watch videos on spiritual growth, business growth, and personal growth that will help you live beyond your circumstances!<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Just one hour a day will help you overcome your obstacles&#8230;including cystic fibrosis and other sicknesses. </p>
<p>	You CAN do this. You were put on this earth for a specific purpose and God is telling you today to prepare your mind for action. You don&rsquo;t have to go it alone &#8211; he&rsquo;s here to help you. Not sure where to start? Spend some more time in God&rsquo;s word and even watch more episodes of <a href="http://mandybanderson.com/spiritual-cup-coffee-video-series" target="_blank">A Spiritual Cup of Coffee</a> to jump start your journey.</p>
<p>	I believe in you, and I&rsquo;m here to help you on your path!</p>
<p>	Leave a comment below and share with us how this has had an impact on you today; then remember to share this with a friend. You never know who might need this encouragement!</p>
<p>	Until next time&#8230;be blessed, be healthy, and be inspired!<br />
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">~Mandy</p>
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<p><a href="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small.jpg"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-840" height="150" src="http://mandybanderson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT-small-150x150.jpg" title="0004_0236_MandyAnderson_3.18.11_CT - small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;"><strong>Mandy B. Anderson</strong> dreamed of becoming a professional singer, despite being born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a disease that severely limited the very breath she needed to sing. Overcoming statistics of an early death, a fire that destroyed her and her husband&rsquo;s home, and the limits of her own mind, Mandy has become a sought after inspirational speaker, coach, author and singer who has written and produced multiple songs. She currently lives in North Dakota with her husband, Nate and their dog, Ajah.<br />
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