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ABOVE RUBIES NEWSLETTER, #4 2007
Dear Sweet mother,
 
May the blessings of the Lord fill your home, the blessings of love, laughter, joy and peace.
 

TEXAS RETREAT

Last weekend we enjoyed a wonderful Above Rubies retreat in Texas with nearly 200 ladies. Pearl and Meadow came to sing and blessed all the women. Meadow sings like a nightingale.

There was not a dry eye as they sang the most beautiful song Pearl wrote last week about a daughter and her daddy.  I’ll have to let you in on the words.

 
VERY FIRST WORD
 
You are asked me, Where has your little girl gone,
Oh where could your little girl be?
How I am I standing here looking so grown
When yesterday I was just three?
 
I hardly sit on your lap any more,
I’m losing my childish ways,
I know some things may be different now,
But some things will always remain…
 
CHORUS
You were my very fist word, Daddy!
Your arms are the safest place on earth, Daddy!
I can always run to you and you’ll be there,
You were my very first dance, Daddy!
You’d twirl me around and we’d laugh, Daddy!
You were my very first word.
 
You joke about the coming years
When you’ll be chasing the young men away,
You tease I can marry when I’m thrity-two,
And not a minute before that day!
 
But I’ve heard you pray God will watch over me,
That He’ll keep me and help me stay pure.
So I’ll turn to Him when I’m looking for answers
But some things I know for sure…
 
CHORUS
You were my very first song, Daddy!
It’s a tune that I still like to hum, Daddy!
I can always run to you and you’ll be there.
You heard my very first prayer, Daddy!
You showed me the way that God cares, Daddy!
You were my very first word.
Daddy!
 

After Serene and Pearl (or Pearl and Meadow) sing at the retreats, the women are desperate for their CD’s. This time, they didn’t ask for this song to be on the next CD. They were demanding it!

 

NO. 70 ABOVE RUBIES

If you live in America, you will have received your new Above Rubies, #70 by now. I know that you will have been blessed and inspired by this issue.

 

SHORT-CHANGED!

By the way, if you are on the Mailing List to receive eight or ten copies, you will have only received six copies this time. The reason is that this issue of Above Rubies was printed on slightly heavier paper and we could only fit six magazines in the package to be accepted as bulk rate.

However, we don’t want you to miss out. If you have already given out all your magazines, you are welcome to call, email or write for more. Please state how many you need and don’t forget to write your mailing address. If you are emailing, please put MORE ABOVE RUBIES in the subject heading. Email: NANCY

Our vision is to get Above Rubies to every home in the nation. You can help by sharing them with your friends, neighbors and church families. I like to carry a few Above Rubies in a plastic bag (so they don’t get tattered and torn) in my handbag wherever I go. I never fail to meet people who are always blessed to receive them. One of my favorite places to share them is in supermarkets.

 

OUR CHILDREN HAVE ARRIVED!

We have now embarked on a new venture in life. After raising our children and being blessed with 34 grandchildren (our oldest grand-daughter is now 20 years), we have started again! On the 26 March Colin brought home three of our four children from Liberia, West Africa. Psalm, Sapphire and John are all 16 years. They are settling in well and are delightful children. Of course, they have lots of things to learn about living in a family which gives us many challenges.  But that is how God planned for children to be trained and nurtured—in a family!

Mercy (14 years) is hopefully coming soon. Just before Colin left for Liberia, we heard that her adoption had been dissolved. We felt very sad for her and decided to embrace her into our family too.

 

SERENE’S NEW BABY ARRIVED 28 MARCH!

Monday evening we had a big welcome gathering at the airport to welcome John, Psalm and Sapphire. Tuesday night Serene started to bleed and Sam rushed her to the Dickson hospital. She was only 33 weeks! They were not able to find out why she was bleeding and so she was taken by ambulance to the Women’s Centennial hospital in Nashville. Before they could start further ultra sounds Wednesday morning she was really in labor and there was no stopping (she had already been on bed rest for a couple of weeks and had had two false alarms).

Colin dropped me at the hospital while he took the new children shopping. God was good to us. Although we were in a high-risk hospital, we ended up having the most beautiful natural birth, just as if we were at home. Serene’s midwife, Heather, was present, plus her husband Sam and her two oldest daughters from Liberia (Selah and Kula), and myself. Serene was able to labor restfully. The two nurses left us on our own for most of the time and we all enjoyed the birth as we would at home.

She had a beautiful natural birth as Serene usually does, with long periods of rest between contractions right up until the end (this is how she births). The head came before the doctor even arrived. Amongst all the mothers at the NICU, Serene was the only one who didn’t have to have a c-section. She felt very blessed.

Although a premature baby, he weighed 5 lbs. 11oz (I think (he would have been a big ten plus pounds at full term). He was healthy, but of course was whisked immediately away to be put on oxygen and everything else he needed. He was in the intensive care unit for over two weeks but I was able to bring them home on Friday 13th. He is doing well.

We still do not know why he wanted to come early, although we think it was because Serene was exercising too much. Those of you who know her, know that she never does anything by halves! Each day she walked for an hour, but not normal walking. She walked up steep hills and the hill by her home is nearly vertical! I think she has learned her lesson and will be more moderate next time!

They have named the baby, Shepherd Colin, after Serene’s grandfather and her father. Her grandfather in New Zealand is a shepherd of sheep (and was the world’s fastest shearer in the world in his younger days) and after my husband, Colin,  who is a shepherd of people. Shepherd is now their eleventh child, although their fifth biologically. He is a little brother to Selah, Kula, Jabin, Isaiah, Arden, Chalice, Cherish, Cedar, Engedi and Vision.

Selah and Kula held the fort while Serene was in the hospital. They are amazing girls. They keep the home spic and span, cook all the meals and carefully watch over the younger children. Selah is like a second mother to little Vision and he sleeps with her every night. She even potty trained him for Serene.

 

EVANGELINE’S BABY HAS ARRIVED TOO!

Evangeline gave birth to her baby on Thursday morning, 19 April. She had a very quick and wonderful birth! She is already bursting with energy. I popped over to her home today (23rd) and she had cultured two gallon jars of vegetables, made her butter, had the supper on and had other nuts and foods soaking and preparing! Wow! How do I get her to rest?

We are still waiting for a name for this beautiful little girl. She is a sister to Zadok, Sharar, Rashida, Crusoe, Jireh, Arrow, Tiveria and Sahara.

 

A MINI ABOVE RUBIES SEMINAR IN YOUR HOME

Maybe you have longed to attend an Above Rubies retreat, but you have never been able to make it or they have been too far away from you. You now have the opportunity to have a mini Above Rubies seminar in your home or church. A series of four messages, RECLAIMING GODS’ PLAN FOR WOMEN , which I shared in Pensacola last fall were filmed and are now available on DVD for you.

You may like to invite some women into your home or your church to have a day seminar. Or you could make it a weekly event for a month. Invite women into your home to watch one message on DVD, then have a pot-luck meal together to fellowship with one another and discuss and talk about the message. You could do this for four weeks to hear the four messages.

Wow! For only $30.00 you could influence and bless so many women! What an opportunity.

You can order these four DVD’s from Above Rubies by sending a check,

going to the Above Rubies shop on the new Above Rubies web page: RECLAIMING GOD'S PLAN FOR WOMEN

or you can call to order by credit card at 1 877 729 9861 only between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm M-F, central time

Overseas readers can order by International PayPal.

 

TOLL FREE NUMBER

 Don’t forget that Above Rubies now has a toll free number – 1 877 729 9861. Call only between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm central time.  

STORIES FOR NEW MAGAZINE

I must now start editing the new edition of Above Rubies. If you have a special testimony that you know would bless many women, you are welcome to email it to me. Please type only one space between sentences (this is most important) and send it by attachment to NANCY

Also give the following information:

            Your husband’s name

            The names and ages of your children        

            The city, state and country in which you live

 

NURSING STORIES

I would love to do a feature on NURSING STORES, especially the different names that you or your little ones have called the breast. There are lots of cute names and stories. I’ll look forward to hearing them. Put NURSING STORES in the Subject Heading.

 

 SPANISH ARTICLES

We have a number of Above Rubies articles and devotions translated into Spanish. If you speak Spanish, or you have friends who speak Spanish, and you would like to share articles with them, you can:

1)     Contact me at NANCY and put SPANISH ARTICLES in the Subject Heading. Or…

2)     Write to Above Rubies and enclose a SASE.

These are the following articles that we have available for you:

Articles from Above Rubies:

TRAINING CHILDREN TO WORK by Karen Fehr, Canada.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 61.

A FRESS APPROACH TO HOMESCHOOLING by Pat Wesolowski.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 61

FIVE COATS by Hannah Babiak.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

MEET THE ARNDT FAMILY (The beautiful story of this family of 14 children!)            

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

WOLRD MISSIONS AT MY TABLE by Kimberly Eddy.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

IDEAS AND PROJECTS FOR YOUR CHILDREN by Victoria Purdue, Australia.

            Translated from Above Rubies # 64.

Devotions:

THE SECRET OF GOD (Enjoying the presence of God in your home) by Nancy Campbell

THE WARMTH OF A SMILE by Nancy Campbell

TOWN AND COUNTRY by Nancy Campbell

TRABAJO BIEN HECHO by Nancy Campbell (I haven’t a clue what this title is  in English!)

Other Articles:

The following articles that I have writen have also been translated into Spanish, but I don’t know their English translations:

LAS HIJAS DE SARA

PROMESAS PARA NUESTROS HIJOS

EL VALOR  DE LA VIDA SEGÚN DIOS

COMO FUNCIONAN LAS VACUNAS

 

NEW CONTACT FOR RED PALM OIL

Unfortunately, the contact for the Red Palm Oil which was advertised in Above Rubies # 66 is no longer in service. However, you can order your palm oil from:

CHARITY CALLIS, www.thehomegrownfamily.com

Toll Free 1 (877) 841-2861

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COCONUT OIL

You can also purchase coconut oil and associated products from Charity. By the way, here is a most delicious chocolate recipe from Charity. I have tried it and it’s wonderful.

SUPER (healthy) Coconut Almond Fudge

1/2  c.  virgin organic coconut oil*

1/2  c.  coconut cream concentrate*

3/4 c.  carob powder

1/4 c.  raw almond butter

1/4 c.  raw honey (Sage is our favorite)

1    T.  vanilla

Place all ingredients in a glass container and set in simmering water

until melted if needed.  Mix together well.  Spread thick paste mixture

on a piece of buttered parchment paper or 8x8 pan; allow to cool in

refrigerator or freezer.  Remove and serve immediately.

*Ingredients available at www.TheHomeGrownFamily.com

Love from The Callis Family

Brian & Charity and children, Jimella, Eden, Philip, David, Mark, Abigail,

Meorah, Merry, Titus & Hope.

 

ERGO BABY CARRIER

You can also purchase the Ergo Baby Carrier from Charity. You will remember Serene wrote about the Ergo in Above Rubies # 64.You can do all your shopping at the same time.

 

BREASTMILK FOR AFRICAN BABIES

From Anita Jessup, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

I found this website and thought it might interest some of the readers.

http://www.breastmilkproject.org/

 

CANADIAN CORRECTION

Marie Ferreira now receives the new subscriptions for Above Rubies for Canada. Her address is incorrect in the latest magazine. Here is her correct address:

C34 - 3545 E 43rd Ave, Vancouver, BC V5R 5X5

Or you can email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

HOUSE BURNED DOWN

At the beginning of this month, Colin and I and the children drove to Wisconsin to speak at the annual Above Rubies Family Camp. It was a wonderful camp, meeting new families and enjoying fellowship with families who come year after year. It certainly is a special annual event.

A mother was with us this year who has adopted 19 children—and has just found out that she is expecting her first biological child! How amazing. They said she could never have children. We were excited to hear about this. But just after the retreat we received the news that their house burned down. They got out of the house in two minutes with only their pajamas on. Their greatest need is prayer but if God touches your heart to help them in any way, you can mail things to their church:

Oakhill Baptist Church, Hwy 169 S, Humboldt, IA 50548
Or contact Lynn who can forward the NEEDS LIST
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TRIPLETS FOR ADOPTION

Diana Bramble writes:
We have just been notified about healthy newborn TRIPLETS in Guatemala that need to be placed. The Guatemala program is rocky right now, and triplet girls would be an extremely expensive adoption. It would take a very special family to take these children, but I am asking you to help get word out.
 
There is no way that this birth mother could afford to keep three babies, and we want to do everything we can to help keep these children together. I am happy to answer questions at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

Many blessings and love from

NANCY CAMPBELL

 




ABOVE RUBIES NEWSLETTER, No. 01, 2007

Newsletter No. 1, published Feb 4, 2007 

Dear precious Above Rubies readers,

Happy New Year to you! And yet it is already February. I cannot believe where this year is going.

At the beginning of this year I returned to New Zealand for 10 days to visit my dear 90 year old father. It was such a joy to spend some time with him.

I arrived home to an overload of work and  to prepare the new edition of Above Rubies, #70, which I have nearly completed. We are now working on the design and hope to send it out to you in America at the end of this month.

I still haven’t decided on the front cover. I think I need to look at a few more pictures before I decide. That means you can be part of it! If you have a special picture—of your baby, your children, father and child, mother and child or anything to do with family—why don’t you email it to me?

The picture must be vertical. It must be very sharp and clear and good quality. It also must have something special about it.

Email it to me at no less than 300 dpi (dots per inch). This is necessary to get the quality. Email it to me as an attachment

There are certain factors that I have to take into consideration for a front cover, so please don’t be offended if I do not choose your picture.  But also, please  don’t hesitate to send whatever you think may be good. Every picture of babies and children are delightful and I love to see every one. I also love to have them on file for the right time to choose. Then again, you may just have the one I am looking for for this front cover.

Send them immediately. Thanks so much.

DESPERATE NEED FOR TENNESSEE ADOPTION – URGENT SITUATION!

PLEASE READ IN CASE YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP!

I received a call from Heather telling me this most concerning situation. Maybe you know someone who can help. We have to do something to save this little boy from this terrible situation.

“We have an adorable four year old foster boy who needs to be adopted. His adoption worker told us on Monday that she found a home for him with two GAY men. She said she has done six GAY adoptions in the last 2 1/2 years. The reason is that his siblings are being adopted by a family in Tennessee and these men are from Tennessee. There are several families wanting to adopt Johnny and she has made up her mind. I thought, Okay, perhaps we can find him a family in TENNESSEE who has already had their home study completed. Please pass this on for people to pray and to find anyone who  knows a family in TENNESSEE! This family will have to have already completed their homestudy.

Please contact Heather Dowell, Olalla, Washington.

Ph: 253-857-3384

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FOR SERENE’S FANS

“My daughter uses Serene's recipe book, REJUVENATE YOUR LIFE, RECIPES FOR ENERGY all the time, but often chuckles at the 'unique'  measurements Serene uses.  We have had many a laugh at the stories that Serene includes, especially about tasty treats disappearing from her dehydrator, (when nobody but her can reach the dehydrator).  We just love how Serene's beautiful personality comes through in her explanations.  All these things prompted my daughter, Rachel to write this poem.

An Ode to Rejuvenation Recipes

 

Oh how much is a taddle, a dabble or a dash?

And please can you show me what is a good splash?

How do you dash a dabble and give a tender tossle?

What size is a large lemon, I've had one that's colossal?

 

Oh why do you drown eggplant with vinegar in a bowl;

And to get those small handfuls, do you use your daughter's doll?

Of making 'FAT BOY' I despair because my hand is thin,

To cure thieving fingers wear upon your nose a clothes pin.

 

Oh I love the zesty zing and the lemony lick taste.

Your 'Berry Crunch Cheese Cake' I have never let waste.

Thanks for the DVD you've spent time to produce,

In answering these questions I'm sure it'll be of use.

 

Love from ALI COOMBE

Melbourne, Australia

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HUSBAND/CHILDREN ENCOURAGEMENT

I know that you were blessed by these wonderful encouragements in the last issue of Above Rubies, # 69. I promised in my last newsletter that I would send out more of these wonderful encouragements that I received—far too many to print in Above Rubies. However, I now realize that there are still too many for this newsletter, or even the next newsletter. I am thinking now that I will put them all in a book to make available for you. That is my plan. In fact, I would love to have them ready for you to be advertised in this issue of Above Rubies? Can I do it? Why do I always give myself such deadlines? Why do I always give myself so much work? But I would love to do this for you so I’ll see how I go.

Actually, this newsletter will be shorter than usual as I want to send it out tonight, to let you know about the cover photo, and also about the little boy needing a proper family in Tennessee.

RED PALM OIL FOR AUSTRALIAN READERS

”The red palm oil featured in Above Rubies, #66 is available in Australia. 

It is imported by Sierra Afrique International, 219 Burwood Rd, Belmore, NSW, Ph: 02 97033973. 

It is also available in Tasmania at Culture 2 Culture, Elizabeth St, Launceston, Tasmania, for around AU $23 a litre.  


HANNAH RUBENACH

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IS YOUR HOME FILLED WITH CHEMICALS?

“I looked on your website, and noticed that you touched upon the nutrition side of health. You are missing one huge area of health that many people often forget--household chemicals. I have attached some very important and interesting studies that have been done (article below). I am trying to get the word out as much as possible about how household products can cause many health problems.”


STEFANI SELLERS


Phone/Fax: 210-595-6658

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Create a Safer and Healthy Home

by Dr. Joyce M. Woods

Begin by thinking of your home as a toxic waste dump. The average home today contains 62 toxic chemicals - more than a chemistry lab at the turn of the century. More than 72,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II. Less than 2% of synthetic chemicals have been tested for toxicity, mutagenic and carcinogenic effects, or birth defects. The majority of chemicals have never been tested for long-term effects.

a.    An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air.

b.    Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air.

c.    CMHC reports that houses today are so energy efficient that "out-gassing" of chemicals has no where to go, so it builds up inside the home.

d.    We spend 90% of our time indoors, and 65% of that time at home. Moms, infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.

e.    National Cancer Association released results of a 15-year study concluding that women who work in the home are at a 54% higher risk of developing cancer than women who work outside the home.

f.    Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.

g.    Cancer is the Number ONE cause of death for children.

h.    There has been a 26% increase in breast cancer since 1982. Breast cancer is the Number ONE killer of women between the ages of 35 and 54. Primary suspects are laundry detergents, household cleaners and pesticides.

i.    There has been a call from the U.S./Canadian Commission to ban bleach in North America. Bleach is being linked to the rising rates of breast cancer in women, reproductive problems in men and learning and behavioral problems in children.

j.    Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and absorption. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day.

k.    There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household cleaners are the Number ONE cause of poisoning of children.

l.    Since 1980, asthma has increased by 600%. The Canadian Lung Association and the Asthma Society of Canada identify common household cleaners and cosmetics as triggers.

m.    ADD/ADHD are epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds.

n.    Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all types of headaches.

o.    Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they protect big business. The New York Poison Control Center reports that 85% of product warning labels were either inadequate or incorrect for identifying a poison, and for first aid instructions.

p.    Formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, toluene, xylene are found in common household cleaners, cosmetics, beverages, fabrics and cigarette smoke. These chemicals are cancer causing and toxic to the immune system.

q.    Chemicals are attracted to, and stored in fatty tissue. The brain is a prime target for these destructive organics because of its high fat content and very rich blood supply.

r.    The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has found more than 2500 chemicals in cosmetics that are toxic, cause tumors, reproductive complications, biological mutations and skin and eye irritations.

s.    Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, circulatory disorders, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and hormonal problems are diseases commonly related to chemical exposure.

t.    Pesticides only have to include active ingredients on the labels, even though the inert (inactive) ingredients may account for 99%, many of which are toxic and poisons.

There are solutions, alternatives and ways that we can make a difference. Get more info today and we can share with you our mission, our belief and help you make a difference in your life. Health and Wealth.

SOME CANCER FOODS

Sent in by one of our Chinese Above Rubies readers.

INSTANT NOODLES

Dear instant noodle lovers, Make sure you break for at least three days after one session of instant noodles before you eat your next packet! Please read the info shared to me by a doctor. My family stopped eating instant noodles more than five years ago after hearing about wax coating the noodles - the wax is not just in the Styrofoam containers but it coats the noodles. This is why the instant noodles do not stick to each other when cooking.

There was an SBC (now TCS) actor some years ago, who at a busy time of his career had no time to cook, resorted to eating instant noodles everyday. He got cancer later on. His doctor told him about the wax in instant noodles. The doctor told him that our body will need up to 2 days to clear the wax. There was also an SIA steward who after moving out from his mother's house into his own house, did not cook but ate instant noodles almost every meal. He had cancer, and has since died from it. Nowadays the instant noodles are referred as " cancer noodles ".

PORK AWARENESS

Try this and see whether the pork you bought has worms. If you pour Coke (yes, the soda) on a slab of pork, wait a little while, you will SEE WORMS crawl out of it.

A message  from the Health Corporation of Singapore about the bad effects of pork consumption. Pig's bodies contain MANY TOXINS, WORM and LATENT DISEASES. Although some of these infestations are harboured in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far MORE PREDISPOSED to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because PIGS like to SCAVENGE and will  eat ANY kind of food, INCLUDING dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses,  excreta including their own, garbage, and other pigs.

INFLUENZA (flu) is  one of the MOST famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harboured in the LUNGS of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and human in the cooler months.

Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who EAT pork sausage tend to SUFFER MORE during EPIDEMICS of INFLUENZA. Pig meat contains EXCESSIVE quantities of HISTAMINE and IMIDAZOLE compounds, which can lead to  ITCHING and INFLAMMATION; GROWTH HORMONE which PROMOTES INFLAMMATION and  growth; sulphur containing mesenchymal mucus which leads to SWELLING and  deposits of MUCUS in tendons and cartilage, resulting in ATHRITIS, RHEUMATISM,  etc.

Sulphur helps cause FIRM human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human

cartilage. Eating pork can also lead to GALLSTONES and OBESITY, probably due  to its HIGH CHOLESTEROL and SATURATED FAT content. The pig is the MAIN CARRIER of the TAENIE SOLIUM WORM, which is found in its flesh. These  tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and Canada has RICHINOSIS from eating trichina worms, which are found in pork. Many people have NO SYMPTOMS to warm them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are NOT noticed during meat inspections.

SHAMPOO

Check  your shampoo. Change before it's too late... Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see they have a substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or simply SLS. This substance is found in most shampoos; manufacturers use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is cheap. BUT the fact is, SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is very strong! It is also proven that it can cause cancer in the long run.

Shampoos that contains SLS: Vo5, Palmolive, Paul Mitchell, L'Oreal, the new Hemp Shampoo from Body Shop etc. contain this substance. The first ingredient listed (which means it is the single most prevalent ingredient) in Clairol's Herbal Essences is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Therefore, I called one company, and I told them their product  contains a substance that will cause people to have cancer. They said, Yeah we  knew about it but there is nothing we can do about it because we need  that substance to produce foam. By the way Colgate toothpaste also contains the same substance to produce the "bubbles". They said they are going  to send me some information.

All for now. Hopefully you won’t have to wait too long for you next Above Rubies.

Love from NANCY CAMPBELL

 

 




You Are A Life Giver!
God is the originator of life. He loves life. It is precious to Him. And wonder of wonders, He has given to us women the awesome privilege to conceive life, to nurture it in our womb and birth it into the world. A new life! It is a life that is not only destined for this world, but also for eternity. What joy! Oh yes, I’ll admit it takes sacrifice, but it is the most powerful thing that we can do as a woman. Everything else we spend our time on in this world will one day be left behind, but if we lead our children to know Jesus, we’ll take them into heaven with us as well as the future dynasties that follow. To bring life into the world is not something we do today and it is gone tomorrow – it is a forever work. Even if a little child leaves this earth before we are ready for them to go, we will have them forever in eternity. And eternity is the real world!


Help! What Should I Feed Our Children?

One morning you open your front door to get the newspaper and stumble over a beautifully wrapped package. In amazement you open this gift and find nestled inside a pure, white bunny. Around its neck is a little note that reads… “This is a special gift from heaven for you. I want you to take care of it for me. I trust you to make sure it grows big and strong. From your heavenly Father.” Wow! After receiving this gift, I’m sure you’d be off to the library to research the best food to feed your bunny.




An Age Old Tradition

Those of you who have received Above Rubies for awhile know that I love eating raw foods and encouraging you to include lots of them in your family’s diet too.

I am always searching for new ways to boost the enzyme pool in my family as enzymes are our true measure of age and health. Well… I have just learned a way of preparing raw foods that greatly multiplies the enzymes and throws in naturally occurring probiotics to boot. This stuff is amazing and it is dirt cheap, as cheap as a few cabbage leaves.




Nothing But The Best

Chubby little fingers longingly grasp at everything resembling food. Eager eyes stare longingly at the colorful plates set around the dinner table. My sweet babe is now a bonny nine-month-old and is ripe and ready for the new adventure of solid food. I didn’t want to usher in this stage prematurely and watched carefully the telltale signs revealing his true readiness, and not my own agenda. I would have waited a year if my baby was not ready but I could tell his interest in other food was beyond the normal “grab everything stuff it in your mouth stage”.

As many readers may know by now, I am a fervent believer in eating as much raw and living food as possible. This is how we feed our living cells with live and power-packed nutrition instead of dead, degraded slop.




Our Daily Bread

It has now been three years since our family of six children have been to the doctor for an illness or have had to take antiobiotics. How has this happened?

Three years ago God began to speak to me about the Above Rubies woman from Proverbs 31:27, "She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness." I almost laughed at that statement, "the bread of idleness". Who could be idle with six children, home schooling, household tasks, serving my husband and running a home business! There never seemed to be an idle moment in our home. But a further study of this verse opened my heart to new understanding. The words, "looketh well" come from a Hebrew word meaning, "to lean forward, to peer into the distance, to keep the watch." The wise woman looks ahead to see what lasting effect today's activities may have on her future and the future of her family. As she peers into the distance she considers the future and outcome of her children. She trains them accordingly. She does not worry about tomorrow but plans her steps as she observes and waits on the Lord's direction.




Have You Tried Tofu?

Throughout the years of raising our six children, I have sought to keep them on a basically healthy lifestyle. I have never used white sugar or white flour. I ground my wheat and made my own whole grain bread. We rarely used packaged goods and kept to home-made fresh foods. However, living in the dairy country of New Zealand and then Australia, we still ate meat and a high percentage of dairy products. I was still ignorant of the affects of these foods upon the body.




Quick and easy to prepare recipes

The following recipes are all quick and easy to prepare.




Non-dairy Creams

A Few NON-DAIRY CREAM Recipes for your enjoyment:

 

TOFU WHIPPED CREAM

2 cups tofu

4 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup honey

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup oil (I find that canola is the best for this cream as the flavour is not too strong)

Rinse tofu, drain and crumble. Blend all ingredients on high in blender until smooth, stopping blender 2 -3 times to stir content. Keep refrigerated.

 





Why Vegan Recipes?

The recipes that you will find here are all Vegan. That means they have no meat or dairy products. Now just a minute. Don't turn off. You'll find some great recipes here. Plus, I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat meat. I don't have a Biblical premise for saying that. The only warning the Bible has about meats is that we should eat the clean meats, fish and fowl. Even then, you are not under law, and you can eat what you like. However, I believe that God didn't give health laws just for the sake of it. I believe that if we keep to God's dietary laws and eat only the clean meats and fish, we will save ourselves from diseases and will have His protection. God, who created the animals, knows which are the safest for us to eat.




The Shabbat Meal

Isaiah 58:13, “Call the Sabbath a DELIGHT.”

Years ago I read a book of the history of the Jews. In this book, a Jewish man stated that the whole of the week revolved around Shabbat. They would start anticipating it during the middle of the week leading up to it, and then ponder on the joy of it for the next few days until it was time to lead up to it again. When I first read that, I thought it was rather “over the top”! However, now that we celebrate the Shabbat meal ourselves, it has become my own experience.

This is a reprint of a Devotional I wrote a while ago. You may read it by clicking the title below

The Shabbat Meal 

 




Non-dairy Cheese Recipes

Although cheese is advocated as a wonderful protein food, it is actually not a good food to eat at all, apart from the fact that it has no fibre. If you or your children have problems with constipation, it would be advantageous to eliminate cheese from your diet. Here's a few other negatives about dairy cheese:





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