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Two things happened on the beach that day

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Two things happened on the beach that day. Sometimes the little things are the Big Things . Sunshine on my shoulders.  Oh how things change. I remember the days of sunning at the beach and staying out there for hours.  Of course, I did ridiculous stuff like only wearing Level 4 Sunscreen when I was younger.  Sometimes no sunscreen if I was tanning in the backyard with baby oil.  Really?  It was the 80's y'all - everyone was doing it! Still was so dumb though.  So as an adult I did become smarter about using higher strength sunscreen.  I used 30 SPF at least and sometimes higher. Since my PSa diagnosis and reading about Psoriasis you see so much conflicting information about sunning.  I have read - "Do not get burned - it will give you a flare - your body's immune system will attack" "Do get some sun - it's good for your skin" "Sun gives you Vitamin D - go outside" I could go on - but you have probably read some of the same a...
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"These are a few of my Favorite Things" Royal Hojari Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) - imported from Oman  (I ordered from Amazon) So, these little nuggets are very precious.  No wonder the Kings carried it to baby Jesus.  But let me tell you what I like about them the most - the relaxation properties they have when you diffuse them.  Difusse this before bed in your home and you will sleep like a baby.  The best sleep ever.  It also has a great scent - I put a piece of the resin in with coconut or olive oil and dab a little on before bed if I am really stressed or in pain.  Do your own research and you will find many ways to use this resin from the Boswellia tree.  You can burn the resin and it has disinfecting properties when you do so.  I have tried that and it smells nice.  I would not burn this in my home as it smokes very badly.  I tried it on my porch.  I am excited to learn about new ways to use Frankincense an...
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TAKE CARE OF YOU - YES, I AM TALKING TO YOU! This may sound odd, but I think it took getting the final diagnosis of Psoriatic Arthritis to realize that  occasionally it is okay to have a little "treat yourself" moment.  Also, it is okay to admit that you are not okay.  If those two sentences caught your attention, well then you might should keep reading . . .  My drive to work can take a while.  I only live about six miles from the office, but a morning commute can take 45 minutes.  So I have time to slow down and think.   I'm not going anywhere real fast.  I'm not multi-tasking.  It's just me, a car and some music . . . and some time with Jesus.   Recently while being stuck in traffic, I had one of those God wink moments.  It was injection day - what a difference a shot can make y'all! So I sort of have an incentive plan for injection day.  To take away my anxiety,  I remind myself that on injection...
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I hit a wall and had to march around it!

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I hit a wall. Literally a wall. I had to march around it.   I got nothing.  I read your cry in pain, saw newcomers to the disease.  Could offer some words of encouragement - but I just did not have any to give you.  I was ashamed of myself - I had stated from the beginning of my diagnosis that I would reach out to those hurting and experiencing this disease and offer all the encouragement I could muster up to give them. You see my PSa friends, I have a real heart for your journey.  I want to offer encouragement.  But at  times nothing comes to me to offer you. So I just quietly said a prayer for you when I read your posts in the support groups.   Until today - it came to me what I think someone out there needs to read. God puts you in a circumstance sometimes so that He has a chance to show you something powerful. Yep - I said it.  Struggled with that one.  But I know first hand that the diagnosis of PSa for me has been a...
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HOME MADE PRODUCTS For help with Psoriasis on Skin and cleaning with products that will not hurt your skin! So, here we go - my experiments went well.  I was not very optimistic about a household cleaner that was 90% water cleaning really well - but it did.  I was not so sure that a homemade body wash could be so simple to make and work so well, without irritating my skin.   Since I was pleasantly shocked - I tried homemade furniture polish and laundry detergent.  Some nights my kitchen table looks like a science project with little bottles of oils and amber colored containers.  I thought it would be a lot of trouble - but it is so easy and I hope you will try it.  It is so nice to use products to clean with that do not irritate my skin on my hands.  Or laundry detergent that really cleans and will not irritate my skin.  So take a look at the recipes below, do some research on your own and if you learn something - please share i...
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My ONE defense!

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On my drive home today there was a story on a local radio station about how a father just did not know what to do with his daughter that was constantly chanting cheers.  She was always practicing.  Always jumping.  It was always READY, SET, GO!  I had to laugh - then I had one of those Jesus moments. A few weeks ago I was pondering the thought - what wins a game - defense or offense?  Now - you need to know that I do not know much about defense or offense in any game.  Just enough to be a spectator that cheers them on when winning and yells out a good "come on now, get in the game - you can do it!" when my team is losing.    However, I was a cheerleader growing up and one cheer stands out in my Mind - DEFENSE DEFENSE (CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP)  So when I heard this conversation on the radio it snagged my attention and reminded me of my defense or offense thought.  You see I was not really thinking about sports.  I was th...
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I missed the PEACE Every year for Christmas my children would ask me what I wanted,   I would state very clearly "Peace on Earth."  Then I would follow it with "at least in my own house".  Please don't judge us - if you have a Christmas morning that landed on a Sunday, went to church and three family gatherings . . . you know exactly what I am talking about.  Mercy!   I needed a little bit of peace. I kept asking for Peace.  FOR YEARS!  Years later, my son and daughter-in-law gave me a coat for Christmas and I was so excited - it was a pretty coat.  But they looked at me and said "Look at the box!"  In huge letters on the box was a painting of a dove and the words PEACE.  Well done.  I totally missed peace written right on the box because I was focusing on the present.  We recycled that box and gave "peace" back and forth for a couple of years.    Recently I've realized that peace may be misundersto...
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