Plant Positive Strikes Back: Nutrition Past and Future

Plant Positive has released a brilliant new series on YouTube titled 'Nutrition Past and Future', featuring 44 videos that address the misleading claims of Paleo, Primal and Low-Carb diet advocates including Gary Taubes, Robert Lustig, Loren Cordain, Mark Sisson, Robb Wolf, Andreas Eenfeldt, Anthony Colpo, and members of the Weston A. Price Foundation among others. This new series expand on Plant Positive's two previous video series, 'The Primitive Nutrition Series Playlist' and 'The Primitive Response Playlist'.

The Journalist Gary Taubes

Taubes gained prominence as an advocate of the low-carb diet following the publication of his article "What If It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?" in the New York Times in 2002. A follow-up article expressed the concerns of scholars that Taubes interviewed who complained that Taubes misinterpreted their statements and ignored much of the research that they presented, including research linking red meat with colorectal cancer. It was already clear from this point that Taubes was a snake oil salesperson and Plant Positive makes this fact even clearer in Nutrition Past and Future which in particular addresses Taubes's book Good Calories, Bad Calories. 

The Journalist Gary Taubes 1: Controlling History

Ancel Keys and John Yudkin

In Nutrition Past and Future, Plant Positive addresses the controversy over the classical research produced by Ancel Keys and John Yudkin. The first video below addressed Keys classical paper from 1953, Atherosclerosis: A problem in newer public health regarding the cross-sectional study of dietary fat intake and coronary heart disease mortality in six countries, not to be confused with the Seven Countries Study which was a longitudinal prospective cohort study published a number of years later. Plant Positive explains Keys views on nutrition and the literature at the time of this publication, as well as the plausible reasons as to why Keys selected the six specific countries to be included in the analysis. As Plant Positive explains, Keys omitted countries from the analysis that experienced major population shifts and changes to diet caused by the war, as well as those countries with very small populations. Keys also addressed this issue in a later in response to the international comparisons carried out by Hilleboe who included countries that had experienced these significant populations shifts and changes to diet.1

Plant Positive also pointed out that Keys limited the analysis only to countries that used reliable death records which classified deaths closely to that of international standards, and that Keys clearly asserted that:2

So far it has been possible to get fully comparable dietary and vital statistics data from 6 countries

Another point that the cholesterol skeptics ignore is that even when all the other countries were considered, intake saturated fat was still a strong predictor of coronary heart disease mortality [reviewed previously]. Even Hilleboe admitted this in 1957:1

Human diets with unrestricted fats, especially some of the saturated fatty acids, appear to be associated with coronary atherosclerosis, particularly in adult males

Keys however criticized Hilleboe's claim that this association ‘is not a causal relationship’ as Hilleboe provided scant evidence to refute the possibility of a causal relationship.1

The Journalist Gary Taubes 3: Ancel Keys Was Very Bad 1

The Journalist Gary Taubes 4: Ancel Keys Was Very Bad 2

As can be concluded from Plant Positive’s videos, it is ignorant to suggest that Ancel Keys cherry-picked these six countries without giving the reason for the selection criteria. In Denise Minger’s post regarding Ancel Keys 1953 paper where she attempted to plagiarize Plant Positive’s work, like Yerushalmy and Hilleboe, Minger ignorantly claimed that ‘Keys cherry-picked six countries and never told us why.’ It is clear that Minger has either simply not read or is ignorant of the data presented in the Keys paper that she criticized, yet still claimed that she ‘did a deeper analysis of the 1950s data than Keys himself probably did’.3 This is the same level of ignorance that Minger applied to her criticisms of the China Study [reviewed previously].

Plant Positive also provided an informative review of the controversy over John Yudkin's claims about sugar intake and the risk of  coronary heart disease.

The Journalist Gary Taubes 5: John Yudkin Was Very Good

In a later review, Keys again addressed Yudkin’s claims regarding sugar intake and coronary heart disease in international comparisons:4

In regard to international comparisons, there are countries with a high per capita consumption of sugar and of saturated fats; those countries tend to have high CHD death rates. And there are countries with low per capita sugar and saturated fat intakes; these have low CHD rates. When all these countries are put together, statistical calculation naturally shows CHD mortality is correlated with both sugar and fat intake. However, partial correlation analysis shows that when sugar is held constant, CHD is highly correlated with per capita saturated fats in the diet but when fat is constant there is no significant correlation between sugar in the diet and the CHD incidence rate. It should be noted, too, that Yudkin carefully avoids mentioning the fact that 2 countries with the highest per capita sugar consumption, Cuba and Venezuela, suffer low CHD mortality; it is notable that the dietary intake of estimated fats is low in both Cuba and Venezuela. 

Another flaw in Yudkin’s hypothesis about sugar and coronary heart disease that Plant Positive addressed was the contradictory evidence from animal experiments of atherosclerosis. When diets rich in dietary cholesterol and saturated fat, such as egg yolks are used to induce atherosclerosis in non-human primates, the atherosclerosis process has actually been reversed when these atherogenic components are replaced with chow very rich in sugar.5 6 This does not suggest that sugar should be considered a heart healthy food, but does emphasize the fact that sugar alone cannot induce atherosclerosis in the absence of dietary cholesterol and elevated blood cholesterol, and therefore cannot not explain the coronary heart disease epidemic.

Primitive Populations Revisisted

In Nutrition Past and Future, Plant Positive reviewed a number of high quality studies that strongly contradict the claims of low-carb advocates such as Taubes. These studies include the observations from the China Study and numerous earlier observations in China that are in general agreement with Dr. Colin Campbell's findings. For example, the observations that the nomadic Sinkiang in northern China who consumed diets rich in organic grass-fed animal foods experienced a 7 fold greater incidence of coronary artery disease than the Chinese living in Zhoushan Archipelago who consumed a diet much richer in plant based foods. These findings resemble even earlier observations from the 1920's of the nomadic plainsmen in Dzungaria in northwest China and across the border in Kyrgyzstan who consumed enormous amounts of organic grass-fed animal foods and experienced severe vascular disease at young ages [reviewed previously].

The Journalist Gary Taubes 15: Pesky Facts

In Nutrition Past and Future, Plant Positive provides an very informative analysis of the blood cholesterol in hunter-gatherer populations and the factors, such as parasites which are responsible for the observed low blood cholesterol in many of these populations. As Plant Positive addressed, George Mann contributed unnecessarily to the cholesterol confusion. Nevertheless, Mann has provided an excellent critique of a poor quality autopsy study authored by Biss et al. that cholesterol skeptics frequently cite to claim the traditional Masai did not develop atherosclerosis. Mann stated:7

Biss et al. have published their findings with 10 autopsies of "Masai" done at the Narok District Hospital in Kenya. They described "a paucity of atherosclerosis" with only "occasional fatty streaks and fibrous plaques" in subjects presumed to be Masai. The authors did not give details of selection of the subjects, a description of the causes of death, the methods of evaluation or even the ages. They measured the thickness of the coronary arteries with a caliper and found that "the Masais' coronary arteries had much thinner walls than those of whites in the U.S., matched for age and sex." Those measurements were not shown nor was the comparison population further described.

It is interesting that the cholesterol skeptics hail George Mann’s work as good science, but ignore this criticism about one of their frequently cited studies. Mann's critique suggests that the autopsies described in Biss et al. may not have even been carried out on Masai and that the authors did not even provide the information required to make an informed conclusion about the degree of atherosclerosis in this very small sample of people presumed to be Masai.

Ancestral Cholesterol 1

Ancestral Cholesterol 2

Please post any comments in the Discussion Thread. 

From our family to yours...

Merry Christmas!

the Christmas program is done, 

gifts have been exchanged with friends,
we've decorated our hearts out,
goodies have been made,
and the presents are all wrapped sitting snugly under the sparkly lights of the tree.

now, we anxiously wait.

we wait for the birthday of the One Who was born to take our place.

Who lived the life we should have lived,

only to die the death that should have been ours.

the Greatest gift that we could ever receive.

can you even imagine the scene that night in the manger

when the Savior came into this world so humbly?

my heart flutters at the thought. 

 

And a loving thought sent a snow white lamb
To a little town known as Bethlehem
And the little lamb thought of you and me
As He hung His gift on the Christmas tree.

blessings to you and your dear families at this most wonderful Season!

xo,

mary

Pain and Injury - further questions from Elise

What is the difference/similarity/benefit/purpose/meaning/etc of pain, soreness, opening, and injury?

The purpose of yoga is to overcome unnecessary pain - physical and psychological pain - and to become indifferent to it as it arises. Yoga is a means by which we learn to navigate our life and our bodies differently - so that we stop doing that which causes us to suffer. Whether these are mental patterns or physical symptoms - only we have the power to change them. Thankfully yoga provides us with many tools to achieve this.

Pain is a highly subjective experience. When anxious we are intensely sensitive, when relaxed we are much better able to bear discomfort. When we pay attention to the pain, look at it, scrutinize it, we often enhance it, when we put our minds elsewhere, or on the breath, it diminishes. Those who are detached feel less pain, those who are passionate feel everything intensely.

Sometimes when we experience intense pain, the only way to deal with it is to become numb. Sometimes aspects of ourselves remain numb for decades. Numbness is a level below pain where we lose awareness of the cause and its consequences - it leads to morbidity of the mind and the body. 

When we start breathing prana (through asana practice) into these deepest recesses of our bodies, these morbid processes start to reverse and slowly the numbness begins to thaw. But, in order to heal, the original feelings have to be re-lived and resolved and the pain is re-experienced before it can be released. Through the use of regulating the breath many demons can be released from the unconscious in this way.

When there are matters which trouble us, perhaps cause us anxiety or anger but we do not acknowledge them, we are often literally driven to distraction, become clumsy and careless, and as a result often succumb to accidents and injuries of various kinds. This happens in daily life as well as in yoga practice. It is almost as if our bodies are trying to make us aware that there is something we should be taking care of, paying attention to.

Pain often tells us a lot about our ambition (the more ambitious we are, the less likely we will hear this message). A teacher's role is often to hold the student back from being over zealous and hurting himself. The traditional step by step method of learning the asanas should help protect the student from doing too much. However, without daily practice, there will almost always be pain. Even with daily practice, it takes a long time to learn how to practice completely without pain.

Injury is when some damage has been done to the tissues of the body, almost always resulting in pain. An injury is usually regarded as a set back, however, usually, now that the student is paying attention, it is an opportunity for learning: the student has to start using his body in a very conscious and deliberate way to avoid pain - this translates into a greater facility and awareness of the body. 

An opening is probably a moment where the body experiences something like a chiropractic adjustment which allows for a greater range of movement. These experiences are often intense - both blissful and often accompanied by intense feelings, sometimes tears etc. Usually these openings are achieved through an adjustment. 

In Mysore on my first trip, I received what many people would consider to be an injury while being adjusted by Guruji. Following Guruji's instructions and continuing to do the posture, the injury was healed within 10 days. In another asana, I received a profound opening the first day but the asana was painful for two years. Guruji adjusted us very deeply and we were almost always in pain when we were there with him. 

We used to call Mysore a karma accelerator - it was working with Guruji in this intimate setting which taught us so much. We were confronted with our demons - pride, anger, jealousy etc and were able to let go a great deal of baggage, transform and heal with his guidance - there were often tears in the finishing asana room - a release of accumulated sadness and stress.

Brad Ramsey: "Well Manju always says no pain, no gain. And there is a great element of truth there I think.  The pain is almost necessary.  The pain is a teacher also."

Interviewer:  "Usually pain you take as a message to stop what you are doing because you are about to do some damage."

Brad Ramsey:  "Yes that’s the American way, probably the rest of the world is the same way, but for Americans especially. In a lot of schools of yoga, if it hurts you are doing something wrong.  And if you were a perfect physical and mental specimen already then I can see how that might be true.  If you are altering the status quo in an unpleasant way you might want to stop, if you were already perfect.  But if you feel growth coming from it and see things changing that need to be changed… The series is just a mold towards a body that meets the requirements for spiritual advancement, I believe. I don’t think you can get there without pain. I never met anybody who really did. Even David (Williams), I know, in India, he had pain. Everyone did. Now for his own practice probably he doesn’t do anything that hurts him.  But for me it was never that way. It hurt from the first day to the last, at least something hurt, there’s always something."

Guruji used to adjust us very deeply and we used to practice to the limit of our endurance under his supervision. There was a sense of urgency to learn and absorb as much as possible because we were only there for relatively short periods of time. It was a very intense experience being in the small room with him. I think this added to the intensity of the practice and the tendency to feel pain as a result of "trying hard". The indian students used to practice in a much more relaxed way, and I think the way they were taught, since they were there week in week out is more the model for the way we have to teach in the West. In the West we do everything we can to avoid pain and injury. Many students do not practice every day and so they will always feel some unnecessary discomfort.

avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ kleśāḥ

avidyā kśetram uttareṣāṃ prasuptatanuvicchinnodārāṇām - YS II 3 & 4

According to Patanajli the fundamental cause of pain is ignorance - this ignorance has arisen from an increasing attachment to the body and its pleasures that the human being has experienced over thousands of years. 

Because of ignorance (of healthy diet/habits/lifestyle/behavior) we pollute our bodies and minds with unhealthy influences which result in pain. Even undesirable feelings such as greed, anger, envy and so on cause hormonal secretions which lead to unwanted actions, such as bad food choices which also result in pain. 

The way to correct these habits is to understand and follow the yama and niyama as best we can - in this way we eliminate unwanted thoughts, words and actions - until this point we need to practice asana to eliminate pain caused by these samskaras.

A few years back my dentist told me a story about two yogis who had been patients in her care. The first, a western yogini, refused any pain medication, took the lotus position in the dentist chair and endured the entire surgery through controlling her breath. The second was Pattabhi Jois - when asked if he wanted pain medication he said: "Yes, lots." She found this somewhat bemusing.

Over the years, and you have to remember that Guruji was already an old man, we often saw him in pain. He suffered terribly with his teeth, hurt his ankle, had a cataract removed and lost his wife. He always continued teaching (he stopped for 3 weeks when amma died). I have done the same thing and we discover that when we do not think about our own suffering and are concerned with the healing or helping of others, we also become healed through the processs. So, often, pain is unavoidable and has to be tolerated. But pain that can be avoided should be avoided.

The Lessons of the Yoga Sutras - further questions from Elise

After asking me about the Guruji book, Elise followed up with some other questions she had been pondering:

Do the lessons of the Yoga Sutras automatically come through practice without reading them?

Guruji felt it was very important to study yoga philosophy. Without study the aim of practice is likely to be misguided. In the Guruji book I asked Norman Allen:

"How far do you think the physical practice can take you?"

Norman Allen: "In most cases probably nowhere, without taking other steps… without the right intentions, without the right diet, without Yama/Niyama it ain’t happenin’. Its just not happening...You gotta make sure that you dissolve the ego, get rid of the ego. If practice becomes sensational and competitive it is completely anterior, it becomes tamasic. You gotta’ become sattvic in potential, in means and in intent or you don’t have a chance."

Guy: "You don’t think that practice can destroy the ego?"

Norman Allen: "Practice often amplifies the ego depending where the intent comes... not a little bit, you know… the warnings are out there - it’s in the (devotional) songs, it’s all over the place…"

What is the connection between the Yoga Sutras and the practice we do?

Guruji believed this was the original Patanjali method as described in the Yoga Korunta. This is what Krishnamacharya had to say about the Korunta:

"Rama Mohana made me memorize the whole of the Yoga Gurandam (Korunta) in the Gurkha language. The various stages of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra are dealt with in that book in a very precise but extensive commentary. That is necessary because Sutras are by definition very concise. In the Yoga Gurandam, the various kinds of Yoga poses and movements are described with great clarity. Only after studying this book can one understand the inner meaning and science of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali."

The yoga sutra delineates the path and explains the obstacles, but the elaboration of the techniques used to overcome these obstacles are to be found in greater detail in the Yoga Korunta, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita etc. 

For instance, the sutra says nothing about the breathing in asana. Guruji taught that the breathing should be even - this would lead to evenness of mind - "Chale vate chalam chittam nischale nischalam bhavet" - he integrated teachings from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other texts also.

Our home for the holidays:::CHRISTmas 2012

come on in, friends.
it would be really fun to have you over in real life for lattes or cocoa,
but since that won't be happening this year, here's a little peek into our home.
we have had so much fun decorating for the birthday of our Savior!
only three days left!
yikes!

my friend, jennifer, made the adorable twine star garland.
it's totally me and i love it so much!

this year, i broke down and put a star on top of our tree.
we have always had this simple wooden angel that i just LOVE, but nathan and the kiddos really wanted a star.
i made this one with twigs, twine, red dogwood branches, hot glue, and floral wire.
then i added a small strand of lights to make it SHINE!
we all love it.

the kiddos made the glittery chain garland out of pipe cleaners.

nevermind the dust on that cupboard!  :)

making these orangeaments was our favorite project this year.

i was inspired by this sweet girl over here.

i'm keeping this Christmas cactus alive and thriving.  a Christmas miracle!!!

i made these wreaths last year and decided to bring them out for Christmas, since i couldn't find any reasonably priced boxwood wreaths.

i have to admit, i have really dropped the ball on the advent this year. :/
i made this last year out of an old $1 cork board, some fabric,
ribbon and those little boxes from michaels push-pinned into the cork.
simple and fun!

yummy!

thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today.

i pray that your Christmas is filled with His blessings and all those you hold dear.

we are so ready to celebrate!

are you?

xo,

mary

Spreading the Good News:::A Printable

i have been contemplating the horrific event from last week and the evil that is present in our world.
my heart breaks for the losses of family and friends and for the  innocent children who were gunned down senselessly.
i cannot imagine BEING one of those parents or being the parent of the man who orchestrated and carried this evil out.
as darkness and sin waxes worse and worse in our world today, there is this great opportunity for the Light of the world to shine brighter than ever.
after all, darkness is simply the absence of Light, and people around us need to know the Truth of that Light Who came to save us.
Who came to save them.
He is no respecter of persons.
i am the same as the murderer.
only saved by His wonderful grace.  sinner, still.
but now, i am a Light bringer.

so what better opportunity do we have to share Him than the season that we celebrate His birth?
it's like an open door that God is just waiting for us to walk through.

do you know anyone that needs to know?
has the Holy Spirit whispered in your ear as He has mine?
i have come up with some pretty lame excuses as to why, "i can't, Lord!"

"what will they think?"
"will they be offended?"
"i don't know what to say!"
"now's just not the time."

i have struggled to present the Gospel to them because they are people that i don't see on a regular basis.
my hairdresser, the owner of a shop that we love, our neighbors, the librarians and so.many.more people.
my prayer is that God will use this to plant a seed.
to open the doors to greater conversations than, "soooooo.....how 'bout that weather!?".
that as i grow these wonderful friendships, i am able to share with them my Best Friend.
who knows how God will stir in their heart?

i know this comes a bit late in the season, but i think all of our grieving hearts needed days to process what has happened and love on our families.
i am so grateful for my children, and that they are here with me.
my hearts aches with the families that are enduring such grievous loss and pain, especially during such a joyous season.
it would never, EVER be easy, but Christmas...it just seems worse.  ya know?
my prayer is that hearts would be turned to the Babe in the manger.
the One who came to reconcile us from sin, such as we have seen of late.
the One Who radiates HOPE and longs for us to look up.
may we look up.
may we pray.
may we reach souls for Him.
He is the answer.

with the help of my dear friend, Jennifer, i was able to bring this printable to you.

i designed it, and she so graciously(and quickly) made it so that there could be four on a page.

my computer and brain have limitations.  :)

thanks, dear friend.  :)

they are nice to just hand out as is, or to attach to gifts.
they spread a message of Hope and the true Meaning of Christmas



what you will need:

printer
paper (i printed on cardstock for weight)
hole punch
twine or ribbon
exacto knife(for the slit for the candy cane)
candy canes

i hope you all are having a wonderful week!
i treasure your friendship SO much...each and every one.
you are a gift to me!

sending lots of love your way, dear ones.

xoxoxo,
mary

all was calm, all was Bright

nathan and i finally had the opportunity to brave the stores(alone) and finish up(mostly) our Christmas shopping yesterday.

since giving gifts is my favorite, i have NO trouble seeking out treasures that i feel will best suit our loved ones and friends.  

money is always the issue.  always.

i would love to give SO much more materially, but that simply cannot happen and frankly, it's just not the point.

truthfully, i need to give more of my time and compassion to others, and they would probably appreciate that more than a gift card or any sweater that i think is just perfect.

it took a few minutes for us to get our brains aligned and really make some progress on our list.

does that happen to you?

in my frantic desire to provide someone with the perfect gift, i found myself entangled in the same lies that lead to the distractions that completely take my mind off of the Reason why we are doing this all anyway.

i get irritated with my poor hubby as he yawns and seems completely unstressed.
why isn't he stressed!?

then i get even more riled up over my assumption of his disinterest in it all, when, truthfully, he had it all right.

when i headed into target for the second time and heard jingle bells blasted for the millionth time, in the seventeenth version, it didn't take long for a still small Voice to ground my footing and become seriously grossed out by all of the commercialism that has completely overtaken the world.

i had fallen prey to it's lies and it made my heart hurt a little.  or a lot.

and then that Voice reminded me very clearly...

it wasn't like this that night.

it wasn't loud.

it wasn't flashy.

it didn't have glitter and music and a parade to make His presence known.

He was the Perfect Gift.

He still is.

all was calm.

all was Bright.

and as the Savior, our Rescuer, came into this world, He bore a burden so great.

it was us.

our sin.

so as i reassessed the day, and the hunting of the perfect gifts, the stressing over it all, i felt a great peace.

a peace that comes from the realization that Jesus broke the chains of death and sin for me, so that i don't have to be a slave to my sin anymore.

He has given me the victory.

forever and ever.  

amen.

but yet with the peace, came a very grave realization that not all have this Peace that i know.

my heart breaks for a nation that takes Christ out of Christmas and replaces it with meaningless nothingness.

even more reason for me to GO, tell and love.

and so i share this little vignette with you that is in my dining room.

a visual reminder of the Gift that was given to us over 2000 years ago.

the One that would forever change the course of this world.

One that can never get overplayed.

bear with me if i sound like a broken record over here.

He's just too good not to share.

xo, 

mary

our CHRISTmas mantel

hey, friendlies!  :)
i'm a little late to the partay, but i'm popping in to join in on the fun over at the lovely lettered cottage mantel linky!
plus, i wanted to show YOU my mantel, too.
it was really easy and fun to put together.
i'm a pretty simple decorator, and i love to use natural elements in my home, and that is what inspired me this year.  :)

i wanted the focus of our mantel to be on Jesus, Who is our only True Hope in this weary world.
the thrill of Hope, that we can be reconciled to God through the gift of His ONLY Son!

the only money i spent was on the beautiful print from lesley, the frame from target, and the mandarins.
i had the rest already tucked away here and there.
as you may be able to tell, the late 1800's mantel is still just propped up against the wall.
it may never get nailed down, and i'm okay with that.

anywho...we have been SO busy trying to finish up school before Christmas.
the girls have been crafting and creating maniacs and i can hardly keep up!
we have baked lots of goodies(and ate them).  #hello!muffintop
and after thanksgiving, let me tell you...it's REALLY hard to buckle down and focus on school.
like realllllllyyyyyyyyy hard!
as a home school mama, once you get into vacation mode, it's really hard to get back in the focus of school.
but we're doing it.
most of us anyway...my littlest is acting like he has serious ADD, but he is just super excited(kinda like me).  :)

i hope that you all are enjoying this blessed season, and remembering the True Reason that we celebrate.
from RECENT experience, i know just how hard it can be to keep the Right Focus.
the devil sure does try to steal my joy some days, but i am not going down with out a fight!

we, as a family,  have purposed in our hearts to have a different Christmas this year.
less about ourselves and more about Him.
and that means more about others.
God graciously led us to a family who could not afford Christmas this year so we were able to shop for them.
the kids had so much fun!  who am i kidding...nathan and i had a blast, too!
to God be the glory.  :)

we also bought the Jesus Storybook Bible and have been reading it every day for advent.
i'm pretty sure i have enjoyed it the most.
the simply written Bible stories that weave the perfect path to Him and mirror His perfect plan of redemption thrills me to my core!
the fact that my Savior was born in the lowliest of places and dwelt among sinners, born only to die for my wickedness and yours wrenches my heart in the best way.
i am so humbled and grateful for His free gift.
the debt that He paid so that I don't have to.
born to die, my Jesus was.

this is what Christmas is all about!
spreading the Good News that Jesus was sent for all sinners.
and just like any other gift, we have to take it for it to be ours.
my prayer is that i will be a light for Him this season...encouraging those among me to

"Let earth receive her King!"

have a wonderful day, friends!

i'll be back this week with a Christmas home tour....yay!

xo,

mary