So last night I had a little fun here at home and for some reason at about 2AM, I got this craving for chocolate.

Tonya and I still have some M&Ms sitting around so I grabbed a handful, popped them in my mouth and I just about barfed…

Ever since we’ve changed our food to more raw and organic things with no crap in them, I can taste EVERYTHING in food now.

Ugh, I used to LOVE M&Ms, I can’t stand them now. It was probably the most disgusting thing I think I’ve put in my mouth since New Years. Never again. How do people eat this crap?

This is a bit off topic but I thought I’d throw it up here anyway…

So after years of studying many faiths, being members of many as well as even holding priesthood authorities within a few, (Aaronic priesthood^W and Elder in the Melchizedek priesthood^W) I have come to a time and place in my life where I have begun settling in and developing an encompassing positive view of them all and not prescribing to just one, but aspects of each.  I have a tendency to learn toward Ignostic^W beliefs as I feel that the majority of disciplined faiths assume far too much about the concept of God and even their own faiths or other faiths in order to assume or even ask the question of his/her existence or non-existence.  I believe that in general, mankind is good and loving but at times become corrupted which leads them to perform acts of evil.  I believe that the assumption by members of one faith that their beliefs are superior to another faith or that one faith’s belief of who and what God, a creator, or lack of a creator is, was, or is not, was not is one of the most destructive forces this planet has ever seen and I feel that everyone is entitled to believe what they wish as this level of spiritualism is deeply personal and no one possess the right to force it upon others.

We must each see it as a person matter and be accepting of others for the choices they make so long as those choices do no harm to others.  If you’re Christian, that’s okay, if you’re Muslim, that’s okay, if you’re Wiccan, that’s okay, if you’re an atheist, that’s okay.

As of today, I have earned my Doctor of Divinity^W degree as well as the title of Bishop^W.

I am ordained and can even officiate weddings and am now officially, as of today:

Bishop Marcus G. Croman, D.D.

It has taken me some time to find a home that would accept me and I look forward to a long stay with this one.  I find myself among friends who have passed and some that are still here like Jimmy Stewart^W, Paul Newman^W, John Lennon^W, Denis Leary^W, Hugh Hefner^W, Johnny Carson^W and Jesse G. James^W.  I will be contacting my local hospital and fire department to volunteer my services as a Chaplain^W and you can expect to see me from time to time in clerical attire.

No, this is not a joke, I take it very seriously.

http://bishop.croman.us

I hear this ALL the time.  “But it’s so expensive to buy the right foods!”  Sure, it may seem that way, but that’s why we’re here, to show you how expensive it really is.

The average American family, wife, husband, 2.59 kids spends just over $700 per month on food.  Well, that dollar amount certainly fits us to a T, we spend exactly $700 per month on food.  Rarely more, rarely less.  It’s what we budget for and we stick to it by using shopping lists and menu planning.

Okay, so we’re on the average American food budget.  But we’re not an average American family.  husband, wife, 4 kids (not 2.59) and Tonya runs a daycare out of the house 5 days a week and can, at times, have up to 8 kids in the house (including ours).

That’s 10 people and here we are, buying organic foods, not everything, but a lot, we’re buying foods that don’t have artificial colors, sweeteners, crap we can’t pronounce and stuff that just doesn’t make sense to eat in the first place.

We don’t starve, we’re always full.  We snack all the time, especially at night and we feel great.

When I hear people say to me, “It’s so expensive, I just can’t afford it.” or “sure you can do it, you make more than me.” all I hear are excuses.  There is no price you can put on your health.  There is no dollar amount that is worth feeding your family poison and I don’t care what you say, there is no way the average American family with 2.59 kids can’t do what we’re doing with as many people as we’re feeding.

We’re paying $50 per mouth per month.

What are you paying right now?  I bet it’s more.

There aren’t any hidden costs, we don’t go to the store every day, we go twice a month.  We take about 4 hours every other Saturday and buy what we need to last us.  We buy in bulk, we buy organic foods in bulk (Costco has a great selection) and we store the food by freezing or canning or just eating it right there and then.

Anyone who starts off with, “Yeah, but…” is just giving excuses.  There is no excuse and there is no justifiable reason for people to be eating the crappy food they are eating today.

You’re just being lazy.