on Oct 25th, 2008Hydrocephalus Walk and Picnic

Hi everyone,

We are at a Bed & Breakfast in New Braunfels, Tx, “Acorn Hill”, to be more exact. My wife and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. Actually, it’s on November 6, but we had to celebrate it earlier.

There is a “Hydrocephalus Walk and Picnic” going on at Landa Park from 9-2pm. Hydrocephalus stands for “water on the brain”. I had this condition and had a shunt surgically placed in my body. The shunt became infected and was later removed, and I didn’t have a need for the shunt anymore because the doctor said that my CSF (cerebral-spinal-fluid) was draining normally.

I wrote a book about this called “A Light in the Midst of Darkness”. You can see a short video and find out more information by clicking on the picture below.

on Sep 24th, 2008Anniversary of the story line

Yesterday marked the 3 year point for the situation that initiated the story line to “A Light in the Midst of Darkness” (www.alightinthemidstofdarkness.com)

The story is one that is true and truly miraculous in nature.  It happened during Hurricane Rita. 

Speaking of… we are on the 7th day without power at our home due to Hurricane Ike and the darkness is getting old by now.  It was fun for a little bit in the beginning, but now it is no fun any more. 

Remember that:

9/22 was “Spend more time with your Spouse Day”
9/23 was “Spend more time with your Children day”

If you did not do these things on these 2 days, they are still important on 9/24 and beyond.

Feel free to donate to our hurricane relief fund by clicking the “Donate” button at the right of your screen.  Thank you for all of you who have already donated so freely.  Your gift is very much appreciated.

Also please take the time to view some of a short video of the events about the time the book was written “A Light in the Midst of Darkness” at www.alightinthemidstofdarkness.com

Thanks,

Erik

on Sep 18th, 2008Hurricane Ike-note from the trenches

Hi everyone,

Sorry about the late post.  We have been without power or internet connection since the day that Hurricane Ike blew through.  Actually the morning after Hurricane Ike, Saturday 9/13.

This message was posted from a site with an active connection.

Lot’s of destruction, trees uprooted or split, signs broken, traffic lights out or blinking. 

CenterPoint Energy had around 2.5 million people without power, and now they are at around 1 million.

 We are a part of that remaining 1 million. After I heard that it would be around 2 weeks before CenterPoint would restore our power, I invested in a generator. I bought a 5500 watt generator fromHome Depot on Sunday, 9/14, for around $800.  Not cheap, but worth it since we’ve been without power for around 6 days.  It powers our refrigerator, radio, fan, helps our neighbor.  It also briefly powers anything else that needs it.   The place was a mad house.   Generators were (and po) an in demand item.  Kind of like giving food to a bunch of hungry men. 

Here are a few things I would have done better for the next big storm:
-I would have 10 gallons or more of gas on hand.  The generator tank holds 7 gallons, and then 2 gas cans of 5 gallons each filled up.
-We cooked on a Coleman, propane powered, gas stove, so I would have at least 5 cans of propane.  You can buy these at Walmart.
-Enough non-perishable food that will last around a week.  Like canned soups.  If you have a generator you can cool the refrigerator and store your milk, orange juice or anything else that may spoil.  Ice melts, so if you store your food on the ice, it will eventually melt and the food will spoil.
-More bottled water.  Like a case of 24 bottles of water or more.  Fill your bathtub with water to flush the toilet or for non-drinking use.
-An antenna for the TV, since cable was and still is out.  When all goes to digital, you need a converter.
-Saw blades (mine broke) for any tree limbs that fall down on the house, or anywhere else they may get in the way, and a rake to rake up fallen leaves or other debris.

There were lines to get in to the store, lines at the checkout, long lines to get gas (I had to wait around 45 minutes in line).   The gas station had gas, but no power to pump the gas.

That is all for now.

If you want to help with a monetary gift to help our need caused by Hurricane Ike, consider purchasing a copy of “A Light in the Midst of Darkness”, a true, miraculous Hurricane Rita story.

Click here to order it: http://www.alightinthemidstofdarkness.com

Thanks,

Erik Loebl

on Sep 12th, 2008A miraculous and true Hurricane Rita story

Hi everyone,

I posted a video that I thought you would enjoy.

Here it is:

Get the book “A Light in the Midst of Darkness” or download the ebook version.BTW. the weather from Hurricane Ike is pretty calm thus far on the west end of Houston. I know that the coastal cities don’t look real well right now. Also, Hurricane Rita was a category 5 storm and this one is a category 3, but still pretty ominous.

Enjoy,

Erik Loebl

on Sep 11th, 2008Memories of Hurricane Rita

Hi everyone,

With Hurricane Ike swirling around in the Gulf of Mexico about to hit west of Freeport, Tx, I remember the day Hurricane Rita visited us here in Houston and I had my hospital episode.

I remember the mass exodus of those fleeing the storm.  The freeways were jammed with people as Hurricane Rita closed in.  I was cleaning the tubs out, ready to fill them with water, in case any water shortage happened.  I remember telling my neighbor, “Don’t worry if the power goes out, we can cook on my propane grill.”

Later, I felt this pounding headache.   The next thing I knew was that the ambulance driver and the fireman came to my house and wheeled me away on the gurny.  That was before the actual storm hit.  I spend the next 18 days at the hospital in ICU.  The hospital was under lock down because of the storm.  I was told that there was a lot of wind and some rain.  That was around 9/22/2005.

 Wow, it’s hard to believe that the whole event actually happened.  People ask me if I was around during Hurricane Rita, so I say yes, I was in the hospital through the whole storm.  

And yes, we’re going to ride out the storm, Hurricane Ike.  Just like we did with Rita.

You can get a free version of the book I wrote about this incident at www.miracleshappentoday.com  or you can get a hard copy of the book at  www.alightinthemidstofdarkness.com or www.miracleshappentoday.com/xtreme_healing.html

on Aug 27th, 2008Reader comments

Hi everyone,

I have received a lot of great encouragement from people who have read this.  Here are a few comments from my Facebook profile (BTW, my FB profile is at http://www.facebook.com/people/Erik_Loebl/1355404485):

Hey Erik,
Thanks for including me in on your personal life miracle.
Cheers!
~Jim
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Erik,
I’m glad you’re with us.
-Jeff

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Erik,

That’s an amazing story and to be offering your inspirational book for free is a very good thing.

Glad to hear you are doing well and inspriing others.

-Alexander

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thankyou for sharing!!
-Mike

Again, thanks for stopping in to read this.  I’m offering a free version of my book “A Light in the Midst of

Darkness”.  It’s in an ebook format, you can get it by going to the yellow square on the right of this blog.

If you want a hard copy of the book you can go to:

http://www.miracleshappentoday.com/xtreme_healing.html
If you check out www.potenthealthsupplements.com/agarigold.htm you can get the medicinal mushroom extract I use now.  I used a Maitake supplement when I first came out of the hospital.  After looking into the Agarigold with H1X1 and seeing that it is more potent, I started using this. This is what I currently use.  Again the link is www.potenthealthsupplements.com/agarigold.htm

Enjoy!

Erik Loebl

on Aug 18th, 2008Free full version of ebook!

For a limited time I am offering the entire copy of the book, “A Light in the Midst of Darkness”, in ebook, pdf, format.

To get yours just fill in your name and information in the yellow box and you’ll be able to download your copy to your computer.

Enjoy!

on Aug 18th, 2008Your comments on the book are welcome.

If you read the book “A Light in the Midst of Darkness”, I would love to hear your comments.  Post them below!