Hello lovelies. I just wanted you to know, I've recently signed up for the A Woman Inspired Conference. This is my first online conference to attend and it would be great fun to "meet" you there and be inspired together.
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Every Thursday, my life is changed. My mind renewed, transformed and amazed at what I'm learning. I feel like a little child all over again. If you live locally to Taylor Mill Kentucky or have the chance to take the Demolishing Strongholds Class by Answers In Genesis, I HIGHLY encourage you to check it out.I recommend this from ages 7 and older.
You won't look at the world the same, the bible the same and most of all, PEACE is one of the rewards. Once you really start to get into this wonderful series, comforting peace will fill your heart and you finally start to see the whole picture, of what God has planned for your life.
I don't know about you but during this day and age things seem to get more and more gloomy as each day passes. The moral of people is at an all time low. Get lifted once again, find truth in God's word and be encouraged to share what you know with the world, once you have this foundation.
For more information on Demolishing Strongholds visit the Answers in Genesis site or book store.
This series was originally created for teens, but more and more people are grasping onto this foundational program and learning something vitally important.
Please know, I am not affiliated with Answers in Genesis or this program, but I'm only on week 8 and can't recommend this enough.
I've decided to plan my menu this week, I usually do, but I don't normally write it down and stick to it.
Eating organic, natural and fresh is always priority on my list of must do's for my family, but our local grocery stores don't allow it as much as I would like. Our climate is one of the main reasons I want to move, boy I can't wait until the farmers market starts again this season!
So here's what's on the menu this week.
Orange Roughy and Quinoa with roasted asparagus.
Chicken Fingers, Broccoli and salad.
Beef Bourguignon (one pot dish, my favorite kind)
40 Clove Garlic Chicken (this is one of my family's favorite meals)
Homemade pizza.
What's on your menu this week?
Have you ever made Quinoa? It will be my first time making it.
Would you like to learn how to make any of these recipes?
Well hello lovelies! I have a surprise for you that I've been working on, but first you'll need to know how to chop and onion! So here goes my first tutorial for you, in "vintage" style of course.
Today I reminded myself:
- My faith isn't in the government, it's in God.
- I reminded myself to be thankful for the small things in life, like laundry, a roof over my head, family who is healthy.
- I reminded myself, my kids are only going to be this young for so long. I'm going to soak every inch of it up as much as I can.
What did you remind yourself of today?
Faith means, you take a chance, you step out and you are willing to be wrong even if that's what you have to do to find out what the next step that God has for you.
- Joyce Meyer
Yes, I'm talking about American Idol on my personal blog.. I'm not proud.
It's been quite a few seasons since we've actually tuned in and watched, anyone else with me? Something happened this year and we caught the earlier auditions..... which is why everyone watches right, they are hilarious.This year the auditions were some of the best I've ever seen, somehow hubby and I caught the "show bug" or something. Last night, I just happened to catch him turning it on as soon as the clock struck 8 o' clock, I know, suspicious.
Anyway, last night as we were watching the the voting results, my husband cracked me up. In his serious voice he says, "Make note, If they don't pick Danny Gokey, I will never ever watch this show again". Whoa Nelly hold the train,then something happened, the room got quiet and America listened to his threat " our boy" Danny Gokey (who we don't even know) made the cut! Way to go Danny.
He'll be the season winner, anyone else with me?
As I sit here searching for local whole grains, organic and free range chickens to possibly order for the year, I came across the Manna Storehouse Raid. Have you heard about this? ( I first heard from Double O Farms) Try pulling up a search and be forewarned, it's crazy ridiculous.
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
I didn't want this blog to turn in to a complaint board, but we're talking about my two small children here.
Here is my list of wants, please tell me if I'm out of line:
1. SAFE food for my children.
2. No hormones
3. No added High Fructose Syrup (I know it's made out of corn, but it's overboard)
4. No antibiotics
5. No Genetic Modifying
6. Grown in the ground (clean chemical free soil)
7. SAFE
8. Did I mention S.A.F.E ?! I'm not talking about " well it's safe we've tested this any only _ people have died from the affects.. and the mice were ok..."
Talk about strengthening my faith, day after day after day. Trusting God with every single aspect in our lives. What do you do when you feel things are caving in around you, and the fighting over health & safety of our children is a constant battle so far from reach.
I promise there will be happy posts, soon!
During this day and age and the current times we are living in, the food we ingest and feed to our family is a hot topic for me. Let's take the current Peanut & Peanut Butter containing product recall for instance. Why exactly is this happening? Why isn't the safety of the United States food products not important. I'm blown away about what gets through the cracks and the low standards that are set for the health of our nation. Am I that naive when it comes to food products? Have I just been turning my ear to it all of these years? Within the past two years, My husband and I have made some significant changes to what we eat concerning pesticides, and harmful non-natural ingredients that are added to every day products. My goal is go as natural as possible, specifically how God intended it to be in its natural form.
I've done countless hours of research on organic and natural living, only to hear my family Doctor say to me, " You know not all organic is good for you". Not wanting to debate this with him and because I've heard similar opinions on the same subject, my issue is who is to say what exactly is the truth, who can you trust? Let me reiterate I whole-heartedly respect doctors and what they do, I also respect our government and it's job. With that said do they respect what we are feeding and putting into our kids bodies in the same respect. As I understand it there are countries where some of the products our government allows as free range are't allowed anywhere near their citizens. This poses many alarming questions to me. As a parent wanting to make the best decisions for my children and their health I rely on my faith to keep my family healthy and trusting God that what they put into their bodies isn't harmful to them.I also have to be smart and make the best educated choices I can for them. I have a lot of questions and finding it frustrating to find the truth. Is there anyone else out there with me on this one?
The other night my husband was watching the show "Dirty Jobs" while I was working. Unaware of what was going on I happened to catch a sickening mind boggling thing that they were doing with an already dead cow found in a field. I won't go into details, but lets just say that it sheds a whole new light (as dark and dim and grueling the light may be) on our intake of chicken and turkey. Our use of shampoo and moisturizing products.
Since we are not vegetarians, I've vowed to purchase and feed my family grass fed, organic beef here at home, I'm feeling a little bit of peace about this issue since then. My next goal is free range organic chicken and turkey. If you are wondering about Pork... well, pepperoni and breakfast is the only thing that finds it way into our house, and lets just say that it is because I truly love my husband and respect his big Sunday breakfast wishes.
My questions to you are how do you feel about what is going on. I want to make educated decisions and do the best that I know how for my family. What are you doing to protect yours? I figure two minds are better than one, and would love to hear suggestions from you. Do you have any good sources for organic, free range? Anything else you would like to ad.
I want to keep the discussion open and not fear based, this is about what can we do about it.. not panicking. If you do follow the link to the FDA and do some research, be prepared to be outraged.
