Memorable Memorial

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And our weekend is off! Friday we picked up 2 of dd’s friends (young adults, flying in to Denver from their home in Michigan,) that we’d met with their family at Family Reformation Camp 4 years ago. Friday night 2 other friends, that we’d met with their family at Little Bear Wheeler’s family camp 3 years ago, also drove in (from Denver.) For this week the boys REALLY outnumber the girls here. 8 to 4! That is REALLY strange still for me, even though our 4 older girls have been grown and gone for quite a while now. (Youngest of the 4 married nearly 5 years ago.)

The young people have a busy weekend planned, in addition to our family activities. All will culminate (mostly) in the annual Memorial Day cookout at our house, with hopefully at least most of our grown children and grands joining us. We will return the last of our visitors to Denver on Wed. (unless K goes good on her declaration that she’s staying here). 🙂 We’d love to have her.

Looking forward to a fun but busy weekend/week.

Whammy – Bounce Back

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Recovering from a brief whammy that started Wed. Sore throat, unable to breathe, cough, chills, fever. Felt quite a bit better Thur. Was able to get up for the not yet bright but early drive to Denver to pick up daughter’s friends yesterday. BUT, had absolutely NO voice yesterday. Today I’m preparing to sing special for church tomorrow – make that SIGN. I’m preparing backup for SIGNing, not SINGing this time. But I’m feeling much better. Voice returning. Just keeping the Kleenex close.

Here’s what I’ve used: [edited to update to what we are currently using]

On Guard in a Spray – down my throat at first sign of sore throat

Colloidal Silver – alternated with the Spray at the beginning

Fresh lemon juice (or Lemon Essential Oil, if we don’t have fresh lemons)  and raw honey in hot water – sip often

Breathe Essential Oil blend – for cough (or Oregano & Lemon)

Breathe Essential Oil blend – for congestion (whichever was closest each time) – oils applied 2-4 times a day

Oscillicoccinum – homeopathic remedy, 4 doses because I was desperate to kick this thing quick, with the week we’ve got.

No sugar or other “junk” food, milk/dairy, or meat.

LOTS of prayer for healing mercies.

See our essential oil website for more info on Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade™ Essential Oils.

Congestion Help

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It’s that time of year. Spring colds and congestion. Here are some things that have helped our family. (Not prescribing or anything, just telling what works for us. Use at your own discretion.)
Eucalyptus herb – drink hot tea made from it, make a poultice from it and put it over your nose and sinuses, breathe the steam of it (put a handful or more into a pan of boiling water, remove from heat before adding the herb. cover the pan and let set about 15 min. cover your head and the pan with a towel and breathe deeply of the infusion. – You can also do this with chamomile herb. Chamomile is very relaxing too.) Traditional Medicinals makes tea bags called Breathe Easy (eucalyptus, licorice root and fennel) that are good if you can’t or don’t want to get the eucalyptus herb in bulk. (Chamomile Tea Bags.)

Irrigate your sinuses. Make a saline solution by dissolving 1 tsp. sea salt in 1 cup distilled room temp. water. Fill a large rubber bulb syringe (a 4 oz. baby syringe) with the solution and squirt it up your nose – do it over the sink – and let it drain out. Do both nostrils several times. This never fails me.

Eucalyptus (or eucalyptus blend) therapeutic-grade essential oil. Rub over the sinuses, and also place in a nebulizing diffuser. We use Breathe blend from doTerra.

More about therapeutic grade Essential Oils on our God’s Scents™ page.

Celebrate!

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We serve a Risen Savior, who suffered and died for our sins, but rose
to life victorious over sin, death, and hell, that we who believe in
Him would also have eternal life.
Halleluia!

Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen:
Luke 24:5-6

May you all have a Blessed Resurrection Day!

If you haven’t been by our Clear Vision blog for a while, check out our last four posts on What is the Gospel?

For Me and My House ~ At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
1 Thessalonians 5:23
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Our Lord’s Last Day

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Our church is presenting the Living Lord’s Supper for our community. It is a powerful representation of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. The scene is set up like the famous painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. Each disciple introduces himself and wonders if it could be him who will deny his Savior. In-between every couple of disciples’ monologues is a choir or solo/duet piece.
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As many of these types of presentations are, it is a family affair for us, with many of us involved. From curtain puller – #2ds looks mighty sharp in that white shirt and black tie 🙂 – #1(at home)dd is helping with make-up, and she and I are in the choir. I also sing a powerful solo. I love this song! and am glad I got the opportunity to present it in this production.

Dress rehearsal was Thursday, Passover night. We had an awesome time of communion together. Our first performance was last night, Good Friday. 2 more to go, tonight and Resurrection Sunday evening. This has made a busy season for our family, but one that has been well worth it. We pray that God, the Author and Maker of all, will touch and convert hearts through the message of the sacrifice of His Only Begotten, sinless Son, for sinful, rebellious people that they might have everlasting life and communion with their Maker, Lord, and Savior.

Have a Blessed Resurrection Day! as you reflect on what our Lord has done for us. It is finished. Salvation has been bought for God’s people.

Listen, as the composers of the song I sing perform it:

For Me and My House ~ At Jesus’ feet,
Lisa @ Me and My House ~ Discipleship for Life!
1 Thessalonians 5:23
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Red Envelope Day

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Today is Red Envelope Day, a stand for Life! Do this simple thing today to send a powerful message.

RED ENVELOPE INFO
Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores – or make your own.

On the front, address it to:

DON’T FORGET YOUR RETURN ADDRESS. THEY WON’T BE DELIVERED WITHOUT IT.

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington , D.C. 20500

On the back, write the following message.

This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception.

Put it in the mail on March 31st, and send it.

from Red Envelope Project

What’s worse than…

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a dead skunk in the middle of the road?

A dead squirrel in your ceiling!

Want to know how I know?

For the last couple of months we’ve had an awful stench, that comes and goes, in our master bedroom closet. At first I just thought it was someone.  🙂  Then I removed all our shoes, and things from the shelves, and cleaned everything well, thinking there was a dead mouse in there somewhere. Nothing. When the smell returned last week, worse instead of better, I removed all of our clothes, as well as everything else, and put them in another room. The smell seemed to grow worse.

By this time the idea of a dead mouse in the walls was becoming a dead body under the house – well, at least a possum or a cat or something. Surely a mouse would have disintegrated by now.

While I was gone last week, after I’d removed everything from the closet, investigation began. First crawling under the house. Of course, our closet is in the far corner from the opening to get in the crawlspace. Nothing.

Checking the ceiling was the next idea, but instead a wall was torn out first. Nothing. Finally, the ceiling was pulled down. As the insulation was shifted around  —- down it came! some insulation paper with a dead squirrel in it. UGHHHH!

I’m glad I was gone.

Now – the ceiling is being re-drywalled, as well as re-drywalling and mudding of the wall.

My clothes are still in piles, covering the bed and desk in the guest room. My shoes are still in trashbags covering the floor of the guest room. Awaiting the repainting and applying of the trim in the closet.

But at least the smell is gone.

The pattering of little feet across the roof of the house isn’t near as cheerful a sound as it was a few months ago.

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Friday Food – Cinnamon Rolls

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fridayfood2.jpgGood morning! Mmm – to wake to fresh cinnamon rolls. Well, I’m not today. Off to a homeschool museum day, so quickly to the point today. [Post updated 3/30/09]

Lisa’s Honey Cinnamon Rolls

2 c. hot purified water (steaming not boiling)

1/3 c. raw organic coconut oil

1/3 c. raw honey

1 tsp. unrefined salt (Real®, himilayan, or celtic)

Put above into your mixing bowl.

Add:

approx. 4 c. freshly milled, organic hard white wheat flour

1 slightly rounded Tbl. SAF yeast (instant) (on top of your flour)

Mix and knead, adding enough flour to make a soft dough. (That is, add flour until it cleans the side of your bowl in a Bosch, knead in Bosch for approx. 5-6 minutes.)

Prepare “Carmel Topping” (above recipe makes 2 pans of Cinnamon Rolls – so prepare 2 pans as below.)

For each pan, Melt:

1/3 c. unsalted butter (organic, if you can)

1/3 c. raw honey

(Can use 1/2 c. each for a stickier, sticky bun.)

1 tsp. blackstrap molasses (can use 1 Tbl. unsulfured light molasses)

Stir together well.

Pour into 9×13″ pan, and distribute evenly across the bottom.

“Grease” your working surface, we use liquid lecithin /olive oil (see below).

Divide dough in half, and prepare each half as follows.

Roll out  on your greased surface, into a rectangle, approx. 1/4″ thick. Spread (smear) dough evenly with approx. 1/3 c. soft butter. Pour over that, and evenly distribute, 1/3 c. raw honey (you can also substitute 1/2 c. sucanat, if you wish). Sprinkle well with non-irratiated, organic ground cinnamon. Roll up (like a jelly roll,) slice into 12 equal slices. Place cut side down in your prepared pan.

Cover with a flour sack towel. Let rise until doubled (nice and puffy.) Preheat oven to 350°. Bake approx. 20 minutes.

Notes: Start milling wheat, while water is heating and you’re measuring first ingredients.

You can use milk substitute to replace water, if you desire.

Our “greasing” recipe: 1/3 c. liquid lecithin, 1 c. olive oil, mixed well. Store in a covered container. Use to grease pans and surfaces for dough handling.

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