Well…I had to do a modified version of the unplugged day.  Since my new art prints launched on Thursday,I did have to use the computer a little while.  But, I made some rules for the day.  First, I only had one hour for the whole day and no blog reading.

This challenge was hard for me!  I was at home, having a regular day, there were many times I wanted to use the computer.  It was a great check-up though…. I am more aware of how much time I’m spending on the computer now…which is a good thing!

How did it go for you?

By the way…I have some new ads up! Click on this button to see my new ad.

“I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.“

Psalm 9:1

I’m joining in on Kimba’s Unplugged Day.  I’m going to spend some extra time with my family and my house….you know that everyone will still want to eat and have clean clothes!

I encourage you to do the same…close the computer and enjoy some special time with those you love the most.

See you back here on Sunday!

Here are the new 5×7 art prints that Nester and I have been working on!

To see more details, go to the L. Herbert Designs tab at the top of this page.  To purchase right now, click the egg button on the right-hand side of this page.

Happy shopping and enjoy your prints!

Here’s a preview of the beautiful prints you will receive:

Click on the L.Herbert Designs tab above to see how you can get this print for free!

Are you looking for a healthy, quick snack for your kids?  I have a great suggestion…Dino Eggs!  They are easy to make, look really cool and taste great.  These eggs use natural food coloring…purple cabbage juice!  (The juice will only add color, not flavor.)

Here’s how to make them:

1. Boil a purple cabbage in a few inches of water. Drain off the juice and cool.  Be sure to eat the cabbage, it’s very tasty!

2. Make hard boiled eggs by putting eggs into cold water. Bring the water to a rolling boil and then remove the pan from the heat.  Let the eggs sit, covered, for 10 minutes.  Drain and then add cold water and ice to cool the eggs. (This will prevent them from continuing to cook.)

3.  Crack the eggs, by tapping them on the counter.  Put the eggs into the cabbage juice and leave them overnight in the fridge.

4.   Peel your eggs and they will have a cracked surface like dino eggs!  Enjoy!

For more ideas from awesome women, visit We Are That Family for Works For Me Wednesday.

Be sure to come back tomorrow! Nester and I have new art prints coming out…you can see them here and at Nesting Place.

I don’t want to gross you out, but do you know what’s in an old makeup brush?  If I tell you, it may make you want to stop reading this and go clean your brushes right now.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Old makeup, bacteria, natural oils from your face and dead skin cells build up on your brushes. If you don’t wash your brushes regularly, you’ll irritate your skin and could also cause breakouts.

I’m cleaning my brushes regularly from now on!

Here’s how:

1. Wet the bristles of the makeup brush under warm, running water.  Hold the handle of the brush upright, so the base of the bristles won’t get wet.  The bristles are held in plcae by glue and if the glue gets wet your bristles may fall out.  Not good.

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;they shall mount up with wings as eagles;they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.”

Isaiah 43:1

Limited-Time Giveaway
Free through March 31st
Join a family of ten on a million-mile journey of evangelism, home education and discipleship!

Click here to go to Behemoth.com

“Journaling his family’s travels, experiences, and ministry, Arnold Pent, III (the third of eight children) first published Ten P’s in a Pod in 1965 at the age of twenty-one. In this book, you’ll learn of his father’s commitment to family Bible reading, Scripture memorization, and singing, as well as enjoy all the antics one might expect from piling eight children into two old cars and hitting the road to take the gospel message anywhere they found a group willing to listen.” — Vision Fourm

It’s amazing to be feeling better!  After what my family just went through, I thought it would be good to remind myself and you, dear reader, to ….stay well!  As a Christian, I believe the Bible is The Truth and God wants us to be healthy!  I also know we should do what we can to stay healthy and the Lord will help us the rest of the way!

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who heals all thy diseases.” Psalm 103: 2&3

If you listen to the news you hear a lot about flu and cold season.

So, I thought I’d share what has helped our family stay well.

When our babies were sick I would have given anything to make their pain go away.
So after suffering through a few colds, I had enough!

It was time to be on the offense.

I  found our there is  SO MUCH we can do to keep from getting sick!
Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years:

Sugar is public enemy number one.

Eating one teaspoon can lower the immune system up to     six hours.

Ever wonder why the flu season happens around the holidays?

Think about all of the pies, cakes, brownies, sugar cookies…

It’s hard not to eat sugar but it’s even harder to see your babies with what my daughter calls “booger nose”.

Enough said.

Over 80% of your immune system is located in the intestinal tract.

Help keep the digestive tract working well by taking  a good quality probiotic or by eating naturally fermented foods, like yogurt or sauerkraut.

Peroxide is a wonderful helper in the fight against disease.

Bubble out your ears with peroxide.
(Just dip a cotton ball into the peroxide, lay on your side and use the cotton to drip peroxide  into your ear canal.
Wait until you hear it stop bubbling and then tip your head and pour it out.
It’s helpful to have a hand towel on the pillow.)

I do this whenever we have any symptoms and it really seems to help.  With little kids you can just take a cotton swab and dip it into the peroxide and gently put some into their ears.

If you are having a sore throat you can gargle with a mixture of  half water and half peroxide.

Wash your hands, eat healthy foods, get plenty of rest and STAY WELL!

I hope these things help your family too.  I’m not a doctor, so these are just tips from one Mom to another.  May your family stay healthy this winter!

“… I am the LORD that healeth thee.” (Exodus 15:26 KJV)

If you enjoyed this here is some additional reading:

My homemade germ killing cleaner.

How to treat a cold.

Drink enough water.

For more info on improving your health visit Food Renegade on Fight Back Fridays

Sarah is a wonderful Christian woman and she’s passionate about honoring the Lord in every area of her life.  I’m here to testify that she lives out what she’s encouraging us to do.  Enjoy!

——————————————–

It’s exciting to me to be guest posting for my wonderful sis in law today. It’s a privilege!

At my blog, Living To Worship, I have written several times about modest dress.  It’s so often misconstrued and misunderstood.  Ranking right up there in that misunderstood, misconstrued category is healthy living.

Isn’t it amazing that something that should be so simple has become so complicated?  It seems to be dominated by either harsh, extreme rules that no one can consistently follow, OR such liberalism that all vision of health and chastity is lost.

I want to try impart something of the things I’ve learned in my young life (I just turned 26 last Monday, March 9th!) that have helped me to become very disciplined and very free at the same time.

The truth of God’s Word gives us some absolutes in the book of 1 Corinthians that have shaped the way I approach life and the way I handle this body I’ve been given.

In 1 Corinthians 11:29, Paul is sharply correcting the Corinthian church for the way they’ve been managing the Lord’s Supper.  He tells them because they haven’t been discerning the Lord’s body, many are sickly, weak and many sleep (die!!!).

I believe we can draw on the principle of not discerning the Lord’s Body when it comes to our daily lives as well. Because, we find out in 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 that we are literally the temples of God: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?  If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.”

WOW – those are strong words!

We’re told again in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

I think it’s interesting that Paul mentions glorifying God in our bodies FIRST.  Is it possible that when we’re not glorifying God by modestly clothing our bodies and keeping them fit and healthy, then we’re not truly glorifying Him in our spirits either?  After all, these verses make it very clear that OUR BODIES belong to Him, not just our spirits.

We could discuss healthy eating and modesty “rules” all day long.  But until we deal with the heart of the matter, even the good guidelines can’t truly make a difference in our lives.

If we would begin to approach the way we treat our bodies as a means of honoring God and recognize that our bodies are truly not our own, we can get consistent and stay consistent when it comes to living chaste and healthy lives.

These are some practical guidelines that I live by everyday:

1. SET AN ABSOLUTE

If you don’t have a plan, you’ll wear or eat anything. Set an absolute, so that you have a boundary that is non-negotiable.

2. MAKE YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE

Station someone in your life who won’t give you any wiggle room and give them  permission to correct you.

3. PUT YOUR HAND TO THE PLOW AND DON’T LOOK BACK

(Luke 9:62, Matthew 10:38)

Use your words to support your decision.

Don’t allow thoughts in your mind or words to come out of your mouth about how much you miss being able to eat/wear whatever you want.

Don’t undermine yourself with, “Oh that deep fried macaroni and double cheese with bacon and mayonnaise sandwich looks soooooooo good!!!!!”

Or, in reference to an article of clothing, keep saying, “this is not so bad, this is not so bad, this is not so bad, this is not so bad…” as you desperately try to convince yourself that what you’re wearing is “modest enough.”

If you’re having to ask, “Is this modest?”, then it probably isn’t!

4. REMIND YOURSELF DAILY (OR MOMENT BY MOMENT) THAT YOU’RE DOING THIS FOR JESUS

(1 Corinthians 6:20)

Remember, Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.”

Desire is a powerful thing. Stir up the desire that God has already placed within you to honor Him in every area of your life, including your body. When you do that this tree of life will spring up, take deep root in your life and will produce the fruit that remains!