Cars

Here are some of the items  I use in my own car that help make my life easier.   I use the sunscreen in the front window to block out the sun.   Yes!! That is Star Wars.   Your choice to pick whatever picture you want on it or no picture.   It helps keep the steering wheel from becoming a wheel of fire, the leather seats from burning the skin off of us & the car a bit cooler in the summer.  

For all my night driving in all kinds of weather, I prefer to use the Sylvania Silver Star Ultra.  They shine light on the road & on to the shoulder of the road.  I'm able to see clearly anything in the road & on the side of the road.   It lights up the down the road too!!  No matter the type of night or weather I'm able to see clearly.

The wipers I use to keep the window clear are Rain-X.   These hold up to the rain & winter snow.   They do not squeak.   No matter what the weather my windows are clear.  They are also easy to put on.   Some wiper brands have not been so easy.  I'm not going to drop their name or give them a bad report.  Their brand just did not work for me.  Rain-X is user friendly.   User friendly stuff goes a long way for me.

The washer fluid I use in the car to remove any unwanted bud marks or slop from other cars is Rain-X De-Icer.  We use that year round.  Yes! Even in the summer.  It gets the nasty bug marks off the window. 

Here are some products that make my driving time more enjoyable.   These can make for easy Christmas gifts!!  

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Relationships Strained

How do you connect with people?

Relationships that are strained are hard to live with.  Things that might cause the strain may not be the other person.  Strains can be triggers in us that the other person might hit & set off.  Then we react to what we are feeling & not react to what is really happening.

Other things that can put a strain on relationships are not having clear boundaries,  wounds from past relationships, word vows (that will never happen to me again),   being in unhealthy relationships,  ungodly soul ties, the list can go on & on.

What do we do?

If we are willing to face ourselves & any pain inside of ourselves we can change strained relationships into health relationships that are life giving.  It can take some time & not all relationships can be turned around.  Relationships are a two way street & both people must be willing to change.   

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Flashlight

The Stanley FL5W10 Waterproof LED Rechargeable Spotlight  is very light weight & bright.  The charge lasts.  My oldest got one for Christmas one year & I liked it so much I had to get one.  If you hunt, fish, walk at night, have it in your car, or use it for when the power goes out, this flashlight is worth every penny you spend on it.  

The flashlight beam lights the path before you.  You will have clear view of where you are walking at night.   It will float if you drop it in the water.  You have a chance to retrieve it.     I have dropped it & it has survived the drop.    

 Another flashlight that we use & keep in the car.  It has 3 legs that make it stand with a rotating head.

Stanley 95-111 Mini Tripod LED Flashlight

This helps free up your hands when having to work on the car or any other projects around the house.  This is a great stocking stuffier. 

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Something Blocking You?

Have any goals in life & having problems reaching them?

Is there something always blocking you?   Do you feel like you keep hitting the ceiling & can not get pass it, no matter what you try or do?

Sometimes there can be something holding us back or blocking us that we had no idea that could.  It could be something in our own thinking or something else?

When we know there is something we need to be doing but are unable to move forward to do it, can be very frustrating.   The blocks can be caused by our own thinking, word vows from the past,  principles of life not being applied or something else. 
  

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Laundry

I make my own laundry soap & fabric softener.  I use

1  bar of  Fels Napa Bar soap grated
 1 cup of Borax 
1cup of Super Wash Soda
 1 cup of Oxi Clean

I also use a Black & Decker Food Processor to grate & mix the soaps.

 To mix & grate the bar soap.  Put one cup of one of the powered soap in the food processor before grating the bar soap.  It will make mixing easier.  Mix well before adding the other 2 cups of dry ingredients.  Once everything is mixed, store into a container. 

When removing the lid to the food processor, be careful of the dust.  Do not inhale the dust.

I have HE washer & use only one tbsp for a heavy load.   I use less for smaller loads.  

For the fabric softener, I use Distilled Vinegar & Essential Oils Tea Tree Oil & Lavender about 20 drops in 32 oz of vinegar.  If  you are using Tea Tree separate from the Lavender only put 10 drops from each.   

I use Tea Tree Oil to keep bugs away in the summer.  You can use whatever scent of oil you like. 
   

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Unwanted Patterns

Noticed any patterns in your life you want to stop?  

Some of the patterns could have been passed down from generation to generation.   Or you started our own. It could be how you think to the food choices you pick.  Sometimes it takes fresh eyes to help see where the pattern might have started or the steps of the pattern.   

Start by looking at what you want to change.  Write it down, this helps to stay focus on one thing at a time.   Then keep your eyes open during your day to see what might trigger the pattern to start, write that down.   Jot notes down what happens during the pattern.   How do you feel during it, will be good to write down also.  Look over what you wrote down to see if you notice the pattern anywhere else in your life or your family life.  Information is powerful when you are looking to change your life.   Contact me, I can help.

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Coffee

Coffee is a must for my mornings.   I have not always been a coffee drinker.   In my younger years I would go to a coffee shop & have a cup of coffee while I visited with friends.   Then I got married &  it was once in a while with dessert.   Had my first child & still was only when I was up all night with him.   My coffee maker & grinder would last forever. Since I would rarely was used it.

As the family grew to 2 kids, coffee was a must.  I started to wear out coffee makers & grinders left & right.   I have tried all different types & brands along the way.   All of the coffee makers made coffee & the grinders all ground the beans.   I did not favor one over the other until we lost power in a storm & no way to make coffee.  I'm sure my hubby thought of some way to make coffee for me.  But there had to be an easier way.

When visiting one of our friends house they had a coffee press.  No power need to make coffee!!!  Let all rejoicing begin!!!!!!!    Over the years I tried different brands of coffee presses all worked just fine.  I'm using right now the Hamilton Beach Grinder, Travel Coffee Press (when I have the need to travel)  & Coffee Press.
        
 Now all I need is hot water.  No problem, that is the easy part.   I use for my everyday use is a electric tea kettle.  In about 3 minutes I have hot water.  
  
I'm not going to get in to the brand of coffee or even the creamer I use.  Everyone has their own likes & dislikes.   I will say my coffee is the reason I roll out of bed in the morning.  

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Who are You in Christ?

Do you know who you are in Christ?

Do you know the treasures that are in you?  Sometimes it can be buried under stuff that we picked up through life.  Contact me, I got shovels to help dig. 

These books are helpful: for guys Wild At Heart by John Eldredge; for girls Becoming Myself:Embracing God's Dream of You by Stasi Eldredge

How do you know the design God gave you?  What is driving you deep down?   The stuff God put in us from when we were being created in our mother's womb is part of our design, the treasures that lay deep within us.  

As we grow through are childhood into being adults, the treasures get unpacked & built up. Sometimes the treasures don't even get unpacked to be built up or only part way.   Then what do we do?

We can go to God & ask Him to send people to us to help us.  We need help sometimes from people & sometimes only from God.   Here's a small prayer that might help you.......God please send Your people to surround me who are safe & trust worthy that will help build me up & help me unpack the treasures You put in me.  Lord help me to be open to receive the help. In Jesus name, Amen.
  

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.

Health

What do I do to stay healthy?

Beside the eat healthy, plenty sleep & water, exercise, washing your hands & not doing anything that would cause your body to get run down.   There are other things I do to help my body stay healthy.  I will be sharing  links to stuff that I use, hope you find it helpful.

I drink elderberry tea.   This tea helps my body fight any germs that may try to make me sick.  Besides the delicious flavor & it is approved by my kids (they prefer it with raw honey), I have not come down with anything since last winter.   Before I started drinking Elderberry tea, each time I went to Grand Rapids with my husband (for TBI appointments), we would come back sick.  Since we started drinking the tea days before the appointment, day of the appointment & then a few days after.  No head colds, no sore throats, no flu, nothing!!


I wear Skecher's  Air Relaxed Fit shoe, makes me want to walk.  Remember the exercise part, yeah, not my favorite thing to do.  But walking in these shoes helps motivate me to walk.  The memory foam on the inside forms to your foot like a hug.  Then the added air bags on the bottom of the shoes is like walking on clouds.  My feet, legs, hips & back do not get sore.  I  my best walking through the woods & dirt roads but on the rare times I  need to hit the stores to walk there, I know my feet are covered in these.  Then in the winter for exercise I help the men here chop wood & move the snow.

I use the Contigo Water bottle for my water.  It keeps it cold for a long time.  I can even put ice cubes in it!!  The opening opens up bigger to fit ice cubes in.   When I'm in the car, it fits in the cup holders or the side pocket on the door.  It's rare that you see me without it!

 We use Organic Sambucus Lozenges if we get  a scratchy throat.   It taste great!!  It has the Elderberry goodness in the lozengers plus zinc & vitamin C.

If what I offer here is relevant to you in any way, please consider donating. As I tend to my family (disabled hubby and homeschooled kids) I write in my free time. No knitting here but I love Taco Bell now and then and your donations help keep the spicy food coming. Every donation is appreciated!!!

Donations are not tax deductible.