Feeling herby

I’m trying to kick a cold…

• Elderflower tea with raw honey- It’s so rich tasting, it is soo good!
• My horehound candy and other herbal cough drops are all gone.
• I made onion syrup, ugh it’s definatly an aquired taste. It almost has this numbing affect when you eat it. Next time I think I will make garlic syrup and see how I like that.
• I am also been taking baths with peppermint, lavender, wintergreen, eucalyptus, and lemon esstential oils. I have tried different combos and like the combos that contain lavender and eucalyptus the best.
• I have been taking activated charcoal in capsules to try and cleanse my system.
• I sniffed lavender esstential oil when I had a headache, I was amazed at how quickly it worked!
• And the last two don’t really have anything to do with curing a cold but I have been practicing them anyway…
• Once a week I put in a little castor oil with my shampoo, it really softenes the hair.
• And every once in awhile I brush my teeth with black walnut powder, it polishes them and it has astringent qualities in it.

But still its hack, hack, hack. It is kind of frustrating that I don’t have access to fresh herbs. Because I’m sure if I have them I would be able to break up all of the stubborn muscus in my chest. My husband’s uncle sugessted Mucinex, so I might bend and try some of that. Any one of my readers know of any other way to break up really stubborn gunk in the lungs?

Just Live

In the past few weeks God has been going a lot of little revelations to me. Nothing to spectacular or ground breaking, but just in a way it makes it special to me. He has been revealing Himself more and more to me. I’ve been drawing close to Him and He has been drawing closer to me. I have been so happy. An intensifying peace has come over my life. God, I love you.

Very far away.

I miss my sister-in-law.

What’s Going On? [Pictures] Aug/Sept-Now

I am missing the fresh vegetables from the garden. And I am scouring seed catalogs for next year’s season!

Canning spaghetti sauce

My Bunk at the Women’s Retreat with Fraser Road. Some things never change.

We had an amazing race around the town, our team name was the “S.L.A.K.ers” (Sharyn, Lauren-Mae, Angela, and Kristin) Here are our prizes.

I bought this huge black at at Salvation Army. The flowers on it were added by me. Aaron said that he thought his sister had been over.

Now I can have three times as much tea!

I finished my first shawl. I used no pattern I just eyeballed it. The colors are greens and blues.

Aaron bought me a new van! Our other van had a transmission that messed up so, happy, we got a used one for a good price and less miles!

Dad brought us over some pheasant. After looking for recipes I finally found one that looked like something Aaron and I would enjoy. Honey Roasted Pheasant. And it was soo good!

Amy’s new dog Charlie.

Last week our friends had their second baby.

Shopping at Jo-Ann’s, eating at Arby’s, going to the library, spending an afternoon with my mother-in-law and two of my sister-in-laws and posting pictures is hard work. Hopefully Aaron will buy me some coffee creamer on the way home from picking up his grain drill and sky track in Bad Axe.

Hallelujah Anyhow

Michigan

I’m thankful that God put me in Michigan.

• I love our seasons

I think our seasons are just right. I love the late spring to early fall time the best. Even though our winters can be cold, it is nice to watch it snow from the living room window next to the woodstove. And to snuggle under the quilts next to Aaron in the mornings and look out the bedroom window at fresh snow.

• I love our lakes

As long as I can dry off thoroughly and have fresh clothes to put on I will get wet head to toe.  And if I don’t I do like sticking my feet in the water and watching the waves.

• I love the fact that we don’t have very many dangerous bugs, snakes or other creepies

So does my mother-in-law

• I LOVE THE UP and up north Michigan, it is one of my favorite places to have a vacation.

Whether it is going up to Grandma Gloria and Papa Ray’s house or sight-seeing in the UP there is this comforting feeling I get from up north. I think it really began in highschool when I was a petty officer on the Appledore V. We would pack our “boat clothes” -tank tops, comfy sweatshirts, and jeans for me- some spending money, sleeping bags and whatever we would need for the week (or more). We learned about sailing, taking care of the boat, we would sometimes go ashore and have dinner on the beach. Some of my fondest memories are exploring places like Drummond Island with my friends, washing my clothes on the boat them pinning them up to dry, throwing the chum-bucket (food garbage) over board – one had to making a puking noise whenever this happened-, the gentle rocking of the boat as you lay in your bunk, going out on the bow (the very tip), I could go on and on! 

In the season of thankfulness I wanted to post something about the place I was born and raised. Some people are so anxious to leave their home, not me. I may move from city to city, but I probably will never live anywhere else.

Full, indeed!

What a wonderful week it has been!

Sunday through Wednesday, Fraser Road put on a drama called “Heaven’s Gates, Hell’s Flames”. A husband and wife team travel around and put on the drama at several churches across the country and I think Canada. There are different scenes throughout that illustrate what happens after you die. Those that confess and repent of their sins and serve Jesus go into Heaven. And those who do not are sent to Hell. The roles of Jesus, angels, Satan, demons and average, everyday people are filled by members of the congregation.

At the beginning is a portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus, His Resurrection and His Victory. This is probably my favorite part! Next are several scenes that could happen in everyday life. A bar scene, a little old lady who had served Jesus all her life, a school shooting, two men on the job, one witnessing to the other, an unsaved mother and a Christian daughter , just to name a few.  The scenes throughly portray that Heaven is real, and Hell will be eternal torment and total separation from God.

Afterwards, there is an altar call, which I think is wonderfully done. Cast members and other church members come to witness to those who are willing to accept Jesus and repent. It is made clear that this drama is not meant to scare you into Heaven, that you should not go on your emotions and that you really need to mean that you want to accept Jesus as Lord of your life.

I got blessed each time I watched it. Along with that I spent time with my dear, dear friends. I got to have absolutely wonderful prayer time with a few of the ladies. The past few days, I have been filled up and loved on by my friends. I miss the camaraderie, the closeness, and the “We are all in this together” attitude. Lord, Thank you for them!

And I also got to witness an answer to prayer, a miracle, in one of my friends families, that was just the icing on the cake, no, that was more like the cherry on top.

 

My next entry will probably include some pictures and updates on how life is otherwise.