living on love :)

coconut oil and olive oil hair treatment

2012-09-20T14:12:00.000-07:00

Ok 1st I looked up homemade hot oil treatments on Pintrest

and I came acrossed a few

BUT

I didnt have but a few ingredients

SOOO

I added a few tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil (Pompeian)

and

100% coconut oil

in a lil bowl

and then I heated for 20 seconds in the microwave...

I then massaged it into my DRY, suppppperrr DRY hair

left it in while I was taking a long shower 15 mins or so.. because of the hot mist.

..I don't have a heat bubble thing for my head sooo I figured it would work

I then washed and conditioned...

and combed while wet...

Now I twisted my hair, high on top of my head...

wrapped a bandana around my head and went to sleep

Yes that is our new addition rat David

When I woke up I untwisted my hair and

this is what it looked like no products or brushing..

I revived it so much that the new little hairs were curly too.

UPDATE: this is after some products and makeup lol

And this is before bed

Chicken alfredo cassorole

2012-09-11T23:39:00.002-07:00

So I tried this new Alfredo recipe on the same night we were heading to a wedding and had to bring something.......

So I thought well throw some chicken in it and crescent rolls on top and I got a casserole... the kids ended eating it before I could get a pretty picture.. it was delicious...

(if you want chicken cook that 1st. Dice it and boil is what I did)

(Boil noodles of choice and while making Alfredo)

PREHEAT OVEN to temp of crescent rolls

Here is the recipe:

ALFREDO:

1/2 c butter

1 8oz package of cream cheese

1 Tablespoon of garlic powder..more or less depending on taste

2c milk

6 oz of mozzarella cheese grated

dash of pepper to taste

Melt butter in pan over medium heat, add cream cheese and a dash of garlic powder.
Stir until smooth then add milk while still stirring
stir in cheese and pepper
taste.. does it need more pepper or garlic.
take off heat
drain noodles and add them to Alfredo sauce
add your chicken if you made some
Spray a pan with cooking spray
add the mix to the pan
undo the crescent roll package and on roll the rolls place on top like a pie
cook as directed maybe a little longer a min. or so....
DONE ENJOY (when it cools)

keeping a toddler busy

2012-09-11T22:30:00.001-07:00

Beans and rice in a bucket..kept my 22 month old happy for a hour while I cooked dinner!

Homemade paint..splatterred on ballons

2012-09-11T10:18:00.003-07:00

So I took the paint recipie and we had balloons and I thought ... splatter....

PAINT RECIPIE:

1 cup flour

1 cup salt

1 cup water( I added a few Tbsp more)

food coloring...

Mix together then add your mixture to containers..

Add in a good 5-10 drops of the color of your choice and stir.

This paint isn't like pain to draw pictures with it is more of just have fun with fingers or paint brushes on a canvas.

We took the paint and splattered it on to the balloons and let dry over night...

Just a fun activity when their board.

crayons into a glue gun???

2012-09-11T09:59:00.004-07:00

So this is our attempted crayons in a glue gun...

http://indulgy.com/do/from/68521893444/post/EFti99JnC1

It didn't turn out like it should of...

I had to take it apart and clean it...BUT...

The pictures were pretty

Cake Sandwiches

2012-07-31T23:22:00.000-07:00

Cake turned to cookies..

I took this recipe and added vanilla pudding in between two cookies and then topped with frosting.. YUM

What you need:

Vanilla Pudding package

1 Box of Cake mix

1 egg

1/4 c oil

1/4 c water

Preheat oven 350.

1st we made the vanilla pudding with a little less milk then called for

mix together then we added food coloring for fun...

PLACE IN FRIDGE

Mix the cake mix together with the egg, oil, and water.

When it gets doughy drop onto cookie sheet just as you would cookies

Place in oven 15 mins
let cool on cookie rack and I left some space to start putting the sandwiches together

Now you pull your pudding out of the fridge and take two cookies and add a little drop of pudding to one bottom side and take the other bottom end and press lightly together.

Repeat until all the cookies are done then frost and sprinkle

Enjoy! Yeah!

Salt dough prints.. CLASSIC!!!

2012-07-31T18:54:00.001-07:00

We did one of my all time favorites about a month ago and here it is....

Recipe: 1 cup salt 1 cup flour up to a 1/2 cup of water

Preheat oven to 200

Mix ingredients in large bowl.

Knead it until it makes a dough

use a plate that is big enough for your choice of print such as foot or hand

squish it into the dish

then flip that on the baking sheet and on the smooth surface insert the kids foot or hand

press firmly, and lift straight up

then bake on 200 for 3hrs or more until it is all the way dry and hard. then you can paint

NOTE: if you want to hang it then you need to make a hole first before you bake.

Homemade baby wipes....YEAH

2012-07-31T18:20:00.001-07:00

Sooo after 4 kids I finally got a hold of this one.. man I wish I had this one back in the day when I had two in diapers.. well my youngest is 19months and I made these for him so we call them Lazarus Wipes.

What you need:

container with lid

knife to cut paper towels in half

1 roll Paper towels

2 cup boiled water then cooled

2 Tbsp of baby wash

1 Tbsp baby oil

First. Boil water to get all the ickies out.

Let it get cool enough to touch

Add water to your container

In the Picture there is a container, Bounty Basic Paper towels, Baby oil, and my homemade body wash,

Add baby soap and baby oil to your container and mix with the warm water.

Now cut your paper towel roll in 1/2 I had my husband do it..lol

Then you add 1/2 of the roll and save the other for next time.

Place the lid on and turn upside down for a few mins 5-10

Pull out the cardboard middle twisting a little as you pull

Then grab out the middle towel and there you go!

Someone said "why do this wipes are cheap" well they are until you realize that you use a box a week that adds up.. ALSO you can use up to 4 of the wipes from the store.. these wipes are sturdy I use 1 and if really messy 2 or 3 but they are way better then store bought wipes and healthier.

UPDATE: Lazarus is ALLERGIC TO THE BABY OIL.. BROKE OUT HORRIBLE.. SO WE HAD TO DECREASE THE BABY OIL..JUST A DROP

Homemade bath soap

2012-07-30T23:10:00.001-07:00

OK this is my Favorite project so far... I love it, the kids love it and my husband is amazed... he tells everyone "my wife made soap"...

My favorite about this recipie is that the ingredients can be changed for endless possibilities....

OK Here it is..soooo simple...

1 bar of soap of your choice..

(we used Dr. Bronners..I like to keep things as natural as possible..You can find this at a health food store.. Im not all sure where else)...

2 onces Oil such as coconut, olive, etc.
UPDATE: my second batch i used coconut oil sooo much better..

1 quart or more or less of water
(depending if you want it think or more watery..I made it a little watery beacause Im trying to save money where ever I can)

Grate the soap in to little bits..

Use a big enough pot for 1 litter and pour your water into the pot and heat.

Add soap bits to heated water

dissolve soap

Add your choice of oil

Bring to boil and remove off heat and let cool then add to the container that you choose.

We used jars until it cooled
Let it sit over night it will thicken.
( I thought I added to much water at 1st)
Then I put it in a baby soap container with a squirt noozel.
SHAKE BEFORE EACH USE.
T

Homemade Laundry Soap...

2012-07-29T23:59:00.003-07:00

This was amazing .. another Pinterest try... I love it and my clothes are so clean....

What you will need:

1 Bar soap

1 cup Borax(I used the hand soap Boraxo because that is what I had)

1 cup Super washing soda

1 Large cooking pot

Large spoon

2 - 1 gallon jugs(like empty milk jugs)

funnel

Step 1....Soap...any bar soap of your choice..I went to our local health food store and bought Jasmine all natural soap...

Step 2. ... as you can see from the picture is to grate it with a cheese grater...

Step 3........Add one gallon of water to your pot and heat up...

Step 4 .......Dissolve the soap

Step 5...Add 1 cup of borax and 1 cup washing soda

Step 6 ... heat up until boiling and TURN OFF HEAT.. I found out the hard way.. it over flowed bubbles everywhere..

Step 7... add 1 gallon of Cold water and mix... Use funnel and put in containers.. I let it cool awhile in the pot.. maybe 10 mins or soo.

This is what it looked like when I first put it into the bottles..it looks watery BUT the next day it was very thick.. if it gets to thick you can use less soap next time or add more water...I SHAKE BEFORE EACH USE.... JUST LIKE MY HOMEMADE BATH SOAP ...

Keep this away from children and enjoy....

The recipe I learned this from http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-to-make-homemade-laundry-detergent.html

Yeshua the true name of Jesus..

2012-05-15T22:10:00.001-07:00

This sight is awsome.. Jesus is Yeshua... Yeshua his true name.. meaning Gods salvation...
http://jesusisajew.org/index.php

My beauty QUEEN

2012-05-15T12:15:00.000-07:00

My daughter Danae is starting Pagents for the 1st time...her 1st pagent, Ford and someother big name companys are coming to find some new talent faces...Im so excited..

Mordecai the New Addition to our family

2012-05-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

Rottweiler puppies...

Introducing our new baby boy..Mordecai Snoop Jr. We brought him home last night. We were up with him all night trying to get him to use the bathroom...finally at 5 am this morning he did his business outside..he thought I was crazy when I started praising him for going potty. He didn't know why we go outside..were he was born they pretty much stayed outside... so he didn't understand the difference between outside and in the house. Hes getting it now after a few accidents. Rottweiler puppies are very different from regular dogs in many ways.. they are very prideful and smart. They catch on very easily.

The 1st morning....

We got up got my oldest two ready for school and gave Mordecai breakfast, then he got into the bath ..possibly for the 1st time..were he proceeded to fall asleep int he tub AFTER he got used to the water, then I got him out and dried him off then he played of course ..the after the bath puppy play..and now he has been asleep for almost 2 hours.....

I love it..............

My Dad

2011-11-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

My dad that I just met.

My Biological Father..

2011-10-31T23:40:00.000-07:00

I finally get to meet my father after 24 years. I am so excited. I have dreamed about this day for soo long...The crazy thing is that he lives right around the corner..Crazier then that his kids go to the same school as my kids...So the meeting place is going to be at the school during breakfast...OMG Im so excited!!! After years of praying God is always on time.. On his time not ours.... Praise YEHWEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jehovah Jireh!!!!!!

Finding Joy.........

2011-10-27T02:35:00.000-07:00

Sometimes, even being a Christian, I find it hard to get into a joyful mood. So I looked it up ...Google is amazing.. and found some mood changing FOODS... Ahh...Yes..Food!!!

If your feeling sad....Magnesium is know for producing serotonin: Good sources of magnesium include halibut, almonds, cashews, unprocessed peanut butter, spinach, black eyed peas, lentils, kidney and pinto beans, baked potatoes, and long grain brown rice. Bananas also aid the release of serotonin.
If your stressed....Blueberries can help relieve stress. The tiny berry is loaded with vitamin C, which is a stress reducer. Almonds also reduce stress with vitamins and minerals like vitamin B2, vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc.
Feeling Restless: Cottage cheese contains tryptophan, a sleep inducing amino acid that relaxes the entire body and mind. If you don't do dairy you can also find tryptophan in soy milk, tofu, hummus, and lentils. Sesame seeds are rich in trytophan but they're also high in carbohydrates with a medium protein content, perfect for before bedtime.
Clarity ................Rachel wrote that blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries "activate the brain's natural 'housekeeper' mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline."
Depressed....... Cut out the sugar-rich foods. Sugar can deplete your body of B vitamins. Add some amino acids like you find in cottage cheese, bananas, turkey or fish. Amino acids can produce feel-good messages in your brain and combat depression.

Well I thought was cool info.. Enjoy!

Why do jews spell God, "G-d?"

2011-10-26T17:43:00.000-07:00

I found this and thought it was good info:

Why Do Some Jews Spell God, "G-d?"

by
William Arnold III
WmArnold@gmail.com

Question:
Can you please tell me why the Jews can not say GOD?? They spell it without the "o."
Response:
Some Jews spell God as G-d. This has its origin in the third commandment, "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain" (Exo. 20:7). Many Jews later became so cautious not to break this commandment that they quit pronouncing the name of God altogether, for fear that they might say it in vain. This is why we are not sure exactly what the vowels were for the divine name of God in the Old Testament (YHWH), known today as the tetragrammaton. "Yahweh" is the closest approximation we have (See, Is "Jehovah" the Name of God?). When a Jew would come across this name when reading the Old Testament, instead of saying God's name, he would say "Adonai," which means "Lord" or "Master." They would also use other words in place of the name of God, or even the title, "God." Notice that Matthew usually substitutes the phrase "kingdom of heaven" where the other gospels have "kingdom of God." We are told that before a Massoretic scribe would even write the name of God, he would first wash himself and then he would use a new pen. This is all done out of respect for the name of God and for fear of breaking the third commandment. What you see today with this hesitation even to write the title "God" is simply an outgrowth of this Jewish piety.
Let me add that this is nowhere commanded in scripture. We see faithful men of God calling upon him and using his name throughout the Bible. We can and should use God's name properly. However, we should also take a lesson from these Jews not use God's name without respect, or "in vain" as the scripture says. Taking God's name in vain includes a whole lot more than saying it in connection with curse words. Whenever we say "God" or "Lord" or "Christ" it should be with respect and devotion. We should never use God as a substitute for "Wow!" or simply say his name as an expression of anger or frustration.

How do you change a lifestyle?

2011-10-26T17:31:00.000-07:00

Well, I have been a Christian all my life. But in the past few years G-d has been revealing things to me that I thought was doubtful, and I would rebuke them and ignore the thoughts. Not until recently I have listened to the little, but big voice in my head....saying these things are not the truth.

What, do you ask am I talking about.....well..CHRISTIANITY! Now before you click off my blog..let me explain.... I LOVE JESUS~ with all my heart and I believe He is the Son of God and the only way to get to the Kingdom of Heaven. But there is a problem with Christianity as a whole. I always wondered why the Jewish people, Jesus's own people don't except him, and they don't agree with Christianity. Why don't they take Yeshua as their savior. After all Yeshua in Hebrew means salvation. There had to be a deeper meaning. I started to search this out.

My 1st question was why does the Christian church say that Yeshua rose on the 3rd day when they portray that he died on a Friday. Now I can count; and that does match up with what he said. He said he would be in the earth for 3 days and 3 nights. If he died on a Friday then he wouldn't have rose early Sunday; right or am I crazy. So I found out that He actually died right before a Sabbath, a yearly Sabbath that is the kind during a festival. The festival began probably on a Thurs.. and Yeshua( Jesus) died on a wed. To further understand you have to remember the Jewish Holy days(holidays).
My 2nd question was the Sunday worship. Now anyone who reads the Bible knows that one of the commandments is to KEEP THE SABBATH. Now some people say that it is Sunday. How can that be..it doesn't say that in the Bible. Ohh they say a guy named Constantine changed that .... So this guy is all of the sudden better then G-d and he can change a Sanctified day from G-d. No and even people that say that the Sabbath has changed because Yeshua rose on a Sunday.. they still don't keep it Holy.. they go shopping and cause people to work....being a Sabbath is a day of rest where you don't work or cause anyone else to work..
My 3rd and my turning point was the King James Bible....G-d spoke to me through the Holy Spirit( Roch Hakodesh) and asked me a question one day....WHO IS KING JAMES? Well I came to find out that he was kinda a bad person. His mother was bloody Mary. He re wrote the Great Bible because of the commentaries in the margin. The commentaries were like study notes and notes of encouragement. He didn't want his people to realize that the way he was running his kingdom wasn't right...so he rewrote the Bible to what it is now..
4th What was the original Bibles language? Hebrew and Greek. What was Yeshua......Jewish.....
5th Why do people only go by only HALF OF THE BIBLE?" Jesus did away with it" they say. No He didn't .....If you only believe half of it then why do you pay your tithes or why do you go to Psalms and Proverbs to get advice? What I'm trying to say is that we should follow the Torah. Yeshua did, there's more then enough proof. He came to magnify the law(torah). He gave this example in Matthew 5. Jewish people don't believe Yeshua(Jesus) is the Messiah because the Messiah wouldn't do away with something that He helped create. G-d can't lie.. sooo if He gave these commandments to do FOREVER then that's what He means.. Until the Christians understand the Torah and when the Jews believe Yeshua is the Messiah.. thats when the true CHURCH will be revealed............

We have to understand that Yeshua is Jewish he came down the line of David.... If He is Jewish why aren't we.... Yeshua came to fulfill the Torah(law). In Isaiah 42:21 He will magnify the torah(law). When the word law is in the Bible, it means torah. Law is actually not the best word they should have used, but that is why the best Bible to have is a Jewish Bible. How do we get our minds back to the point that Jesus is a Jew.

How do we take everything we learned about the Bible from a gentile perspective and turn it around and if it doesn't match up with the word then it is lies from the Catholic church. Why are people so blind to the fact that if you love Jesus you should follow him whole heartily and get on G-DS CALENDER. The Feasts that he made are appointments and if your missing them then your missing the mark. I will give up anything if it brings me closer to G-d and I have... I have left my family and my comfort zone to get closer to Yeshua(Jesus).... Yeshua did do some things different then the Jews because they were missing the mark too. but He set the greatest example.

So here I am.........I am going to do it..........change my whole lifestyle to follow Yeshua.

Trying to make money online....

2011-10-21T21:42:00.001-07:00

Why is it that other mothers seem so successful at doing blogs and making money off line and I can't seem to find time to maintain all this stuff...................

Dragon Parents: How do you let a child go?

2011-10-18T21:49:00.000-07:00

I was looking through some articles tonight and I came across one called "Dragon Parents." I first read through quickly thinking it was an article about a different kind of parenting technique until I realized that's not what it was about at all. I keep reading as this women talked about how her son had Tay-Sachs disease. She explained how he most likely won't live after 3. The disease attacks the body and senses then he becomes paralyzed to eventually die. This "dragon mother" explained why she was one of these "dragon" parents. When your child has a terminally ill disease your not really all worried about the future, it doesn't pertain to your child. Right now is all that matters. Nobody asks for advice from "Dragon Parents" she explains "We’re too scary. Our grief is primal and unwieldy and embarrassing. The certainties that most parents face are irrelevant to us, and frankly, kind of silly. Our narratives are grisly, the stakes impossibly high. " Not worrying about the normal and sometimes ridicules things that we fuss over with our children. As she was pregnant she planned out this little baby's future. Would read him books in her belly all the things that would have a great effect when he would be older. But after you get news that you aren't going to be watching your precious baby grow into a toddler to eventually go on to preschool and beyond what do you do. Well she started to live for now. Not worry about tomorrow it will all to soon show up. Here's a quote from her "Our parenting plans, our lists, the advice I read before Ronan’s birth make little sense now. No matter what we do for Ronan — choose organic or non-organic food; cloth diapers or disposable; attachment parenting or sleep training — he will die. All the decisions that once mattered so much, don’t." How does this women go well the love of her little baby keeps her going like a freight train, " dragon parents"

Keeping the balance

2011-10-18T20:33:00.000-07:00

Being a mother of 4 and a wife sometimes it is hard for someone not to ignored by me. I find my self trying to please everyone, but I know that God doesn't want me to be a people pleaser. So I find my self knowing that if I follow the Lord and keep my eyes on the Lord that He is the one that keeps everyone happy. How does this work, well have you ever heard of the term if mom is happy then everyone is happy. When I stay in the Spirit and follow the fruits of the Spirit like patients, kindness, long suffering then I find that everyone in the house follows my lead. Keeping the balance is the moms job among the rest of her jobs......