A Very Happy Week

This past week has been a busy yet good week. I feel like I got a LOT done...including everything on my To Do List!

To begin with..Do you realize there are only 2 weeks left to take advantage of the early bird registration for Purify 2014 - Retreat for Hebrew Roots Singles?  Sign up now and save at http://purify2014.com/! 

On Monday, I had my cleaning jobs which Daddy and I do together.  Some good Daddy Daughter time.

Then on Tuesday, I was interviewed by Gene Porter on The Wall Watchman talking about Purify 2014 and Purify West Coast. You can listen to the interview at http://www.messianiclambradio.com/wallwatchmen.html. The interview was great to do, and Gene was a joy to be interviewed by! 

I also added two new essential oil blends to our website - Refreshing Air Freshener Oil Blend and Stimulating Refreshing Air Freshener Oil Blend - http://restorahtionfarm.com/essentialoils.htm.

I completed my degrees as a Certified Nutritional Counselor (C.N.C.) and Certified Chaplain in Holistic Approaches (C.C.H.A.) this past week!  Only one more course and two case studies till I have my degree as a Naturopathic Doctor!  I am also going to go on with the few additional courses required to have my second doctorate as a Doctor of Biblical Medicine.  Happy Dance!  :) 

Wednesday and Thursday much of my time was spent recording upcoming shows for Women Encouraing Women, the radio show I co-host.  We have an upcoming series called Shabbat Around the World, and I cannot wait for you all to hear it!  
 
On Thursday, I was interviewed by Paul Nison talking about Purify - Retreats for Hebrew Roots Singles. Please watch at http://youtu.be/tDQLbHQ046k. 

Friday was Shabbat preparation day, and we had the house all cleaned and everything done on time which is always the greatest feeling.  To have everything done...not just to come to a stop on Shabbat...but to know you planned your timing well.  

We had our Shabbat gathering and greatly enjoyed that!  I'm looking forward to the young folks in our congregation getting together for a time of fellowship next Sunday as well.

And on a final funny note, a friend of mine, Denise, shared this picture below with me since she knows I love pink flamingo.  

 
My friend, Alex (short for Alexandria) said "We wear pink camo because we are just awesomely feminine!"  You just gotta love pink camo!  

Last Week...

Well, we got my grandfather moved from the nursing home he was at which was not providing the quality of care he needed as well as having to deal with behavioral issues of other residents with more advanced Alzheimer's.  He is at a smaller place with only 10-15 residents, so it is more like a home setting with a lot more one on one attention.  We felt so much more comfortable there!  The move was on Friday.  I went by and saw Gaga on Thursday after my cleaning job and packed up as much of his things as possible with the help of their head housekeeper.  I then headed home, and Mommy, Daddy, and I went to the new place to decorate his room and get his clothes all in place.  We wanted it to be homey when he got there.  He has done great at settling in so far.  Appreciated continued prayers that all goes well.

We had our Shabbat gathering today, and the fellowship was so sweet!  We enjoyed a great midrash and yummy food too. 

Plus we've been getting a superb response to Purify 2013 - Retreat for Hebrew Roots Singles.  I'm so excited about it!  The question is going to be will we max out our space with the all the response we're getting?!?!  So if you want to come, sign up now to insure your spot!

Well, I'm heading to bed...  Laila Tov to all!

Ponderings...

This past week was my busy week with two days being gone for my bi-weekly cleaning jobs.  While I enjoy them very much, it is a much busier week compared to my off weeks as I'm carrying the same school load whether or not I'm off cleaning.  That means I tend to do more studying in the evenings and possibly trying to double up on my off days.  It just makes me appreciate my off week that much more!  My off week is the week that I am able to work on articles for the ministry as well as other enjoyable things...plan time with friends...go shopping for fun...  :) 

I stopped by and saw my grandfather on my way home from work on Tuesday.  It was a harder time seeing him that normal.  I was greeted with the question of "Do you know where your grandmother is?"  I had to remind him that she had passed away over a year ago.  Alzheimer's is a very cruel disease!  The person is alive...yet not in so many ways.  I walked out about in tears.  It does make you appreciate the fragility of life and enjoy every moment of life. 

I've got a couple of exciting projects I'm working on which I cannot wait to share with you soon!  Until then, I will leave you in suspense...!!!  :)

Life...

Life has been busy since Sukkot, but I prefer feeling productive than not having anything to do.  Last week, I had a head cold - cough, stuffy nose, sneezing, etc.  I did not enjoy it; however, it was nice to just stay home!  I was of course taking my colloidal silver, ALJ (herbal tincture), Thieves oil, and more.  I never felt extremely bad...just tired, and I'm normally a pretty high energy person.  Also, I have found that ever since I had the dust induced bronchitis after Camp Yeshua 2011, I have to be extra careful to not be around dust when I'm sick as it quickly makes my cold worse.  So I rescheduled my cleaning job from this past week to this week.  I was able to keep up with all my schoolwork though which made me quite happy.

You've probably heard me mention school and wondered what I'm up to. I've gone back to school to become a Doctor of Traditional Naturopathy.  My family has always done a lot of natural health and alternative methods, so this only ended up being a natural progression for me.  Even if I never make it into a business (I'd rather get married and have a family), the knowledge and ability to help friends and family on the side is so worth it.  I'll be doing the school work for about three years, and my mom has told me the only thing that is allowed to interrupt it is the right young man finding me!  :)  That got a good girlish giggle from me.  I'm also completing counseling training, so that I will be a trained and certified Biblical (like Pastoral) Counselor through AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors).  That will be done late summer 2013.  I'm picking up a few other courses along the way like The Creation Gospel training through Holisa Alewine and The King Method (a form of natural healing that uses physics) from the King Institute out of Dallas as well as working on my Hebrew Language Studies.  Who knows where all the Lord might use this...

And I'm still of course keeping up with my ministry...  I'm blogging once a week on the Money Management Mentor's website which you can check out by clicking here.  I'm also working to build up funding, so I can spend more time on it and less on other income earning areas.

I'm also learning to walk away and relax which is so good for me.  I really unplugged during Sukkot...I checked e-mail via my iPad once a day and that was only skimming for Sukkot related e-mails...and did very little else.  My computer itself was only on 1 time that week!!!!  Now to keep up a focus on people and not computers.  Computers are only a tool...but they can become very distracting.  I think I've gotten my computer time down to about 1 hour a day and half that time is spent on my school work entering test answers (the rest of my schoolwork is paper and pen).  So I'm feeling a much better balance in my life that way.

Well, I will close now and finish up my schooling for the day...  Shalom to all!

Fun and More Fun...

Well, these past few days have been busy yet fun.  We enjoyed baking as a family on Wednesday.  I especially enjoyed making the Challah bread which is my specialty.  :)  Then on Thursday, I went with my Dad to help him with his bread class at the LEI Institute on the OSU Marion Campus.  He did a fabulous job teaching and got rave reviews on his class.  We also sold really well on our baked goods including selling out of my Challah!

Then that night and Friday, we got the house cleaned, errands run, etc in preparation for Shabbat.  Shabbat was very relaxing.  We enjoyed listening to Bill Cloud speak at Monte's Erve Shabbat Service on Friday night.  Then on Shabbat, we listened to a couple of messages by Brad Scott who will be speaking at our congregation for Shavuot.  We also got a family walk in too!  It was a good and refreshing day.  

On Sunday, the young people of our congregation went bowling! Nicole, Joseph, and I had a lot of fun.  Joseph royally beat us girls even though we did our best to give him a run for his money.  I figured out that I had not been bowling in about 10 years, and it was so good to be back in the "game."  :)  We ate supper at the cafe there.  Their taco salad was as amazing as a remembered which was the best taco salad I have ever eaten!  Then we bowled one more game (our third game) and headed to the ice cream parlor for desert!  :)  Nicole was able to come home with me and spend the night.  We enjoyed the girl time.  We are very close...like sisters...and had not been able to spend quality time together with our schedules in the last few weeks...so we were more than ready for it!

Sunday and Monday, I caught up on things around the house which made me feel good.  Then on Tuesday, I had my house cleaning job which went well.  I ran by the library on my way home, got a shower, and then went grocery shopping with Momma!  We went up to see Gaga after supper.  He had pneumonia right now; however, since he has been back on his antibiotic, he has been doing so much better.  With him being 87, we are always very concerned when he gets sick and have to be very proactive in making sure he is taken care of.

Today, I met one of my board members for lunch, and we brainstormed for the ministry as well as worked on where do I want to focus on.  That was very helpful.  I came home for some other pending work items...then I've been working on my book.  Now, I'm heading off to go gather the kitties and go for a walk with my mom! 

What a week this has been so far. I've tried to put a whole week into 3 days!!! One of my best friends (Ellie) who lives in Wisconsin will be arriving in just a couple of hours and spending the next 5 days with my family. Her 5 younger siblings are coming as well, so I know we'll have a lot of fun together. This also means our family will go from 3 people to 9 people!

I have had a lot of fun on Sunday and Monday helping Daddy get his bee hives painted and ready for his bees which arrive on Friday. This will be his first year keeping bees, and we are all excited about that and being able to produce our own honey. It has been fun helping him get them all set up. I've even helped build the frames for the bees to build their honeycomb on.

Sunday evening I mowed the yard which was the first time I've done it in the past couple of years. When we first moved out here, I did all the mowing. We then realized that my back was getting aggravated with all the mowing due to the type of damage I had done about 8 years ago when I fell on the ice...so I had to stop and give it time to heal properly. It is now totally manageable, so I was glad to be back mowing! (For those of you who are wondering...I fell on the ice 8 years ago when we were building our house. We did not realize the extent of damage done until 2 years later I developed headaches and an occasional migraine. A friend recommended a chiropractor. I started doing that and between that and massage therapy, I rarely have any trouble. The key for me is to be physically active and not just work at the computer all day! It is amazing how Yahweh provides us with natural healing methods.)

This past week, we got to have some really good friends over for lunch, and we had a great time fellowshipping that afternoon. Besides that, I had two days of cleaning jobs, and we celebrated the last day of Unleavened Bread. Since that fell on Friday, it meant we had two Shabbats back to back - the High Holy Day and then the weekly Shabbat.

Well, I had better go now. We're going to get an Angel Food Cake on, then I've got to run over to the Township Hall for the Zoning Board Meeting which I'm on, and then Ellie and her siblings should be here!

Shabbat will soon by here...

I’ve had a very good week and am greatly looking forward to Shabbat. I had captured the final piece of my first YouTube video this week, so I have been working on editing it. It is all done, I’m just waiting to get permission on using the intro and outro music from the musician, then I can post it! J I’m really excited about getting this all done.

Today, I had my cleaning job which I do once a month. I always enjoy this family. They are a sweet homeschooling family with six children. The children are all very intelligent and inquisitive which makes them an extra delight.

Wednesday, we ran errands as a family – post office, Lowe’s, thrift store, library, and Office Depot. I was able to get my camera case which will hold both my camera and camcorder for when I travel. This way I can keep both handy as I plan to start traveling with them that way I can do interviews!

We’re already partially cleaned for Shabbat and will finish in the morning. I cannot wait for Shabbat! Passover will be here in less than a month. Then one of my very close girl friends will be coming to visit about two weeks after that. Then about 5 weeks after that is Shavuot, and Brad Scott will be here speaking. Then about 6 weeks after that is Camp Yeshua!!! What an exciting few months is ahead. That all will be followed by my birthday in August, Daddy’s birthday in September, and Sukkot in October! I truly love the Feast days.