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Embracing the Full, Hard and Good Life, While Pausing Often by Quiet Waters

Healthy Eating Reboot Challenge

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Healthy Eating Reboot Challenge

Healthy Eating Reboot Challenge

By this time of year, healthy eating may have taken a back seat to summer vacation, back-to-school craziness, and for many of this, August is the second “New Years”.
And it’s a perfect time…
This is the perfect time of year to reboot your healthy eating, leaving late breakfasts and daily fro yo treats behind.
 If you need help getting back in the “healthy saddle” again, the folks at Ultimate Bundles have teamed up with Katie from WellnessMama.com to offer a FREE 7-day Healthy Eating Reboot Challenge.
Here’s how it works:
You register for the free challenge, which runs for 7 days (August 24-30).
Each day, you’ll get a motivational email, along with a mini-challenge.
Most days include a free printable to make completing the challenge even easier!
By the end of the challenge, you’ll have:

 

  • An organized, healthier pantry  (you might be surprised at some of the things Wellness Mama calls unhealthy)
  • Ideas to make everyday lunches a no-brainer (and super healthy, too!)
  • Tips to make healthy meal prep faster and easier than ever (as well as some secret weapons no mom should be without)
  • A stress-free meal plan so you can transition into your September schedule with ease
  • Plus, so much more!
You can complete each challenge in just 20 minutes or less each day, but I think you’ll be surprised by how much progress you’ll make over the week.

 

Hope you join us in this challenge!

A Little Here, A Little There

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A little here, a little there.

Only once in a while do I write a “deals post”.  I’d like to share with you how I got a great deal on laundry detergent.  Saving a little here and a little there really adds up and I love it when I can stretch my hubby’s hard earned dollars.

Making a couple of purchases from Amazon that were not time sensitive,  I chose the no rush shipping on 2 different orders, and received a $5.99 credit for Amazon prime pantry .  For Each of the Orders.  This was a special offer.   Not being familiar with prime pantry I just set the credit aside til for awhile.

The next time you purchase from Amazon, check and see if they are offering any deals along with No Rush Shipping.

Another time I received a bounty of swagbucks from some online shopping during the Christmas season.  I used those swagbucks to purchase $50 in Amazon gift cards!Continue Reading

Own Your Life, Do Not Settle

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Do Not Settle for a Mediocre Life

“What will be the legacy of your life? What story will the days of your life tell?”

Will you own your life?

Will you invest it in what matters, what lasts?

Or will you waste it by frittering the days on what does not matter?

Those are questions I have pondered much since May 2003. After my Congestive Heart Failure diagnosis and Open Heart Surgery, I had a lot of time to think as I watched other people care for my young children and mange my household. It was very painful, and yet life-giving, to realize during that time, that many years of wasteful living were behind me. The legacy I was leaving my children was very weak and lacked the richness of wisdom, faithfulness, beauty and love.  And so I began a journey.Continue Reading

El Salvador Trip, Days 1 & 2 Preparation

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Compassion El Salvador 2018

 

As I told you all in May, a few of my daughters and I joined a Compassion Tour Trip in July.  Because of the way the flights worked out to reach our group and the connection in Miami, I was able to build in a couple of days on either side of the long weekend in El Salvador.  One of my older teens has had an extremely full summer with summer classes, an internship with a big project and working her “day job”.  We also had a change pre-trip and one of the daughters scheduled for this trip decided not to go, and another daughter jumped in at nearly the last minute.  All of that caused me to believe that a short break from regular life before we entered into what the trip held for us would be very good for us.

And it was so good.

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Measurements Help ~ Mr Gallon

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This was one of the most popular posts on my blog back when I was hosted on blogspot!  It used to crack me up that whenever I looked at the stats, there was Mr Gallon, right on top.

Have you ever met this guy?  We discovered him maybe 9 years ago when homeschooling and kids were deep in word problems that required learning to exchange cups for pints for quarts for gallons.

Since the kitchen remodel I’ve thought about consulting Mr Gallon a few times, so I decided to print a new Mr Gallon to slip onto one of the inside cabinet doors.  And since I’m doing that, I’m also refreshing this post to share good ol’ Mr Gallon with new and old readers.

Originally, I found Mr Gallon here.

 

Paul, the Apostle DVD Movie

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Paul Apostle of Christ

This movie is written and directed by Andrew Hyatt.  Starring Jim Caviezel, Jame Faulkner, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley and John Lynch.

 

Have you seen this movie?  It was a surprise to me how much I enjoyed this movie, and how much I am continuing to think about it.  The Bible is precious to me and I love to read and study it.  But there is something about “seeing” it that helps me to better see the layers and the humanity in those stories and passages.

As the movie unfolded, I was concerned about Biblical integrity.  There doesn’t seem to be anything to be concerned about, and what I gained in Biblical application was rich.

The ending of the movie wasn’t what I expected.  Paul’s entrance to heaven got me imagining that moment, which I guess is a good response.

Thanks to Front Gate Media for this complimentary Blue Ray + DVD + Digital copy of Paul, Apostle of Christ, in exchange for this blog post.

 

 

 

 

 

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