Hmmm.... GRIZZLIES and dentists Where summer?

Update for August here. So we are paying off bills one by one. Smallest (easiest) first then onto bigger badder ones. I encourage you to look at ways to save a bit or pay off one bill completely. Feels good!

Some hiccups in the summer caused us to pause. We had a Grizzly bear encounter in our 4H pig pen. YUCK! A lot of emotional and financial stress to work through, but always a learning experience is hovering on our doorstep, right. So, the kids are restarted and getting to know their new animals. Three weeks to complete all projects now! Countdown begins for them to learn some skills of completing projects they have chosen!

I am expecting our 7th child! Wow! We feel truly blessed. My dear husband has lost 100 pounds since last spring and he is feeling so good. He is diabetes free and his bp, and pulse are in the better than normal range! WE ARE SO THANKFUL for natural affordable value and safe elimination of all the toxins out of our home. All six kids had dentist appointments today and got rave reviews on their dental health. One needs an orthodontist consult for so little space for his teeth, and they will get sealants next month. Not 6 cavities between all of them, very minor work he raved! I do attribute that to our Toothpolish with Xylitol... WOW!

Have a great night, ALL!

WoW! Happy 4th of July!

Where does that time go?

Be sure you are taking time with family and friends to breathe in the fresh air and think about what is truly important. We are starting Step 1 on our 'regroup' to financial freedom from ALL debt. We are also as a family getting rid of clutter - including some material attachments we have for sentimental reasons. I am a card hoarder. I enjoy going through special moments in the cards our dear friends/ grandparents gave us through the years.... but I am determined to de-paper my life... and I am NOT going to scan it to files. I am simply going to get rid of the excess in my life, all areas. Of course, I will keep some irreplaceables, but it has to fit in my one trunk. The kids have the same challenge - it fits in a reasonable container drawer or it goes! I feel better already.

Spring is Summer already!

WOW! Can you see school is almost over except for some of us maniacal moms who love to give some summer school homework. It is beautiful fishing weather and I am ready to go pitch a tent out away from society. Dream big and plan something that is inexpensive to do with those you love. Make a date to spend some enjoyable time with friends. Life is too short to hold grudges or to work non stop without smelling the flowers.
Write out every activity in your week or two on the calendar and see if you are wasting time that you could be working productively and then take a long look at when you could pause and breathe in and out for one FULL day!
Stop and look at the spring beauty around us!

Wise thoughts - not my own.

Aristotle once said, "To avoid criticsm say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing."
It is always much easier to do nothing about the issues we see challenging our conscience. I would much rather be criticized if I am praying and trying to walk humbly while maintaining a spine over issues important to myself and others. I have a truly hard time confronting issues except where my children are involved. I have found when my children except or need more from me I am capable of being very strong! Amazing what gifts motherhood gives you as you learn through the years.
May we all be strong for good, so that never will we regret that we said or did nothing!!

What a joyful day!

Despite the overcast weather after two beautiful days, my spirits are uplifted and light! To be a mom home with the loves of my heart, my children...and also working to raise our monthly residual income. What a blessed life I enjoy! So very thankful for the people I have been blessed with, family and friends alike. If you know of anyone who desires a responsible, frugal, healthy or natural minded lifestyle who is searching for tips of any kind, please direct them my way, Lord, I am ready to offer help if I can. If we can interact and point out tips to each other in a positive manner what a purpose we are fulfilling here!
I wish I could exude my joy here in typing that we are SO very blessed and would like to share that with others! Work hard and MAKE it a great day for you today! Carpe Diem!

A beautiful spring rainy day to all of you! Today I am working on organizing more of my household, minimizing from stuff what we don't need, and working my fun at home business!! I love the freedom of being a mostly stay at home mom, along with being thankful for flexible work that brings in a consistent income! Thank you, Lord, what a life!

I found some learning curves this past month while watching my kids grow up a bit. Discussion within your family is so crucial to knowing your young teenagers. I know that mine are good kids growing up way too fast in an odd world. So it is good to reconnect and share that we are all human and that we, as parents, really do the best we can to help them out.

I am taking some odd comfort in the fact that if the news media misrepresents you it must be that you are doing something right in this backwards age. A culture that doesn't celebrate a correct right to free speech and ideas, a culture that is very much socialized in that right is only right if it agrees with a left way of thinking. This doesn't even concern actual politics, but the politics that surround our school children... I would love to hear all the difficulties you have dealt with in a politically correct world that is biased against stepping outside of the normal box. Blessings to You for the best of days this May 9th!!

Thought for the day

"In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing." T. Roosevelt Have a blessed and beautiful day!