HAPPY MONDAY!
What did you do this weekend? We had a ball at the Texas Tech scrimmage....ate with Pop and Nana and as usual, the boys were in all kinds of rare forms....

THANKS TO POP AND NANA, we also got some more packing and cleaning done this weekend! Bet you wish you were at my house???? RIGHT???
I am so happy to think that in less than 2 weeks, we will be in our new house. It's gonna be crazy! Moving somewhere that we don't know a whole lot of people will be a new experience, but I'm sure we will make a friend or two.
And God has blown the top off of our dreams.
He is DEFINITELY a God that has shown me that the pinnacle of my dreams is just the beginning of His.
NEVER boring serving a God that lets you be as adventurous as you dare to be.
I pray I'm always up for God's adventures!
In the past few weeks, it has been a real struggle to try and eat healthy....and I've been extremely convicted of my less-than-positive nutritional choices. Do you go on a roller coaster of health choices????
I watched this....

Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
And after a couple of other resources came across my plate....enough that I decided to read up, dust off the juicer I had been given, and JUICE IT UP!
I've eaten out with family and friends, but if I'm home, I'm juicing and eating healthy. I KNOW it is making a difference.
And juicing, for me, is like a fun jigsaw puzzle to figure out. I love trying all combos of fruits and vegs.
Carrots go great with strawberries.
Apples cover a multitude of awful tasting veggies......like kale and spinach.
And my kids are even diggin' this juicin' thang!
If you're my FB friend, I mentioned that I found my home away from home at Natural Grocers.
The beauty/supplement section????
BIG DADDY HIDE THE WALLET!!!
I am also researching how to battle this psoriasis and eczema that Dos suffers from.
We are starting an internal and external regimen.
I'll let ya know.

I've also started looking into using essential oils in our daily lives!
Thus far, I've done the following:
Lavendar Essential Oil
1. Applied to an insect bite to stop itch- it worked IMMEDIATELY!
2. Added several drops to coconut oil as a moisturizer for Dos' psoriasis.
3. Added to water, a little dishwashing liquid, and lemon essential oil to make a household cleaner that is AWESOME.
Lemon Essential Oil
1. Household cleaner
2. Added several drops to my daily water
3. sniffed for extra little wakeup
4. PLAN TO put several drops on an old washcloth and put in the dryer for a fresh homemade dryer sheet.
There are many, many resources on the use of essential oils. You just have to be careful to use such a small amount because they are so concentrated and to also be very careful in applying directly to skin-especially children's skin.
I just feel like our bodies are made to heal themselves and I'm going to try to do all I can to encourage that process. :)
So, between juicing, coconut oil, essential oils, organic fruits and veggies, and eating a little dark chocolate with 70% cacao (a MOST RAD antioxidant!), I'm sure I'm on my way to being the Granola Mama I never thought I'd be! hahaha!!
I could have literally spent HOURS at Natural Grocers. Move over, Target!
Just FYI, we close on our house here on April 25th and should be moving in the new house on April 26th!
Short of exhaustion, I'll see ya'll all week :)