Spiritually Healthy

Since I haven't been very good at posting this month, I though I'd just come clean and try to post at least one more time before the year is out. I still can't believe that 2014 is just around the corner!  So, I thought I'd do a recap of this past year.  I've done it before and you can read about it  here .  This past year there has been many things that have come up that - I believe - the Lord has used to shape me even more into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ.  They were things that surprised me, worried me, upset me, scared me, and overall just shocked me!  However, through all of this I've come to trust, love, fear, and respect Him more than ever.  Through all this growing and changing, I feel like my roots are set deep in Him, and even though there is a storm raging up top, I shall not be shaken nor moved from His presence.  He is my rock.  O the comfort of these verses! "The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my

I know, I know.  It has been almost a month since my last post.  Can't I use the excuse that my family has been sick and it's taken us a while to recover?  Probably not. We have been sick though.  And it has  taken us much longer to heal than any of us anticipated.  *wink, wink* What's new with me:  Well, my sisters and I have started teaching Sunday School at our church.  We've only been at it for two weeks but it has already been a blessing to us.  It is basically a bunch of 4 year old's! Talk about a challenge!  But a very good, God intended, challenge. :) Also,  I wanted to share these pictures that I happen to really enjoy...  Do you have a favorite picture you'd like to share? What have y'all been up to? Blessings in the Lord, Sarah

I know this is really short, but I read this on facebook this morning and it was just what I needed.  "God is good is not a stale one-liner when all's happy but a saving lifeline when all's hard." Ann Voskamp  Some times - well most times - I need  to be reminded of the fact that He is good.  He is good not just now, when times are happy and people are well, but He is good even when things seem to be falling apart - or maybe they are falling apart!  Still, He is good.  Everything He does has an eternal purpose.  Now that's an amazing thought, isn't it? Remember, always remember: " O give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever." Psalm 107:1 You can get a copy of Ann's amazing book  here .   Blessings in Jehovah, Sarah 

Hi everyone! I've finally made some improvements to this little blog.  I'm still working on it, but now -as you can clearly see - I've added a navigation bar.  Yay!! I am very excited about this because it took me quite a long time to figure out to even edit it!   Thank you for being patient! Blessings on the beautiful day! Sarah

Benvenuti, benvenuti! ["Welcome" in Italian]   My name is Sarah and this is my little place on the world-wide web. :-) I am passionate about God, family, femininity, being modest, natural healing, and just overall health.  "Spiritually Healthy" is where I share my walk with the Lord and His growth in me, plus a few recipes. Please stay awhile and maybe we'll encourage one another!

Hey y'all! Just so ya know I'm in the process of improving my blog, so if you notice anything out of the ordinary, don't worry!  I'm working on it!  :)  I've been trying to add a navigation bar and I can't seem to figure it out.  The one you see now hasn't been updated because I can't for the life of me figure out how to edit it!  Plus I'm having computer issues.  Go figure.  :p  Anyway... Blessings and may He bless you this fine, and beautiful morning! Sarah

Burns.  Who likes them?  Not me! I seem to draw getting burned, for it happens to me quite often.  Seriously.  It happened to me this past week.  I was rotating something in the oven when my pot holder (that's what we call them) fell out of my right hand and into the oven; well, this can only mean that my hand went straight to the HOT cookie sheet!  It happened so quickly that I didn't have time to pull my hand away, so I got a nice BIG burn on my thumb - like the WORST place ever for a burn!   I immediately walked to the sink and ran cool water over the effected area.  After about 3 minutes of that I grabbed an ice cube and placed it on my burn, this seems to have "cooled" it down for a few minutes.  I've never had a a burn, well, burn for that long!  It went on for about 2.5 hours!  Ugh the pain!  I felt like my finger was on fire!   So where does the name for this blog come in?  Here it does: Mustard.  It's amazing stuff.  You can eat it.  You can u

Hello my lovelies! Fall is here!  YAY!!  This is by far my FAVORITE time of the year!   The weather change; the change in color/scenery; crisp, cool air that almost takes your breath away; EVERYTHING about this time of the year makes me happy. I find myself desiring to make a steaming cup of apple cider with a cinnamon stick to give it that boost of fall smell. :-) And maybe this is just me, but I feel it's not fall unless I smell apple-spice candles.  Please tell me I'm not the only one?  Funny thing with that though, is that I normally get really bad headaches whenever I'm around certain candles (i.e. cupcake, blueberry muffin, senses like that); but these do not seem to bother me.  If there are REALLY strong, then forget it.   Check out my Pinterest board, called  Autumn .  It has some really pretty pictures of the beautiful season!  Now - after looking through some of those pictures - you can't  tell me (for I surly can't) that this beautiful

Hang on readers, I'm just trying something new here.... Okay everyone I am trying to add "About me" and "Contact me" buttons (not sure if that's what they are called) and I can't seem to figure it out!  The one that I am trying to add is like a tool bar - is that right?? - and it rests underneath my blog title.  Can any of y'all help me out?  I've Binged "How do I add an 'about me' button to my blog" a few times but none of the findings seems to have given me any specific answers on how to actually add it - I know it doesn't help that I'm a visual learning and having to read and figure out what the writer is trying to say AND do it in the process, is quite a challenge. :-p So, if anyone can help me I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks and blessings, Sarah

Couple of the things God has been teaching to me: 1.   I am constantly humbled by God. No matter how many times I try to be "two beats ahead" of the Lord, He humbles me by reminding me that I'm not in control; nor will I ever be.   His timing is always right.   His timing is always perfect.   I am neither. "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." James 4:10 2.   Man will always disappoint.  God will never disappoint. I never knew this truth to be so...well, true!  I must put ALL faith, hope, trust, and confidence in the Holy One, because He will never let me down nor leave me.  "I will never leave thee, nor forsake( leave in straits, leave helpless; totally abandoned, utterly forsaken; to leave behind among, to leave surviving -I thought that to be interesting)  thee." Hebrews 13:5b There have been many times when I so badly wanted to ask the Lord about this little storm we ar

* For the beauty of the earth For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. For the beauty of each hour, Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony Linking sense to sound and sight. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild.   Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This our hymn of grateful praise. For Thy Church, that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love. Lord of all, to Thee we raise, This o

Wreck This Journal. I think I came across this journal through Pinterest (off all places!); through finding it there, I Bing-ed it, and then found it on  Amazon  (used, but new) for $7.47.   It really is a very cool way of journaling and scrapbooking - for I'm not the best at either.   I broke down and got one.   I'll try and keep posting pictures of each day - please be patient, my schedule has become very  busy during these past few months so it may take a few days to post all the pictures. =)  Oh, my little sister (who blogs as well, you can follow her  here . I'm helping her build her blog.) had a great idea of starting at the back of the journal and working my way forward. So that's what I'm doing. =) No, I didn't add the Duck Tape! :p                                                                                                                                                          

  Last Saturday we went to the beach. What a blessing it was to be able to spend time with my brothers and sisters; for I know someday we'll not be able to do this. Hopefully there will be marriages and babies someday for all of us, so I'm very grateful for the time we have with one another. It's funny, I've heard some people say that they can't stand being around their brothers and sisters...I can't even picture my life without them!! Thank You, Lord for my family.  These were the only pictures I could get because about 3 minutes later it was pitch-black! "Let the heaven and the earth praise him, the seas and every thing that moveth therin." Psalm 69:34 

"Rid me of myself" is from a song titled "My Savoir My God". I've already done a post about the song and you can read my post  here. 2013.   That's the year if you haven't noticed .  I mark this year because so far it has been on of the hardest for me; physically, emotionally, and spiritually (I may have said that in a previous blog post already).  Back in the summer the ladies in our church started a Bible study and the book we are using is by Nancy Leigh DeMoss and is titled, "Lies Women Believe...And The Truth That Sets Them Free".  So far it has been one of the most convicting books I've ever read - the Word of God being #1, of course. In the beginning of my studies, my prayer was that the Lord would open my eyes and reveal to me more of my sinful self, and through that I'd see more of how magnificent and beautiful He actually is.   "For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised" 1 Chronicles 16:25a - "Great i

Back in the beginning of this year I wanted to dye my hair.  I did NOT want to use the kind one buys at the store knowing full well that they are packed with unknown chemicals, such as (I couldn't seem to find any listed ingredients for Revlon or Garnier): *Ethanolamine Propylene Glycol Hexylene Glycol Resorcinol - I read that this stuff is dangerous Toluene 2,5 Diamine That's just to name a few of the unknown ingredients.  Note: It was my choice NOT to choose a store-bought, brand name hair dye.  Personally, I don't like them.  Plus, they give me really bad headaches, and I get mini migraines.   No, thank you!  I wanted to go 100% all-natural.  I don't even remember where I got the recipe for the kind I'm using but I think this is how it goes: Walnut shells - I used about 1/4 cup Ground cloves - I don't even remember how much I used here; maybe 1 teaspoon?? Bay leaf - used just one Cinnamon stick - again, I used just one of thes