Spiritually Healthy

* 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

I know, I know.  Everyone says that their banana bread is the best in the world, but I have say that this was truly the BEST I've EVER tasted!  AND it is COMPLETELY gluten free and almost  vegan. Here is the recipe as it appears on the box (my variations are in bold . Don't worry, the only ingredients in the mix was rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, guar gum, and salt): Banana Bread 2/3 cups sugar - I used Xylitol  1/3 cup butter, softened - since butter is the ONLY dairy that doesn't make my stomach feel like it's being ripped open (too graphic?), I kept it in - if you wanted this recipe to be 100% vegan, then coconut oil would work just fine. 2 eggs - I used pumpkin puree  1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe banana (about 3 medium) 1/4 buttermilk - I can't seem to remember if I used rice milk or coconut water, it was one of the two 1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla - I didn't have mine on hand so I just omitted this 2 cups Betty Crocker Gluten Free ri