One Little Step At A Time {Including God in our Day}

So in the need to be completely honest … I want to share with you one thing that I am struggling with right now.

It really isn't easy to say but I am sure I am not the only who struggles with this.

So here goes …

We are a Christian family who believes in God but … I struggle with showing my kids what it looks like to live in a Christian home.

We don't pray out loud.

My kids don't see me reading the Bible.

Since Hudson was born, I have struggled going to church.

My husband and I don't pray together.

And the reason this is all really bothering me now is that I just came to the realization that the Bigs only have about 5 more years at home before they go to college and are probably out of the house.

I don't want them to start their own lives and their own families without God at the center of it all and unfortunately I haven't been a good example to them.

 

 So to gain a little help and a little perspective I reached out to Heather MacFadyan from the God Centered Mom {godcenteredmom.com}. Heather has an awesome podcast and I figured if I wanted to be a God Centered Mom she was the woman I wanted to talk to. So I sent her an email of what I wanted to work on and she actually emailed me back. And really quickly. She sent me some practical advice and we are going to get started right away. {I actually offered to share this with her community and be on her "That's Me" podcast. I am not sure if that will happen or not. But wouldn't it be lovely if it did!}

So even though it would have been better if I started when they were young … I am going to start now.

Now … I am not going to change everything. But I am going to start slowly. I am going to start praying with my kids at dinner time. I am going to pray out loud when I am struggling with something in my day to day. We are going to start going to church on Sunday. I am going to ask my Bigs if I can pray for them when they are struggling.

And for the Littles … we are going to start by reading the Jesus Storybook Bible together at night before bed.

Nothing too crazy … just some intentional acts we can do on a daily basis. I look forward to seeing how this changes my house. Maybe it will change some attitudes. Maybe this will lead us down a path of better things.

Young Living Tip #2

A photo posted by Mindy Waters - Nowack (@mindymay) on Feb 12, 2016 at 11:13am PST

I am not sure what is "going" around … but whatever it is  … It's bad!!

2 out of my 3 kids have had this horrible cold.

I was awake for almost 4 days straight, only sleeping a few hours a night.

They had high fevers, rashes, coughs, runny noses, and extreme congestion.

I don't know what I would have done without my oils.

We used RC, Rutavala, Ravinsara, and peppermint.

We diffused Thieves as well.

We drank Ningxia Red.

I coated my kids in all of these amazing Young Living Oils.

By day 2, I started seeing results. They no longer had high fevers. The rashes were gone. The horrible congestion had dissipated.

By day 3, The kids were much better. Just coughing. Which kept them up at night. So I applied oils when they woke up and it helped them get back to sleep quicker.

By day 4, You could barely tell they had a cold.

This was the worst cold I have seen in a long time.

I am so grateful for my Young Living Oils.

Marriage and Money

It hasn't been a secret that my husband and I need to get our finances in order. But it is so hard to talk about finances.

I feel like you hear the word budget and your defenses immediately go up.

But even with that being said, I know that my husband and I can get on the same page but it will take some work.

I already know that we don't think the same way.

I like the money in the bank and he doesn't care if there is no money in the bank.

Neither of those ways are correct.

If all the money is in the bank we aren't paying our bills.

If we spend all the money on bills we don't have money for groceries.

We just have to find out balance and figure out what works for us.

And I don't want to just sit around waiting for it to happen. I want to be pro-active.

You want to know what I am doing??

Listening to PODCASTS!!

I am officially obsessed now. But they are so good and I can even listen while I am cleaning the house. It is like a win-win.

Here are some of my favorites ....

Marriage More Podcast by Jeff and Mandy Rose

ONE Extraordinary Marriage by Toni & Alyssa

Money in the Bank

 

Better Conversations on Money and Marriage by Derek & Carrie Olsen

 

I really hope you check out some of these amazing podcasts. They are really opening my eyes to things I need to fix in myself. And I know that when I fix myself, my marriage will flourish.

Young Living Tip #1

Time to clean up the house so I can relax and enjoy ringing in the new year! 🎉 Thieves is my favorite household cleaner. I use it on everything (even glass) and this bottle lasts a very long time! #youngliving #thievessmellsamazing #allnaturalcleaning

A photo posted by Mindy Waters - Nowack (@mindymay) on Dec 31, 2015 at 12:02pm PST

When I started making my home healthier, one of the first things I purchased was the household cleaner from Young Living. At first it seemed too expensive. $22 for a bottle of household cleaner? But then I realized all the amazing things this bottle could clean. I would no longer have to buy a separate glass cleaner, de-greaser, bathroom cleaner, or toilet bowl cleaner. And this bottle lasts a crazy long time. Seriously, a little bit goes a very long way!

I like to call the Thieves cleaner my all natural lysol like product. It kills the bad germs and leaves your house smelling absolutely divine!

If you are interested in getting started on a healthier home. Please reach out to me. I would love to help you start on your healthier home journey.