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Posted By Jacque on January 30, 2012 | Category: Dixon Family Ministries, For Health, Heart and Home, Home Management

A new love we have: Essential Oils. We’ve been using GOOT and Tea Tree Oil for some time, but since our friend brought us some other Essential Oils last summer, we have been so thankful for them and learned so much about them.

We have a list of essential oils that we use the most. I am sure everyone has their faves they grab for certain ailments. These are ours:

Tea Tree Oil
Lavender
Peppermint
Lemon
Oregano
Geranium
Eucalyptus

Other items we love to use that have properties that are good for our family, and that we have found to be healing for us are:
Lapacho Tea: (Pau d’arco)
Coconut Oil
garlic
onions

Some recipes that have helped our family:

All-Around Health Promoter: GOOT
Of course, we use GOOT a lot in our home. We have been using it for the past 10 years. You will find the recipe on our GOOT page.

Bronchitis formula:

base oil(coconut, almond, jojoba oils, etc.) 2TBSP
TTO 10drops
Oregano Oil 10 drops
Lavender 10 drops
Peppermint 5 drops
Lemon Oil 5 drops
Rub this directly on the chest of your child, using it as a type of a Vick’s rub. Rub it on their back also, on each lung, in a circular motion, pushing it toward the heart. A good way to loosen congestion in the lungs for a child is to have the child lie down. Cup your hands slightly and gently pound onto the chest over each lung. Do this on the chest and the back.
For an adult or older child, as long as the oils do not irritate them, you can use this across the sinus areas as well, and around the ears and on the lymph nodes under the ears.
Use this as you see the need.

You can also use this formula with 1/2 the carrier/base oil to put this into an aroma warmer or a hot steam bath to stand over with a towel over your head.

Mastitis and infection formula:

Coconut Oil 2tsp
Lavender Oil 10 drops
Eucalyptus 5 drops
Tea Tree Oil 5 drops
The Coconut Oil is the main healer in this formula. I added the other oils because the reason I had mastitis was due to lower immunity, and this took care of it all. Put it directly on the infected breast and under the lymph nodes under your arm. I was careful not to get it on the nipple, and instead applied just coconut oil to that area. The swelling was down within a few hours, and the mastitis was completely gone the next day.
If you are concerned with putting the oils on with a nursing baby, just use the coconut oil.
If your baby has any signs of thrush, use the coconut oil directly in his mouth.

Molds on Walls
For antiseptic to kill molds, we have used the Bronchitis Formula in a spray bottle with water. You just have to shake the spray bottle during your spraying to get it to spray. Spray directly onto the infected surface. We also add extra lemon oil or peppermint oil for the scent. You can add other scents you might like, such as orange oil or lavender, frankincense.

Skin Problems
For mild skin problems, Tea Tree Oil is a good first oil to try, because if it is fungal, we have found TTO to take care of it well. If you need to use a carrier oil, organic virgin coconut oil is probably one of the best because of its anti-everything properties, and it is also very good for your skin, to condition it.

Sunscreen and Sunburn Remedy
Coconut Oil is also a good sunscreen and if you forget, it is great for sunburns as well.

Eyes
This is not an Essential Oils remedy, but one remedy we have used in eyes for anything from a stye to baby gunk to a cold in the eye on both humans and animals is raw milk. We usually use breastmilk for the babies, you know, when they get a little gunk in their eye that mats their eyes closed? Just drop a few drops of momma’s milk and it will start to clear it up. Keep applying it until the matting is gone. If no momma’s milk is available, use fresh raw goat’s milk. We have used this in the eyes of our dogs, cats, and goats, as well as adults and children. The white blood cells in the raw milk have great healing properties. *I don’t think pasteurized irradiated store-bought milk of any kind, including goat’s milk, will do the job.

As we have used supplements and essential oils, we get to know which ones work with our bodies and which ones we need more of or not. The key is to learn about them and watch how your body or your children react to and with them. Then, when you see a sign of something that may become something serious, you may know what to do to stave it off.

Shalom! And To your Health!

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 As always, this is not meant to replace your Dr.’s advice and only reflects the experience of our family. We just love to share things that work for US! Enjoy!

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Posted By Jacque on January 28, 2012 | Category: Biblical Feasts and Holy Days, Growing in His Grace, Journey In Torah, Torah and Feasts

From the Mailbox:

hi jacque! i have a couple of questions about the sabbath. we have been looking into it some. do you do all your cooking the day before? do you heat food at all on sat? or just eat cold cuts. also, what about dirty dishes? do they get washed on sun. instead, or do you use paper plates maybe? just some things i have wondered about…..  ~Bridgette

Hi Bridgette!
I am in the process of putting together an informational post about it. We are still learning a lot every time we open the Scriptures, about everything, including about the Shabbat.
So, I am going to answer your questions at hand, and get to working more on the post I need to wrap up and post.

To answer the questions you have:

do you do all your cooking the day before?
We do all of our cooking the day before. We have mostly gotten into a routine of certain meals we do for Shabbat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We start our Shabbat at the crack of dawn – first light – on the Seventh Day of the week, sat.
We cook all of our meals, and deep cleaning as well, on the Sixth Day, Fri.

do you heat food at all on sat? or just eat cold cuts.
We make sure that all of our foods are fully-cooked on the Sixth day and reheat them on the Seventh if necessary. We have chosen foods that we can eat cold or leave in a crockpot mainly, like yogurt, boiled eggs, fruits, veggies, soups, beans, breads.

also, what about dirty dishes? do they get washed on sun. instead, or do you use paper plates maybe?
We have used both regular plates and paper plates. Paper plates are not reasonable for us to use here, neither are they reasonable for most people to use here either.
We normally use plates and wash them. The instruction to us is to rest on Shabbat. It is speaking of resting from your work that gains you money, not necessarily from small work around the home. Of course, there is also the fact that resting from doing things like laundry and anything more than picking up and light clean-up is also not considered resting from what you normally do either.

I will encourage you in one thing as you start exploring this, Bridgette. There is a LOT of info out there to Believers in Messiah who would start to keep Shabbat or any of the commandments. A LOT of info. And, too much information can be a bad thing, even if it is well-meaning. One thing I notice about people who start to read ScripTures is that they will pull out of the lies of one religion and jump right into the lies of another.When we discovered the truth of Shabbat, we felt like we had missed the boat and that we didn’t understand what to do, so, of course, we went to Hebrew Roots and what the Jews do. I would advise you to stay away from that and stick with ScripTure only.

To put it bluntly, I would encourage you to not get caught up in the legalism of the Pharisees, which is Judaism. From what I have seen, a lot of Hebrew Roots and Messianic people are caught up in many of the doctrines of Judaism, and that is what our Messiah was telling the people to NOT be entangled and burdened with. There are many, many rules and regulations that have been added into keeping the Torah – the commandments – by well-meaning people who just don’t realize they are following Judaism and Talmud by doing so.

Lighting the candles, doing the prayers, the blessings, all of the things that are so wonderful and just tradition, we have found in research that most of it is Judaism (not Torah) and has pagan origins and is added by religion and man to the Father’s true commands, making it an abomination to the Father.
I will try to address this in what I write up, and to also link it to articles so that you and others are able to read about it. I would just warn you that you must be cautious and guard yourself in not learning the ways of Judaism and calling it the way of Messiah. Judaism was not the way of Messiah. He called the leaders of Judaism “vipers”, “of their father, the devil”, and in Revelation, he calls them of “the synagogue of satan”.

We must seek the Word and its plain words and true meanings… if it isn’t in there, it isn’t commanded. If it is confusing, search it out. We are commanded to rest on Shabbat. We are commanded to NOT boil water. The Israelites, and thereby, we, were commanded to gather their food on the Sixth Day and to not leave their dwelling place to gather it and prepare it on the Shabbat.

Also, we are commanded to also allow all others, servants, animals, etc. to rest on Shabbat, which means that we cannot hire anyone to do our cooking for us or pay for a taxi or to buy things at a store. There are other issues as well that would take more explanation and Scriptural backup than I can take time to write here. Leviticus 23 deals with Shabbat and all of the Feasts commanded to us, his people.

Shalom sister, and be blessed!

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Posted By Jacque on January 27, 2012 | Category: For Health, Home Management, Reviews

In the past few years, we have discovered organic, raw foods, GMOs, pesticides, and other things that positively and negatively affect one’s health through foods and other common products. Just last night, I was reading on Mercola how many of our organic fruits and veggies “may have cow-, pig-, and chicken collagen coatings on them rather than wax, as well as a number of other unsavory ingredients.” Ick. No thank you! So, food, as we know it, is under attack, and frankly, I don’t see any chance of that being let up!

And, without your health, what do you have?

As a family, we are continually looking for healthy alternatives for life. We have changed our eating habits immensely in the past decade in what we eat, how we eat, when we eat, and why we eat. Being healthy is not just about food, either, but also includes things such as what you put on your body too, like make-ups, cleaners, moisturizers, etc. So we have changed a good lot of how we live every year.

Looking at food today and the food industry, most of us have realized that it is becoming more and more difficult to eat healthily and to not eat contaminated foods, so we are continually looking for foods that are healthy.

A few months ago, before the release of the company, I joined the Beyond Organic company. It was a good business plan, starting from the ground up, with very good and healthy organic foods. Being in Costa Rica, though, I haven’t been able to try them yet. I can’t wait to try them. They look and sound delicious and healthy. I am hoping I can soon!

Also, for the past year, it seems, my sister has been all excited about a company called Monavie. I had no idea what it was. Juices. Health juices. Expensive-looking bottles with a health juice in it. I honestly had no idea about it. When I first heard about it, I went to the website and tried to find out about it, but I could not find out about their products. I figured you had to sign up, so I just skipped it.

But she is so excited about it. She is STILL so excited about it. And in the past year or so, she has lost a lot of weight that she has struggled with for years by changing her eating habits, and I know how that has changed her life. She is excited to share health with anyone and everyone she meets, and now, MonaVie is a huge part of that.

And I am excited to share about health too.

So, this MonaVie. My sister just kept posting about it. And then my mother did as well. But, hey, I am thousands of mile away, in another country, and there are no MonaVie Taster-parties here. So, I just read what she posted and kept looking. Then, recently, I started looking a little closer. And, Leandro looked into it in Brazil and we were discussing the business plan, so I asked Jen a few questions. And I researched a bit about MonaVie online. And I felt compelled to try it.

The truth of the matter is that most people want to be healthy.

A lot of time, people aren’t too worried about it until they have health issues, but there are a large majority of people who are. On the other hand, most people won’t change their eating habits to be healthy, even though they may do a couple of things to improve it or cut out some things for the time being. This, I believe, is where a product like MonaVie comes in. Some people won’t need MonaVie. If you are a raw foodist and you are diligent to eat what is truly healthy, non-GMO foods, you likely won’t need MonaVie. But, most people are not eating healthy enough. Many people I know will benefit from MonaVie products. Only you will know if MonaVie is something that you need to look into.

If you are not eating healthy enough, and you want to improve your health or lose some weight or strengthen your immune system at a low cost with a good product, let’s talk about MonaVie. It might just be for you and your family. If you are looking for a business that you can get into and build quickly – yes, it will be work, because, let’s face it, what that is worth having isn’t?

If you think this may be something for your health, and you would like to see anything about Monavie’s products or their business plan, let me know. You can click the link and check out their website, and there are some videos on youtube about it. The binary plan is one that I had not heard of or experienced in any of the other home businesses I have experience in, and the setup is quite a bit different. If you are looking for a supplemental or a primary income and you know health-conscious people, let me know, and we can chat about it and see if it is for you or not.

My sister sent me a couple of samples of their RVL Weight Solution Shakes Mixes in chocolate berry. Un-huh. Chocolate AND berry. Sounds really good. My children are excited to taste it. I am waiting to buy some raw milk and going to blend it up and share it. We will probably blend up some raw fruit to add as well, like bananas and apples in it, maybe even some avocado. I was thinking that we won’t probably be buying it by the per serving for our entire family, but we can mix it with the raw food and still get the benefits of the Monavie and eat raw and healthy.

So, a new health adventure. A new business adventure. If you are interested and want to join me, leave a comment or shoot me an email. I am excited about the Monavie business plan, and what it may be able to do for my family and for friends as well.

As for our family, we will continue to search out health benefits, foods, and products that would be best to share with others and let you know what we find!

Shalom and have a great day!

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Posted By Jacque on January 25, 2012 | Category: For Health, Home Management

If you are interested in some healthy recipes for some homemade products and info on them, I posted some on Sculptured Pillars:

Natural Deodorant Info and Recipes

“Had an interesting discussion about deodorant that you make without using talc or GMO corn starch. Both of these are a common component in deodorant recipes, but are not safe for use with our skin, the largest organ on our body. Why not use talc? Talc is Carcinogenic and a risk factor for ovarian cancer and also a lung irritant. Why not use GMO?…”

Homemade Teeth Cleaner Info and Recipes

“Here is a video I have been wanting to make myself. We have used homemade teeth cleaner for about 3 years. We started out just mixing together virgin coconut oil and baking soda. In the past year, we have added Essential Oils. I am also in the process of figuring in just how much crushed egg shells to add into it as well….”

Shalom and have an awesome, healthy day!

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Posted By Jacque on January 24, 2012 | Category: For Health, Home Management, Menu Planning and Family Favorites

Q: What do you do for breakfast besides cold cereal?

We haven’t done cold cereal for breakfast for a long time, though we do it sometimes for snacks.
So, for breakfast, we usually do one of or a combination of any of the following:

*pancakes
*English Muffins
*flat bread
*Smoothies: Yumm!!
*fresh bananas
*apples
*grapefruit
*(fruit, period)
*scrambled eggs from the chickens
*toast with cinnamon and honey
*potatoes with scrambled eggs
*leftover beans
*yogurt with granola or raw oatmeal
*We also add shredded veggies to the beans, potatoes and eggs;
*homemade tortillas with whatever: eggs, veggies, plain, beans
*raw oatmeal with honey, sea salt, raisins (whatever else sounds good with it at the time)
*grits….

If we had a working oven, I might have more to add to it. Egg casseroles sound just delicious right now, though we can probably do that on the stove in our iron skillet. One I really love is a Mexican Egg Casserole, and it has eggs, corn tortillas, red bell peppers, onions, and hot peppers if you like.

Really, for the most part, as breakfast and as a snack, we just mix up fruit or plain yogurt with raw oatmeal, sometimes cinnamon, and sweeten it with honey if needed.

Jocelyn said she likes pizza for breakfast, and I would have to agree. Fruit pizza actually sounds reallly good for breakfast! Chocolate cake is also a fave, just skip the frosting if you think it’d be too much sugar. LOL

Enjoy! Shalom~

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Posted By Jacque on January 23, 2012 | Category: for sale, Homeschooling- Lessons, Ideas and Tips

We have talked about doing short stories in Ebook format, but didn’t know how that works out for families. Do you print it off? Do you read it to them on the computer? Do they read it on the computer?

Just wondering if a lot of families- home schoolers buy these books and use them for their children and how they use them. Do you purchase short storybooks for your children in EBook format? How do you use them, if so?

Looking forward to your answers.

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Posted By Jacque on January 22, 2012 | Category: For Health, Gardening, Home Management

No photos. No measurements. I just rarely measure, and neither do my girls now! Unless it is a specific recipe, like a pie or cake or bread… soup is just “to taste” or necessity around here. As for photos, well, it was gone before I got to take a photo, but it was really yummy.

This is what we threw together in our large stock pot:

white beans
ground beef
onion
celery

After that all cooked for awhile, we added some other veggies that we let remain mostly raw:

tomatoes
shredded carrot
shredded zucchini
garlic, chopped
chopped raw onions

Hannah had a hankering for some cooked cabbage, you know, the kind that when you cook it, it gets nice and brown and salty? She just cooked it in oil. And, of course we added sea salt, cumin, pepper, and served it with homemade English Muffins.
(I thought someone was making egg rolls… it smelled so good! lol)

Have a great day and enjoy your dinner! Shalom!

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