I Love this Blog

My New Year Proclamation ~ I love this blog...not because I am a writer.  But because it reminds me of how far I have come.  And I hope that you will love this blog...not for its awesome writing but for its love and support for families.

I truly value families and I want them to succeed.  I believe they are the core of this country.  Without strong family units, we will fail.  I believe this and I want to make a difference.  I can help families...I can offer ideas, prayer, and encouragement to everyone who will reach out to me!!!  I really want to empower families and be a resource for them.  I WILL BE YOUR CHEERLEADER!!!

I started this blog over 2 years ago and I have not openly shared it (or added to it) out of fear of what people would say.  But you know what...I am proud of my ideas and my successes and I hope that my successes will become your successes!!!  I am talking about the marathon not the sprint.  The overall success of the family - Macro not Micro.  There have been dinners when I have given my kids a bag of chips (fail) but they are minuscule in the big picture of my family.  So there is no need to dwell on them!  I am in it for the long haul. I have to say we have come a long way on our journey and it is only going to get better!

I also use this blog to organize my thoughts and to refer back to when I am struggling to find my own way.  I stumble, but I re-group and start again. I believe that being proactive is always the best.  If you don't set yourself up for success than failure is certain.  It is all in the prep work!!!

It makes me feel great to offer support, love, and prayer to all of you!!!

With my WHOLE Heart~
Brooke

Natural Support for Immune System

Has the flu hit your house??  So far this winter I am happy to report that it HAS NOT hit our house!!!

I focus on PREVENTATIVE CARE here in our house which includes lots of SLEEP, GOOD NUTRITION, and protective essential oils!!  I have three small kiddos in school so our family is constantly exposed to the germs that could make us sick.  We do our best to keep our immune systems strong...BUT when or if the flu does hit us I will be prepared!!!

Remember our health is a response to our WHOLE life.  We need to take care of ourselves to keep our bodies functioning properly.  There are so many natural things that we can do to let our body defend itself without reaching for pharmaceuticals to cover up what is really going on with our bodies!!!  The #1 most important thing is to get some SLEEP!!!

With my WHOLE Heart ~
Brooke

Have You Prayed About It?

I am in awe of the power of prayer and the ability it has to change our lives!!!  

We had a great discussion in Sunday School this past Sunday ~ When we finally admit that we are not in control and we give the control to Him amazing things will happen!! We need to trust God and know that He loves us!!! 

I have been praying all of my life but I have not being praying as a way to get closer to God and to really let Him in.  For some reason when I prayed I thought I had to come to Him with a prepared presentation and properly present my prayer to Him.  I was trying to figure out more than He expected me too!!  He wants me to come to Him immediately with all things praises and concerns!!!  Through the open dialogue of prayer he wants me to lay it out, honestly from the pit of my heart.

Now that I have realized that a true relationship with Him involves constant prayer, I am seeing the tremendous power that is in prayer!!!  God wants a relationship with us and that is impossible to have without communication. 

This is so important for kids to understand.  Imagine all of the anxiety and worry they can avoid in life if they can learn early on how to have that personal, deep relationship with God through prayer!!!  Kids need to know that they have amazing power in prayer that they can use and that they have the same access to God as adults.  There are so many times in children's lives that they have no power and no say in what is happening to them.  They need to know what it is to pray continually and they especially need that relationship with God.  It is up to us to show them and the help them!!!

God does not want us to worry or figure things out on our own...He wants us to come to Him with everything!!  Bad and Good...just like a best friend...you share everything with them!!!  He want to see the WHOLE you!!  He already knows you and he loves you!!!  

With my WHOLE Heart~

Brooke