Kid Friendly Kit

Young Living has a new kid friendly kit...made just for the kiddos in your life.  I am so excited about this kit.  No more guess work, just pick the oil and use.

Here is what Young Living has to say about it:
"KidScents Oil Collection
4-5ml essential oil blends and 2-10 ml roll-on blends all diluted with coconut oil - designed specifically... for use by kids. Comes as a kit with KidScent backpack included.KidScents® Oil Collection is a comprehensive kit that addresses the most common concerns of childhood. This kit includes six, mild essential oil blends, formulated just for children:

• GeneYus™
• Owie™
• Bite Buster™
• TummyGize™
• SniffleEase ™
• SleepyIze™
Conveniently packaged in an easy-to-carry case, each collection comes with 2 roll-on fitments for easy application, especially for Owie™ and TummyGize™. This arsenal of proprietary blends has been formulated in the appropriate strength to meet the needs of children. With KidScents Oil Collection, parents and caregivers can safely and effectively navigate children through childhood to become healthy and happy adults."




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Vapor Rub with Essential Oils

When the weather changes and the coughs and sniffles try to attack, sometimes you just need a soothing vapor rub. 

Anytime I think of vapor rub it takes me back to my childhood when my grandmother, Mamaw, would lather all of us grand-kids up at even the first sign of a tickly throat.  It was both soothing and irritating.  Soothing because Mamaw was making such a fuss over us.  Irritating because we didn't even have to be the one that coughed to get slathered with the stuff.  I can still smell the eucalyptus and feel its thick tingle on my chest. 

Whether for yourself or your kiddos, this easy, all natural and non-toxic recipe is just the soothing recipe you were looking for.  So ditch the over-the-counter rubs, grab your Young Living Essential Oils, and feel good about what you put on your body even if you are feeling a little down under.

Vapor Rub

5 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (natural anti-viral)
1 Tablespoon Evening Primrose Oil (or sweet almond, olive, coconut...)

2 Tablespoons Beeswax

8 - 10 drops Melaluca Alternifolia Essential Oil (Tea Tree)

15 - 20 drops any combination of RC, Eucalyptus Radaita, Eucalyptus Golubus, Eucalyptus Blue or Breathe Again Essential Oils

(I like Eucalyptus Radaita, Lemon and Lavender.  Another great combination is Cypress with Peace and Calming and one of the Eucalyptus oils.)

Directions

In a double boiler, melt the coconut oil and evening primrose oil.  Add the beeswax, chopped up (or in granules) and stir until melted.  Add the essential oils and stir to combine.  Pour into a 4-oz. glass jar and allow to cool.

I store mine room temperature, but can be stored in the fridge, because I want it soft enough to spread on children's feet.  Put the salve on their feet at night, cover with socks, and hopefully sleep through the night!

(Note: These are not Young Living recipes.  These are recipes I have found and tweaked for my own personal use.)

Recommended Oils:

Melaluca Alternifolia (Tea Tree)

Eucalyptus Radaita
Eucalyptus Golubus
Eucalyptus Blue

RC

Breathe Again

Thieves

Rosemary (avoid when pregnant or on kids under age 5)

Peppermint (avoid on kids under age 5)

Lavender

Peace & Calming
Cypress

Valor

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The WHY Behind Our Healthy Lifestyle

Today on My Life Monday I am going to talk about the WHY behind our family's healthy lifestyle.

One of the biggest reasons is an innate desire to be healthy.  I have ALWAYS wanted to be healthy.  I enjoy nutritious food, it is not a chore for me.  I enjoy exercise, it is not a chore for me.  I crave activity (usually alone activity) and staying on top of my game.  I believe this desire comes directly from the Lord and is founded in His Word in many places.  I Corinthians 9:27 says, "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified."  There are various Bible translations available, but they all say to discipline, buffet, train and subdue our bodies.  As a child some of the men in our church (my Dad included) truly loved to eat (as do I), and in their talking about food they would say, "I thought the Bible said to buffet (eat as much as possible) the body, not buffet (train) the body."  Then everyone would laugh.  I would kind of grimace and smile, but somehow this bothered me.  Then when I got older and saw so many of those same men die young (not always from health related issues) I had to wonder if taking care of their bodies would have made a difference.  I love those men.  I'm not done with them in my life, yet they are gone.  They are happy in heaven with their Lord, for they had all accepted Jesus as their savior, but down here they are missed.

Now being married and having two young children of my own, and surviving my death bed at a young age, health is an even stronger desire inside of me.  It isn't a judgement on others as much as it is a longing to see those around me feel and be their best.  Hey, I want to feel my best!  And guess what?  My husband has jumped on board full force.  Actually, he is chasing after health even more furiously than I, and that is new for him.  While I have always been in some kind of sport or another and have always eaten healthy, he has not.  Fitness is new and exciting for him, and health became a priority when our little girl exhibited intolerance to artificial food additives.  Once he began to learn about our food in America his desire for true health escalated.  Now it is a family desire and it is a family JOY.  We ENJOY it, not dread it!

Recently a wonderful man in our church had a heart attack and survived.  As we have been praying for him my husband said to me that hearing things like that spur him on to even greater health and keep him from diving into a slump about it.  I see his point!

We want to be here, full of energy and abundance for ourselves, our kids and our grand kids.  There is no guarantee that we will live forever here on earth, for we all have an end here, but while we are here we want our lives to be full and joyful, and good physical health is part of that journey.