Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful week. I have been super busy this last week with all sorts of things. First a couple of my friends and I are starting a book study with the girls from our church. We are going to be working through Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin's book "It's (Not That) Complicated" and their webinar "Reclaiming Beauty". It will be a really fun experience! I am very excited about it.

     I have also been getting ready for my second house party this last week. It's tonight and I'm getting a little nervous. I don't know why I am nervous, I had so much fun last time I did a party. If you are interested in joining the next house party or have any questions about essential oils email me at kirsten.arthur@live.com I would love to have you join us and I will answer your questions as best as I can. Just to show some of the fun prizes that will be given away tonight I have included a picture of them. There are 2 black scarves and a homemade rice heating pad (I did make them) that will be part of a drawing and everyone gets to go home with a gift bag.

   In my last order of essential oils, I ordered essential oil infused, all natural, great tasting, no chemical and other nasty stuff, toothpaste! It sounds really weird, I know, but I have never enjoyed brushing my teeth so much as I do with this toothpaste. One reason I like it is because it doesn't become all bubbly and I don't have to worry about wearing it. And it tastes like Christmas. My teeth are sensitive, especially to cold things, and since I have been using this toothpaste I have noticed that my teeth are fine with cold things now.
       If you would like to order this wonderful tootpaste (Thieves Aromabright Toothpaste) or look at other great products here is the link https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?sponsorid=1564241&enrollerid=1564241 To get wholesale prices click on the box that says "Wholesale Distributor". Just because you choose this option does not mean that you have to sell anything, it will just get you better prices on your oils. Don't be afraid to email me kirsten.arthur@live.com I would love to answer your questions and include you in the next house party.   
      One of the gifts that I got for Christmas was a bulb for a Paperwhite. So far I have had a black thumb, instead of a green thumb. I have a spider plant that has somehow survived, so when I got my bulb I was a little worried that I would kill it. But look at it! There was no green when I planted it and now its looking wonderful.

  I hope you all have a wonderful week! I will talk to you next week.

Soli Deo Gloria!

       Hello everyone! I hope that the first week of your New Year has gone well. I love the beginning of the New Year, it's so fresh feeling. One of my New Year's resolutions is to exercise more. I wanted to do more then just walk as exercise and still not spend a lot of money. I heard that my friend had found a pilates blog that has work out calendars and videos, and I remembered that my family had a few exercise mats. So I have been doing pilates for the last 4 days and have really enjoyed it. It is challenging, but it feels so good. What are some of your New Year's resolutions or goals?
       I am also gearing up to do my second house party and I am getting super excited about it. I had a great time with all the ladies (and gentlemen) that were at my first party back in December. If you want to learn even more about Essentials Oils and would like to attend a class or house party, send me an email at kirsten.arthur@live.com and I will get you more information. When you attend these classes/parties you are under no obligation to buy anything.
        So a few weeks ago my grandfather fell down and hurt his side. We were unsure if he had hurt his bones or his muscles. He would have pain every time he breathed and moved. I looked under sore muscles and sore bones in my little book, "Quick Reference Guide for Using Essential Oils" by Connie and Alan Higley*. I found the Essential Oils that were included in both lists and that I had in my kit. These Oils were Peppermint Essential Oil, Lavender Essential Oils, and PanAway Essential Oil Blend. We applied 1 drop of the Peppermint Essential Oil, 1 drop of the PanAway Essential Oil Blend, and 4 drops of the Lavender Essential Oil, to his side where it hurt. Within a half hour he said that the pain was so far down that he could breath without pain.
         Just a reminder all the oils that I mention are in the Everyday Oil Kit, which you can get for a great price in the Premium Starter Kit. You can order this kit through Young Living at www.youngliving.com and enter my member # in the sponsor and  enroller boxes in the form. My member # 1564241.
        I hope you all have a great beginning to your new year and that you are able to do great things for the Lord! If you wish to share any new goals for the year please leave it in a comment below this post. Have a great week and I will talk to you all next week.

Soli Deo Gloria!

* You can purchase this wonderful resource through Abundant Health at www.abundanthealth4u.com

      Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season. I did, but I always enjoy the new year best. I love the ability to look at the past year and then look at the new year and to glean from the old and to prepare for and plan the new. Everything seems so fresh and exciting. There is so much room to try new things, and new experiences to have. To learn something new or more about something.
     "Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel."  ~Proverbs 27:9~
      Back in early December, right after Thanksgiving, a friend from church showed me a burn she had gotten from baking. I mentioned that Lavender Essential Oil  would help her burn to heal. I just happened to see her the next day, and I had my Lavender Essential Oil with me, so I asked her if she would be willing to try it. She said she was willing to give it a try. When I saw her again, I asked her how it worked and she told me that it was almost completely healed by the next morning.
     The more I learn about Essential Oils, the more I am in awe of the beauty of God's creation and God's majesty!  Here is a link to an article that explains this really well,  Kicking the New Age Out of Old Age Healing  . As Christians, I think that we relinquish way too many things to the world and that we need to start taking dominion for Christ. Young Living isn't a "Christian" company and those in leadership aren't necessarily "Christians". Some of their product descriptions have "New Agey" wording and I am sure that a lot of people use the products for those purposes; however, I use them for the physical healing properties. God created them first and they are, therefore, God's creation and should be used for His purposes first and foremost.
    If you would like to order a Premium Starter Kit click on the link below   https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?sponsorid=1564241&enrollerid=1564241 
Or if you have questions or comments please leave a comment and I will reply. I hope you all have a wonderful week and a blessed New Year.
      Talk to you all next week!

Soli Deo Gloria!

      Hello again!! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Day. I had a great time with my family and friends.  I am super excited because I got an Essential Oils Travel Case! Now I can take my oils with me in style. Well a couple of weeks ago on the 12th of December, I held my first house party, for my Essential Oils. It was an exciting night of learning about Essential Oils and about Young Living, and great conversations. The excitement from that night has continued for those who attended. A couple of people have already signed up and ordered.
       So in the last couple of months that I have had my oils , I have had quite a few opportunities to use them.  The first was with one of my little sisters who is 4 years old. She tends to get a lot of colds and other respiratory stuff.  Well, she has gotten a couple of colds this month and I have used Peppermint Essential Oil, Frankincense Essential Oil and an oil blend called Thieves. Her cold was gone in 3 days and a little wart that she had on her lip also disappeared in the same time, due to the Frankincense. All of those oils are good for fighting colds because of their molecular make up and Frankincense is also good for skin blemishes, including warts. Due to being sick a couple other times this month, my little sister came to me when she wasn't feeling good the other day on her own and said, "Sister I need some oils."
     I will share some more success stories next week. But if you all are needing a good nights sleep, put one drop of Peace and Calming blend on your forehead, some Stress Away blend on your wrists and the back of your neck and 4 drops of Lavender essential oil on your spin. It will be the best night of sleep you have ever had!
      It has been such a fun experience switching out conventional medicine with essential oils and sharing them with other people. All the oils that I will be mentioning in the next few weeks are from the Everyday Kit that is included in the  Premium Starter Kit. I would recommend looking at Young Livings website and consider ordering soon. I highly recommend Essential Oils.  I have included  a link below that will take you to the Young Living website. https://www.youngliving.com/signup/?sponsorid=1564241&enrollerid=1564241
      Have great and blessed week, enjoy the rest of this year and a wonderful New Years. I will talk to you all next year! 

Soli Deo Gloria.

Hello Everyone! I have recently started a new business venture! I am now a Distributer for Young Living Essential Oils. For the last year and a half or so I have been interested in Essential Oils. I first heard about them when I learned how to make soap from a lady in my church, then heard more about them in a webinar by the Botkin Sisters called "Reclaiming Beauty". Back in January when my brother Isaac and I were in San Antonio, TX, Isaac started getting sick, and our host family gave him some eucalyptus essential oil. Well after using this oil for a couple days he was completely better! That really peaked my interest! How could an oil extracted from a plant be that potent?!?! How did it do that? I had never seen anything work that fast! When I got home I was still very excited, and I wanted to learn more. But where should I start? How do I learn more about these amazing oils? Life got kinda busy after that and I wasn't able to jump in and learn more right away, but just a few months ago it happened. One of my mom's friends on Facebook and a lady that we both look up too, posted that she was a Distributer for Young Living Essential Oils! My mom told me about it and asked if I would be interested in doing something like this and I said yes!! So I contacted this dear lady and talked to her about it and she recommended a few books and walked me through how to sign up. The last couple months have been an exciting journey as I learn more about this forgotten world of Essential Oils and the Great and Glorious Creator who made them! I have been reading books like "Healing Oils of the Bible" by Dr. Stewart and "The Healing Intelligence of Essential Oils" by Dr. Shnaubelt. I have also been devouring everything on Young Livings website  www.youngliving.com and blogs by people who use Essential Oils. I can't wait to share more with you all about the amazingness of these Oils that God has provided us with! I will be sharing my new discoveries here so stay posted to learn more with me!

Soli Deo Gloria!!

Duck's Ditty

All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall,
Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!

Ducks' tails, drakes; tails,
Yellow feet a-quiver,
Yellow bills all out of sight
Busy in the river!

Slushy green undergrowth
Where the roach swim
Here we keep our larder,
Cool and full and dim.

Every one for what he likes!
We like to be
Heads down, tails up,
Dabbling free!

High in the blue above
Swifts whirl and call
We are down a-dabbling,
Up tails all!

-Kenneth Grahame

Books!

There is no frigate like a book
     To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
     Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
     Without oppress of toll;
How frugal is the chariot
      That bears the human soul!

Emily Dickinson