Sourdough waffles

http://www.marthastewart.com/319036/sourdough-waffles

This is the recipe that I use for the most amazing waffles in the world.
I have a belgian waffle maker and that works great.

Plain greek yogurt, banana slices or strawberries with just a little drizzle of homemake maple syrup makes it a wonderful Sunday morning treat. I skipped last Sunday and the kids couldn't believe that I thought that was an ok thing to do.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sourdough-french-bread

This is what I use for bread, but I'm going to try Helen's and I'll let you know which I like better. This one is nice because it uses yeast and so you can get it done if a few hours instead of all day.

I am trying to make more bread so that we aren't eating store boughten bread anymore.

Good Luck and Enjoy.
Donna

Vidal Blanc 2012

Found this in my pictures from this harvest and thought it was a very nice picture. Feel free to download  and use if you like it.

Lilly your last post was very inspiring. I have been listening to Wayne Dyer's "It's never crowded along the extra mile." It is alot of the same stuff in "Excuses Be Gone", but it's different and just helps remind me how I want to be.

Audible.com has some pretty good deals on books that you can listen to. I find that I can listen while I work and drive and it is really much easier then reading a book. I just don't have time for books, but can listen almost all day to something good for me. So give it a whirl if you have an ipod or something to listen on that you carry with you.

You all are amazing.
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Thank and love,
Donna

You Are Amazing

As you are

Stronger than you know

More beautiful than you think

Worthier than you believe

More loved than you can ever imagine

Passionate about making a difference

Fiery when protecting those you love

Learning, Growing, Not alone

Warm, Giving, Generous,

Quirky, Sexy, Funny, Smart,

Flawed, Whole, Scared, Brave

And so, so, so, much more

Be Strong, Be Confident, Be You.

 

Copyright: Tia Spakles Singh, 2011

 

 

 

I was invited to spend a weekend at my AMAZING GENEROUS friend Kathlyn Jarmillo,  Women's Empowerment Expo Event. WOW what an amazing weekend it was. It was so refreshing spending time with these positive, like-minded women.  We all shared the same passion, SERVING OTHERS. When we truly care about people, and want to help, everything else will fall into place. I got to share my doTERRA products with these wonderful women. And they shared there gifts with me.  We had AMAZING speakers.  First Kathlyn gave us a note book and had us all write down statements to get us thinking.  What do I hate about my business or life right now?

What is missing from my business or life right now?

What do I love about my business or life right not?

What it looks like is not important, what does my business or life look like right now?

She had us close our eyes and start drawing in our not book anything that came to mind. 

How can I experience more Balance and Joy in my business and life right now?

Then Alice Hinckley, from Dallas TX, spoke on Networking like A CEO.  She gave us formulas for Managing your finances, Manage yourselves, Manage your time and then Manage your team.  It was very helpful.  You could tell that Alice was a Great business woman and she reminded me of Donna.  Alice is also a  CPA.

Then Shelly (and I didn't get her last name or contact information(which i kicked myself for), had been on the show Shark Tank.  You take a marketing idea in front of judges and they decide if they think your idea is marketable. Her idea was make a towel with a slit in the center, kids can put it over there head and dry off or change under it. If the judges like it then they invest however much with you so you can start your business.  Well Shelly had Heart and Passion. She is a fire cracker, a go getter. Nothing was stopping her. Some of the judges didn't like her towel idea, but one did. She got the money she needed to start her business. She was on Oprah and now her towel is in every water park around the world. Shelly told us to write our life story of Gratitude. Start with Thank you and end with Thank you.  Dream the dream and BELIEVE IT. People that you need to make things happen will show up in your life. Write a list, get quiet and believe it. Feel it with emotion. Envision checks coming in the mail. We feel unworthy of what we want. We are worthy, let it come. Get quiet and listen.  Never look out side of yourself for anything. Her web site is Showno.com.

Then Mitra Ray, PH.D. spoke to us. Her book is  Do you have the guts to be beautiful?  She talked about nutrition and the importance of it.  She was very inspiring.  We are aging to fast because we are not getting the nutrients that we need.  I'm ready to do a cleanse and eat better. Who's in with me?  She does health retreats. Her next one is August 4-11, 2013. Check it out at  DrMitraRay.com.I purchased her book. She was AMAZING.

Then Loren Slocum spoke to us. She worked for Anthony Robbins, the motivational speaker for years. Now she has written a couple of books.  She told us  Its not about skill, its about heart. You have to decide  WHO AM I.  How do You start your day.  Start by saying as soon as you wake up. Today is going to be the Best Day of my LIFE AGAIN. Get emotionally ready for the day. Nobody can take parts of you away unless you give it away.  It is a choice. Then she challenged us to make a list of  I AM.  I Am Loving.  and write down everything you are and everything you want to become, and you read it every day and BELIEVE IT.  She said make a list of the NON NEGOTIABLE like

Stay true to who I am

Help those who want to be helped

Be an Awesome roll model

Be the Real Deal

Add light to the world

Love my children

Love my Sisters

Love myself

Do something for ME everyday

and any others you might have.

Then show up everyday like you are the GREATEST.

We are here to share and we are here to share BIG.

To be a person your not is to waste the person you are.

God wants us to be happy, And Look at life as a GIFT.

Kathlyn and her family fed us a delicious lunch each day. I left there with my bucket overflowing.

I felt bad that my sisters were not there to share an AMAZING time with me. One of the ladies at the booth next to mine, her name is Diane, She reminded me of my sister Beth.  I kept hugging her because i miss you Beth.

It is our time. I can feel it in my bones. God will put people in our path to help us write our story. Loren Slocum could be that person. She said she would help us.

Thoughts become things....so choose the good ones   Mike Dooley   Only think about what you want,you don't have time to worry. Let it come.  Hugs and kisses  Lilly

 

 









2012 Harvest

2012 Harvest

 Before...

After...

We were only able to get about half of the off the vine before it started raining pretty good, so we decided to stop for the day. We will be working on it again tonight, but we can only get what we get tonight because they are falling off and the birds and bees are eating them up. But something is better then nothing, so we will get more off tonight and take them for processing tomorrow morning.

Then Saturday or Sunday we will pick the Petite Syrah and it will be a done deal. Then it is vineyard vacation time, even though we really should weed eat and make it look pretty before the winter sets in. We will see...
Happy Friday Everyone.

OUR BODIES

I want to ask you all to commit to taking care of your GORGEOUS SELF'S.  You know if you don't, no one will.  I can't come around every day and make sure you all eat good and put good things in your mouth.  An occasional glass of wine is ok on my list. Especially when Donna gets her grapes made into wine. Then its our duty to support her and drink her wine. I'm hoping its not as strong as last time.  Wouldn't it be fun to go help Donna harvest her grapes?  Can we squish them with our feet? I promise to wash me feet. That is definitely on my bucket list.  So, I would like to encourage you all to get on doTERRA Life Long Vitality supplements.  They have the oils in them and help get rid of the inflammation in our bodies.  Inflammation causes stiffness, pain and a lot of other things. They can help fight the battle with Candida. 
If you have anxiety, depression, emotional problems, irrational fears, panic, quick anger, irritability, sleep disturbance, hyperactivity, low self-esteem, asthma, coughs, sinus problems, sore throat, thrush, bad breath, constipation, bloating, diarrhea, gas, heartburn, indigestion, nausea, food craving, food sensitivities, hypoglycemia, colic, acne, eczema psoriasis, skin infections, rash, athlete's foot, nail fungus, dandruff, trouble concentrating, brain fog, memory loss,headaches or migraines, PMS, cramps sexual problems, vaginal infections, cystitis, puffiness, infertility, allergies, chronic fatigue, sore muscles, stiffness, swollen joints, gout and weight gain. Oh and the lady we heard talked about Candida said they are finding studies that it is linked to cancer too.   That about covers every issue anyone has. So the essential oils that  are anti fungal are Lemon, Melaleuca, Oregano, Clove, Cinnamon, and Thyme.  We have the GX assist and PB assist and Zendocrin that will help clean the five organs, Liver, Kidneys, Lungs, Colon, Lymph nodes, Blood and Skin. They work slow so you don't get an over load of toxins all at once.  Then the hard part.  The food we eat. Lets try to clean up our diets, get rid of processed food, cut down on sugar intake, bread consumption, cut out artificial sweetener, put in more vegetables.  Then we have to exercise to stay strong. I'm soooooo proud of Donna for running half marathons.  WOW, you go girl.  It was extremely hard to wake up at 4am this morning, but that's the time I have to go to get my exercise in and then come home and have a few precious min to share with you and write our story.  If we don't change something, nothing will change.  That's my thoughts for the day. I love you all. Lilly

Mrs. Bateman saved the Day

Hello sisters,
This story is about Donna and how much we treasured her and cared for her in our family.  Donna was around 3 months old and so very precious to us.   One summer day mother decided to leave us younger children  home to tend her.  I was 10,  Ruth was 8, Beth was 7 and Lilly was 5.  We were the only ones home.  I do not know where everyone went.  We had just lost our sweet sister Fara to a head injury and  death was something we didn't talk about.  Mother did not talk about Fara without leaving and walking out.  Anyway back to the story.  I was in charge and precious Donna started to cry.  So I said, "Should we feed her?" Ruth said,"Yes, Beth and I will make her a bottle. So, Lilly sat by me and we started to sing a song to Donna to make her happy.  She looked up at us and smiled a little but something was still wrong.  When the bottle came she was still not happy.  So we decided to walk outside and try to make her happy.  Well, on the way out of the door, I tripped on a rug and on my way down I knew that I needed to hold on to her tight and not let her get hurt.  I tried to take most of the fall on my arms but Donna rolled out of my arms.  By, then she was screaming and we all started to cry with her.  I said, What if she hit her head? O my goodness, we should take her down to Mrs. Bateman, she knows babies?"  The little girls nodded their tear stained eyes and we started walking down to the neighbors to see if we had hurt our little baby sister.  We were really frightened that we had killed her.  Ruth and Beth ran ahead and knocked on the door and told Mrs. Bateman our dilemma.  Lilly and I came in with Donna just screaming her head off.  We were a scarred group of children.  Well, dear Mrs. Bateman gathered Donna in her arms and sat in the rocker and looked Donna over.  After her examination it was decided that she was wet and scarred because of the drop.  Mrs. Bateman wrapped her up in a blanket and rocked and rocked her.  We felt such a relief with Donna settling down that we were able to stop our sobbing.  She told us to go out and find our favorite friends, her daughters, Danielle, and Ruth's friend.  It was quite the experience.  I don't remember how we got home, all I remember was being eternally grateful for Mrs. Bateman and her rocking chair.
Love you sisters,
Helen

My Other Passion

Besides my sisters and my family, my other passion is to help people. I found the perfect way to do that through doTERRA essential oils.

• OUR COMPANY

The dōTERRA Story

In the spring of 2008, a group of healthcare and business professionals who shared profound personal experiences of the life-enhancing benefits of essential oils came together with a common vision of bringing a new standard of therapeutic-grade essential oils to the world. They wanted something different that would appeal to all people, from those who knew nothing of essential oils to those who were considered the experts in the field.
They asked themselves some defining questions-"What if we could provide the world with a new and powerful wellness alternative?" "What if we could provide this new level of wellness through a mainstream approach to essential oils?" "What if we could source, test, and manufacture a higher quality of essential oil more pure and more potent than any other oil available on the market today?" "What if we, in a most professional manner, could partner with major hospitals, doctors, scientists, and opinion leaders to provide the most compelling authentication of essential oils on the planet?"
They concluded that, with the hard work and commitment of others with a similar passion and vision, they could and would create a new paradigm for essential oils. With that conviction, they organized a company and named it dōTERRA, a Latin derivative meaning "Gift of the Earth." dōTERRA's first offering of 25 single oils and 10 oil blends were introduced for sale on April 25, 2008 to the acclaim of essential oil experts and product enthusiasts who immediately recognized the superior quality of dōTERRA's therapeutic-grade essential oils at first experience.
In addition to ongoing development of new essential oils and proprietary essential oil blends, dōTERRA's future product offerings will include nutrition, spa, and healthy living products based on essential oil technologies and a comprehensive wellness philosophy of nutrition, exercise, rest and stress management, reduction of toxic load, informed self-care, and proactive healthcare.
dōTERRA products are sold exclusively through Independent Product Consultants who, working from home, introduce, educate and sell dōTERRA products locally through person-to-person contact and globally through personalized web shopping sites.

 Essentiallysassy is my business name.          My web site is www.mydoterra.com/essentiallysassy
You can contact me at  essentiallysassy@gmail.com    702-596-2025
We just got back from doTERRA convention that was in Salt Lake City, Ut. DoTERRA has great leadership. There were 7000 people there this year. DoTERRA is not quite 5 years old. They have over 200,000 consultants.  Its growing like crazy. People helping people be more healthy using gifts from the earth. I love doTERRA because their oils are CPTG, certified pure therapeutic grade, which mean they have no pesticides or chemical in them and every one of there oils you can take internally. I love having and using the oils in my life. It makes me feel more empowered as a mother. When we have a health or emotional issue we use our oils.  Talk to you later, time to go get my precious off to school.  Lilly