What If There Were No Medicine?

 Welcome friends to today's post. I want to talk about something and give you some things to think about.

Our part of the country just went through a devastating natural disaster and a lot of people are still recovering. But I actually had some afterthoughts. So many businesses were lost that people really depend on for survival and sustainability. Doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, just to name a few besides grocery stores. 

It made me think, What if someone got sick and needed medicine? I am all about getting medical advice when I so need it, but also, I also lean towards what the good Lord provided for us as well. I believe what the Bible says in Genisis 1:12

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

You see, GOD SAW THAT IT WAS GOOD!!!!!!!

I have to trust in and believe that. If you were to get sick or someone in your family got sick during such a crisis as this and nothing was available, what would you do? This is where you need to start thinking outside the box. 

I started a long time ago dabbling into natural remedies for some of my own health issues. I also went about discussing these natural remedies and supplements with my doctor and he was on board with me taking them as long as they didn't interfere with any of my medications I do have to take for my Rheumatoid Arthritis. My doctor understands me and my concerns about a lot of pharmaceuticals too. He works with me. I do depend on medication for my arthritis because it really helps me keep it under somewhat of control and it slows the progress down. Is it healing it? No. It's not meant to. If something were to happen that I could not get my medication and take it, it would not be nice. That's why I started doing my own research and having a plan. Everyone needs to really give this a thought. By no means am I a medical doctor and would never tell you to drop your medications or never go see a doctor, but we really need to start thinking for ourselves where our health is concerned. 

There are a few things I like to keep handy or make on a whim if need be, especially during the cold and flu season. Just some homemade remedies. I am also looking into and researching more for overall health benefits on a daily basis. I am eventually wanting to grow some of these for our farm and stock an apothecary or medicine cabinet. Elderberry, Goldenrod, Echinachea, and Mullein. 

These plants are all powerhouses for overall well-being and in times of sickness. 

I have a few videos that I have put out of me working with and making remedies using elderberries and goldenrod. 

I do not have written tutorials on these yet. 

I will try to get some tutorials up eventually. It will take some time. 

I do have a few other natural remedies that I make up for the cold and flu season

The Golden Rod video is very lengthy but very informative. I did not realize how many ailments this powerhouse helped and all the benefits it holds for the health and wellness of our bodies. Be sure to grab a snack and something to drink, pen and paper as well. 

I really hope you will take these thoughts into consideration and dwell on them. Do what is best for you and your family so you can be prepared and stocked in case of emergencies or if you just want to embark on this natural journey as well. 

I hope you find these videos very informative and helpful. 

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Honoring Our Veterans

 Today we honor our Veterans for their faithfulness to serve and protect. Thank you for your service. 

I have a personal one myself. 

Dear hubby served in the Marines. Served during Operatin Desert Storm. Oohrah!!!! Semper Fi. 

Another close and personal is my Grandfather. Served in the Army during WW II. 

 I also have a few uncles who served in the Navy. 

A nephew who served in the Army National Guard with two tours in Afghanistan 

Our youngest son serves in ths Army Reserves. He hasnt yet acquired veteran status but he is recognized on Armed Forces Day. 

Thank you all for your service. May God Bless. 

Tracy

Keeper of the Home 

Life Update on the Farm

 I am so sorry. I realize it has been a while since I have posted a life update here on the farm. 

We had to leave to go on a work trip but we were close enough for me to get to drive back home and spend a week with the granddaughters while they were on fall break. 

We had a very fun week and got to do so many things. Just making memories and spending time together. We painted rocks, had manicures and pedicures, sewed, baked in their Easy Bake ovens, cooked, played board games, watched movies, ate popcorn, rode around and played outside on the farm looking for worms and bugs, checked on the cows, had tea parties, etc. You name it we probably did it. They got to help Daddy every day when he got off work to come take care of the cows. We even learned a little math while baking and cooking. I introduced multiplication. We slept in and took naps which they needed. 

I got to take them to a pumpkin patch that I always take them to every year since the day they were born. I had printed off a scavenger hunt or bingo list to take with us and they really loved looking and getting to mark all the things off on their list. We got to pet so many animals and love on them. Of course, they thought they were going to get me in the corn maze which was huge and I knew I would never make it out of there. I had to be a kid and go down the zip line too. It was kind of embarrassing when someone had to help me get on the very high swing though but I had granddaughters to impress. But trust me when I say, I paid for it. We got home and I let them paint their pumpkins and then we decorated for the fall and Thanksgiving season. 

Then the time came by way too fast for me to leave again and go back and join dear hubby because soon we would be leaving for the next job sight which was not so close to home I'm so glad to have been given this split between jobs so it wouldn't be such a long time for the granddaughters to have to endure. They get really emotionally distraught when we are gone for long periods of time. I started buying them a yearly calendar and taught them how to mark off days to the day that we would be arriving back home. This is a good visual for them to learn to estimate time, count and see how time flies. 

Our next destination took us 3 days to get there. Dear hubby breaks down our time to 6 hours of traveling a day for me. We take many stretch and bathroom breaks for me. If we didn't, I would not be able to travel with him. After traveling for 6 hours, we would stop at a hotel for the night, rest and sleep. Get up the next morning and go again. We finally arrived and it took me a week to get my body sorted back out. I was so sore. 

Such beautiful scenery here in Virginia. We are on the Chesapeake Bay side this time. Three years ago, we were on the Lake Anna side. He knew better than to tell me we would go through a tunnel under the water because he knew I WOULD FREAK OUT!!!!!!! I was breathing so hard and gripping my steering wheel so tight that my knuckles hurt. We got stuck in traffic for an hour and a half on the other side. Boy, it was a doozie. I was a nervous wreck, He has done this for years but I haven't and I'm still getting used to it. 

We finally reached our hotel with great relief. I needed to just calm down and slow my breathing. Then we started unloading our trucks and getting set up. It's a good thing we got here before dark. After getting somewhat settled, we found a place to grab some supper. 

The next day, I spent getting our room set up and liveable. Then my next job was to start menu planning and getting groceries. If you want to know my Meal Planning ideas and strategies and how I shop when we are out of town versus when we are at home check out my Meal Planning and Shopping the Sales Playlist here on our YouTube Channel 

Shopping and planning for meals is way different than meal planning at home. I can't just go to our freezers or pantries and put a meal together. I have to shop for sales, find the grocery stores near me, and shop wisely.

Once I get everything together and bought, then I start cooking the meals. I make his breakfast, lunches, and suppers. 

I don't just sit in a hotel room every day and get bored. I bring plenty to do and venture out sometimes when I find something that interests me. Luckily on this job, dear hubby is getting one day off a week and we go somewhere together. This one particular day, he took me to exactly where I wanted to go. He took me to VA Beach. Now I can literally say I have been Coast to Coast with this man of mine. We got to get our boots in the sand, write our names in the sand, and collect shells for our coast-to-coast collection back home. It was a wonderful day and even got to eat on the beach and enjoy a lovely sunset on the way back to our hotel. 

I managed to get out one day and find a donut shop. Not just any donut shop. But a donut shop (I can't stop saying donut because it is one of my favorite things) that mixes, fries and decorates it to your liking right in front of you and serves it up warm.  SHHUUUUUSH! Let me savor this moment. 

I got the courage to venture a little further out one day and just enjoyed the scenery and a few visitors. 

On one of my dear hubby's off days, we did have plans to go somewhere but he woke up not feeling really well and we stayed in. But he gave me the night off from cooking and we found a local place to get the chance to eat by the bay. Our plans are still in the making for the plans we had to cancel. It will be in another post. 

One day I packed a picnic lunch and found a local park. Nice view. This is where I am sitting and writing this post actually. 

This is what we get to see out our room window every day. This is zoomed in of course so you can see better. We have a very good view of the beautiful sunrise every morning on our side of the building. Oh, and yes, that is bread rising in the window under a beautiful sunrise. I found a way to make some bread in my air fryer using my 5-minute No Knead bread dough and a kneaded bread dough. That will be a video for later. I was conducting a little experiment here. 

I found a really nice church to visit out here and everyone is so nice and making me feel at home. 

If you made it to the very bottom of this post, I appreciate it so much and have enjoyed you hanging out with me. Thank you for letting me share my adventures. I will try not to go so long between posts next time. 

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Have a Blessed Day

Tracy 

Keeper of the Home