Thursday, March 15, 2012

so what is BPA and why is it so bad? BPA is Bisphenol A it is used to harden plastics. It is known to mess with our hormones and it interferes with our reproductive development of the children we carry.  Studies have shown that BPA can cause developmental delays as well as Diabetes Type II, estrogen increase in men (think man boobs), obesity, heart disease, and miscarriages!  Where is it?  Plastic-yes even that healthy bottled water, can goods, dental sealants,and baby bottles (wow!!!!)  NEVER and I mean NEVER heat stuff up in m'wave in plastic-especially leftovers in butter tubs!  Save all your glass containers and use them.  I save all my glass containers with lids (ask my daughter Bailey-she hates it), but she will be the first to pour her drinks (even that stupid soda she buys from plastic into glass :/ ).  Try not to buy your food in plastic---really try not to acidic foods in plastic such as tomato sauces!  I hope this helps you out!
This Tennessee spring is wonderful!  We are generally still kinda of cold or wet-but we have been in the upper 70's and 80's this week and with it being our spring break it is wonderful!

We have been busy getting our garden ready for spring crop.  We are "gardeners in training"  and every year we try our hand at it-sometimes with success and others--well lets just leave it at that!  I would encourage you to try to grow something.  Even if you do not have the space; you can put some soil in some pots and place a tomato plant in it, try another pot and place some lettuce in it and voila! You have a salad in the making :)
There is something about putting your hand in the coolness of the dirt.  Speaking of dirt, I am so pleased with my compost.  It has been great this year-the earth worms are thriving (needed for a good garden I have heard).  Don't throw those peelings from your veggies away or the egg shells--they will rot into the ground and make a wonderful soil.  Just do NOT put meats, fats, dairy, or sugary stuff in it--you will attract some undesirable guest to your yard and a terrible smell.

This something I have had on my heart-so bear with me.  I see so often people "worshiping" mother earth and oh my....DON'T!  Worship Father God the Creator of this beautiful dwelling we are in.  He created all the awesome colors we see and the plants that grow our foods and gives us shelter from the sun and also the water we need to live on.  He is the Spirit of Truth and will guide you into ALL the truth(John 16:13).  Go out and thank Him for His creation today!

Monday, March 12, 2012

How creative can you get with staying physical?  Would love to hear your ideas!!!!!  Please post them.
If your body is achy or sore, guess what?  Sometime the last thing you need is to just sit.  NO!  Get up and move.  Take a walk outside (the sun will provide the vitamin d that is needed for good bone health and mental health) do some squats or maybe see how long you can hold a plank pose.  Take out those hand weights or some large cans from your pantry and work on your biceps. Do you have a gym membership?  Use it!  There are so many ways to get some form of exercise; God created our bodies to move, to work, not to sit all day long.  This will not only help with pain, but your mental health will thank you--oh yes and your waistline!  So come on---get up---quit making excuses.