The big day is here, my heart aches and I have butterflies in my tummy, thinking of standing up to share about the man who holds such a big part of my heart. My step mom, Drea had a super fun idea, that each of us should pop some sort of checkered flag clothing, in honor of dad finishing his race here on earth. He would've thought it was super cool. The Floridian weren't sure what to think of cold Kansas, but they bundled up and stuck it out. I am grateful they flew and drove in to be part of today. The service was beautiful! I don't have any photos except what people sent me, but my cousin read the obituary and added all kinds of fun details that dad would've loved. Chad and I spoke about dad, Pastor Howard had us go up together and that was really comforting. I already shared my speech with you the other day, you can go read it here: www.rvoilers.com/blog/on-this-day Chad's went something like this, although he changed it up quite a bit. Including a line about passing gas when he was nervous, which I quickly walked away from the pulpit. Haha, laugh so you don't cry, right? Dad was my hero. He was a best friend and a friend to all. He did not know a stranger. In fact all my friends during grade school, high school and present, realize that he was a cool dad. And was in fact probably cooler than me. I remember sitting in church as a kid and we would pass notes back and forth with drawings pictures of trucks and cars. I remember the story he told about how he fell asleep in church and woke suddenly, kicking the pew in front and scaring a lady half to death. He seemed to be able to scare everyone with his crazy loud sneezes. From the time I could walk, I was at my dad's side. I went to his meetings with him, to work, to the races, and I was always known as "Clay's son". And I was proud to be known as that..... I thought it was normal to know what a time card was and a pay check was in 4th grade. Any time we talked about work Dad said that I had it easy. He started working at about age 5 and they would strap him to a tractor and send him out to the field until he was done. My summers where a highlight as I was able to work at dads KTC Shop during the week and spend late nights going racing on the weekends. We had a blast doing this! Many times we would bring our friends to experience the night time excitement. Towards the end it was usually Dad and I driving together in the semi to and from the races. He called this "windshield time" for us to talk about life, schools, friends and pretty girls. During the winter time we would spend hours every weekend chasing each other around on 4 wheelers. It was always best in the snow. He said it was a good excuse to stay in shape for the off season of racing. After ktc trucking business closed, it seemed he was able to pick up and go with about any job or opportunity without hesitation. He was always so smart and driven when it came to business. Once Dad moved to Florida, it was about two years before I made my way down there to work for my dad again. He had the opportunity to buy a furniture store and was excited to get me involved. He knew I loved selling and thought it was a good fit. I dont remember a time when I said "Go fast, Dad!" that he didn't go fast. Whether it was a work pick up, his motorcycle or one of his cars, he never seemed to pass on these chances. He taught me what a controlled drift was, as he was able to go completely around the circle parking lot of 1st Nazarene Church, sideways when it was snowy. I'm pretty sure I showed several friends later what I learned.... Dad loved to go fast and was extremely competitive. As you all know he was an amazing racer thru his life and was remembered in the dirt track as the flying preacher. This was mainly for his boldness in praying before races or offering it up after an accident. Dad was not only competitive but also a trickster! He didn't pass up an opportunity to scare us or pull a prank. I can think of several occasions of us literally crying on the floor from laughing so hard. Normally from either Mom or Tonya peeing their pants from being scared, or hearing about something he pulled on a friend or brother during his younger years. He showed us how to pull out Kleenexs from peoples hands right as they blew their nose, or pretending to hit his head somewhere, usually a door or sign. Something rhat made a nice ruckus. Usually someone came running to see if he was ok because he was a good actor too. Another good trick we learned from Dad (which he said his brothers showed him) was how to make a gutter at the dinner table using the table cloth and soaking your neighbors pants with water. The stories go on and on....and Dad is leaving a huge void here on earth. He will be missed greatly. He always knew what to say. He always knew what you needed, he always had a way out and he always knew how to fix it. He could literally rig anything to working with tape, a few old bolts and misc parts he had saved in his tool box. We really gave him a hard time about this, but each of us needed him many times for repairs! One thing I know for sure..... I never heard him yell. He was always soft spoken but stern. If he was talking, you were listening. Even under serious stress or a lap car causing him to wreck - he was always calm. And of course I was a perfect child so he didn't have to yell. He always had faith in me. He always encouraged me to just do it. He always let me try before helping. He trained me to be a thinker, a doer. He told me that common sense is better than any school degree, so use your noggin. I always knew I'd work for him and it's an honor and joy to carry on that legacy for him at our Florida furniture store and to have my oldest son carry on the CEB name. I could talk for hours about my Dad , but I know that my sister will do it for me next. Ps 127:3. Be strong and courageous ... Next up was a beautiful memorial message from Pastor Howard, and special music. Again, no photos, but we ended the service with closing prayer, and a special guest..... Dad's good friend, and race announcer and radio personality, Warren Hardy closed out the service with a checkered flag finish..... He did AWESOME, painting a word picture of that dirt track and the final laps of an exciting A Feature. He ended with something like..... "They are coming around the final turn, and Clay Bontrager, 7B has finished the race!" Oh man, it was so great, just the right ending to celebrate dad's final chapter. He would've been proud to have his friend announce his final race home. We handed out little flags to all the family at the service. My little pall bearers and their cousins, helped load Papa and off we went to the gravesite, in a small amish mennonite town near by. His brothers and parents are also buried here. We all stuck our flags out the windows..... It was cold, cold, cold. This part was going to be short and sweet. A few words and "I'll Fly Away" by the mens quartet. This was the part I was dreading the most, I was having flashbacks to Don's funeral (Dale's daddy) and remembered the awful finality of that box going into the ground..... Someone sent the grandkids a flower arrangement that could be taken apart and laid on the casket, so amazing. Dale and my dad were very close, they worked well together and got along like best buds. I am so thankful someone captured this moment of him saying his final goodbyes to my dad. And just like that, the box was lowered in the ground, and my heart broke into a million pieces and tears poured from my eyes. I couldn't help myself, sobs burst forth. In that moment, there was nothing to do but grieve in the deepest sense of loss and finality. I still don't think this will all hit me until I go back to "his" neck of the woods. Back to Florida, where he is missing. He isn't usually here in Kansas with us, unless he is visiting, so it doesn't feel abnormal to have him gone. I have picked up my phone to call him twice. Dale checked his phone for the text, how far did you all make it tonight? as we drove the 3 days home. And the first person he wanted to show our new railing apartment photo to, was dad. So instead, Dale just stood there and wept bitter tears for all we have lost in the past 3 years - A Papa named Don, who lived out his final weeks in our living room, gone 3 years ago. A Grandma, who treated Dale as a son, just months ago, going to see Jesus. And now, this. Another Papa gone, another loss to bear. My Paxton Clay asked, "Hey Momma, do we have any more Papas left?" Oh buddy, no. I am sorry you sure don't. I had a prayer warrior friend call me on the way home to the Kansas funeral, she said Tonya, the Lord showed me in a dream something about your daddy and I'd like to share it with you. I don't want to hurt your heart, but I think you need to know this.... Your daddy, he was given the choice to go to Jesus. He was given a choice to be healed in a miracle here on earth, or healed in a miraculous eternity in Heaven. He picked heaven. He picked Jesus. Who wouldn't after catching a glimpse of something so unimaginably beautiful? There were days at the end, where he just stared at the ceiling, absent, that I wondered if he was visiting with Jesus. This was confirmation and it came again, one more time in a person I hadn't met before. There was no doubt. I LOVE when the Lord speaks to His hurting children, and when He repeats Himself, I LISTEN. It was something I had never heard of before, someone being given a choice. But I believe. And it gave me great peace and hope..... Congrats on your victory lap, daddy. You've fought the good fight, you've WON the final race, and you are the victor......
Hugs, T
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Traveling back to Kansas after dad passed, was kind of surreal. Going back to his roots, and mine, when it still didn't feel "real" yet that he is gone.
Even as I blog this today, it doesn't feel real that when we get back to Florida, he won't be there waiting for us. I just don't even have the words to begin to explain...... Anyhow, there are a lot of extra details when a body is being transported across state line, so lots of prayers were going up for the flight dad needed to make to arrive in time for his service, despite snow and paperwork delays. (not dad, his empty body, but you know what I meant.)
It was an extra long 3 days home. We were are emotionally and physically worn out. Once we arrived, we basically hit the ground running, planning the service and preparing for the viewing and about a bazillion details that I had forgotten about. All the while praying paperwork would go through in time for dad's body to arrive in time for service, which would take place right before Christmas, on the 22nd.
Then I get the call we had been praying for.... Your dad safely arrived at the airport last night at midnight, and our guys were able to pick him up without delay. How strange, to hear those words, without the rush of anticipation of a lovely visit from Papa, flying in to see us for a bit. I promptly burst into tears. It was such a blessing to be back home and surrounded by family and friends willing to bring in meals, run errands and help with details. Not cooking when you are emotionally drained, is a gift! Even if it was PB&J, it'd taste better if someone else made it. Haha ;)
My dad has raced since he was 19. He raced corvettes, modifieds, drag racing and then when I was a kid, dirt track racing in a sprint car. He has always been 7B, and he won many national championships.
Because of this, it was only natural that we select the verse for his service to be:
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 We had asked Dad's friends and race crew chef, to do some custom painting on dad's casket. We had it made by a local Amishman and got to pick out the interior fabric. My dad would've LOVED it.... I asked Jesus to let him peek down on it. Many many hours were spent first taking it from oak to black and then hand painting the details, just like they used to on the racecar.
We had a private viewing at the funeral home, just the family, before the public viewing that night. Everything turned out just beautifully! Flowers and all.
It was very very emotionally to see him again. Chad's kids were full of questions about Papa and his race car he was in. It was precious. Mine were tearful, they knew he was gone, but you just cannot prepare for the finality of these moments.
Dad would've loved the viewing, all his race buddies, family and friends, coming out to pay their respects and honor his life.
We had a slideshow running, of dad's life and all the happy memories we made....
Dad Viewing Slideshow from Tonya Ferguson on Vimeo. We were there from 5 to 8pm, and when the final guest left, it was time to lock up, go home and prepare for the hardest day yet. The day we lay him to rest....the day I had to stand up and try to put into words, all this special man meant to me. To us. To honor him in a celebration of a life well lived. Hugs, T I started having a Word of the Year in a particularly trying time in my life, and the habit stuck. I find myself seeking the Lord the end of December, on what His word for me will be. I am always amazed at how very accurate and prophetic, these words can be, too! If you click on the links, it will take you to the post about each word of the year.... 2013: RESTORATION 2016: GUIDE I wasn't blogging at the time, but our word for the year was GUIDE. Boy, did the Lord guide us, as He spoke to us loudly as we took the leap, and sold our house and worldly goods to hit the road as full timers. I have to admit, when the Lord gave me the words "Courageous Journey", I really honestly thought it was just about another year of fun adventure and travel on the road. We traveled LESS in 2017, than we had in the previous several years, because every time we left, we ended up back at our home base. I called it the "Year of Kansas" as a joke, but it really was. If it wasn't something for the apartment that we needed to be home for, it was another situation. We literally, kept turning around to come back. We made it up to Wisconsin for a summer of travel, we wanted to pin North Dakota on the map, finally, and then head over to my favorite place on earth, Montana.... We got there, did one oil class, got bad news about Dale's grandma and headed the 700 miles back home to Kansas. She passed several weeks later, and we are so glad we came back to spend time with her. We have spent over 7 months at our home hub this year! Our hearts longed for travel, but it wasn't meant to be this time. Not in the way we imagined. A few months after Grandma's passing, we got word that my dad was not doing well. That his motorskills and speech were rapidly declining and we better come quick. We cleared the calendar, dropped everything, and packed in 2 hours, Florida bound. It it becoming abundantly clear to me, that my 2017 Courageous Journey, was a much more emotional one then I could've ever anticipated. I am not brave. I am not an adventurer by nature. This year scared me in more ways than I can count....and brought me to my knees, at the end of myself, again and again. It was a year of sorrow. Longing. Contemplation. Heartache. I didn't dig and pray for a Word of the Year this year, usually I spend part of December doing just that. This year I was just surviving December, no thought to the new year to come, or the promises and words I usually sought out. No, this time I simply just asked once, and the Lord breathed it over me, in a phrase of a song He whispered in my ear..... When we face the fragility of life and the sorrow of death head on, and boldy walk out a path we didn't welcome or choose, something beautiful happens inside..... We break. We surrender. We come to the end of US. We find the end of ourselves, and realize, our Heavenly Father is there - always has been, always will be. I am feeling His presence even STRONGER now that my earthly Father is gone. My sweet daddy, whom I miss every single moment, of every single day. It's about realizing that death isn't the end, it is only the beginning of something more beautiful then our earthly minds can imagine and finding comfort in that. We find ourselves weak, yet stronger than we EVER thought possible. When we surrender our humaness, our ugly broken pieces, and just lay it out, prostrate before our God, begging Him to share our grief load and burden, He answers. He scoops us up in His arms, where He can better whisper in our ears. And so, we draw closer to our Heavenly Father, clinging tightly to Him. For when I am weak, He can be shown strong. In my brokenness, His power is more easily seen. Entering into 2018, I am "Sweetly Broken, Wholly Surrendered" to a year of healing and hope in 2018. Open to His plan and will for us. Surrendering my own plans and dreams, and trading them for HIS. Being ok with that. Being ok with His will instead of my own. Open to walking out a new chapter where life looks very different than it did. Even if I don't want to. I can't do it alone. So I SURRENDER. All of it. And hope springs forth, the kind that goes down deep into the soil of our hearts and starts the process of total healing.....2018 is going to be beautiful. Sweetly broken, wholly surrendered. Happy happy New Year, friends! May the Lord abundantly bless you this year, and may you feel His sweet presence more everyday..... What is YOUR word of the year? Leave me a comment. Hugs, T Sweetly Broken
Jeremy Riddle To the cross, I look, and to the cross, I cling Of it's suffering, I do drink, of its work, I do sing On it, my Savior, both bruised and crushed Showed that God is love and God is just At the cross, You beckon me You draw me gently to my knees And I am lost for words, so lost in love I'm sweetly broken, wholly surrendered Yeah, yeah, oh Lord What a priceless gift, undeserved life Have I been given through Christ crucified You've called me out of death You've called me into life And I was under Your wrath Now, through the cross, I'm reconciled Ooh, and at the cross, You beckon me You draw me gently to my knees And I am lost for words, so lost in love I'm sweetly broken, wholly surrendered At the cross, You beckon me You draw me gently to my knees And I am lost for words, so lost in love I'm sweetly broken, wholly surrendered And in awe of the cross, I must confess How wondrous Your redeeming love And how great is Your faithfulness At the cross, You beckon me You draw me gently to my knees And I am lost for words, so lost in love I'm sweetly broken, wholly surrendered At the cross, You, You've beckoned me You draw me gently to my knees And I am lost for words, so lost in love I'm sweetly broken, wholly surrendered Yeah, yeah, I'm broken for you I'm broken for you, my Lord, yeah Jesus, Your love is there I am sweetly broken
The Piano Guys - The Sweetest Gift
I'm not gonna lie Christmas really hurts this time Cause you're not here to celebrate with me. Tears fill my eyes The memories flood my mind As I place your ornament upon our tree. Although this year I have a broken heart It gives me hope and joy as I remember where you are..... You're with the Son of God, You're with the Prince of Peace, You're with the one who's celebrating And that thought amazes me. Sometimes I still break down Grieving that we're apart... But the sweetest gift is knowing where you are You're with the Son of God. Merry Christmas, daddy! Miss you so much, Your Punkin xoxo On this day, I lay my precious daddy to rest...... I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact, that when we go back to Florida in a few weeks, he isn't going to be there waiting for us, with those twinkly eyes and mischievous grin..... Sometimes, life really stinks. I wrote a tribute to my dad, he asked both my little brother Chad, and I to speak today, at his celebration of life. I'd like to share it with you now........ “They say that from the instant he lays eyes on her, a father adores his daughter. Whoever she grows up to be, she is always to him that little girl in pigtails. His eyes light up like Christmas when she comes around. In exchange, he makes a secret promise not to see the awkwardness of her teenage years, to forgive the mistakes she would no doubt make, and to love her without limits…….she is daddy’s little girl.” Anonymous My dad was strong, big and powerful, in my little girl eyes. He opened jars of pickles when no one else could. He was the brave one to go to the creepy basement storage room, all by himself, or head out front to investigate a strange noise in the darkest of night, and in just an opening of my bedroom door, could scare away the monsters I was sure were lurking under my bed. I remember thinking that nothing could ever hurt me when my daddy was around. He cut himself shaving nearly every Sunday morning and would come to breakfast with little bits of toilet paper stuck to his face to prevent anything getting on his Sunday shirt. He could build a bowl of cereal like no one else, layers of bananas, cookies or cake, then cereal and milk to the top, almost overflowing….one of the few tasks he could handle in the kitchen. Dad could sit on the handlebars of my mom’s bike, and ride backwards, all the way down the street without crashing. Well, without crashing very often, and going around town, he often had us kids in tow, one on the front handlebars and one on his back. Even in the midst of going back to school, he always took the time to throw a softball with us, high high up in the air, or go on a family bike ride every evening. Dad was a hard worker and a HUGE dreamer! He had business failures and he had business successes, but the best part was he boldly faced the next challenge with excitement, and a WHOLE lot of napkins full of ideas over dinner. The guy could draw up an incredible house remodel, or business plan, and magic would unfold, on that little white square. I learned to just let him talk and dare to dream BIG with him! I find myself today, a bolder, bigger dreamer because of his love of it. We are here today to celebrate a LIFE well lived…..Dad made sure of that. He took every moment and used it to the FULLEST. He wanted you guys to smile today. To tell stories of the good ol days, and to LAUGH. This was to be a CELEBRATION! For the past 3 years, daddy has been the 5% survivor of many different medical problems. He was the one to walk away the VICTOR from various forms of cancer, surgery, and counter effects to all the above. His FIGHT never wavered, and neither did his SPUNK. The man just kept on LIVING well…..Traveling, working and enjoying his life. The doctors were always shocked at how well he was doing. Did you know he walked himself out of ICU, 3 days after major brain surgery, when a nurse and wheelchair were nowhere to be found? He just took off on his own. Drea had gone to pull the car around to meet the nurse, and when she pulled up to the door, there he was standing alone with his bags, just waiting for her! You couldn’t keep the man down if you tried. So let me take a moment, and tell you the life lessons I’ve learned from the man who called me PUNKIN….. Proverbs 15:1 says A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The man NEVER raised his voice! Literally. He, like a calm before the storm, got reallyreally QUIET, not loud, when trouble was amuck….. It probably would’ve been easier if he would’ve just hollered at us when Chad was in trouble! Dad always taught me that “Laughter is the best medicine” (side note: Have you heard a Bontrager brother giggle? Best sound in the world!) Dad practiced this moto everywhere he went! Fresh out of major brain surgery – the room is silent barring the beeping machines. Dad is propped in his bed with tubes and wires coming out all over. Nurses are slipping in and out to check vitals, and on the way out, one accidently kicks the metal trash can with a BANG. Dad, eyes not even open yet, says “WELL, at least HE kicked the bucket and not me!!!!!!!” My daddy, he taught me to be brave. To face adversity with a smile. He taught me that “not all who wander are lost”. I am honored to have “wandered” across the US with him several times now, and it was he who cheered me on the loudest, when we made the decision to sell everything, and travel full time as a family. He taught me to work hard for my dreams to make them reality. That it doesn’t matter how you finish the race, as long as you just FINISH. He always encouraged me to live out my truth, even when it’s ugly. Allowing my Heavenly Father to make a MESS into a MESSAGE. He showed me how to lead with a smile and make lemonade out of life’s lemons. Dad had people in stitches everywhere we went! Either that or screaming and jumping in the air from his GYNORMOUS sneezes! (If you have ever been around my dad during a sneeze, you KNOW what I am talking about!!!!) He showed me that we GO BIG then go home. My Dad literally just lived that out in front of my eyes. A few years ago, dad had a dream. He told us later, he saw Nora, his mother, who passed away when he was young, on the other side of a fence. She was young, beautiful, smiling and waving at him. As he moved towards her she said, “Not yet, Clarence. Not yet.” I know a joyous reunion just happened in Heaven this past week: mother, father, brothers, grandchildren, family, friends, race fans, a stranger, who was touched by dad’s life and laughter…... And I know, one day when I walk through Heaven’s gates, I’ll see those twinkly eyes again and that big smile and hear, “Hey PUNKIN!” Oh, what a glorious day that will be!!!! Until then, I have to teach my heart to just keep beating. My mind to house the many memories I have with him. To tell my ears to hang on to the sound of his laughter, and my arms, the feeling of his, wrapping me tight in a warm hug, as he brushes a kiss by my ear…… And I‘ll just keep smiling and laughing in honor of his sunshine-y ways. My daddy gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me, even during times I didn’t believe in myself. He always knew I could, and so… I DID. I can’t say good bye today, I won’t, although it’s easy to feel the sting of loss. There is SUCH finality to this day. But, with Jesus, we know this isn’t the end, it’s merely the beginning of something quite unimaginable……something breathtakingly beautiful. So instead of goodbye I say, So long for now, daddy, so long for now. I sure do love you. Please cover us in your prayers today, we need strength, peace, courage....Jesus knows.
Hugs, T
You know how you know something might be coming, and think you are at peace and prepared for it, and then it wallops you upside the head, and you realize there is literally, absolutely, no way to ever be ready for these moments?
Yeah. That. So its very very very hard to find a place to stay in southern Florida in the winter....we knew we might have to do some RV Park hopping. Not the end of the world, but annoying none the less. And the next closest RV park with openings can be hours away, not condusive for running over for a quick minute to help with dads care. And the Lord moved mountains again, for us to stay at the RV park closest to my dad's house for the next MONTH straight. Thank you, Jesus! We are less than 3 miles away!!!! I really really love the setting!!!!! This place rocks! We always put out this sign my dad made us, but everything becomes more special at a time like this, right? Sigh. I had to take a photo to share. The kids FAVORITE part is that we have 2 perfect hammock trees right outside the door. They read out there for hours! The RV park itself is really nice too. We do family walks at the end of the day and swim most afternoons at the nice pool. We go see Papa as much as possible, while also allowing them their own schedule and time together. We are making ourselves right at home, putting out a jar for sun tea, and Avery decided our RV number pole needed some Christmas Spirit. Look closely, there are antlers too! Clever girl. We spend a lot of time out front under the awning, just enjoying the nice weather and some family time after school. Uncle Chad and Lauren are coming down each weekend, this time kidless. Uncle Chad played so Battleship with Pax and he loved that. The kids talked me into a $10 ginger bread kit. What a joke! They sure don't make em like they used to, Did I just age myself? Hahah ;) Its so gross, they used to at least be real cookies, now its like cardboard. We had Brie Arugula Burgers for dinner, yummo! When the kids get antsy, we head the 5 minutes to the beach and RUN EM HARD. I still forget sometimes, we are so close to the ocean. We usually winter 3 hours north of here!!!! I'll update you on dad soon.....the time is drawing near for his homecoming.
Hugs, T 3 years ago, in the peak of his cancer battle, my dad felt like the Lord gave him a verse about allowing him 15 more years. He read it in his quiet time, and could never find it again, but it encouraged him and give him fight when he needed it. The other day dad said to me, I wonder why He changed his mind???? OH my word, break my heart. I said, Daddy you can still believe for 12 more years! We need our faith to be STRONGER than what our eyes can see! (some great advice from some awesome friends) I think life can be a little discouraging when your two main things you love are taken from you - your ability to move and your ability to speak and joke as you are accustomed. I hate seeing my daddy like this, and was praying and praying for a Word from the Lord, not only for him, but for ME too. This is the most discouraging situation! And no answers. So I needed SOMETHING, a nugget to hold on to the the Lord was with us. And He ALWAYS answers!!! What a blessing!!!!! Our awesome prayer warrior friends, Pastor Jesse and Edith, often call with a word from the Lord for us. I love when He speaks through them to me!!! This time, the Lord woke Edith up in the middle of the night with a message for me to give to dad....... These 2 verses! The very ones he had read years before.... WOAH.
She also said if my dad wants to go home, that its ok for him to want that too. Paradise awaits him. I asked daddy if he wanted to fight for life anymore and he said he wasn't sure. I know that whether Jesus heals my daddy here on earth, or heals him by taking him to Heaven, that we can rejoice that there is life and hope and healing for us all. Here and on the other side.... Hugs, T Update: 3 days after I made this post, dad stopped wanting to get out of his bed and sit in the chair. Hospice is saying 3 to 7 days. I almost didn't post this, but somehow, somewhere, this all fits into the story and I need it to be here to read later. xoxo
So you have a WEE bit of homework to do before joining our class.
Wait, don't shut off this blog post yet, it's EASY, I promise! Watch these 3 minute videos......they are AMAAAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! And important for you to watch before class if at all possible please :)
Then, PRINT OUT, or download, a digital copy of this class on a second device, for you to follow along with on Saturday! You'll want to take notes.
Natural Solutions Hand out See you then! I am so excited to teach you more about these oils that have radically changed our lives! I am also giving away great prizes to those participating LIVE..... It all takes place on our event page: www.facebook.com/groups/themeclass Hugs, T What a treat to get to have a Girls Day OUT! Well, a morning out anyhow. Dale and the boys stayed home with Papa, and the girls slipped out for farmers market, and a wonderful brunch at a darling old train station building..... Flokie, Aunt Torreys sweet puppy, came too. We may or may not have tempted him with some french toast bites.... ;) Look at that SWEET WITTLE FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Check out these dishes!!! I am such a foodie. I appreciate fresh ingredients, yummy food and attention to detail. This place had it all! Eggs benedict Smoked salmon eggs on a brie smothered bread Cinnamon roll pancakes We hit the farmers market, no pics, but I did buy cucumbers for gyros and tomatoes and sweet onions for sandwiches for school lunches that week. YUMMM!!!!! Sweet sisters, love them and their relationship! We shopped a specialty grocery store and bakery and headed home to the guys.... It was time to call in a day......Flokie was PLUM worn out!
Hugs, T After having LOOOONG hair most of my life, like to my waist long, cutting my hair was always scary to me. However, having 10 pound babies in August is a pretty motivating reason to go into at least a bob hair cut. Haha, my ponytail always gave me SUCH a headache before that! So in the hair world, cutting my hair into a short pixie was the BRAVEST thing I have ever done. We were moving into an RV, and everything else in my life was changing, so why not hair too? I was always scared of letting my ears show, but went for it........AND LOVED IT! So after 3 years of varying pixies, I find myself in a pickle....... In order to try out some of the new hairdos I have saved, I must first GROW OUT my current pixie a bit. WHAAAAAAAAAT?! That is SO boring!!!!! I can only imagine the look on my face when my hair dresser sent me home with the tiniest of trim, instead of a cool new do. She is so darn sensible and totally right. So here we grow...... 4 weeks later, I found I had to stop parting my hair all the way to the back, and had to change the direction and make a little "Bump"...... About a week and a half after this, I am so hairy I cannot even take it! I am sorry but when you get used to short hair, you cannot stand how long your neck and ears feel when they grow a quarter of an inch even. EWWWW! So bring on the headbands to hide behind....... I found these on amazon and super love them! www.amazon.com/Women-Headband-Floal-Style-Criss/ Here is what I am hoping to grow to: Something like these with a sneaky undercut shave! This is pretty bold and scares me, but I suppose if I got hot, it'd feel good! And if I am REALLY feeling the grow out, I can just do this instead........its very very similar to what I have currently, bump and all......just longer. What would you do if you were me?
I'll keep you updated with pics as we go, er grow...... Hugs, T So Auntie Lauren brought a fun craft for all the cousins to work on....ROCKS to paint!!! Did you know its a "thing" now, to hide painted rocks for others to find? Yup! Plus, its totally great entertainment! FOR HOURS........ You'll need flat stones, home depot or lowes have bags of them, acrylic paints in different colors, brushes and sponge brushes are fun, paper plates, paper towels, and a paint pen if you want to do any kind of writing or tiny detail work. We have some good artists in the family! Who KNEW?! ;) So we've been talking about doing this so long, and now its done, and it was a BLAST. We'll do another batch as soon as we have some time to get supplies. We are calling it, "RV Oilers Rock"! Hahah, get it, ROCK? No really, like a stone......from the RV Oilers......painted and hidden....... An RV Oilers rock. Ok, ok, we hope you think we ROCK, too! ;) We are putting #rvoilersrock on the backs in hopes that people will find them, photograph them and share to social media with our hashtag. We can hide stones ALL OVER the country as we travel!
Eeek, so fun, right?! I hope one of YOU finds one someday! :) Hugs, T Many, many Florida trips ago, a tradition was started.... Saturday morning breakfast at the local Amish restaurant, Der Dutchman. Amazing breakfast buffet with all the fixins: biscuits and gravy, grits, mush, oatmeal, hashbrowns and hashrown casserole, eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, french toast, pancakes, fruit slush, fresh fruit, muffins, homemade donuts, Are you drooling yet? Here are some pics from years ago: So when Saturday rolled around, we knew this was an important memory maker, even if dad wasn't feeling 100%. Chad and Lauren were still in town for the weekend, so it just seemed like the right thing to do, to all go and enjoy our tradition. Somewhere over the years, a photo tradition was started, on Der Dutchmans sweeping staircase. I had to keep telling myself, surely this wasn't the LAST chance for a staircase photo, so I wouldn't burst into tears. We took cousin pics BEFORE food, while they were unloading Papa from the car, and saved the big family one for AFTER. I can't find them all, but I unearthed a few staircase pics.... If love could keep someone alive, this guy's living forever. And less we get too serious, we had to take a silly photo too. Love these goofballs so much!
Hugs, T Hey guys! Did you all have a good Thanksgiving? We enjoyed a nice day over at Drea and dad's house, eating, cooking and eating some more. We decided to set out a bunch of snacks at 11 and eat dinner at 4 or whenever turkeys got done. There was SO. MUCH. FOOD. We attempted not one, but TWO turkeys this year. A traditional roasted one doused in butter and fresh herbs and veggies..... Auntie Lauren, who is usually quite squeamish, got right in there! ;) Turned out beautifully! Second turkey was done outside by my step sister Ashley's boyfriend...check it out! Oh man was it ever GOOD! Destiny and Avery requested REAL whipped cream for the pies, so I put them right to work on that. A chilled bowl and beater, a pinch of cinnamon and some vanilla and we had ourselves some GOURMET whipped cream....... It was nice enough to eat outside, so we filed through the line then went out to the lanai. There is much to be thankful for...... Hugs, T
Some days, when Papa has doctors appointments, its just easier if we find something else to do. There are lots of cool things to see and do here in Florida, so we headed to the 10th annual Chalk Festival, AFTER a stop at our favorite place. NOKOMIS GROVES! Nokomis groves is an orange grove that makes their own soft serve ice cream, and holy cow, is it ever good! Orange pineapple is the BEST. We arrived at the Chalk Festival, not quite sure what to expect. It took place on the run ways of the local airport. Here are photos from last year so you can visualize it: The first thing we wanted to see, was the 3D drawings. WOW, were they ever amazing!!!! I am going to put side view and front view side by side here for you so you can see how LOOOOONG they really are until you stand directly in front of them. Some of these I didn't "SEE" until we looked at the photo, crazy right?! I took A LOT of photos, as did my husband and kiddos, so brace yourself..... After the section of 3D art, there was some squares of pastels too.....and an area where the kids could draw on the wall and ground. Get better Papa..... Slideshow: Such a fun day!
Hugs, T We have settled into our life here in Florida. The RV park is stunning and has an incredible pool, putt putt mini golf and like I said, is so super close to dad and Drea's house. What a blessing! We do school in the morning, go say hi to dad sometimes, eat lunch, swim at the pool and head back over for family dinner.... The kids just like to be near him.....they read or color quietly. The tears come at bedtime, when they process the day. I am thankful they allow those tears and emotions to flow out, its healthy for them and we know the Lord bottles those tears up in Heaven. Papa loves having his head rubbed with fractionated coconut oil and essential oils. We use frank, copiba, peppermint, lime, white fir and lemongrass with great results! One day we took the kids out to eat fresh sea food and see the sunset. It's amazing what walking and sitting on the beach can do for your weary soul..... I needed to be reminded of a Creator who loves me, who loves my dad, and who wants the best for our family. Who wants to see dad prosper and live a long life on the earth...... What an incredible artistic Father we serve. The author and the finisher, the beginning and the end. Thank you, Jesus! Hugs, T
We are soaking up every moment with dad as we adjust to our RV life again. It was way smoother than I imagined it would be after being in the apartment so long. We are all so happy and settled and every single one of us, at one time or another has said, "I am so happy we are back in the RV!" My brother Chad, and sis in law, Lauren came down kid free and spent the weekend down here. It was so good to see them! Papa is joining us for dinner each night. He is such a trooper! Everyone knows that when the door is closed to Papa's office, its time to be quiet and let him rest. He sleeps a lot, and that's good, that's when his body can knit and heal. So we play games and read.....and enjoy the nice weather! Grammy took us to this HUGE, amazing library! Oh how we love paper books!!! Playing games with Aunt Torrey and Uncle Daniel At night we hang out on the lanai and chill by the fire. The weather couldn't be more perfect! Good byes are never easy..... I had to snag this photo of Chad and dad holding hands and just visiting a bit before he left to go back. I knew he wouldn't love his posture, so I told him to stand up straighter and I'd take it again. Chad being the goofball that he is.....delivered! Laughter is really good medicine.....
Hugs, T It's amazing how one call can alter your whole day, week, plans...all of it. Tuesday, we got a warning call from my sister in law, that my dad wasn't doing really great. She said, just be on stand by, in case you have to jump and run. She was sweet, but real with me. I was at lunch with my family and two friends, and hung up bawling. It's so hard to be far away from your loved ones when things aren't good. If you recall, my daddy has been through ALOT this past 3 years. Fighting successfully lung cancer, brain cancer and then spine cancer. He has beat 5% odds and walked out of the hospital a medical miracle more times than I can count. He is using essential oils to support his body during this process and he is a picture of health! Very active. We love traveling with him and my step mom and he even stayed with my kids for 2 weeks in Kansas while we were at convention. We have made several tearful trips to Florida, thinking it was a good bye, when it was a miracle show. Like from ICU to home in 3 days, overcoming 5% success rate and more, from lung surgery, to massive saddle pulmonary embolisms to brain surgery. God is still in the miracle business and daddy is living proof! We had been spread out in the apartment with plans to stay through Christmas, so to pack the everything back into the RV, do laundry and gut the fridge in less than 3 hours, was nothing short of a miracle. We had friends and family come over to help make it happen. So thankful! RIGHT as we were standing out in the road loading the last laundry basket, Dale gets a call, and goes white as a sheet. He turns to me with tears streaming down his cheeks, and says we have to go NOW. My step mom, Drea, called him bawling. Things were not good, she was scared we weren't going to make it in time. We RAN into the house, shut off lights and our precious friends gathered in a circle around and prayed over us. I am SO SO blessed to have these kind of people in our lives! (Thank you, we love you all!) We were pushing hard to get down in time, so after 2 long hard days without stopping, it was time to stretch our legs. The travel morale greatly improves when we do this! Georgia has a really nice rest area, so we pulled over and enjoyed some fresh air. The leaves were STUNNING! So the trip down was not without troubles, and we found ourselves on the side of the road after a giant BOOM! I thought something was coming through the floor of our bathroom. For the first time in almost 3 years, we blew a Coach tire..... Miracle of miracles, we were quarter of a mile from a tire store. Second of all, instead of paying $1000 to have it fixed on the side of the road, we were able to limp in. And even bigger miracle, they had not one but TWO, new tires to sell us. Most of the time, tires like this run $400 plus EACH. (When you replace one tire, you replace two or they are uneven, due to tread difference, who knew? Not me!) Proof the Lord is always with His children, the tires they sold us had been on another truck for ONE WEEK, so they sold us BOTH for $400 and threw in some extra parts for the busted airline, We continued on our way and realized about Gainsville Florida, we had a problem. When the tire blew, we must have also blown one of the air ride air bags and we were VERY VERY crooked the rest of the trip. I took this shot once we got to the RV park, and had dropped the trailer off in parking, and unloaded car.....no wonder we felt like we were in one of those crazy houses at the state fair! :) Another miracle, is that this beautiful RV park just a few miles down the road from Grammy and Papas house, had an opening. As you know, its peak season here in Florida for snow birds! We quickly set up and jumped in the car to go see Papa. Lo and behold, he was out on the porch getting some Vitamin D and fresh air. Oh, it was SO good to hug his neck! So let me catch you up, 3 weeks ago, on the way to dinner with friends, dad couldn't speak. He tried but nothing came out. Drea recognized the symptoms right away and had him pull over and took him to the hospital, where they determined he was having multiple seizures.
They saw cancer on his chart and chalked it up to brain surgery several years ago, and told us we were lucky it hadn't shown up before this. They sent him home. It just didn't add up. Why would this just FLIP so suddenly? Several times they ended up in the hospital, and several times they got sent back home, as all tests came back clear. He's had headaches since this past summer, just not this bad. They amped up to the point of curl up on the floor, rocking and holding his head and violently vomiting bad. Brain scans came back clear and all this continues to be a mystery. A week later, his motion has declined to the point of a cane or he tips over, and his speech is quite slurred. At times he forgets what he is saying, or gets frustrated because the right words don't come out at the right times. He is such a joyful communicator and keeps us in stitches with his funny remarks and stories when we are together. I know this is hard on him. Now we have morphined up Papa, and no answers, We are in the Lord's waiting room asking for a miracle! Will you join me? Hugs, T We are getting antsy to get back on the road again, but have decided to have our first Christmas here in the apartment! YAY! What can I say, the fire is SO cozy and there is just something so exciting to think about Christmas in our new place! Sophie thinks its TOO COLD. Hahahah! I just have to show you this because it made me laugh and laugh... We have a no shoes in the house rule. I am so happy to see that Avery's baby, Alivia, is also obeying those rules . Cutest. Thing. Ever. While we are here, we decided to go ahead and lay concrete out back while it was nice and cool. The kids could hardly stand to do school, they kept migrating back to that big window to watch. If you can't beat them, join 'em. We did a study on concrete and how its made instead! ;) And then on to regular school once they were done pouring...... They begged and begged to make hand prints. Seemed like a good idea to me! They decided Sophie was part of the family too and needed her print: So I have been thinking and thinking about how I am going to pull off Christmas in the midst of a very colorful retro apartment. I think green, brown, red and my normal tree colors will look awful! I started searching for orange, blue and white decor instead, and because we are planning to leave for a few weeks to go to Georgia for Thanksgiving with my family, I thought I'd cheat this year and put up the tree BEFORE Thanksgiving to we can enjoy it a week now, and 2 weeks before Christmas. There is nothing I love more than designing new Christmas tree themes!!!! After that I get bored of them, and that is why I saran wrap them all decorated, and store in the barn, so I just fluff and dust after this first year. BAHAHAHA!!!!!! I had great helpers shopping at Hobby Lobby and decorating back at home: I am SUPER happy with how fun it turned out!!!! And its so cozy at night when the lights are off. I think that's my FAVORITE part of Christmas decorations. Cozy nights and mornings without other lights one...... I still feel a little guilty for decorating before Thanksgiving, but I am thankful for a new apartment to get to decorate, so that counts RIGHT!? ;)
Hugs, T You all, listen to me. I am between a rock and a hard place. I ADORE Fall, its my favorite time of year. I love everything about it! The smells, the crisp air, fire in the fireplace, scarves, boots, sweaters, the fall favorite foods to make without sweating to death in the kitchen. And this year, I AM LOVING FALL in our new apartment! The views are amazing! This place is such a joy to live in.....we are living it up! But.... CAN WE GO TRAVEL NOW? Pleeeeeeease?! We are getting SO SO antsy! We are calling this "The Year of Kansas" because in the almost 3 years we have been on the road, we have yet to be at our home base SO MUCH! Our family is loving it, and we are too, but once you get used to travel, well, being in one place for so long - its tricky. I miss the sounds of the RV starting up, the feeling I get in my heart, and the excited chatter of the kids as they set up their hang out spots for a travel day. I miss flipping open the Trip Advisor app to study up on local things to see, eat and do. I miss getting to shop at funky cool farmers markets weekly, and unique grocery stores. I miss the simplicity of a 400 square foot space to live in. I miss my family! When we are home, we are way busier and see less of each other, unless we MAKE it happen. I am telling you, we love being here, this space is such a JOY to live in. It is simple, but beautiful and we love how it turned out. We love being close to our family and church family, to local favorite shops and fall festivities. We love being gone. We love being in our tiny home on wheels. We love seeing new sites and countryside each day..... OH MY GOODNESS, HOW CONFUSING! ;) So while I have you here, let me show you what we have been doing on the apartment..... We have made the decision to pause the porch until next Spring. We really want to do this smart and not go in debt over it. So daydream it with me for now! There is a roof on here now, I just don't seem to have an updated pic of the whole thing, sorry! We will do cement at that time, and build a screened in area on the far side over there and make it into an outdoor living and dining room...... There will be a sidewalk here leading from the front to back, and we'll add landscaping etc. See how pretty it looks when it's all lit up at night? I think its going to look nice. We will make sure bushes hide those pipe thingies. Then we want to add a little gravel path through the trees here and making a circle around our fire pit. I'd like to find some cool wooden chairs that can just always sit out here in a circle. Inside, we are enjoying our new hearth and new to us pellet stove. It's in and cranking!!!!! Man it puts out good heat and its actually currently the only heat source we use. House is 74 upstairs and totally cozy!!! IMPRESSIVE. I haven't been up to running into Hobby Lobby, but hope to get a tall FALL sign or something with some height variety this week to finish our mantel. I just used what I had kept from the old house for now. (Mostly I am just excited to decorate it for Christmas) Do you all have fun Thanksgiving plans? We are going to meet my dad, step mom and Florida family in Georgia at a really cool RV park with horses, hiking and beautiful views. I am so so excited! Then we think we'll be back here for our first Christmas in the apartment...... It may all depend on when the guy building our staircase can fit us in. We still need to get that project started! I am thinking finding orange, white and blue decor for a tree and mantel could be REALLY fun and REALLY challenging. I am up for it! :) If you follow us on Instagram you know I FINALLY found a retro clock for the main floor. No more searching for phones to see what time it is!!!! Finding a retro clock is harder than you think, they all seem to be "barn" and antique in the rustic sense right now. But then, I found KitCat! Eeeeek! It's tail and eyes move back and forth with every single tick tock!!!!! Last night was the Trunk or Treat at our church, my throat has been bothering me, so I stayed home, but sweet Nana took the kids. I should've made her jump in the photo, but Destiny the sassy teenager went as "HERSELF". Haha! :) That's all from here for now! Praying you have such a good week......
Hugs, T Promo for Fall event from Tonya Ferguson on Vimeo. You are invited to be my guest at a facebook event, an essential oils class, from the comfort of your home! I plan to post to our Facebook event page, and you can simply read along! Here is a sneak peek video of our topic. Remember, this is round 2, due to popular demand, so the dates have changed, but the info remains the same. :) October 23rd at 7pm CST right here. Can't wait to spend time with you! Hugs, T I am so so sorry its been so quiet on the personal part of this blog. We lost Dale's grandma, and in a whirlwind of emotions, celebrated her life and spent a lot of time with the family in her weeks on earth. Alot of the family managed to share a bug in the process. Thank goodness for oils! We are on our feet and back to normal life again. Check out these amazing photos that were part of the memorial service slideshow: We are teaching oil classes every weekend, next ones coming up in Kansas city and Dallas. Even Dale taught a real men love oils mens panel class, they had so much fun! :) I can never get photos once class starts, cause I am the teacher, haha, but here are some pics of our set up! We had a massive moving/garage sale and got rid of 150 boxes worth of house hold items that had been in storage for 2 1/2 years, feels good to officially get it GONE! The rest got donated to charity yesterday! :) The girls worked super hard for several days, preparing a bake sale. They made Brown Sugar Pumpkin cookies and Dark Chocolate Orange Brownies. Mmmmm!!!! We have 3 major projects to work on yet, and so many tiny annoying detail projects, before we leave for the winter. We want to get further on the porch, get stair railing put in, and put the pellet stove in our living room, with back splash and mantel. Right now, all those bigger things require a professional to come in and help, so we are playing the waiting game for parts and our turn. Take a look around! :) The big photo travel wall by the blue USA will have to wait, it sure adds up when you want to order 50 canvas prints at a time! ;) Waiting for railing: Light are up in bathroom, outlet in the phone box, this is where the cell phones park at night, and cannot be checked out by a certain 14 year old, until all her school is DONE! Future spot for pellet stove. After MONTHS of looking, we found WHITE! And at a wonderful price. Yay! I thought black would be too "cabin" for our retro theme. And we love that there is no big pipe going out the ceiling or having to put the stove practically in the middle of the room to get enough clearance, like the wood burning stoves we looked at. We love the wood heat so much, but are willing to give pellet a go for the space saving and for the little we plan to winter here. We plan to heat the whole home this way! I am anxious for Dale to get these silver backsplash tiles up, and build me a mantel! White of course. In the meantime, we are baking up a storm and enjoying our new place! I spend a lot of time hunting my family down in this GIANT (to us) space! Hahaha :) We really love this place, and our forest around us has been a joy to relax in, in the evenings. That's it from here! Hope you all are doing well....tomorrow I have an invite going out for you that I hope you'll consider! :)
Hugs, T
We are wrapping up our oil series today. Catch up by clicking the FALL in Love with oils category.
Did you learn a lot? Did you FALL in love with natural solutions to your health? I hope you eyes were open to all the amazing possibilites!!!
So just to be sure everybody’s got it, let's review what we covered yesterday:
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Maybe its YOU we've been praying for?! :) Use the contact form on this website to get a hold of me and we can chat more. I am so excited to visit with you! We can talk oils, we can talk opportunity, or we can talk BOTH. DoTERRA is for all people, whether you want to use the oils yourself, share them in passing with others, or intentionally build a pipeline of residual income in the process. Thanks for joining me for our FALL in Love with doTERRA oils event. I'd love to answer any questions you have or visit more. Prizes will be drawn soon, from commenters collected from each days blog!!!!!!!!! Hugs, T We are on day 4 of 5 of our oil series.... Catch up using the FALL in Love with Oils category on the right hand side of this blog!! Have you discovered that there is an oil for EVERYTHING life throws your way this time of year? It's SO TRUE! You can empower your family to live better, chose better and feel better with doTERRA. You never oil alone, we offer an amazing community of online support for all your oil questions! We call ourselves the doTERRA Dorothy’s as a little nod to our OZ Kansas roots, where our team began. There are now Dorothy’s all over the globe. We’d love to have you join our oil family! So how do we know which oils to use for what? It’s easy! We just look it up! Everything we’ve talked about in this series, I have read in a book or learned on our support pages simply by reading. There are several reference books available. All are published by 3rd parties and contain excellent information to get you started with essential oils. They contain things from the latest research, science behind the oils, reflexology charts, recipes, and an alphabetical guide to health concerns and protocols. If you know your ABC’s and can read, YOU CAN USE ESSENTIAL OILS! I’m all about getting the most value for your dollar and saving some money. You can buy your oils retail but WHY?! DoTERRA gives away a FREE wholesale membership with an enrollment kit. What is an enrollment kit? Well, it’s a bundle of deeply discounted oils that belong together. The best ones for starting to heal from home naturally, thus eliminating the guessing game for you! DoTERRA throws in a free wholesale membership in every kit, that saves you 25% off future purchases AND all the good kits, come with a FREE DIFFUSER!!! This Natural Solutions kit is my BEST seller, because of all its amazing savings and perks! It comes with $100 in product credit to shop with AND everyones favorite diffuser, valued at almost $100 as well. I can explain how it all works later, after we get it ordered for you. You get a little bit of everything, on guard immune boosting and household products, the awesome vitamins you need for energized living, and some of the spa line! Check out all the enrollment kits here and then let us know which one you have selected! We want to help you order so you can for sure get the best value, and end up in our Dorothy family! Which one do you want the MOST!? ENROLLMENT KITS There is a way that you can buy your doTERRA products and save even MORE money. It’s called our Loyalty Rewards Program. It's basically like frequent flyer miles for oil shoppers, the more you shop, the more you save. You earn points off your monthly purchases that you can spend like dollars on more items, as well as getting FREE products and paid back shipping costs. Sign up for the LRP and you can save up to 30% MORE on your regular purchases. Yup, 25% off with wholesale membership and an extra 30% savings because of loyalty rewards points. Thats a combined savings of 55% off the safe, natural, beyond organic products I want to fill my home with, WITHOUT breaking the bank! OH and do I ever love cashing in my free points!!! Last month I had $200 to spend!!!!!! SHOPPING SPREEEEEEEE!!! This short 2 min video will explain the awesome perks even better. Watch it before going on! You are going to LOVE your new oils! And we will be with you every step of the way to show you how to use them and use them WELL!!!
I am wrapping up this series tomorrow, then we give out PRIZES!!! Comment below and tell me what you are most excited about for an extra chance to win. Hugs, T Welcome back! Part 3 of FALL into love with oils, and preparation for the under the weather season, just around the corner. Breathe easy, we have an oil for ANYTHING life throws your way! Catch up here: http://www.rvoilers.com/blog/fall-in-love-with-oils-part-1 http://www.rvoilers.com/blog/fall-in-love-with-oils-part-2 This Breathe stick is a must have for the upcoming fall/winter weather. All natural ingredients to help with upper respiratory problems. Ingredients Eucalyptus: With a light, airy scent, Eucalyptus essential oil has been known to promote feelings of clear breathing and relaxation. Peppermint: A member of the mint family, Peppermint oil can help promote clear breathing and healthy respiratory function. Melaleuca: Among many benefits, Melaleuca oil can help protect against environmental and seasonal threats and support healthy immune system function. Lemon: Not only does Lemon essential oil possess a clean, fresh scent, but it is also known to support healthy respiratory function. Cardamom: A warm, spicy essential oil, Cardamom oil promotes clear breathing and respiratory health, making it an important part of the doTERRA Breathe blend. Smells amazing and works amazing! Use for chest tightness, congestion, before a work out to improve performance. We also have a breathe respiratory drop! Needing more support? Check out this Sinus Steamer. Give our Steam Cup a try, you will be amazed how it opens chest and stuffy nasal passages. It is also great for a nagging cough. Close your eyes, its mentholy! 😊 I also like to replace oregano with breathe oil in the above recipe, unless it’s a really deep chest cough, then you want that powerhouse oil in there. This works INSTANTLY! Speaking of Oregano, when we are down, I also apply oregano and on guard to our feet bottoms often for their amazing properties! You can make up a roller of the following oils and kick some COOTIES before they make your family feel BAD! Apply often to feet bottoms and feel better quickly. Do you all do fall sports at your house? Do you need relief from minor aches and pains? This is definitely a doTERRA favorite...... https://www.doterra.com/US/en/p/deep-blue-rub Primary Benefits
Sometimes, fall can bring some extra STRESS with the holidays and work stresses......UGH! Do not worry, we have an oil for that! Fall means back to school, earlier bedtimes and extra rest to promote good immunity! If you aren’t sleeping, you are healing, restoring or re-builiding your body. My go to for our 4 children is balance, serenity and serenity softgels. They fall asleep quicker, and they get better rest! I have a griner, a yeller, a thrasher and a buzzer, they all can tell a difference when we run out of serenity softgels. Mommy can tell who hasn’t taken their’s when she tucks them in. I haven’t ever slept as good as I do with serenity and balance in my diffuser and serenity softgels internally! Depriving your body of sleep has been associated with many health risks and places a tremendous burden on virtually every organ system in your body! The average American does NOT get enough sleep! Lack of adequate sleep affects our ability to lose or maintain a healthy weight; influences how we feel, learn, and behave; and negatively impacts our cardiovascular health and overall wellness. The less sleep you get, the less opportunity you give your body to heal and prepare itself for the following day, reducing overall quality of life. In other words, SLEEP IS IMPORTANT!!!!! :) Essential oils like Lavender and Bergamot are rich in linalool and linalyl acetate, compounds that have well-known relaxing properties. These oils can be diffused aromatically in the bedroom to create a calming and peaceful environment, perfect for getting a good night’s sleep. They can also be used topically and taken internally to calm the nervous system, promote relaxation, and lead to a restful sleep. Try placing two to four drops of Lavender or Bergamot essential oil in a warm, herbal tea (Chamomile, Lemongrass, etc.), or another favorite uncaffeinated beverage about 30 minutes before going to bed, or add two to four drops of Lavender into an empty capsule and swallow about 30 minutes before bed. Essential Oils for Sleep and Relaxation: •Lavender •Vetiver •Serenity Calming Blend •Bergamot •Roman Chamomile Balance and serenity can be found here, where you can read more about the amazing oils they contain. https://www.doterra.com/US/en/blog/science-research-news-balance-grounding-blend https://www.doterra.com/US/en/blog/spotlight-doterra-serenity-restful-blend https://www.doterra.com/US/en/doterra-serenity-restful-complex-softgels-concept Fall can also bring SPIDERS and other creepy crawlies into your home. EWWWWW!!!!! Guess what? YUP. We have an oil for that too!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Do you have mice? Add peppermint oil to cotton balls and throw it in your garage, basement and attic spaces. Works like a charm! We use this under the RV all the time. Smells awesome! And no poison dangerous for my kids and dogs. Are you learning a ton? FALLing in love with oils? I know I sure have. They have changed our home for good in so many ways!
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