Saturday, June 23, 2012

Favorite Products

Hello Again!

Wow! Two posts in one day, I'm a little too excited to be back to blogging y'all, someone better slow me down! :) Well, I figured this post was a great way to ease myself back into writing and I also thought it just looked like a lot of fun!  It is totally not anything deep or spiritual but it can be because all things are to be done for the glory of God, even silly little posts like this one. 

I've always thought it would be fun to review products and talk about them with other women and see which ones worked for you and which ones just flat out didn't.  I don't go clothes shopping very much at all unless its my birthday and well, that falls once a year.  So I thought I would do more product type things and baby stuff cause well, that's what season of life I'm in!  Sound like fun?!  I know your excited!  ha ha.  Without further a due....here is my list of All Time Favorites!!!

These are in NO particular order


#1  My all-time favorite baby item I own.

"Boon" Flair High Chair 

This is my favorite item because of its sleek design and easy clean up!  I am a bit of a neat freak and so the cracks and crevices of a typical high chair were driving me crazy and this has none of those.  Just wipe down with a damp cloth and rinse the "dishwasher safe" tray and your done!  No spray hoses, scrubbing brushes, or crusted cheerios to the cushion, it really is that easy.  However, the down side is the hefty price tag.  I cheated and got this at cost so mine ended up costing me the same as a regular high chair would because I wouldn't be able to purchase it at its normal price but after using it, I definitely would want to and it would be well worth it!  Especially, after you put this puppy through a couple of kids.  Its a great investment!

#2 My next favorite "most used" baby item I own.

"Boon" Grass Counter-top Drying Rack


Another Boon product!  I wish they would call me and let me be there spokesperson because they have awesome products that I stand behind!  This drying rack is amazing and so cute!  No more putting out a dishtowel to dry all those bottles, sippy cups, bowls, and spoons just throw them on this and let em dry!  Its also "dishwasher safe" and easy to difference and is just so cute sitting on top of your counter, especially during Spring! And for all you Dalhart people, these are for sale at the Pear Tree in Dalhart (located inside ReStore on Denver Ave.) they've been going fast and I know why!


#3 New favorite "Natural" Product

I don't know about you, but it freaks me out to have a little one that is crawling all over floors and touching surfaces that have been treated and cleaned with all those harmful chemicals that they put into cleaners these days.  I am slowly trying to transition everything in our home to natural alternatives.  It's a process because its more expensive and hard to find products that actually are effective and reliable.  I'm excited because the search is over in the cleaning area with Mrs. Meyer's Cleaning Products and Laundry Detergent.  These products are amazing and they smell heavenly!  The scents are not too strong and are so fresh and clean smelling, my favorite is the Basil Scent!  My husband loves it too and loves how everything doesn't smell infested with chemicals and heavy fragrance.  Try them people, I think you will love them!

   
#4 Favorite Facial Product (Super Cheap :)

Here we are ladies!  My all time go to facial scrub.  This is the leading lady to my night time skin routine!  It feels good, it removes all the dirt and grime of the day, and leaves your skin feeling clean and fresh.  I go through this stuff like crazy because I love it and you can find it at Target so that's a huge bonus :)

#5 Favorite Faker (You'll see what I mean by that :)

This my friend is St. Tropez tanning mousse and it is A-MAZING!  I used to be a tanning bed junkie when I was in high school then got older and realized that wasn't the smartest idea in the world so I discovered this stuff.  I don't like to wear make-up everyday so I just put a little pump of this on my face and it does the trick.  It makes your skin a beautiful color that doesn't even require make-up.  Just make sure you put gloves on because it will stain your hands and believe me its not pretty!  This stuff lasts forever, I bought mine a year ago and since I don't use it all the time its still almost full.  I had to order mine from sephora.com but I think you can find it on amazon.  



#6 Favorite Snack

For all you gluten-free, dairy-free people like me, this is my new favorite snack!  I love these bars and I have to have one on hand all the time because they keep me from being tempted to break my diet.  This one is Almond & Coconut and it is sooo good.  These are just made out of nuts and fruit and are sweetened with honey or agave.  My little Lily loves them too.  :)

#7 Favorite App

The Desiring God fighter verse app.  It is a collection of memory verses that you can go through each day.  It will sing the verse to you, read the verse to you, and then let you check it off once it is memorized.  You can even read commentaries on the verse to go deeper.  Lily and I go through the collection together and even though she has no clue what her weird momma is doing it is benefiting to us both.  MORE then I need good facial scrub, self-tanner, and a good snack, I need the Word of God stored up in my heart.  All of this stuff is silly and none of it means a hill of beans in light of eternity.  I hope you know that and I pray I can remember that day to day.  Stuff is just stuff and it will all be left here when we go to be in Glory.  But, the word of God remains forever...

"All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever." 1 Peter 1:24-25.


With all that being said, I hope you enjoyed today's post.  It was just for pure fun!  Who knows maybe you'll try out some of these silly things I enjoy and you'll love them, maybe not.  All that matters is that we keep our eyes on Christ and eternity.  Seek Him first and enjoy all the riches of His love and grace toward us.  He is a good and loving God.  

Blessings Beloved,

Cait





Discontent

Hello out there!

I fell off the face of the earth but don't worry I am back in action and excited to return to the blogging world!  

How have all you been lately?! I've missed you...  I am constantly saying this but life has been crazy lately.  I think that life is just always crazy and I am not the best at handling it all.  Many recent updates lately, my sweet mother got in an accident on the way to pick up my daughter and broke her back. :( She is doing well though and recovering wonderfully!  Praise God!  He is good and I am so thankful that it wasn't much worse because it could have been.  God is good all the time ladies and I've realized my mother is strongest person I know she is truly a woman of grace.  I am so thankful to have her as my mother, she gives strength to those around her.  Then we have almost moved like 20 times, well I'm exaggerating but my husband and I are always up for an adventure.  We recently got into this deep state of discontentment and wanted to move to California, he applied for several associate pastor jobs out there and even looked into to going to school then we just realized we were just discontent and we needed to stay right where we were.  Then I read a wonderful book, Kisses from Katie, I highly recommend by the way!  I got obsessed with Africa, I started studying Africa and learning as much as I could about it and even got hooked up with several organizations out there and well, we were ready to sell all we owned and move to Africa to take care of orphans.  Then, the Lord said well that's a great idea but not what I have for you, at least not for now.  It's amazing how much we try to do on our own!  So, now we are trying to buy a home in Amarillo and will make this our home for now at least or possibly forever.  I was scared at this idea for so long.  I am an adventurer, I want to go and see the world, sell all my junk, and do something crazy!  The Lord has a sense of humor though and calms my wild spirit and says, "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps." Proverbs 16:9  I am so thankful that the Lord Himself establishes our every step, even when we our halfway to Africa and dreaming of the beaches of California.  He will establish you right where He wants you and move you when He wants you to move.  So here we are people, right here in our little quaint life in Amarillo, TX.  We found the key is, be faithful where you are at doing what's written in scripture and everything else will fall perfectly into place.  "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33.  My husband and I were missing out on the things God was trying to teach us here and the ministry opportunities He had given us here because we were discontent and anxious.  Thank you Father for showing us our sin and giving us the grace to rejoice in where we are right now!  He is so merciful and faithful and His love really does endure forever though all things!  This is a short entry for today but I just wanted to get my feet wet and inform you on all the happenings in the Graham Fam!  

Much love in Christ, our Lord,

Cait