My Citrus Mint Water Recipe

 Happy Tuesday, my friends! I am going to talk about infused water. I have been really into putting fruit and even some mint in my water. I want share some of my recipes with you. There are some great ones on Pinterest if you want to check them out. The beauty of adding fruit to your water is the added benefits your adding to your water. You can also add of on thing and less of another. It's a healthy detox and is so good. I am going to share with you my Citrus Mint Water today!


  Citrus Mint Water

 

To get started this is my fruit and herb. I want share with you the health benefits of the ingredients. It's good to know what your putting into your body as much if not more so then what you put on it. So without me rambling on let's get into it!

 

• Mint

1. Digestion
2. Nausea and Headaches
3. Respiratory Disorders and Coughs
4. Asthma
5. Depression and Fatigue
6. Skin Care and Pimples
7. Allergies and Hay Fever
8. Weight loss

There are some other things as well. Click here to read more about mint.

• Lemon Water

1. Sore Throat
2. Kidney Stones
3. Aids in Digestion
4. Boosts Immune System
5. Helps Lower Stress and Blood Pressure
6. Balances pH
7. Detoxification
8. Skin Care

You can read more about lemon water here.

• Oranges

1. Indigestion
2. Bone Health
3. Heart Diseases
4. Influenza
5. Skin Care
6. Acne
7. Cold
8. Fever

You can read more on oranges here.



Now lets get to the easy part; making it. To figure out how much of what you are going to need, you'll need to put it in something. I just use a tumbler and put the fruit and mint right inside with ice and the water. I just refill it with water through out the day. I'm the only one who drinks it so I don't make a big batch.  It also has a lot to do with preference. You can add lime, but since I'm not a huge fan of lime so I decided to take that out.

For a medium sized tumbler, I used:
2 slices of lemon cut in halves
1 slice of orange cut in half
5 fresh mint leaves ( you can use less, I just really like the mint flavor!)

First I put some ice and water just covering the ices. I then put my first lemon slice that I cut in half in and put two mint leaves on top.

Then, the first half of my orange slice and the last slice of lemon ( cut in half) and two mint leaves.

Lastly, I add my last half slice of orange and my last mint leave and add water.

That is all it is. Super easy and super good! It's super good and it's organic.

It's also very pretty to look at! If your into infused water share your favorite combo!

~ Brandy

Frozen In Time

  
Would you like to know what I have on my handy flash drive? I am actually surprised I have been able to keep this secret for as long as I have. Mainly because I about exploded out of excitement when I found what I did. With any good secret there is always a story that goes with it. So I am just going to start of from the beginning and then you can join me in my excitement.


 When my Uncle Ozzie and Aunt Diane passed away ( he passed January 2014 and she August 2014)there was the process of going through their things. My Uncle took not just a ton of videos, but a ton of pictures. I volunteered to sort through the pictures and video. When I sort, I mean sitting at my TV, at the laptop, going through disks and disks of pictures. I knew he had my Poppy's WWII pictures and I started to look for them. I got very frustrated when I couldn't find those pictures! I ended up popping a disk into my TV and didn't just find those pictures but landed on the mother load of old family pictures! I was beyond excited to find these treasures. Blessed to have been able to put them on such a little device for me to have and pass on to my future babies... I will finally be able to have on of those old fashioned fireplace mantels filled with old pictures. I treat these like I'm Gollum and their the ring ( bonus points for you if you know what I am talking about!!) I want to share some with you. I have really gotten into looking into my family history and it's been fun pointing faces with the names. With that said, I am going to be putting a watermark on the pictures I will be sharing and ask that you respect that these photos are not just mine but they belong to my family. Please don't take any photo without my permission. Thank you!

 

Don't you just love old photographs?! It is amazing to think that these are moments that are frozen forever. Makes me want to do better in taking pictures!

 

~ Brandy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Weekend In Pictures

 Happy Monday! This past weekend was relaxing. I wanted to share with you what my weekend was like in pictures that I took. 

• Cracker Barrel Date •

 

• Saturday morning coffee and some morning workout relaxation • 

• Saturday afternoon spent at my Grandmothers •

How was your weekend? 

~ Brandy

Tough Season, But Learning

     Good morning!


I am in a couple of seasons right now in life. Anyone else? I have been questioning myself and what I am doing. Then when you add the TTC journey, and little things scattered in the mix. I felt like I was going around and picking up the pieces. The more I tried to pick up, the worse it got. God then put it on my heart that I wasn't trusting him. Does anyone else get those chills like the ones you get when someone drags their nails along a chalk board? Let's be honest. I haven't really fully trusted Him. I think we all have those moments. So I decided to detox my heart. I am fasting from Facebook, and I will say that since deleting the app from my phone, I have not missed it. I have been loving having one less thing to "check". I also decided that even though I have been on the TTC journey since October, that I needed to take a step back and take care of me. I want to get my heart back on track. I want to be able to love people the way Jesus loves me. I want to love myself the way I am. I want to enjoy the journey of trying for a baby, not dread each month that doesn't work out. I think those of you who are dealing with TTC struggles can understand. Each month has been heartbreaking. Each month I have tried and prayed and pleaded. I took a pregnancy test about a week ago. I was praying and I got to a point where I started to utter the words " Did you forget about me God?". It is so easy to get to that point. That's when I realized that I just needed to take a couple of steps back. Because I have not been forgotten by God. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) " He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from the beginning to end." I don't fully understand why I am going through the season I am. But God does. Not one part of this journey has been wasted or was an accident. It is so hard to see that at times. Yet as I have taken one distraction out and taking care of this heart.

  No matter what season your going through, you have not been forgotten. Whether your single, wanting a baby, waiting for that dream job, going through medical issues... No matter what your going through, you have a God that is for you. You have a purpose here. What you learn in this season, is really up to you. We can reach out for the hand extended to us, it's there. We just need to take it.

Through this journey, God has been putting some things on my heart. I have been able to focus on what it is that God is telling me. Now I am in the praying stage for a special project God has put on my heart. In some ways I have been using the past few days to allow God to take hold of my heart and tell me what it is. It's nothing huge, it's something that is so simple and in a lot of ways fitting. I have had this on my heart for awhile now, but it was in the last couple of days that a fire has been set and I am praying for the fire to spread. I will share when I feel that I have things in place!

I am praying for you. I am praying for whatever season you are in that God will just cover you in His presence!

~ Brandy