Encouragement for Christian Sisters

 Good evening sister soldiers! Soon we will be heading off to bed for the night, hopefully for an evening of sleep, to rest up for what may come tomorrow.  Every night I lay down, I'm thankful for the day I had to serve the Lord, it's one more day of me being a daughter of the Most High God and one less of me (not anymore) being a wicked sinner.  Praise God. Evening is one of my favorite times, the older I get, because we get to rest from the events of the day and even if I can't sleep, I get to just stop and 'be' His.   I know some of you struggle with sleep being elusive at times, as with me and has been for many years, but that's okay because some day we won't have to worry about that will we? And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Revelation 22:5 I'm humbled when I think of the trials our Savior went through, to do what He did fo...

 Greetings to our sister saints! This is just a quick post with a helpful hint for those in the van (or RV) life and could also be beneficial for those with children or if you live in a noisy area of town.   Here's a video of a white noise sound machine that we purchased, this isn't to promote any certain brand, it's more so for the idea of a useful tool. This one cost a little over $20 which I thought was a very fair price for the quality.  (I actually got it free from my survey credits :-) This is a great blessing for us while we're on the road preaching the gospel . Have a joyous day sisters. Love, Sister Deb 

 Greetings sisters! We often get questions as to how we do things in our van and tiny off grid house so I thought I'd share this one with you...what I use to cook with.  I may have shared in passing if a previous post but this one will be linked in brother Jim's van dwelling tip page. The picture below is a one burner propane stove or as I call it, a cooker. It uses 3 lb propane cans, of which you can see connected to it. You simply turn the knob and light it with a match or striker and it's ready to go.  In order to save money and not use the propane cans up too fast, I make sure my cooking is minimal and use the 'heat and wait' method as I call it.  For instance, instead of boiling a big pot of water for pasta then cooking it another 12-15 minutes, burning up a lot of propane, I simplify it.  I put the pasta in the pan, cover it with water, cover the pot, bring it to a boil then turn it off and wait.  I do that with stir fry veggies, eggs etc.  Some ...

 Good day sisters! I wanted to do a post for those who are looking for a quick food to have on hand for those days that are extra busy, you're ill or just tired and one our favorites is rice and vegetables.  While we travel, I use the precooked packets that I get at the discount stores. (I have my thermal cooker along to make longer cooking rice when I run out.) Even at a normal price, $1.50 in our area, they are good to have a few on hand for those 'days'. (I used to can my own rice but since I can't now, I use what's available. )  All I do is put veggies in the pot with a bit of water, dump the rice on top and bring to a boil, then shut it off for 10 minutes.  If I used frozen veggies I might boil a couple minutes.  Drain and add your seasonings. (We don't eat much meat so you can add some if you want). It makes more than one meal for Brother Jim and I, so I use the left overs for soup. (I keep a few cans of soup on hand for those days too:+)  We all know...

Greetings sisters in Christ! Praise God for all things and let us be content in our lives! Sometimes people wonder how they can stay clean when a shower is not available or one does not have time.  Showers are a recent invention and it wasn't long ago that sponge baths were a main way people cleaned up.  My Titus 2 offering is a simple, easy way to clean without much fuss or using a lot of water for instances as mentioned.  I call this a bucket bath and can wash myself from face to feet with about a quart of water. I use a collapsible tub like this... (It collapses and is nice and flat for small spaces.) I put in my water, a squirt of witch hazel... (I buy whatever kind is on sale.) And a squirt of natural soap. (I buy what's on sale and found a few of those kind for $1.50 and had coupons on top of that:-) Swish the water around and you are ready to wash.  I use a hand towel for washing and one for drying off.  For those who have n...

Greetings sister in Christ, I pray you are all strong in the Lord and being obedient, out of love for what our Savior has done. This is a simple keeper of the home tip for those of you who don't know, or knew and never tried it. I don't recommend using it to create full pieces of clothing but it's great for low pressure areas such as hems, minor tears or if you cut part of your sleeves off and have a raw edge to take care of (like I did).  It's awesome to have for those quick fixes that you don't have time to grab a needle and thread or set up the sewing machine and for those of us on the road it's a major blessing! I don't have any experience with other brands except this one.  I'll also say that if you are concerned about perfection, don't bother.  Be careful about having a perfectionist mindset, you can read a post on that HERE .   When I did the arms of a blue button up shirt (I know nothing about materials and what to call them...