RAW Living and Learning

16 oz of lemon infused water 2 oz fresh wheat grass juice Mug of organic coffee with 1 tsp coconut nectar This morning I decided to use up some older garden seeds I had and do a sprouting experiment.   I put these seeds into one of my sprouting jars, filled it with water and allowed them to soak over night.  Then I rinsed and drained them and put them on the sprouting rack. I will let you know if this mixture even sprouts. 2 mugs of warm lemon water First Meal of the Day I Blended up: frozen raspberries 4 bananas 1 T fresh Flax seeds dill weed Power to the Greens Ate in my favorite bamboo bowl. Workout today: I just jumped right into the Quickstart Cardio--no warm up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1TuhAn6C-g&feature=relmfu Jillian's Burn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Bi8hMdwa4 10 minute Arms and Thighs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKQdyCSqBs&list=PL06F7D4D05FE22F9F Finished w...

This past week has been all about my children. One can truly be humbled when they put others first. I get such joy caring for my family and having the privilege of teaching our five children at home. This past week was filled with new books arriving daily, lesson plans being written, school work being completed, grading papers, field trips being planned (I am our homeschool groups Field Trip Coordinator this year), running to classes out of the home, and just trying to settle into our new routine. Look at my cute boogers!!! Our oldest (our one and only daughter) wouldn't pose for me so I'll just post her pic that we took for her homeschool ID card. Love yah Mad Dog!!!!                                  Yes, I'm Only One And I Do School This past summer I really tried to relax and have a little bit of time...

~ JMJ ~ I am happy to start posting on my new blog. I should introduce myself first. I am a wife and a mother of five children. I home school all of my children for religious and academic reasons. I choose to eat a raw living food diet. I love raw food and how this living food makes me feel. I have been eating raw living foods since November, 2009. My goal is to consume foods as close as possible to the way they appear in nature, the way God created them to be. Here I will share my experiences with the raw food lifestyle and great recipes I make/create each day. I will share raw food recipes, my sprouting adventures, square foot gardening and container gardening, favorite raw food book titles, raw food products, kitchen appliances, and tools that have helped me with food preparation. From time-to-time I just might share some homeschooling thoughts, experiences, ideas, and tips. I will also take time to reflect back on my days and find all the ways I can experience g...