Monday, February 27, 2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Apparently, according to this totally real quiz on facebook, I'm a 27 year old male! WOW!!! I get the 27 cause people always assume I'm way younger but the male? Maybe it's cause I'm not a girly-girl and never have been and can fix things myself.

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I'm placing an essential oils order on Friday, February 24!! Let me know what you need or are interested in. ***Payment must be made via paypal (sherilbrasher@mac.com) at time of order. **** Suggestions: Peppermint - GREAT for respiratory support, muscular support and digestive support. {$30 for 15ML or $15 for 5ML} Lavender - GREAT for integumentary support (aka all things skin related), helps promote rest & relaxation. {$30 for 15ML or $16 for 5ML} Thieves - GREAT for immune support, respiratory support, plus it smells like CHRISTMAS!!! {$45 for 15ML or $19 for 5ml} Replacement items: Thieves Laundry Detergent - SUPER Concentrated and your laundry will come out clean and smelling amazing plus is all natural with no toxins! {$40 for about 64 loads} Thieves Household Cleaner - SUPER Concentrated and cleans literally EVERYTHING (every surface and every mess). {$29 for 14.4 floz which can make up to 40 bottles of general cleaning making it around $0.73 each} I can ship to you if you aren't local!! Please add an additional $8 for shipping! Looking for something specific?? Let me know, I can help you out! I've personally seen incredible results over the last several years using Essential Oils in various ways around the house and support my body's natural abilities. #essentialoils #theoilyplunge #taketheoilyplunge #youngliving #immunitysupport #boostyourimmunesystem #natural #healthy #respiratory


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I'm placing an essential oils order on Friday, February 24!! Let me know what you need or are interested in. ***Payment must be made via paypal (sherilbrasher@mac.com) at time of order. **** Suggestions: Peppermint - GREAT for respiratory support, muscular support and digestive support. {$30 for 15ML or $15 for 5ML} Lavender - GREAT for integumentary support (aka all things skin related), helps promote rest & relaxation. {$30 for 15ML or $16 for 5ML} Thieves - GREAT for immune support, respiratory support, plus it smells like CHRISTMAS!!! {$45 for 15ML or $19 for 5ml} Replacement items: Thieves Laundry Detergent - SUPER Concentrated and your laundry will come out clean and smelling amazing plus is all natural with no toxins! {$40 for about 64 loads} Thieves Household Cleaner - SUPER Concentrated and cleans literally EVERYTHING (every surface and every mess). {$29 for 14.4 floz which can make up to 40 bottles of general cleaning making it around $0.73 each} I can ship to you if you aren't local!! Please add an additional $8 for shipping! Looking for something specific?? Let me know, I can help you out! I've personally seen incredible results over the last several years using Essential Oils in various ways around the house and support my body's natural abilities. #essentialoils #theoilyplunge #taketheoilyplunge #youngliving #immunitysupport #boostyourimmunesystem #natural #healthy #respiratory

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Does anyone have any gently used homeschool curriculum or reference materials (like encyclopedias, etc) that you & your family are no longer using and would be willing to donate to our missionary families and schools?? Any subject, any grade level, any publisher. Let me know below if you have stuff & would like to send so I know to be on the lookout. If you would like to donate materials to us, you can send them to: Sheril Brasher YWAM San Diego/Baja 100 West 35th Street, Suite R National City, CA 91950 #ywamsdb #education #missions


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Does anyone have any gently used homeschool curriculum or reference materials (like encyclopedias, etc) that you & your family are no longer using and would be willing to donate to our missionary families and schools?? Any subject, any grade level, any publisher. Let me know below if you have stuff & would like to send so I know to be on the lookout. If you would like to donate materials to us, you can send them to: Sheril Brasher YWAM San Diego/Baja 100 West 35th Street, Suite R National City, CA 91950 #ywamsdb #education #missions

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

I had a "YAY" moment last week in our preschool. For those who don't know, I am the director & a teacher of a preschool serving our missionary families in Tijuana, Mexico. We are multi-cultural and multi-lingual. I had very little Montessori exposure about 12 years ago before I became a missionary when I nannied for a family that attended a Montessori school. When looking for something completely different last summer I stumbled across a Montessori website or youtube channel and got sucked in. We started implementing some of the principles and works into our class and after a HUGE renovation to the school last summer we officially made the transition into a more Montessori-focused (we are not officially trained and aren't an official Montessori school) school but that transition has been a little difficult. This is partially due to some teachers not fully grasping the philosophy and methods (my fault) and trying to introduce a whole new way of learning to all of the kids at once (we have ages 1-6 split more like a traditional Montessori school). Most of my time was spent redirecting a child to find an activity to do as well as teaching a new one to a student. Finally, last Thursday as I was walking through the classroom, I was in awe of the fact that everyone had come in, put their stuff away, picked an activity and was quietly & respectfully working. They were speaking with respect to others while not disturbing those who were working and my other teachers were quietly working alongside students as well. I was so elated!! YAY!!!! #smallvictories #noteveryday #butilltakeit

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Happy Valentine's Day, y'all! Feliz dia de amor y amistad. (Happy day of love & friendship).

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This was from a sermon about a month ago by my pastor (Dr. Kirk Walters) at my home church in Birmingham, AL but this quote totally resonates with me & it is something that has come up in several one on ones that I've had recently. Often times it is as simple as asking God what He wants to teach us during those moments of hurt & pain and other times it is a conscious decision to allow growth to happen out of that pain. We can't control the circumstances but we can control our reaction and what we do with the outcome. Give it to God, focus on Him instead & ask Him to show you something outside of yourself. When we stop focusing on our hurt & pain, He can bring that healing that we so desperately need and we can see the healing that He is offering!!! #preach #truth #beautyfromashes

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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

My current thoughts on life in general, take them as you will. There is a reason that the flight attendants say in case of loss of cabin pressure place your mask on first & then help your child or those around you. If you are passed out because of lack of oxygen, you literally can't help anyone else. There is a reason that it is said "if you aren't taking care of yourself, you can't take care of others". If you aren't taking the time you need to take care of yourself & you end up sick, it does nothing for those in need of your care. There are times in life where being selfish (or self care) is important. If you continually give and give and give but don't take time to refuel or be selfish, your sustainability will be non-existent. This life that we have been given is a marathon, not a sprint. You have to pace yourself or you will not be able to finish. You also have to take care of yourself along the entire journey in order to complete the race. I want to see all people succeed in life. We need to be learning self care. Anyways, those are my thoughts and opinions. Love you all!! Take care of yourself & your families. God's blessings to each of you! If I can pray for you tonight, please don't hesitate to ask.

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Maybe this is how they came up with all those baby wraps & pouches!! (Well that and the fact that moms have been doing this in other countries forever!)

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Midnight Musings from Sheril's Mexican Adventure - Things I\'m Learning for 02/01/2017

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Oh my goodness, look how tiny they were!!! #weewamers #ywamsdb

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Oh my goodness, look how tiny they were!!! #weewamers #ywamsdb

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