Coffee and Kindness (paying it forward!)

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A sweet friend brought me a coffee in the carpool line last week...a total surprise to roll down my window when she walked over and handed me a yummy drink!! It was a perfect pick-me-up during that afternoon energy lull!

(btw this is was the first time for me to have Starbucks new Holiday Spice Flat White...with Almond Milk... and I am now OBSESSED. It is soooo yummy.)

Super thankful for friends who think outside the box in kindness and generosity. Those kind of friends are truly one of a kind. This simple act pushed me to want to give more...to pay it forward if you will.

Isn't it funny how that can happen...we've all heard the stories of someone paying for someone behind them in the drive thru line and how it just keeps going after that. Those stories might seem old news...but they still give me chills.

How can we be a better friend/sister/daughter/boss/school parent this holiday season? How can we start a little ripple of kindness and giving and LOVE? 

Even if its just something you do for a family member this coming week at your Thanksgiving gathering...do it. It will be worth it. 

So, I want to do something for you today...the first 4 people who email me about this post...I have a Starbucks drink on me waiting for you. :)

Email me sarahelizabethlowe@gmail.com. Tell me you read this post, and tell me how you plan to pay it forward this week! I will email you a giftcard right then!! 

Yay for coffee and yay for kindness!!!!

 

 

if you are new around here...

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I started my blog about 7 years ago, after I went through our very first miscarriage (the first of three). I needed a space to process and write and just "get it out". I never knew it would turn into such a beautiful place of connection for me. Literally some of my closest friends are ones I met online through this blog.

I laid it down over and over through the last few years...but as the Lord has been doing a HUGE work in me over the last year or so...I was encouraged to pick it back up and it get it all back down "on paper" again...to reignite my love of blogging and sharing life vulnerably in my little corner of the internet.

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Some things I will be sharing as we connect here:

Daily life as a mom of 4 little people.
Glimpses of our home as we make it more our own.
Thoughts on mothering and thriving where we are.
My journey over the years through loss, grief, sickness, and healing.
Heart stuff...things the Lord is having me work through in the deep places.
Our oily life, because it is not just something I sell.
My mindset shift of becoming a work-from-home-mama and how to balance it all.
And anything else random!
 

If you are new here, you can read more about our family and our journey with some old posts. Just search through the navigation menu above. :) Some great places to start reading are here where I share about my freedom from fear and my healing from Fibromyalgia...or here where I share about my journey of grief, or here where I introduce myself!

Look forward to connecting with y'all more!!!

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We call this Christmas in a bottle. It is allll the lovely and joy and yummy and warmth blended together to make one amazing holiday scent!

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From the Young Living website:

"With some of our most popular Christmas essential oils, Christmas Spirt™ taps into the happiness, joy, and comfort associated with the holiday season. It combines Orange, Cinnamon Bark, and Spruce to create a warm, spicy, and sweet Christmas essential oil blend that’s sure to be loved by everyone in the family.

Thanks to its familiar notes and timeless aroma, Christmas Spirit essential oil blend helps evoke feelings and memories tied to the joy of Christmas and simpler, more peaceful moments. It’s a great gift for the holidays, and it can easily become an important part of your family traditions. Diffuse it during the holidays and winter months to help children, family, and friends reminisce over the past and create new memories for the future.

Christmas Spirit Essential Oil Uses:

  • Bring joy to the party by diffusing this warm, comforting aroma during holiday events.
  • Combine 15–20 drops oil with 2 cups baking soda to create a DIY carpet cleaner. Sprinkle the combination on your carpet, let it sit for a couple hours, and vacuum to bring the scent of the season into your home.
  • Create a DIY air freshener by combining 30 drops oil with 2 cups water in a glass spray bottle and shake well. "

Y'ALL. You neeeeed this oil in in your life during this season!!!

Right now, through the end of November, I would love to gift you with a bottle of this!! Start your oily journey by clicking here. Change your health and wellness and hope and joy. It is an amazing investment into yourself and your family!!!

And feel free to email me if you ever have any questions about it or need help getting started!
restorationessentials@gmail.com