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Fundraising for Haidyn-Miracle of Adoption Christmas Campaign

The Wielhouwers and LoveLeavingLegacy with Lilla Rose are participating in the Reece’s Rainbow Miracle of Adoption Christmas Campaign fundraiser this year. It is a family project we’ve been doing every year for 8+ years. Reece’s Rainbow Miracle of Adoption Christmas Campaign runs from November 1-December 31st, 2019. The goal is to raise $1K for a child’s adoption grant by December 31st.

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Haidyn

We currently have three open fundraisers, and we’d love for you to participate!

All updates on fundraisers can be found in our Facebook group. Join us!  

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1) We have opened up a fundraiser through our LoveLeavingLegacy with Lilla Rose hair accessories business. When anyone shops through that fundraiser link, all minimum 30% profits will be donated to Haidyn’s Reece’s Rainbow Adoption grant as soon as we receive our commission checks on November 10th and December 10th, 2019. If there are any other purchases through the link before it is closed, those will be applied also. Haidyn’s shopping link can be found here.  

On November 11th, I will be starting a 5 Day Email Treasure Hunt for Haidyn using Lilla Rose products. If you would like to be added to this email event, please message requesting to be added.There will be a giveaway through the Email Treasure Hunt only, and only 5-6 emails total, one/day. The sixth one will close the Treasure Hunt and announce the giveaway winner. If you would like a Treasure Hunt of your own where you can earn Hostess rewards, I’m happy to donate 10% of the profits from your Email Treasure Hunt to Haidyn also.

I also will have a LoveLeavingLegacy group event for Haidyn (here) where any updated Coupon Codes, Customer Specials, new products, or sales will be announced, or questions can be asked. I’m also available through email. There will be no giveaway through that event, however.

2) As usual, we have many craft items that were donated to us in exchange for a suggested donation. We have three albums on Facebook with those items that we try to keep updated. If you are local, we are happy to open our home by appointment only on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons through the second week of December, as long as we are in town, for exclusive shopping of those items, or they can be shipped after sending the suggested donation through a Pay Pal’d invoice.

3) We also have a fun Pasta Fundraiser through Fun Pasta Fundraising where 40% of the profits are donated to his adoption grant. This fundraiser has begun, and ends November 30th, 2019. Click here to link to it. 

4) If you would like, donations that are tax deductible can also be made online through Haidyn’s direct Reece’s Rainbow adoption grant link anytime, but only during November 1 and December 31, 2019 are the donations are applied to our goal of $1K. Checks may also be sent to Reece’s Rainbow, PO Box 146, Combined Locks, WI 54113. Be sure to indicate Haidyn in the memo.

If you are unable to help with our fundraisers, please most importantly consider praying for him and his future family.

Thank you for considering helping us find Haidyn a forever family for Christmas, 2019, and for helping us raise some of the funds to do so. 

Blessings,
The Wielhouwer Family

www.LoveLeavingLegacy.com

Egg Casserole: Duck Eggs and Riced Cauliflower

There are a lot of opinions about how to have a healthy hair and scalp. Not all of the advice given is based on science or research. Testing for cosmetics and hair products is done by manufacturers selling the product. The FDA gets involved only when there is a problem with a product.

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In my newly published, free downloadable e-book, I list Twenty-Three Tips For seeking a Healthier Scalp and Hair. The tips involve use of hair tools, how to keep the tools, towels, and pillowcases clean, best hair care practices, hair hygiene, and best health care practices in diet.

You can access the free ebook here. It subscribes you to my LoveLeavingLegacy with Lilla Rose newsletter also.

A while back, I posted my recipe for Duck Egg Casserole, which we love and make often. The casserole is super filling, and we love it for dinner. Our duck does lays about one egg/day, so we have this casserole every 12-18 eggs. *chuckle* At least that way, we don’t eat it too often. It’s definitely a high protein meal! It is yummy with a side of fruit salad and homemade bread.

It’s also really forgiving. When we made this the other night, we used 18 eggs instead. Note how they are slightly larger than a chicken egg. And this makes a 15×11 pan of casserole!

This variation substitutes 20 oz of riced cauliflower, chopped onion and minced garlic, sautéd in butter or oil instead of using hashbrowns.

Here is the original recipe with the substitution made:

Ingredients: 

12 Duck Eggs, whisked
24 oz small curd cottage cheese
20 oz riced cauliflower, sautéd with garlic and onion
1 lb turkey bacon crumbled/cooked with one diced onion
16 oz frozen broccoli
3-4 c shredded cheddar cheese
2+ tsp garlic powder (to taste, really. We use a lot more than 2 tsp)
Black pepper to taste
Enough liquid/milk to combine all ingredients together, approx 1-2 cups

Directions:

Stir all ingredients together, adding milk if needed. Pour into 15×11 greased Pyrex casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown around edges and throughout the top, about an hour. Serve with whole wheat bread or rolls.

Serves 8-10.

You might have heard the buzz over in the Lilla Rose Stylists Facebook group. Ok. Probably not unless you are in the group, and I’d for you to be! Enrollment information is here!

But, in all seriousness, Lilla Rose just rolled out a new selling style feature for Stylists called Social Street Fairs. I’m not able to sell outside of Michigan or to sell only to sales tax free states for the time being, but if you join my customer group, you will see what items I have available that you will not find on my website! It is exciting!

 

Here is a preview of what could be there! No guarantees anything is available, and these are only available to my group, but come on over and see anyway! 

Blessings,

Deb

Six Ways Drinking Water Benefits Hair And Scalp

In a business training and support group I’m part of within Sassy Suite, Empower Social where we learn to use social media properly and better, we are doing a “water challenge. ” The water challenge is encouragement for making healthier choices, and to help us (quite simply) drink more water. It’s also to promote better self care.

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I have a new Contigo glass 20 ounce water bottle with a silicone sleeve, which I am refilling 3-4 times/day. Go me! It seems to keep my water cooler longer. The draw backs are that it has no straw and it’s a bit heavy to carry. But, I love that it doesn’t spill, and it does have a way to put your wrist through a strap to carry it.

There are lots of great reasons for health to generally be drinking more water. Our bodies are 2/3 water. Drinking water is superior to any other fluid intake, like soda, coffee, or other beverages.

Staying hydrated is important for all body systems to work properly, unless otherwise directed by a physician for a specific condition. Hydration is especially important during this hot summer season and during exercise. Your skin appreciates good hydration, preventing aging and skin disorders. And, your kidneys thank you for helping them flush out the waste accumulated. “Insufficient water can lead to kidney stones and other problems.” You will have more energy, less brain fog, a more regular colon, and regulated body temperature. There are so many benefits to maintaining water intake! Really, all body systems require hydration to work properly.

Medical News Today reports that most men should be drinking around 100 ounces of water/day, and women should drink about 73 ounces of water/day.

Tell me, how many ounces of water do you drink a day?

What are the many benefits of drinking water for hair and the scalp?

First, one of the major benefits to drinking more water is a hydrated scalp, which reduces flaking, itching, and dandruff. A good shampoo helps, but hydration is important.

Second, for adequate hydration prevents hair loss and promotes hair growth. Water repairs hair and adds needed nutrients. It even makes hair shinier.

Third, increasing water intake prevents hair breakage and frizz. Especially if there is frequent chemical processing, which dries out hair, being hydrated strengthens cuticles and hair follicles. 

Next, drinking more water balances hair pH, as well as filters excess toxins and minerals found in blood that affect hair health.

In addition, “Water activates all these nerve endings and other sensors in our skin and scalp that enhances the natural vitality of hair roots.”

Finally, hair hygiene also matters. Rinsing hair in cool water, rather than hot water promotes shine and gloss. Softer water makes hair more manageable, and prevents color fade.

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Drink up, friends! Here is to a healthy body, the temple of the Holy Spirit, and to healthy hair.

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Blessings,

Deb