All In A Days Work

Well today we managed to get the hole under the sink patched, changed some fuses and got back our radio and backup lights, but can't seem to get the running lights working. Attempted to sodder a piece on one of the running lights, that holds the bulb in, but...resorted to duck tape ;-) every single woman's handyman, works great! Went to the RV repair shop and had them check out the propane tank, and made an appt. for them to replace the regulator on it on Friday morning...$165 or prayerfully a bit less. I am trying to run as many appliances as possible to use up the last of the propane so they can do the repair. We also checked power to one of our outlets but I, not being an electrician (but workin on it, lol) could not figure out why it is not working. Checked the fluids in the house battery again because for some reason it boiled over, they were fine. Went to Goodwill and bought a long jean skirt as many of my skirts are just to cool for this time of year. I also brought some books and clothing back out from the house. Hope to be close to packed up by Friday so we can leave Sunday morning to go see my princess and meet her bo before he is deployed. We will have limited internet/phone during some of the time we are out and about as we will do some National Park camping....as long as they will let us stay =O Since we have no other car, our little rig will go with us any time we go into town (unless biking) so we can hit starbucks for internet and we will have phone in town. All in all a good days work, much to do but don't want to wear ourselves out, so we will rest and perhaps pack a bit tonight. I need to spend some time reading and working on schoolwork as well. Getting excited to see my beautiful princess!

I See You

Bought my son a pair of  Barska Binoculars that were on sale at Big 5, $18 regular 79.99. I do not know much about binoculars but my brother has a similar pair and they were great so we decided to nab these while on sale. Unfortunately they had several other things we need (like a heater) on sale but we had to scrounge up the money for these. So thats ok Hashem provides in His timing for the other things. In the mean time He will have binoculars to look at the stars, bird watch, and just general views while we travel.

We were unable to get the propane heater to stay lit, fixed the leak but just won't stay lit, so my plan is to most likely buy a portable big buddy heater that can be used inside, because I know that I will not always have hookups, I already have a portable electric heater for when we do. And actually since this is our only vehicle it may be easier to camp without hookups. Right now I am battling a too cold fridge, during the 120- 130 summer it was not cold enough, lol. There is no food in it right now though, just running it to use up the propane so I can fix the leak on the regulator. Plus wanted to see how it would do in the winter.  I have removed all the fans and the fan outside is off, the fridge is on 1 and I taped up a bit of the vent with duck tape. Perhaps I will turn it off and let it warm then relight because at first I thougt it wasn't cold enough and had it set too high because lo and behold my thermometer was not working and it actually was freezing. I am just blesssed that it is working, I will get it figured out eventually. Excited to hit the road and see my princess soon.

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Hebrew Roots or Anti-Hebrew Root

I really have not wanted to make this blog about halachic or doctrinal discussions, I want it to be a place to share our RV journey and  Hebrew Herbal Haven as a place to share my walk in Holistic Medicine from a Biblical perspective...however ..there are somethings in the Hebrew roots and sometimes MJ movement that are disturbing me, so I will share my thoughts. Please take no offense but carefully consider my words and take them to prayer. We as Keepers of The Way must be an example of humility, love, faith, and truth, willing to repent when we are in error, for those in christianity and in Judaism.

New Menorah for Our New Home

This is our new Menorah, for Chanukah it is called a Chanukiah and has 9 branches, 1 for each of the 8 days and the Shamash or servant candle used to light the others.

Finally ..Tashlich

 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
(Mic 7:18-20)

Shabbat Shalom-Reading the Torah in Hebrew

Shabbat linky

Every week I read the Torah portion straight through in Hebrew on my own. My favorite Bible, my baby is my Hebew-English Interlinear which contains the entire Tanakh Brit Chadashah.

 
Sometimes I read it aloud as my sons Hebrew is not good enough yet to read that much of the Word. Other times we listen to it read outloud on Shabbat while readining along Using John Parsons website Hebrew4christians as he provides a link for the audio and Hebrew written text. (Disclaimer: I do not suppport all the beliefs of this website, but his Hebrew education is excellent.) We do not get to hear it chanted this way but we still get to hear the Parshah in Hebrew read and thus increase our Hebrew knowledge and are blessed by the Lashon Kadosh, Holy Tongue.

Leonids Meteor Shower ...SCAREY......Animals? and Shabbat Preparation

Preparation day link up #1

Leonids Meteor Shower as seen from Joshua Tree National Park in 2001. Image Credit: Wally Pacholka / AstroPics.com.

Shalom all,
well last night at the last minute my son and I took the two little dogs and went out and attempted to sleep in the RV so that after 2:00 am we could drive off away from the city lights and view the Leonid meteor shower. This was not a huge meteor shower this year but we love watching anyway. Leonids is visible every year at about this point in November. It happens as the earth passes through the dust left by the comet Temple-Tuttle, the meteors are actually pieces of this dust which show up to us as shooting stars. ( my simplistic explanation) this year was a year that they only expected 15-20 meteors an hour, where as some years you can have thousands. We drove out to a dirt road in the Arizona desert and put on our coats, and the doggies coats, set up our chairs.

Coleman Portable Blender

Shalom all, I just bought this blender so we can continue to make our greens and frozen fruit smoothies on the road. I am an icecream junkie and so the fruit smoothies are a better option for my health and waistline and the greens are our main supplement option. This little baby is a Coleman recharable battery operated blender that has AC/DC option for charge and use. It may not have the power of a home blender and expecially a vita-mix but my goal was having us covered even while boondocking or without hookups, we will be using a lot of the national parks. I do not currently have an inverter that is greater than my little 200/400 Watt inverter so I can not handle a full blender without hookups. Inventually I hope to afford one but there are several other things that come first , like internet which will cost $150 for the device we want plus our monthly coverage. Little baby steps. We would also like to get a TV and dvd player at some point as well(mostly for educational purposes and occasional movies). For the time being we'll just learn how to live without so many modern conveniences and enjoy Abbas creation. This week we are working on the propane heater, as I could not get it to stay lit and found it was leaking, after getting some needed tools today... tomorrow we will take it apart clean it up and put it back together tightly and pray hard we can get it to work without any issues. If all goes well we will turn on the fridge and heater and do some cooking and try to use up the rest of the propane so when the tank is empty we can fix the seal in the propane valve. I's been quieter here lately outside so perhaps we can move on out to the RV without the neighborhood dogs driving us crazy. Lastnight my brother and my son fixed the porch light that was shorting out and I cleaned up under the kitchen sink preparing the area to cover the hole from the old plumbing. So we are slowly making progress. Excited to hit the road soon.
Shalom in Yeshua

WooHoo B'racha is Home!

Well I just went tonight and picked up our rig from the shop with all new rims and tires. We are smooth rolling now. My brother also checked the brakes and they were over 70% all around. He made a cut out in the steps so that they will go up and down with the bike rack on...our door is in the back, (not something that I think to repeat in another rig)....but the plus is the view out the back window is sometimes gorgeous!

Erev Shabbat In Israel

Shabbat linky 11/6

Sea of Galilee at Sunset

This morning I went to Erev Shabbat in Israel. Oh what a Blessed time with Hashem and the Brethren there. OK no I did not physically go to Israel, (in His time =) ). Yet my spirit went in prayer for our brothers and sisters in Messiah there. What a beautiful way to prepare and sanctify Shabbat, to pray for Hashem's land, and His people! Prayer, a true rest in Him, and nourishment for our souls! I am continuing to pray today and this evening for the dear believers there. This is my Shabbat preparation today. I was thinking that a Shabbat preparation would not be complete without a Tzedakah box...so on the right side of my blog I will start a Tzedakah box with links to worthy ministries, many in Israel. The believers in Israel face many trials, and battles, physical and spiritual that we probably can not fully grasp. Most have little money and have many needs that are not met. Should we sit with beautiful Shabbat tables while others have little food to grace their own tables? We are blessed in the spiritual things by Israel and thus we should bless them as we can in the physical things. I feel that we should direct most of our giving to believers in Israel as they are physically able to better discern where it is most needed and of most benefit. I believe our money is best gifted directly to the Messianic congregations or those they minister to, because they know best where the need in Israel is. We don't have to agree completely with the ministry's doctrine, we just have to check that they are righteous and truly use the gifts for His Glory. Please check the history and beliefs of ministries you give to as there are ministries out there who donot use monies appropriately. The ministries I post whether in Israel or elsewhere are ones that I have seen to be righteous in their actions and faith for ministry. So let's not forget to bless our tzedakah boxes for Israel before we sanctify Shabbat in candle lighting.

Shabbat Shalom

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.  It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

(Rom 15:26-27)