I remember, about a year and a half ago now, going to an evening service at a local church where an evangelist was preaching and praying for folks. I went with four of my children–including the baby (leaving the two middlers at home with Grandpa). The service started at 7:00, and since the children are usually in bed by 8:00 or 8:30, I wasn’t sure how long we’d last–especially with the whole “sitting in church” thing. They are pretty well-practiced in this area, so I wasn’t sweating it, but knowing how late these types of services can go, I didn’t want to have to leave “too” early.

Well, to my surprise we made it until 10 PM before the baby started fussing and I guessed that was our cue. The preaching was still going strong and the prayer part had hardly even started. Even so, I started to sneak out the back door–but not before an acquaintance of mine got the ear of the preacher and insisted that he pray for me before we all left.

He spoke many words that were like hitting a nail on the head at that point in my life, but this is what I clearly remember, even now:

You’re not Super Woman.

You’re not a super wife.

You’re not a super mother.

But you’re doing the very best you can. And what you can’t do, God can.

Though those beginning words certainly carry the power to discourage (because who doesn’t want to be a super wife and mother?!), it is the closing that I cling to. God knows that daily I DO try to do my very best, and I try to keep in step with the Spirit so that I’m doing the things that He wants, not just operating according to how I feel or what I think. And if I am confident in nothing else, I do know that God will step in where I leave off and do what I cannot.

Granted, some days are better than others. Lately, I’ve been operating in the flesh much more than I would like–but I am more than aware of the battle and God is amazingly faithful to keep me on the right track even though I would stubbornly insist on veering off. I’m officially in my third trimester…getting bigger, getting tired. Any other moms with me on wishing for a FULL NIGHT’S SLEEP?!

Frankly, this morning I was on the edge of irritability. Tired doesn’t even express how I was feeling, and my emotions are usually quite uncooperative in such cases. But I made it through the morning quite well, in spite of how I felt. (Praise God!) At such times I always have to cooperate “on purpose” with some of the practical things that I know will help–like eating a healthy breakfast, drinking plenty of water, TAKING MY VITAMINS, and so on. (These are things that I talk about at length in the audio seminar package, Defeating Depression: Cooperating with God to Experience Victory over Negative Emotions.)

Today I experienced such a lift after taking my Beeyoutiful Super Mom vitamins, and a couple of Bee Strong capsules, that I really wanted to share the benefits with you! Beeyoutiful sells a whole host of natural products that are designed to keep you healthy and help you experience God’s best. I try to be regular with my vitamins–and certainly notice when I DON’T take them. While I don’t take Bee Strong regularly, it sure does seem to give me an extra boost of energy on days like today when I’m dragging.

We are able to get ANY Beeyoutiful products at a re-seller/distributor discount, and we pass along those savings to YOU by offering 15% off on ALL Beeyoutiful items. At one point we had several items regularly in stock and shipped from here; however, I have found it hard to keep multiple items in stock (due to the investment cost) since Marc was laid off in November. SO, we’ve been doing “custom orders” and these have really been growing in popularity.

Basically, folks “shop” at Beeyoutiful.com, then email me with the items that they would like to order. I send out a Pay Pal invoice which reflects 15% off all items, plus shipping. I place the order once the invoice is paid. I usually receive orders here within 3-4 days, then re-package and re-ship…so a turn-around on a custom order is usually 2 weeks or less. Thus far it has been win-win for everyone!

So…since my Beeyoutiful products have been such a blessing to me today, I wanted to bless YOU! Everyone who places a custom order of OVER $50 between today (Friday, Feb. 27) and Sunday (March 1) will not only get our usual 15% off prices (which is a great deal no matter how you look at it!) but will also be entered to win one of TWO FREE Beeyoutiful products: a bottle of Bee Strong (a $13 value) OR a bottle of peppermint essential oil (a $7.00 value), both randomly selected.

Just go to Beeyoutiful.com to shop, then drop me an email telling me what you’d like [sales (at) valuesdrivenfamily (dot) com]. I’ll send you an invoice with your total; I’ll be placing a bulk distributor order on Monday morning, and you should have your products within about a week and a half!

Here’s hoping you have a physically and spiritually healthy day! 🙂