HELLO, JANUARY!
Happy New Year, friends! I cannot believe another year has come and gone! I hope and pray that 2022 brings you peace, community, togetherness, and unity. May we all go into this season with a sense of gratitude for the things that truly matter. Cheers!
Scroll on through to catch all the January news...
- January Gifts With Purchase
- Wednesday's Special Event
- Recipes
- Convention '22 Save the Date!
- Spirt & Soul Wellness
- January Diffusing Calendar
January's Gifts With Purchase: Starting Fresh!
When your order hits one of these PV levels you will receive the corresponding products for FREE! Look at everything you get for free when you hit 300 PV!
While you can see the breakdown above, each of these oils has some incredible uses! Want to learn more? Click below to catch all the details!
*Receive the Subscription Exclusives when your order is placed through the monthly subscription program, which is the best way to save money and support your health. If you need more details on this, let me know!
THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL EVENT:
We're kicking off the New Year with an exciting, online event led by two, surprise guests!
Our guests include a YL Corporate Manager, as well as a very familiar face from YL's Global Training & Education team! They'll be sharing some exciting Young Living news, as well as leading us in a New Year's reflection that will include teaching us how we can incorporate YL oils into helping us reach our 2022 goals! Not only that, they're doing a giveaway!
It's a great time to let go of what's behind and grab onto all that lies ahead in the New Year!
Dream.
Align your mindsets with those dreams,
Move forward with motivation and the belief that you CAN reach and achieve your 2022 goals!
Where will the road ahead lead you??? Get on the path with us on January 5th at 8:00 p.m. EST! And, be sure to bring any questions you may have for YL Corporate - this is your time to speak directly with them!
R.S.V.P. for the Zoom link. We can't wait to kick off the New Year with YOU!
SAVE THE DATE!
In-person convention is back, with one exciting twist! Just like our Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America regions have their own conventions, beginning in 2022, the annual convention held in Salt Lake City will now be hosted by the North American market and specifically geared to the North American audience.
Join us in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 15–18 for our first-ever North America Convention! Registration opens on Wednesday, January 12, at 3 p.m., MT. If you want to attend the event in person, be sure to sign up by April 30.
Want to join us from the comfort of your own home instead? You can do that too! Virtual tickets are unlimited and will remain available through June 10.
Snag your spot on January 12!
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED RECIPES:
USING OUR GIFTS WITH PURCHASE OILS
DIFFUSER RECIPES:
USING JANUARY'S GIFT WITH PURCHASE OILS
YOUNG LIVING IN THE KITCHEN:
The holidays may have come to an end but the fun doesn’t have to stop there! Keep things festive in the kitchen with your Vitality oils. Try adding a drop or two of your favorites to some hot chocolate on those chilly nights. Like this…
What are these oils good for?
- Peppermint Vitality - promotes healthy bowel function, supports gastrointestinal system comfort, and adds a fresh, minty flavor to food and beverages.
- Orange Vitality - provides digestive and immune support when taken as a dietary supplement. It can also be added to foods and beverages to impart a sweet citrus flavor to your favorite dishes.
- Lavender Vitality - contains antioxidants and may provide immune support when taken as a dietary supplement. It can also be added to foods and beverages giving a delicate, floral flavor that combines well with citrus and herbs.
- Cinnamon Bark Vitality - contains antioxidants and may provide immune and general wellness support. In addition, it can be used to add a familiar, warm and spicy flavor to your favorite foods and beverages.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT:
Hands getting dry during the cooler months? How about those lips? Getting chapped? I’ve got the perfect product for you - Rose Ointment! It's amazing!
Rose Ointment seals moisture into skin to deeply hydrate, soothe, and soften while supporting dewy, healthy-looking skin. Gentle enough for everyday use, Rose Ointment is formulated for sensitive skin and uses 100% plant-based and naturally derived ingredients. Ultra-versatile and easy to use, it seals moisture into skin and is perfect for use on lips, cuticles, elbows, knees, and wherever you have dry skin. Have you tried this yet? If not, grab it in your next box!
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JANUARY'S DIFFUSING CALENDAR:
Save it to your computer and print it out for easy, daily reference!
SPIRIT & SOUL WELLNESS:
As The Renovated Life, we focus on spirit, soul, and body. Young Living undergirds our focus on overall health & wellness for our bodies. But . . . that's not our only focus because we want to help meet the needs of the WHOLE person, which includes spirit and soul well-being, too! We'll be getting back to our monthly worship gatherings soon. Please keep your eye out on our event page for the latest information.
In the meantime, check out our regular blog posts for encouragement and monthly, prophetic words. Here are a couple of Andrea's latest posts. A prophetic word for January will be posted this week.
Andrea is also posting daily affirmations on both FaceBook & Instagram. Each includes a scripture verse and many will include essential oil suggestions to use with your daily affirmation. If we aren't already connected, friend / follow to catch each one!
That's it for this month! Please reach out if we can help you on your wellness journey!
Happy Oiling,
Andrea & Brian
Our Mission: Love Others Well & Empower Them to Do the Same
Young Living's January 2022 Gifts with Purchase
I absolutely adore these Gifts With Purchase! "Fresh" is the word that describes them and as we all start fresh with a new year, I'm ready for all the benefits these gifts have to offer! Check them out...
Here is the full breakdown of the US January 2022 Gifts With Purchase:
100 PV
Free Shipping
190 PV
Eucalyptus Radiata 15-ml
Grapefruit 15-ml*
Rosemary 15-ml*
Free shipping
250 PV
Lime 15-ml
Eucalyptus Radiata 15-ml
Grapefruit 15-ml*
Rosemary 15-ml*
Free shipping
300 PV
Seed to Seal Story Collection
Cedarwood 15-ml
Lime 15-ml
Eucalyptus Radiata 15-ml
Grapefruit 15-ml*
Rosemary 15-ml*
Free shipping
*Remember, in order to get the Subscribe to Save Rosemary 15-ml and Grapefruit 15-ml, you have to be enrolled in the Loyalty Rewards program and/or have a Subscription order that meets the PV requirements for those items. The extra bonus of meeting all these PV amounts with your S2S order is that you get even more Loyalty Points to spend later!
Seed to Seal Story Collection (300 PV tier)
This collection is 10-ml bottles of Lavender, Peppermint, and Tea Tree. They are cleansing, invigorating, calming, and so many things in between! Need help with a little muscle or head tension? Peppermint helps with a minty, soothing refreshment. Tea Tree and Lavender are great for winter skin. So many uses in just these three oils that you will find yourself going back to them every day!
• Experience three powerhouse oils. Drift to sleep with dreamy Lavender, bash the appearance of blemishes with herbaceous Tea Tree, and cool down those tired legs after a run with cooling Peppermint.
• Use from sunup to sundown. These essential oil favorites are easy to add to nearly every part of your day-to-day, from soothing skin care to homemade cleaners.
Cedarwood 15-ml (300 PV tier)
For most people, Cedarwood is just for sleep. Which it's very good for, by the way. But there's so. much. more. It's great for skin care, confidence, envisioning the future, and surprisingly good with certain oils in the diffuser! Check out the uses below and start exploring others when you get this bottle. It's so good.
• Treat those tresses. You have to wear your hair every day, so let Cedarwood make it your best-looking feature! Warm a few drops on your hands and fingers and gently rub it into your scalp for healthy-looking hair.
• Soften the appearance of your skin. Add Cedarwood to your nightly body lotion, daily face moisturizer, and weekly face mask and marvel at how it cleanses, moisturizes, and conditions your skin.
• Sweeten your surroundings. Share Cedarwood’s calm, complementary scent by adding it to your diffuser blends. Mix it with citrus notes, floral accents, or earthy tones to create your own unique combination.
Lime 15-ml (250 PV tier)
Freshen up your diffuser blends with a little citrus twist! Lime adds a unique twist to some winter favorites. Combine it with Thieves or Purification and enjoy a little extra freshness with the comfort. You can even add a drop to your nighttime moisturizer!
• Add some zest to your day and take a mini tropical staycation in a bottle! Invite Lime’s sunny, citrusy notes into your favorite spaces by diffusing it or add it to your DIY cleaner to enjoy its fresh, clean scent.
• Get that glow. What’s a vacation without some spa time? Give your skin some glow by applying 2 drops of Lime to your face with a cotton pad or ball as you wind down for bed.
Eucalyptus Radiata 15-ml (190 PV tier)
Eucalyptus Radiata is one of the key oils in the Thieves blend, which brings a comforting familiarity when it's in the diffuser or used in a DIY chest rub with a carrier oil. Comfort, relaxation, and a fresh clean scent is what you get in this wonderful 15ml bottle!
• Love your locks. Give those tresses the royal treatment! Massage a few drops of Eucalyptus Radiata into your scalp so the rejuvenating scent can refresh your hair.
• Drift off to dreamland. Rub a little Eucalyptus Radiata on the bottoms of your feet and inhale the comforting aroma as you settle down for a long winter’s nap.
Grapefruit 15-ml (Bonus Subscribe to Save 190 PV tier)
Grapefruit is near the pinnacle of freshness! With a bit of sweetness along with the burst of citrus, Grapefruit will brighten up your home. In the diffuser, in your cleaner, or any way you choose to use it!
• Refresh the room. Want your room to feel like a sunny beach house? Grapefruit brings a welcome burst of freshness, whether you’re diffusing it or using it to zest up your household cleaners.
• Show off a sweet, summery scent. Grapefruit’s sweet, invigorating aroma can brighten any day. Just dab a little on your wrists and neck to sport a fresh personal scent.
Rosemary 15-ml (Bonus Subscribe to Save 190 PV tier)
The herbaceous, fresh scent of Rosemary pairs well in the diffuser with citrus oils or can help bring out the notes in blends that it's already in like Thieves! On top of that, it's great for those days when you need to focus up and get things done! Psst! Some really helpful tips below too.
• Show your scalp some TLC. Massage a few drops of this fresh, woodsy essential oil into your scalp by adding it to your favorite shampoo. Mix it with Cedarwood, the 300 PV-tier gift with purchase, for a refreshing scalp mask.
• Spritz away the stinky and sticky. Clean to your heart’s content, spritzing away stinky odors and sticky counters with a Rosemary-infused DIY cleaner.
Free Shipping (100 PV tier)
Even in the new year, shipping on orders over 100 PV are free. Free as free can be.
• Save on shipping. As always, once your reach our 100 PV tier, we’ll ship your order for free!
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Our Mission: Love Others Well & Empower Them to Do the Same
Your History Doesn't Determine Your Future
What was doesn’t have to be what will be.
Jesus paid the ultimate price on the cross, giving His life and shedding His blood that we would be able to live forgiven, freed, redeemed, healed in every way.
The enemy of our souls would love for us to stay bound by things of the past, but Jesus’ blood has covered us, cleansing us from all sin, and has set us free. That means we aren’t trapped by the past and the chains that once held us bound have been broken.
Check out these portions of lyrics to the song, “Better Word,” written by Leeland Mooring, Kyle Lee, and Casey Moore. (Click on the link below to listen to the song.)
Your blood, my hope
My hope and my defense
Your blood, forever covers me
It's singing out with life
It's shouting down the lies
It echoes through the night
The precious blood of Christ
Speaks a better word
It's calling out my name
It's breaking every chain
Oh, it's making all things right
The precious blood of Christ
Speaks a better word
It speaks a better word
Speaking life over me
It's rewriting my history
It covers me with destiny, yes, it does
It's making all things right
The precious blood of Christ
It's shouting down the lies
It echoes through the night
The precious blood of Christ
Speaks a better word
Let those truths sink into your soul and transform your thinking. What was doesn’t have to be a determining factor of how your future will unfold. He’s rewriting your history, which means your future isn’t necessarily what you thought it would end up being.
What can it mean when your history is rewritten? Mistakes you’ve made, hurts and trauma you’ve endured, and disappointments you’ve experienced don’t have to reach into the future to determine how things will turn out for you. Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, your history has been redeemed, which means you’ve been set free from those things. The question for each of us is, will we allow ourselves to live like that?
Yes, things have happened in your life that you wish hadn’t, but the blood of Jesus has provided forgiveness – for you to receive and to offer. Not only that, but His blood has also broken every chain that’s kept you bound or attached to things from the past. That means shame is not your portion. It also means you don’t need to be held captive by anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness for the actions of others against you. Forgiveness is powerful – don’t underestimate its ability to bring freedom to your life.
On the cross, Jesus declared, “It is finished.” His death and resurrection made a way for us to be wholly forgiven, healed, set free, and at peace. No matter what our pasts have looked like and whether those things have been a result of our own decisions or those of others, when we can allow the truth of the cross to enable us to let go of things in our past, then our history will no longer influence our future.
If your history was rewritten, what would your future hold? What an awesome conversation to have with Jesus! Take the limits off, my friend, live as the redeemed person you are, and take bold steps forward into all Jesus has ahead for you!
Our Mission: Love Others Well & Empower Them to Do the Same
Let go!
This is my favorite week of the year.
It’s a time for me to take extra time listening to the Lord and really focus in on hearing what He’s telling me about the year to come. I begin asking Him weeks prior to this, but this is when it becomes solidified in my spirit.
I ask Him for a one-word focus for the new year, but I also ask Him for a one-word focus for each month. I write them all down, then as the new month begins, I ask Him what He’s saying prophetically as it relates to that word. I’ve been in awe as I’ve listened to Him and watched those words be fulfilled, as well as be confirmed by other prophetic voices I greatly respect. It’s been an affirmation to my heart that I’m hearing from Him, and I treasure that.
So far, I have my 2022 word, as well as monthly words for January-May. The funny thing? I fought Him on the word for April because it was a two-word phrase instead of being a single word. I even rephrased it into a single word and was going to go with that – until God clearly let me know this was truly the “word” for that month by confirming it through others.
Here’s the thing…While it’s the word He’s given to me for April, I believe with all my heart it’s also a “now” word – one that needs to be put into effect as we move into the New Year.
“LET GO.” Friend, there are things God doesn’t want you to take into 2022. He’s been speaking to you about them in a variety of ways. These things that you’re fighting to hold onto aren’t going to serve you well as you move into the new year. God wants to do a new thing and old wineskins are going to burst if you try to fill them with His new wine.
It’s going to take trust. I see shifts in jobs and businesses, as well as in relationships. There are things you’re holding onto believing things will change for the better with them, but the better is different than what you’ve believed it to be.
I believe some are fighting to stay where they are – in location, life situations, ministries, and more. You’re hanging on when God is asking you to let go. That may or may not mean that the things you’ve been holding onto will no longer be part of your life. That’s a conversation for you to have with Jesus and be led by Him.
In letting go and trusting Him, I see so much blessing being poured out – financial, peace, health, and a settling into destiny like never before. It’s going to take letting go to move forward.
You can’t swim in the deep end if you don’t let go of the side of the pool.
A baby can’t walk, and eventually run, without first letting go of the hands and objects he or she has been holding onto to steady them.
So what if you fall when you let go? Fall forward! Then, stand up and take another step!
You can’t run weighted down by a heavy pack on your back.
LET GO!
It’s crucial for you to let go in order for you to walk in the fullness of what God has for you in 2022. Take these next couple of days and do business with God. Be real with Him. Wrestle with Him over the things you’re struggling with letting go of and ask Him to meet you in those places. He won’t disappoint you, my friend. He CAN be trusted. He loves you SO much!!!!
Happy New Year, friend! Our prayer is that you enter into 2022 lighter than ever, unhindered in running forward in your destiny and calling!
Living for Him,
Andrea & Brian
Our Mission: Love Others Well & Empower Them to Do the Same
As we prepare to end this year and launch into 2022, it seems so fitting for “propel” to be the final word God has given me for 2021. We’re finishing the year with vision and movement toward what lies ahead.
Google defines propel as “drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward.” Its Latin roots contain the meanings of “forward” and “to drive.”
Propel isn’t a timid word. It’s a force and has intention behind it. We’re not in a time or a season of being allowed the luxury of sitting back, watching what happens around us. We’re being propelled forward - and we have the ability to choose what’s driving us.
Will it be fear?
Will it be the news?
Will it be the church?
Will it be the government?
Will it be our family and friends?
Will it be the Holy Spirit?
We get to choose. God created us with free will. We only give that up when we give our choices away to others, allowing them to make decisions for us, or when others exercise their will over ours and take our freedoms away. Even in those situations and circumstances, we still choose how we’ll move forward, either with acquiescence or refusal.
Recently, I was given the invitation as part of a group I’ve been in to go through our house and get rid of things God would highlight to me that I no longer needed. It was a “culling” or “purging.” The funny thing? I’d already begun doing that in June and had been continuing the process in different areas of our house over the last several months. This was a “last push” for me of going through spaces I hadn’t addressed yet and this time, it was freeing like never before as I threw bags out and dropped others off at Goodwill.
Why were we encouraged to do this? Because, as it was shared with the group, there’s an end to what was and the new has begun. “The end of a thing is better than its beginning . . . ” (Ecclesiastes 7:8a) It was explained that there are times when, in order to be propelled into destiny, we need to let go of things that could be obstacles or hindrances to us being able to move forward. For instance, some things have memories associated with them that can trigger feelings of shame, failure, sadness, anger, or any myriad of emotions that can make us feel stuck. Others are encumbrances chaining us, even invisibly, to places we’re meant to move on from in our lives.
I really sense the invitation of the Lord to lean in and listen to His leading regarding how we’re to intentionally advance into 2022. What do we need to let go of and purge from our lives? What direction is He leading us to move forward in? Where do we need additional drive to make it happen? What voices need to be silenced in our lives so we can better hear the Holy Spirit? Are there any ways we’ve allowed others to make decisions for us that we were intended to make for ourselves?
I see both a slingshot and a change of shoes this month.
As a stone is pulled back in the sling to be propelled forward to hit its mark, tension builds on the bands, but it’s that tension that provides the force for the stone to be shot out in the direction it’s intended to go in. Don’t be surprised by the tension you experience this month. Over these last few months, you’ve been shifted into place, adjusted, and positioned. Now, it’s time for that drive and push forward. Things just might get a little “taut” (strained or stretched) in the process.
You’re also going to need a new pair of shoes – whether in the natural or in the spiritual. Where you’re going, you haven’t been before, and you need the proper footwear to walk the path set before you. Maybe it’s dress shoes for the business or political realm He’s propelling you into or trendy footwear for the arts, entertainment, and media realms or comfortable shoes to be worn as an educator who always seems to be on their feet. It may be hiking shoes for the adventure that awaits! Ask the Lord what your pair of shoes are that will equip you for what you’re being propelled into now and in the New Year.
Be driven forward by Holy Spirit.
Make intentional decisions.
Let go of anything hindering you.
Don’t fear the tension of the moment.
Wear the right shoes.
Drive forward - don’t let anything stop you.
Let GOD propel you!
(And . . . send me a picture of any shoes you happen to purchase!)
Living for Him,
Andrea & Brian
Our Mission: Love Others Well & Empower Them to Do the Same
