Jacqueline Ritz - Everyday Natural: Living A Pure and Simple Life Is Not As Complicated as You Think

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EVERYDAY NATURAL by Jacqueline Ritz

Published by Siloam

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from The Living Bible. Copyright 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL 60189. All rights reserved.

Copyright 2017 by Jacqueline Ritz

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Cover design by Vincent Pirozzi

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Names: Ritz, Jacqueline, author.

Title: Everyday natural / by Jacqueline Ritz.

Description: Lake Mary, Florida : Siloam, [2017] | Includes

bibliographical

references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017029040| ISBN 9781629991887 (trade paper) | ISBN

9781629991894 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Self-care, Health. | Nutrition. | Weight loss. | Health

behavior.

Classification: LCC RA776.95 .R583 2017 | DDC 613.2--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017029040

This book contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is solely for informational and educational purposes and should not be regarded as a substitute for professional medical treatment. The nature of your health needs are complex and unique. Therefore, you should consult a health professional before you begin any new exercise, nutrition, or supplementation program or if you have questions about your health. Neither the author nor the publisher shall be liable or responsible for any loss or damage allegedly arising from any information or suggestion in this book.

While the author has made every effort to provide accurate Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors or for changes that occur after publication.

In loving memory of my dear sister,

Dinah. Thank you for always believing

in me and bringing so much joy to

my life. You are forever missed.

RECIPES

PART I

Everyday Natural Food

PART II

Everyday Natural Body

PART III

Everyday Home and Garden

PART IV

Everyday Natural Farm

PART V

Everyday Natural Family

I FIND MYSELF HUMBLED by the many people who have provided me with constant support during the last several years.

To my husband, Frank Ritz: thank you for your unwavering care, love, and support as I pursued my dreams. You inspired me to start a blog, and later on you let me bring home chickens! I love you more than anything.

To my mom and best friend, Barbara Dycus: thank you for loving me and raising me to become the woman I am today. Thank you for seeing an opportunity in my work and encouraging me to write a book.

To all my blog readers: you inspire me to keep writing, creating, and sharing this beautiful life with the world.

And lastly, to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ: thank You for gathering up the scattered pieces of my life and giving me the courage to create a life that my family and I love.

I T SEEMS THAT everyone is talking about natural living today. But why is natural living important? And exactly what is natural living?

There isnt just one simple answer to these questions. What is natural to me or you depends on many things, including the following:

Personal circumstances

Income

Where you live

What your dreams are for your family

Why you want to live naturally

Big corporations have been jumping on the natural-living bandwagon and labeling their products with terms such as natural, green, and organic. But not many are actually supporting natural living by spreading the truth about toxic manufacturing practices. The food industry has its own definitions of natural, green, and organic, and they all fall a bit short of true natural living.

Natural living is all about the choices we make today. Are we choosing to eliminate added chemicals, preservatives, additives, and processing from our lives? Are we choosing pure products that are good for us and finding more and more ways to ensure that everything that touches our loved ones is clean? Are we functioning as the security border around our familys life and health?

In this book I want to share how my family and I are choosing to live naturally. Believe me, Im no expert on the subject, but I have been on the journey to a more natural lifestyle for more than ten years. I have more to learn, but I also have a lot to share about what is and what is not working for us.

I want my book to inspire you to begin your own journey to natural living. Granted, you may be able to take only a few baby steps right now, but I hope my story and experiences will foster a great big dream in your heart, one that will keep propelling you toward a healthier and more enjoyable lifestyle.

What you read in these pages wont change you unless you catch a vision of how making at least some of the recommended changes will improve the quality of life for you and your family. Most of all, I hope that our story will cause you to dream big about your familys health, and that in this book you will find steps you can use to start living your dream.

Natural living is all about the choices we make today.

As you will see in the pages that follow, my family and I took very practical steps to adopt a more natural lifestyle. I will tell you more about our journey throughout this book, but just to give you an overview:

1. My husband, Frank, and I spent several years eliminating all the debt we had accumulated so we could live debt-free.

2. We created more family time for ourselves, keeping weekends for family activities and playing games, roughhousing, dancing, singing, and acting foolish together in the evenings.

3. We are limiting the ever-encroaching world of technology to just what we determine is best for us and especially our children. TV time and computer time are limited, and creative playtime is encouraged to spark our childrens imaginations.

4. We are constantly doing everything we can to eliminate toxic products from our home and to eat the healthiest, most chemical-free foods we can find and grow ourselves.

5. In 2015 we were able to buy our Gather Heritage Farm, which has more than ten acres for living sustainably and establishing a homestead. This is the fulfillment of our years-long dream, allowing us to grow much of our own food and to raise heritage breed animals (traditional breeds farmers raised in the past) for milk and meat, and to breed them for others.

6. Both my husband and I have worked diligently toward the goal of working from home instead of pursuing careers outside the home. We have been fortunate enough to make this dream a reality.

7. We like to call our children free-range and are encouraging them to learn from nature and the world all around them.

So, as you begin this book, think about what steps you want to take to realize your own dreams for a better, healthier, more natural lifestyle. Look for ideas in these pages that will help you to take those baby steps forward. And dream big! As you read on, I believe you are going to find some inspiration and information that will get you started on your own journey to a healthy, natural lifestyle.