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Get the Best Essential Oil Kit on the Market – Young Living Premium Starter Collection

How to Buy Therapeutic Essential Oils You are about to see how… JUST A FEW DROPS CAN LEAD YOU ON AN ABSURDLY SIMPLE PATH TO A LOWER STRESS, NON-TOXIC LIFESTYLE…

Wedding or Garden Party Diffuser

  Here’s a new diffuser that will last all through the night on the intermittent setting – a full 10 hours.  I’m in love.  Perfect for garden parties, weddings or…

Heal that Hematoma (bruise with significant swelling )

I don’t know about you but at times, I feel like a total klutz! In my rush to get things done, I can really bang up an arm or leg. Can you relate? Hematomas can often result from bumping into things or dropping heavy objects on yourself. But fear not! I have a recipe for an ointment that works to get that injury under control.

Must Have Winter Recipe #4 – White Bean Turkey Chili

  Oh my word, we LOVE this easy-to-prepare and nourishing meal on a cold winter’s evening.  As long as the ground turkey is not frozen, it may be made from scratch in…

Must-Have Winter Recipe #2 – Stuffy Nose Nasal Inhaler

Remember those Vick’s inhalers with which you grew up?  Here’s instructions on how to make your own Aromatherapy Inhaler with essential oils. Toss one in your “Oils-to-Go” bag. Tip: If you are…

Christmas Book Review

The Advent Calendar – Here are Ideas!

  Today is only December 2nd.  Not too late to organize an Advent calendar and some weekend activities.  Check these out and make a plan.  If you want Advent Candle…

The Advent Season – How to Prepare

  Advent represents the days of anticipation leading up to our celebration of the birth of Christ into the world.  Daily or weekly reminders of the biblical account and the seasonal traditions of festive food, decor,…

Friday Night Football 20 Minute Dinner

For many of us who are teachers, Friday night means heading to a high school football game or other sports event.  We’ve worked all week and just want a super…

How to Read a Book so as to Enchant a Child (or Entire Class)

C. S. Lewis once remarked that “a children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s story in the slightest.”