We love our children more than anything in the world! We will do ANYTHING to help our children succeed! Any therapy, any diet, ANYTHING to improve their behavior, their attitude, their happiness. I know that every situation is different — each of us have children with unique and special needs. We as their parents are…
Online Safety Resources & Safe Links
Our children are growing up in uncharted territory. First, the amount of screen time, flashing, blue lights, can be detrimental to a child’s brain development as it is. The amount of screen time, from a very young age, has been now linked by researchers to many different cognitive delays and disorders. This is indeed a…
Integrating Breath & the Cold with the Wim Hof Method
I heard about Wim Hof “Iceman” from a convention last June. Simple and free ways to improve my health, yes please! The speaker explained some of the science from Hof’s book, The Wim Hof Method. I was completely fascinated! I picked up his book, (alongside another that I had been dying to read, another recommendation,…
her waterbirth
My labor began two weeks before she was born. Many Braxton-Hicks contractions during the night, timed and strong. This alarmed me because I never experienced this early, false contractions with my other two children. Expectations and differences. It can rock your world and play tricks on your mind. These contractions lasted from 4am to 7am…
having gallstones: how I kept my gall bladder
I have hinted about my gall bladder issues throughout this past year. But today, I am finally ready to tell my story. Hint: there is graphic talk about gall bladders and gall stones and dietary problems in this post, so don’t read on if you are squeamish. From vegan to a meat-eater First, a bit…
How to make herbal salve
I am so excited to share this simple recipe for how to make an herbal salve with you!! Last summer I had the opportunity to go to an herbal medicine making class. It was so eye-opening and educational to learn all about the many herbs that have healing properties and that can be found in your…
best natural hand sanitizer & essential oils we love
**While I am no longer an Active Distributor for Young Living Essential Oils, we do still use them daily in our home. I hope you can find a local distributor in your community who can help you with your own essential oils journey. We use our essential oils every day. They have truly changed how…
make your own frankincense skin cream
We get really dry in the winter time around here. Really, really dry. Since starting essential oils, I set out to make the perfect face cream — and this is it. It is smooth, soaks in nicely, does not leave a greasy feel. It is perfect. Even my husband says so. In fact, my daughter let…
dear mama, you are not in control
His scaly legs. His dry cheeks. His cracked toes. My precious love, my four year old son, has suffered with severe eczema his entire life. But this post isn’t about eczema or “how to cure eczema.” It is raising my hands to God and relinquishing control over my children and their lives and their health…
why i put gelatin in my morning tea
I am trying to make simple steps to improve my health. I think, or I know, after becoming a mama, my own health has fallen behind the importance and my concern for my littles’ health. If we buy berries, the kids eat them. If we buy vegetables, I give my brussels to the kids, because…
how to make oregano lotion
We use our homemade oregano lotion when we feel our immune systems need a boost. Making your own skin products has a lot of benefits for you and your family. In this chemical-ridden world, it is really hard to trust companies to make products that are free of toxins and chemicals. Making your own oregano lotion…
using essential oils every day
**While I am no longer an Active Distributor for Young Living Essential Oils, we do still use them daily in our home. I hope you can find a local distributor in your community who can help you with your own essential oils journey. Every month I like to share about the essential oils we received in our…
