Category Archives: Health

Sleep like a Baby

  “I intend to make myself fit to become a mother and being that in every sense, I shall be fit for any destiny which God may impose upon me.” ~ Catherine Booth (wife of William Booth, Founder of Salvation Army One of my favorite things about having a little baby is cuddling up with […]

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{Gracefully} Aging

“The emerging woman … will be strong-minded, strong-hearted, strong-souled, and strong-bodied…strength and beauty must go together.” -Louisa May Alcott, The Old Fashioned Girl {updated with links to oils and amber bottles} I do not wish to be vain, but I do want to take care of my skin. Being outside in the spring and summer […]

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Making Your Elderberry Syrup

Last night, I did not feel well. A good night’s sleep (sort of? If nursing while sleeping is considered restful?) and a dose of elderberry syrup was my solution. My head hit the pillow hard. Praying the flu would not slow me down me (as it hit our home 2 weeks ago), I could only […]

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