“…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2-3
Do you often feel like you’re the odd man out? Does being different bother you, or are you okay with it? Recently I was challenged by a friend to reflect on ways I was different from most in our society. The following is part of that list: Read the rest of this entry »
“He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge” –Psalm 92:4
In my last post I shared about searching for eggs in the hay, discovering a hen with a nest, and deciding to let her try and hatch her eggs. The next day, I peeked under her feathers and found the black eyes of a fluffy, yellow chick peering back at me! How exciting! They were actually hatching! The thought of it made me walk around with a smile on my face all day. Read the rest of this entry »
“The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen”–Sarah Brown
My mom grew up on a farm and would tell me about how one of her childhood jobs was to climb up into the hay in the barn and find the eggs that the chickens hid there. Having mice and snakes surprise her was sometimes just too much and she would quietly refuse to perform her egg-collecting duties. But eventually a mother hen would come proudly strutting along with her chicks in tow and Mom’s neglect would be discovered. Read the rest of this entry »
Often people take antibiotics because they think it is the only way to fight infection. They don’t know what else to do. I once fell into that category.
But since I have been learning about homeopathy, I have discovered a wonderful remedy that gives infection a powerful punch without the harmful side effects of antibiotics. (For more information, please read the series of posts on the importance of gut health and the negative role antibiotics can play on your gut health and immune system.) That amazing remedy is Hepar Sulphuris, or Hep-S for short. Read the rest of this entry »
“That’s the ultimate goal of most turkey recipes: to create a great skin and stuffing to hide the fact that turkey meat, in its cooked state, is dry and flavorless. Does it have to be that way? No.”
—Alton Brown
Everyone knows that the traditional main course to eat on Thanksgiving is a turkey. But I didn’t grow up that way because my dad hates turkey. We enjoyed a ham, instead. Why does he despise all things turkey? Because it often is so dry and hard to swallow. Turkeys can cost a lot of money to buy, especially if you get one that’s been raised organically or the like, so it’s a shame when it comes out of the oven just being okay. Read the rest of this entry »
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ― Epictetus
Now I get to share the second tip on parenting older kids that my friend gave me. (If you haven’t read tip #1 yet, click here.) It’s nice to have friends who are a stage ahead of you in life. Ask them questions! Learn from their mistakes! Read the rest of this entry »
I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway… let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves.” ― C. JoyBell C.
Things have shifted for me, parenting-wise. I now have 4 children (can I still call them that?) ranging from 15 to 22, all still at home. I know that won’t last much longer, but for the moment, they are all still here. Having older kids―each involved in their own jobs, schooling, or activities―looks completely different than when they were all little. In a sense, it was easier then―I knew what to do, though physically it was exhausting. Now, it’s not as hard on the body as it is on the mind and heart. Read the rest of this entry »
