three years today
This is a photo of my husband, Clay, and my three year old nephew {as of today!}, Sawyer. It might look like an ordinary birthday photo, but to me it means so much more. You...
Spring is coming
My sister told me “Spring is coming” toward the end of a conversation when she had texted me early Monday morning to chat about something else, and yet I had ended up breaking down...
savvy minerals makeup
did you know? American women put an average of 168 chemicals on their bodies each day? Federal regulations on personal care products have barely changed since the 1930s?! And cosmetics {aka makeup products} are...
instant relief for achy muscles
I have a tendency to get achy muscles when I’m out of my regular routine of healthy eating, exercise, and a good life/rest balance. It usually lands in the place just above my knees...
pumpkin spice smoothie
One of my go-to breakfasts is a smoothie. I make them a million different ways. Only recently did I discover the goodness that is adding Young Living Cinnamon Bark essential oil to them! I’ve...
the God who sees AND shows
I received a text last night that reduced me to tears. It said this: I was so excited when the UPS guy dropped if off RIGHT after I got off the phone with you!...
strength to face the day… with valor + ylang ylang
Meet Ylang Ylang and his little buddy, Valor. 🌿🌱 On a morning after a day at Disneyland celebrating my mother’s-in-law 60th bday, and a weekend at youth camp with the junior high kiddos at...
oh the places you’ll go… with frankincense
Oh, the places you’ll go with Frank!⠀⠀ Frankincense, that is. This is an essential oil that came in my starter kit years ago. It was from that day forward we began a lovely relationship....
grain free crispy breakfast quesadilla
Oh, hi there. Happy Wednesday, indeed! Cause I got a nice little crunchy, healthy breakfast quesadilla in my hand that’s about to get in my belly. Wednesdays are my long writing days at home...
how to make a magnesium bath
Many people have a deficiency in magnesium and don’t even know it. Magnesium affects so many things from sleep to hormone levels to mood and more! Taking a magnesium supplement can surely be a...
