Category Archives: Children

The Art of Being Unbusy

Playing Legos

I am not, by nature, a person that likes to just sit still. I have always felt that if I am not busy doing “something”, then I am not being productive. Normally, when I look around the room I can always find something that needs to be done. Messes to clean up, bookshelves to straighten,Continue Reading

How Early Is Too Early?

Sammy in Rocker

  Many “experts” think that toddlers are to young to be “trained”. Ah, you would be truly amazed at how much a 1 year old really does understand. My Sammy is 14 months and I would beg to differ. That little girl understands a ton! Here are just a few things: I can ask herContinue Reading

Essential Oils for Children {5 Days of Essential Oils}

With six children running around our home, I ALWAYS have someone coming to me with a cut, scrap or bruise… some kind of ouchie for mama to kiss and make better. And oftentimes, before they even come running to me, they go into my room to get the “purple medicine”, otherwise known as lavender. IContinue Reading

Essential Oils During Birth and for Newborns {5 days of Essential OIls}

I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no babies…. Yeah.. that’s how I felt the first time I went into labor with sweet blessing number one. Honestly, it’s what runs through my mind EVERY time I’ve birthed a baby!  But somehow I make it through and in the end I have a beautiful sweet babe confirmingContinue Reading

Why Use Essential Oils and What Kind? {5 Days of Essential Oils}

Up until a few years ago, I really had no clue what essential oils really were, how they worked or how to use them. Then I went through a time of major depression and a friend suggested I visit her ND {Naturopathic Doctor}. She used a few different things to help me through my depressionContinue Reading

Five Days of Mothering and Homemaking

I am very excited to be participating in a series with 21 other bloggers… Five Days of Mothering and Homemaking. Each of us will be tackling a different topic in the realm of Mothering and Homemaking. I’ll be talking the topic of Essential Oils for Mama’s, Babies, Children. Day 1: Why use essential oils andContinue Reading