Home, Health & Herbs
This section covers uses of herbs for healing, many specific health topics that are not well covered in other publications, and other general home-making topics.
Ode to Garlic
...I have had no official training in healthcare; however, my mother was a midwife and herbalist, and I learned much from her during my homeschool years on the Tennessee farm...
Peppermint
Almost every family uses the herb Peppermint simply because it tastes good. Most people would assume, anything that tastes that good couldn’t be something that heals, but they’re wrong.
Physician, heal thyself
Debi has always written the article on Herbs, but she has requested that I, her most recent patient, extol the virtues of her healing skills.
Plantain
Being home-schooled, there were many opportunities to do things most kids just dream about. Dad and Mom were big into gardening. We canned thousands of jars every year. We always had acres and acres of vegetables.
Plantain - The Wedding Saver
It was Friday on a very beautiful day. The sun shone with a special delight on the black-eyed daisies, and the light breeze blew them very softly in the wind. They were dancing our wedding tune!
Poor little fat girl
Life has enough temptations and challenges without creating another one. Being fat is a battle that need never be fought. Your baby deserves to be spared that battle.
Practical Suggestions
Proverbs 27:12 says, “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.”
Precious Memories - How They Linger
Today I turned 23 years old. Birthdays make me smile.
Proverbs 31 Cookie Mama
What is a young mother to do with the long hours waiting for her husband to come home?
Red Clover, Red Clover, Let Good Health Come Over
Red clover is one of history’s most popular herbs. Farmers plant it for a cover crop and mix it into their hay crops to increase the protein content of their animal feed.
