Ways to Deal with Stress Naturally
Did you know that stress is one of the top five causes of death in the United States? According to the American Institute of Stress, 75-90% of all doctor's visits can be attributed to stress. And anger, which happens when we aren't handling our circumstance well,...
How to Set Goals and Reach Them
The beginning of each year is a wonderful time to evaluate how we're living our lives. According to Michael Hyatt, over 150 million Americans come up with New Year's Resolutions that they have every intention of keeping. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these...
Recovering from One Bad Decision
Have you ever done anything so STUPID that you can't even believe it?!? Have you ever wanted to kick yourself? To be able to go back in time and shake yourself so that you didn't make that one awful decision - didn't entertain that one wrong thought?Unfortunately, I...
Using Essential Oils for Burns
I love essential oils. I recently had a very vivid experience which helped me to see the benefits of essential oils first hand! A few weeks ago, I was making cookies for my sons. As I was pulling them out of the oven, the back of one of my fingers touched the inside...
My One Word for 2016
Hello. My name is Michelle and I have a problem. I struggle with being way too negative. I'm not sure if this is learned behavior or if it's wrapped up in my DNA... but I tend to dwell on and focus on and talk about the negative things that are going on all around...
Get Some Sleep
My days are busy. I homeschool my two teenage sons. I've been a homeschool blogger since 2007. I'm launching this second website. I write and sell books on Amazon. I have lots of various projects up my sleeve. By the time nighttime arrives, I'm usually more than...
What if There’s a Better Way?
In modern society, it seems like we have pills for everything. Have a headache? Take a pill. Can't sleep? Take a pill. Want to lose weight? Take a pill. Feeling lethargic or anxious or achy? Take a pill. What if there's a better way? Hi, my name is Michelle...