Welcome!

For 38 years, I have been a wife to my husband and a teacher of our children in the home. Now a new season has come, and with the blessing of my husband, I write this blog as an encouragement to myself and others. (Titus 2: 3-5) How important is this role of speaking into the lives of younger women! The habits of the home in one generation become the morals of society in the next. As William Ross Wallace said: “The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.”
Search
Archives
- Refreshment for you!
Categories
'Encourage One Another' Link-Up Beauty Berry Growing Books Bulk Herb Store Children Christmas Decorating Events and Places Family Farming Fashion Favorite Products Flowers Food & Recipes Garden Giveaway Gluten-Free Guest Post Health Herbal Remedies Herbs History Home-schooling Hospitality Mealtime Modesty Music Nature Outdoor Living Parenting Preparedness Preparedness Raising Daughters Raising Sons Raw food Raw Honey Seed Saving Spiritual Growth Storing Food Superfoods The Christian Walk Thrift Tutorial Vegetables-

Herbal Remedies
Lifestyle
Healthy Living
Gardening Posts
Series
Some of my Favorite Blogs
Category Archives: Raw food
Goat Chevre Bites ~ Cranberry & Toasted Almond
One of the blessings of springtime and the lush grass pastures on the homestead, after the does (Mamas) have birthed their kids, is a bountiful supply of rich goat’s milk that can be made into thick, creamy chèvre. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite Products, Food & Recipes, Health, Raw food
6 Comments
Joys of Foraging~Edible Wild Free Food
(source) In the early days of foraging, our ancestors had to learn the hard way about such things as the laxative properties of certain plants and to eat only the stems of rhubarb and not the poisonous leaves. Through trial … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Recipes, Health, Herbs, Nature, Raw food, Thrift
5 Comments
Freezing Spring Raw Milk
You may already know how beneficial raw milk is. It has been a stable food source for thousands of years. Milk or milk products are mentioned more than 50 times in the Bible, usually in connection with unusual fertility and … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food & Recipes, Health, Raw food, Restoring Lost Arts, Storing Food
15 Comments
Coconut Oil ~For Yeast Infections, Alzheimer’s & More
Virgin coconut oil is one of those products we would hate to be without, it has helped us so much. But that wasn’t always so, since I ‘learned’ to think it was really bad for you! You see, I worked … Continue reading
Posted in Coconut Oil, Health, Raw food, Superfoods
32 Comments
Honey and Cinnamon ~Powerful Duo Knocks Colds and More
People of many cultures have been using honey and cinnamon to treat disease for centuries. Folk wisdom still retains knowledge of the healing properties of both raw honey and cinnamon. Both are great alone, but mixing them together increases their power … Continue reading
Posted in Bulk Herb Store, Health, Herbal Remedies, Raw food, Raw Honey, Superfoods
27 Comments
Guilt-Free Nutella ~ And Every Bit As Good
My daughter has been wanting to make Nutella for some time. She found this recipe over at Chocolate-Covered Katie and just had to try it out. I must confess I have never had store-bought Nutella because of the very high sugar content, … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Recipes, Gluten-Free, Raw food, Raw Honey
22 Comments
No Side-Effect Cough Remedy ~ Homemade
If you are the adventurous and independent type, here’s a homemade cough syrup recipe that really works. The ingredients are a simple combination of spices and nutrients with no side effects ~no drowsiness, no dry mucous membranes, no cautions about … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Recipes, Health, Herbal Remedies, Raw food
33 Comments
The Book of Bites and Raw Energy Delights!
Do you want to get through the upcoming holidays in a more healthy fashion this year and still eat exciting, satisfying food? ~ Jacqueline
Posted in Bulk Herb Store, Food & Recipes, Gluten-Free, Raw food
3 Comments
Coconut Snowballs ~ No Cook, Raw, Quick
Ahh…our first snowfall! Huge fluffy snowflakes are drifting lazily down this morning outside my window, and it puts me in the mood to make something sparkling and fun, reflective of the change of seasons. I’m dreaming of making a … Continue reading
Posted in Coconut Oil, Favorite Products, Food & Recipes, Gluten-Free, Raw food
14 Comments






























