I’ve been thinking about making my own laundry soap for awhile, so, when I ran out of the last of my Melaleuca detergent, I decided to give it a go. The simplest recipe I found has just three ingredients–fels naptha, washing soda, and Borax. You can add scents and other ingredients, like this blogger does …
When I first met Leslie at a Heart Link meeting, I was intrigued by her explanation of the importance of probiotics and by her demonstration of how something as simple as muscle testing can reveal what the body needs. By the time I completed my first appointment on Saturday, I was in awe. What a …
Every year, I envision the perfect Christmas tree decorating experience. Christmas music is playing, we have hot cocoa and cookies, and the kids and I are happily decorating the tree together. Here’s what really happens… I lay out all the ornaments–by year–for each person to make sure that none are missing. Then, I give the …
We’ve been making a gingerbread house every year for a while now. Nothing on a grand scale, no from scratch houses in the Palmer house! But we do have fun! Unfortunately, when we went to Hobby Lobby, there were no gingerbread houses left. So, we settled for a Rice Krispies house. Since there was only …
In honor of St. Nicholas, I thought that participating in Operation Christmas Child would be appropriate for December 6th. Basically, you fill a shoebox with little gifts for either a boy or a girl and drop off at a local drop off location. Samaritan’s Purse delivers the gifts to children in need around the world. …
