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by Donna Powers
“Do you believe in homeopathy?”: I Do – In Sickness and In Health
“There are few things more frightening to a man than giving away his heart. And there are few things more comforting to a man than to know the woman he gave his heart to, will protect it with her life.” ~Fawn Weaver Every once in awhile, someone writes their testimony of how homeopathy helped them. … Read more
With a Little Help from My Friends — and Tissue Salts
Ever have one of those weeks, months, years where it seems like life brings you ‘one damn thing after another’? “Life is just one damn thing after another.” ~ Mark Twain Or Edna St. Vincent Millay’s version of the dynamic: “Life isn’t just one damn thing after another…it’s the same damn thing over and over … Read more
Fashion for Food: Guest Blogger Gracie Powers
“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer Every once in awhile I feature a guest blogger who is doing some amazing work in the world and today’s feature writer is my granddaughter, … Read more
Ebola: The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance PART 2
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ~ Madame Marie Curie Those of us who watch Falling Skies (count me in!), Walking Dead, The Leftovers, and other disaster movies like Contagion see the parallels and possibilities … Read more
Ebola: The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance PART 1
“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” ~ Nelson Mandela At the risk of scaring everyone who reads this week’s post, I am going to go ahead anyway. … Read more
Guess Who is Pregnant?
How many of you know the Old Testament story of Abraham and Sarah? When Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90, the Lord told them they were going to have a baby. Here are Abraham and Sarah’s responses at hearing the news: Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born … Read more
Grandmother/Grandfather Wisdom: Stories from the Farm
How is it that, for the most part, women have taken on the role of healer in families? What are your doctor mom or doctor dad stories that have been handed down? One generation to the next, the oral tradition of what to use to ease a cough, heal a sore throat, treat a fever, … Read more
Days of Dogs and Roses
Attending weddings and 80th birthday celebrations, stomping around Calgary at Stampede time, chilling at lakes and beaches, and puttering in backyards…how are you spending your summer? For many of us, summer is time with family, time with friends, time with aging dogs and exuberant puppies, time with blossoms, and time to linger. Linger is a … Read more
Mother Goose on the Loose: Rhymes for Remedies
Today’s charming guest video blog is brought to you by Jackie Griffin Synott, student of homeopathy in Cork, Ireland, and mom to daughter Casey. Her very recent book, Rhymes for Remedies, is a must-have in your growing library of homeopathic materia medica (book of remedies), especially if you have young children or grandchildren who love to … Read more
