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It is a Journey: Live and Learn

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Another, trip in my challenge to live more eco-friendly and non-toxic; a frustrating one too! The Soda Stream, a product my family and I have really enjoyed for the past few months – it appears that though it is good at reducing waste and does save my family money…the bottles aren’t as non-toxic as I [...]

Healthy Fruit Dips for Kids

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My kids love fruit but I find that like most things fruit can get boring if I serve it the same way each time. I like to buy local if possible, Michigan farmed if possible and organic when economically feasible. I also enjoy and get a lot of inspiration from the Big Book of Recipes  or [...]

Camaraderie

I feel emotionally and mentally exhausted – my bones hurt but I smile from ear to ear. I have witnessed camaraderie in its greatest form; without strings attached. Friendship based on doing GREAT for other people and working hard to make something BIG happen. I’ve lived most of my life in this small community and [...]

Compassionate Green Hearts

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Standing in line for food; it doesn’t make a person swell up with pride. Asking for help to pay a heating bill or finding the courage to borrow gas money – it is tough. Times are tough for many, many people right now. People see me with a nice car, home, traveling and with a [...]

Ouch! Blissdom! Peas!

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photo credit: JoshuaDavisPhotography.COM I’m leaving on a Jet Plane; don’t know when I’ll be back again.” This is the tune that I continually sang yesterday to myself (of course). I stepped on a pea with my barefoot, burned the palm of my hand on the cook top after my husband forgot to turn it off, [...]