About a year ago, due to desperation and my naturopathic doctor giving me a push, I decided to try essential oils to balance my healthcare needs. Essential oils are the highly concentrated chemical compounds in the bark, roots, flowers, and seeds of plants. Commercial essential oils can be costly, but you can get around this […]

Think about all the ingredients you use every day to prepare a meal for your family. Multiply that times the years you have been cooking and VOILA! You have a list many miles long, maybe enough to circumvent the globe. I just think this is very interesting because I had to go to France to […]

How many times have Moms heard their kids asking for a cookie? Instead of handing over an Oreo or in California, Joe-Joe’s O’s, saturated in fat and sugar, give them a homemade cookie made with oatmeal. Oats are one of the healthiest grains on earth. Oats are gluten free, lower blood pressure and cholesterol thus preventing […]

Companies are recalling various hand sanitizers because they include harmful chemicals and people drink them.  Frankly, if you are going to use hand sanitizers, use them as little as necessary. Regular use of hand sanitizers kills the natural bacteria and lipid film on our hands, which as part of our immune system, protects us against […]

The coronavirus offers us the opportunity to recognize the importance of a healthy immune system. Soups are a gateway to healthy eating. We make soups from nearly any ingredients, including fruit, which are then often served as an appetizer or a first-course selection. Maybe it’s the work that goes into making them or only the […]

NO. LIVERMORE — July 19 Service: Hymns today were: “What a Wonderful Savior;” “Grace Greater than Our Sin;” and Getting closer to Jesus.  The message was titled “Getting Closer to Jesus”; the scripture reading, Luke 19:1-10.  This scripture is the story of Zacchaeus, was a tax collector who made his money overcharging people. Zacchaeus was […]

With summer in full swing, here is a reprint of summer topping for ice cream.

This morning, I decided to drink my coffee outside. A quiet, fog had settled on the mountains and in the fields. Scenes like that are irresistible. Even though hidden by the mist, I could hear the cows munching in the pasture. I set my coffee down on the post and rail fence and snapped a […]

One of the many joys of living in California is that we have a year round, open air Farmer’s Market. That being said, in every part of the country fresh produce is readily available because of better transportation methods and modern greenhouses, capable of growing vegetables during winter months. This week I made a dish […]

July 12 service: Hymns today were: “Come Thou Font of Every Blessing;” “Great is Thy Faithfulness;” and “All the Way My Savior Leads Me.”  The Parable of the Sower of Seed, Matthew 13:1-9 was the scripture with the message titled, “Check the Soil.”  This parable is about the Sower who is Jesus and the soil […]