My Sea Clay Avocado and Lavender Face Soap Ingredients: 12 oz olive oil pomace 8 oz coconut oil 6 oz Avocado oil 4 oz cocoa butter 2 oz castor oil 10 oz sea water 4.42 oz lye 1 tsp of sea clay mixed with 1/2 tbs water (Add at trace) 20 drops of lavender oil,Continue reading “How To Make Hot Process Face Soap”
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DIY Face Cream
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Saving Avocados
Are you tired of wasting avocados? You don’t have to any more. One day I had a few very ripe avocados and I didn’t want them to go bad. I love putting avocados in my breakfast smoothies and I thought to myself, “I wonder if I could freeze avocados?” The answer is absolutely yes.Continue reading “Saving Avocados”
Lessons From Hiking – The Townsley Five
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My Word for 2016
I’m not sure who started the “Word for the Year” thing, but a friend/leader encouraged me to come up with a word for this year. I really thought about it and even prayed about it. I felt that I should go with the word “focus”. I get so busy with so many different areas ofContinue reading “My Word for 2016”
Learning To Simplify
Why do we think everything has to be picture perfect before we invite someone over for dinner? Possibly many reasons. For some, it’s because that’s how they grew up. For others, it’s because they are trying to impress, or maybe they just don’t feel like what they have or even who they are is goodContinue reading “Learning To Simplify”
The Me I Want to Be
Do you wish everyone liked you? We are all born with an innate desire to not only be loved, but liked. Some personalities don’t seem to care if everyone likes them as long as the people important to them do. On the other hand, people with a personality similar to mine strongly desire for everyoneContinue reading “The Me I Want to Be”
Change, A Time for Growth
Change can be so hard. Right now my husband and I are facing a very difficult change in our lives. Our daughter and son-in-law (who is like a son) and our three precious little grand-daughters are getting ready to move to Colorado. We have been so blessed to have them live here in Florida justContinue reading “Change, A Time for Growth”
Just Do It
I have a confession to make. During Christmas, I fell off the wagon and I fell hard. I ate way more sweets than I should have and I didn’t exercise at all. It lasted even into the new year. Now I am getting back on the wagon so to speak and I feel so muchContinue reading “Just Do It”
You Have My Word On It
What do the words “You have my word on it” mean to you? To many people, it means I will do whatever I say I will do, and to some, it means absolutely nothing. Recently I asked someone if I would see them at a particular event and they responded with, you guessed it, “YouContinue reading “You Have My Word On It”
The GO! Kitchen 