Today is Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of Holy Week on the Christian calendar. Also known as Passion Sunday, this Mass recounts Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9, and the crowd's enthusiastic welcome. The Service today includes several significant features, including the Blessing of the Palms, the… Continue reading The Oils of Palm Sunday
Category: spirituality
Oils for Emotional Balance
We are human! Therefore, we feel emotions! Positive or negative, they are a natural part of our daily lives. Emotions are simply responses to events that we experience every day. The specific area of the brain responsible for processing emotions and for memory and mood is the Limbic System, and this includes the hippocampus, the… Continue reading Oils for Emotional Balance
Essential Oil Blends for Goal Setting (and achieving!)
Here are four fantastic essential oil blends you need now to create and map out your goals for 2024. Sometimes our thoughts become stagnant. We lose sight of where we were headed. We become comfortable in our ways although we know, while comfortable, they are no longer serving us. But letting go is hard! New pathways make us doubt… Continue reading Essential Oil Blends for Goal Setting (and achieving!)
Witch Balls and Intentions
A Witch Ball is hung in a doorway or window to protect the home by warding off negative emotions and capturing evil spirits. You fill it with herbs, crystals, feathers, pinecones, sea glass, stones, spices, sticks, etc.--each item in the ball has protective and healing qualities to cast good luck and optimism for the days… Continue reading Witch Balls and Intentions
Immune Support Roller and more!
As we are in the deep now into the Christmas season, and the Third Sunday of Advent has now passed, the most popular Biblical passages frequently come to mind: 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 2:10-11… Continue reading Immune Support Roller and more!
Essential Oils for Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead, or "Dia de los Muertos," is a Mexican holiday that celebrates and honors deceased loved ones. The holiday is celebrated each year from October 31st to November 2nd so families can welcome back the souls of their relatives for a brief reunion that includes food, drink, music, and much jubilation. According… Continue reading Essential Oils for Day of the Dead
Happy Mail Recipes
Members of my Young Living community recently received some Happy Mail from me! Included in the envelope were sticker labels to place on bottles from their DIY creations using their essential oils! All the recipes are listed below. Roller Sticker Labels! Even if you don't have the labels, you can still make these recipes! If… Continue reading Happy Mail Recipes
Diffuse and De-Stress
Cortisol is a hormone released by the adrenal glands during times of physical or psychological stress. This was helpful for our ancestors when trying to recover from outrunning a saber tooth tiger. They ran, they survived, and then they rested because a recovery time is necessary to help the cortisol levels return to normal. Stress… Continue reading Diffuse and De-Stress
All-Seasons Chest Rub
I previously began writing about essential oils in Scripture a couple of months ago in an introductory post. In this beautiful collection of 10 oils, each can be used on its own or combined easily with the others. This project utilizes Myrtle and Hyssop, both of which are supportive of the respiratory system. With the… Continue reading All-Seasons Chest Rub
Mid-Winter’s Magic
Groundhog Day on February 2nd seems like a comical day in the United States. Did Puxatawny Phil see his shadow?! Is spring right around the corner?! And yet, a burrowing mammal is just one layer of this seemingly simple holiday. Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com The Celtic traditional feast of Imbolc is celebrated at… Continue reading Mid-Winter’s Magic
The Pink Lily Pad and Two Tadpoles 