Cancer causing toxins in peanut butter…what next? They are more correctly called: aflatoxins. Peanuts, and certain other crops such as corn contain the highest risks of aflatoxin contamination, because they attract the molds Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins are the most toxic, naturally occuring carcinogens known. Yikes!
FYI–”Afla”toxin takes its name from the short hand [...]
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Manna from Heaven would be so lovely, in my opinion. We’ve had such a snow-laden winter, that the poor chickens haven’t wanted to free range much. Why bother when the ground is covered with cold, white stuff, right? Sometimes I walk through the drifting snowflakes to do my twice a day chores, and dream of [...]
Why Homeschool? A Christian’s perspective.
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Christianity, Culture, Home Schooling and Parenting. 9 CommentsThis morning as I slipped and slid my way to the chicken house over ice and snow, hurrying to get my morning chores done, I realized how cool it is that I was excited to get back to the house, back to my hot cup of black currant tea and my 9 year old and [...]
Parenting Q & A Column
Published by February 16th, 2010 in Christianity, Parenting and Writing. 2 CommentsDoesn’t this sign capture the sad hilarity of what many people believe is the inevitably bumpy road of parenting?
Let’s face it, there really is a crush of godless parenting advice out there, and sometimes I think the devil just brainstormed up every parenting lie possible that completely opposes scripture and like Hitler’s cronies, we buy [...]
After weeks of gloomy skies and single digit nights, we finally saw the sun today! 44 degrees honestly felt like 75 to my sun-starved psyche.
So this evening before dark, my husband hooked up the hillbilly sleigh–an old pick-up truck hood padded with horse blankets and strapped to the back of the four-wheeler (yes, I know, [...]
Got a yen to organize thy household? Well, step right up. There’s nothing wrong with a little “New Year’s” motivation…and with single digit temps and snow everywhere, there’s not much to do outside. Wish you could see the curvy path I’ve tramped through the snow to the chicken barn each morning and night the past [...]
Between Christmas and New Year’s…
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Christianity and Cooking and Food. 0 CommentsI love year’s end!
Right now we’ve got snow drifted everywhere…enough that it completely blizzarded us in on Christmas day. Since Christmas dinner for the family was to be at “our place” we’ve got a lot of leftovers to enjoy! It’s a good thing we all love turkey…
So I have a couple of 2009 parting gifts [...]
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
Ahh…this is my favorite portion of the music in Handel’s Messiah. Majestic, isn’t it? All [...]
Let’s talk organic!
Published by December 1st, 2009 in Cooking and Food, Health, In The News and Life. 3 CommentsOkay, the bottom line is age related problems and diseases are widely thought to be caused by two things: consuming insufficient nutrients and adding on top of that, a lifetime truckload of toxic chemicals. This alone is a huge argument for eating organic food when possible–firstly because it is chock full of nutrients, antioxidants and Omega [...]
Want a fantastic read over the holidays? I highly recommend The Swiss Courier, which, as reviewer Bob Welch said, “sizzles like a 24 episode with a World War II twist”.
Based on the 1944 Stauffenberg assasination attempt on Hitler’s life, co-authors Mike Yorkey and Tricia Goyer plot a heart-stopping, espionage-filled historical in which [...]
