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The winter season is the perfect time to slow down, nourish your body and mind, and make beautiful memories with loved ones. During the winter months, I find myself at home much more than I am during other seasons, which I sometimes find hard to believe because I feel like I spend a lot of […]

6 Ways I Use Holiday Essential Oils During Winter | Growing Up Herbal | Learn how I use holiday essential oils to not only make the atmosphere of our home more festive during the holidays but to support our health at the same time!
The Magic of Winter | Growing Up Herbal | Grab a cup of hot tea and stop by to read my thoughts on the magic of winter today!

While each season is enjoyable for its own reasons, winter is one of my favorites. It’s just so full of warmth, magic, and meaning. Warmth Thanks to my pitta dosha, I prefer to be warm all. the. time. so winters here in Tennessee can be hard for me. Thankfully, though, there are things I can […]

Each year, I try to put together an Advent calendar for the boys in an effort to celebrate the season and to do something fun and memorable together as a family. Instead of receiving gifts or candy, though, we do special activities together. But this year, I got behind and missed the December 1st start […]

Our 2018 "12 Days of Christmas” Holiday Countdown | Growing Up Herbal | Checkout this 12 Days of Christmas holiday countdown, a shortened spinoff of a traditional Advent calendar. Learn how to make it and some example activities to include!
How To Approach Ear Infections Naturally | Growing Up Herbal | Curious how to approach ear infections naturally? Learn how herbs, essential oils, and other natural products can come to your aid and support the body.

Because ear infections are a common occurrence during childhood, I consider myself very blessed that not one of my four kids has ever been diagnosed with one. Any time they’ve complained of an earache, I immediately approached the situation as if it were an actual ear infection — only from a natural perspective.  In this […]

In my last post on homeschooling, I explained how we’re spending part of our Winter Break doing some focused holiday unit studies with a bit of unschooling mixed into the mix. I talked about how I put a unit study together, and I shared our Halloween holiday unit study schedule as well.  Today, I thought I’d […]

A Thanksgiving Holiday Unit Study for Homeschoolers | Growing Up Herbal | Here’s a quick, one week Thanksgiving holiday unit study that’s fun for homeschoolers.
Immune-Supportive Turmeric-Ginger Chicken Noodle Soup | Growing Up Herbal | If you're looking for healthy foods for cold and flu season, you won't want to miss this spicy, immune-supportive turmeric-ginger chicken noodle soup!

The past few days here on the mountain have been crisp and cool. We’re wearing sweaters and thick socks, there’s a fire in the wood stove, the essential oil diffuser is pumping out Spiced Cider (from Plant Therapy’s Winter Synergy Blend set), and we’re eating lots of soup. Speaking of soup — I have a […]

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Immune-Supportive Turmeric-Ginger Chicken Noodle Soup | Growing Up Herbal | If you're looking for healthy foods for cold and flu season, you won't want to miss this spicy, immune-supportive turmeric-ginger chicken noodle soup!

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