Pray for Haiti

Remember to continue to pray for those in Haiti, both the victims and the rescue/aid workers. So many stories are being told, both the heart-wrenching and the miraculous.

Sugar Scrubs are Back in Stock!

Wahoo! Currently available in Mango Smoothie, Lavender, Peppermint, Antique Peony and Northwest Blackberry… these are wonderful exfoliating, moisturizing scrubs. We blend them with loads of shea butter so there’s no oily pools on top. Just gobs of yummy smelling, skin loving, scrubby goodness! Hurry in, they are going fast… but don’t worry, we’ll make more!

MIA: Mama flu

Ugh, I had to take an unexpected, unwanted blog-break. Last week, I got sick… fever, nasal drainage, sore throat, headache (!), etc. Ugh. The first few days my head felt so heavy and my neck so sore I didn’t think it was going to be able to hold my head up any longer. And while I certainly felt less than a queen, more like death warmed over, my family took such royal care of me.

Why the name Mama flu??? Well, in my family I am the only one even remotely sick and my dear kindred friend, Sandy, also a mother of many, has the same thing and no one else in her family is sick…. must be an illness reserved only for the Mamas… Ugh. Silver lining: Sandy and I each of lost 5 pounds. Ugh. (oh I said that already!)

Antiqued Store Pictures

These were taken at our Wasilla shop by dear daughter Heather. 

Catherine…

Hmmm… what is our dear friend Catherine thinking about? Of the baby her & hubby Allen are expecting of course! Congratulations to some of our favorite people, we sure miss you now more than ever (they live in Georgia). Our family certainly rejoices & praises God over the news of your blessing!

Lotion is Restocked!

Our ever popular, super moisturizing Olive Oil & Glycerin lotions are back in stock and available in both the large pump bottle size and the smaller travel tube and in your favorite scents such as French Vanilla Pear, Lavender, Jasmine, Coconut, Cranberry Fig, Orange Spice Tea, Mango Smoothie, Fresh Rain and Rise & Shine.

You can pick these up at our Wasilla shop or order via email.

PS I neglected to say that the New Year’s Poem I posted yesterday was written by our family’s resident poetess & daughter, Haylee-Jean (age 17).

A New Year’s Poem

The Year 2010

The New Year is stretched before us

Like a cloak of fresh new snow,

Like a piece of unlined paper,

Like a field before it’s sown.

Like the waters of the ocean,

Like the wide expanse of sky,

Like the grasses of the prairie

Like the desert-though it’s dry.

Like an un-composed new chorus

Like a book before it’s wrote,

Like a tale before the telling

Like a word before it’s spoke.

And sometimes this can frighten us

To not know what’s ahead,

But here’s a quick suggestion

To keep our courage fed.

Let our Father up in Heaven

Be the One to hold the pen

That writes each smallest detail

Of the year two thousand ten.

Let Him be the One to hold us

When trials come our way

And we will have a joyful year

Through each and every day.

So may you have a Happy New Year

Filled with joy and peace,

And may the blessings of the Father

On you e’er increase.