Simple solutions are always considered irrelevant and inconsequential – even when they are true. ~Chris Tiegreen My handsome boy How new are you to this blog? Did you know it’s been in existence since 2004? My amazing Teacher Dog, Shadrach the Neo Mastiff used to do ALL the blogging. He’s the one who SHOVED me headlong into natural health! Not kidding, he really did. He wasn’t going to have any of that conventional...
Read MoreLet me first define what the vagus nerve is before I share the stories on each of these fantastic dogs that have graced our home over the years. “The vagus nerve has two bunches of sensory nerve cell bodies, and it connects the brainstem to the body. … The nerve is responsible for certain sensory activities and motor information for movement within the body. Essentially, it is part of a circuit that links the neck, heart,...
Read MoreI thought I’d simply share some FB posts I’ve done on Ezra over the last few months. He has grown and as a result so have I. He has never let me or my husband remain in a comfort zone, just chillaxin and living a simple, easy life. He is actually why I was prepared for such a time as this. This first one I was having a conversation with King, and using his reactions to Ezra lol – and honestly that is exactly his...
Read MoreMy essential oils journey began in earnest because of an absolutely amazing Neapolitan Mastiff named Shadrach. He came to me out of immense adversity. From the tragic and sudden loss of a close cousin I learned of him. Then I learned of his own very heart-breaking adversity of abuse and starvation. He came to us broken and in great need at the tender age of 4 1/2 months. He had so many challenges to overcome – his fears, his...
Read More“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life, leading to life.” ~2 Corinthians 2:14-16, NKJV The Spiritual Allegory The Black Knight,...
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