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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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In this week’s vlog, we’re heading to Pigeon Forge, TN for a Spring Break weekend getaway. We’re staying at the Resort at Governer’s Crossing and doing some indoor swimming, spending a day at Dollywood theme park, and then hitting up some flea markets on the way home. Join us and see what all we get […]

Dean and I tried to surprise the boys with a trip to see YouTubers Dude Perfect at Bristol Motor Speedway’s Chaos at the Colosseum. There were stunt motocross, monster trucks, drift cars, demolition derby, fun challenges, and more! It was a lot of fun, and the whole family had a great time together. Come along […]

Today, the two older boys are off to a 4-H Electricity Camp, so the younger boys and I are heading out to run some errands before visiting Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park in Bluff City, TN. This is a small, donation-only family park that is a fun place for little kids to explore and older kids […]

Labor Day hike to the fire tower today on Doe Mountain: 2 adults, 4 kids ages 5-11, and 10 miles. I’m not sure how long it takes most people to hike with kids, but this particular one took us 4 hours round trip. The hike is mostly uphill on the way in and downhill on […]

A couple of years ago, I put together some end-of-the-month blog posts called “Things I Love” where I shared 5-6 things I loved from the past month. You know, things like books, holidays, trips, products, etc. that I wanted to remember and also share with you. From time to time, I think about bringing those […]

One of my favorite family activities is driving around the backroads here in East Tennessee. Now, if you’re not from this area, but you’ve visited before, you may think I’m crazy. One of the first things visitors notice is just how curvy and windy the roads are here. Yes, the roads are all built around […]

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