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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 […]

This post is sponsored by AmeoLife Our fall homeschool break is coming up soon, and this year, I thought it would be fun to take the boys to the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area for the weekend since it’s so close to us. Not only do they love riding all the rides at Dollywood (and Dean and […]

Dean and I are off for a Sunday date night in Boone, North Carolina. We’re enjoying some sushi, doing some shopping, and then finding a place for coffee and dessert. Won’t you join us! If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you have any questions or comments about […]

Hello, friends! We’re extending the holiday season a bit by spending the day in Asheville, NC, eating good food and exploring downtown before heading to a Candlelight Christmas tour at Biltmore house. Care to join us over on YouTube? If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. If you […]

The older my kids get and the further into homeschooling we go, the more I’m out and about, running here and there. And with four wild boys who are always into something or another, cuts, scrapes, and bruises are sure to happen. They’re either running, falling, climbing, wrestling, throwing or doing some other rough thing that goes […]

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