Good morning readers, I hope you're all beginning to feel the Christmas spirit! I've got lots of goodies for you today…
Kent got his Christmas present early, he wanted one of these stationary bikes instead of getting a gym membership for the winter like he has before. And of course Mr. Self-Discipline has been on it regularly since we got it.
- Remember I told you about my skin cancer in this post? Well, I canceled my appointment with the surgeon because I really thought that this cream was helping. But the rotten area under my chin is giving me fits again, grrrr… So now I'm going to try this black skin salve that others at that post highly recommended. If that doesn't work, it's off to the surgeon after all to get this puppy GONE.
Don't you love it when the main stream starts to catch up a little bit? The New York Times acknowledged that raw milk can be a cure for allergies! Read about it here. And another mainstream news source admitted that organic milk is more heart-healthy than conventional milk. Here are my posts about raw milk all in one spot. And check out this powerful graphic on the right!
- Some family members were mentioning over the weekend that they're planning to get the shingles vaccine. I'm leery of ALL vaccines these days, so I came home and looked it up. I found a great article by my friend, Sarah. And if you're interested, also see my past vaccine posts with info on our own immunization decisions
I'm going off the normal topics for a minute now, because it's Monday and because I just want to… The priest at Mass yesterday gave an awesome homily about what has made many of our past popes great, and how Pope Francis is already showing his greatness in his love for the poor. This article about why Time Magazine chose him as 2013 Person of the Year is a must-read. It makes me love him even more. It also makes me ask God how we should be showing love to the poor… I'd love to do more, but how does that happen while homeschooling, working full time, keeping up the house, etc. etc. I'm already not very good at keeping up on everything as it is. I try to tell myself that there will be a season for all of that later, but still…
- One thing I'm trying to teach the kids, something that we can do right now, in this season especially, is perform random acts of kindness. I want them to learn to be aware of people around them who may be hurting and need help of some kind. I also want to teach them how to do it humbly, preferably without anyone having a clue who it was, which is why I'm not sharing specifics about the fun we've had with this! I loved Kristen's post a while back, 3 Ways to Practice Radical Kindness When Dining Out.
- Have you watched any good Christmas movies lately? Our FAVORITES are Elf and the Home Alone movies. (Any others we should catch this year?) And if there are any popcorn freaks on your Christmas list, how about this perfect gift set??
This stainless steel popcorn popper is highly rated on Amazon AND by me, and this GMO Project Verified heirloom popcorn is a special, tiny kernel variety with a thin hull that disintegrates when popped! Be sure to include a healthy fat for cooking it in. Get the popcorn popper here. Get the heirloom popcorn here. Get the coconut oil here. (Those are affiliate links – thanks for your support reader friends!) And here is my traditional popcorn recipe and my kettle corn recipe.
- What would you add to this Facebook stream about how the Weston A. Price Foundation has helped you or your family?
- This one cracked me up on Facebook last week – a Christmas card fiasco. 🙂
- Did you catch my new recipes over the weekend? Kent's Mom's Molasses Cookies and My Mom's Eggs Benedict!
If you're a real foodie, surely you make your own bone broth, right? If not, it's super easy, here's how to make homemade broth/stock.
If you're a real foodie, surely you make your own bone broth, right? If not, it's super easy, - And now, for an awesome, inspiring, heartwarming video — you'll love this one! (Thanks Jill for sharing it with me!)
Trixiee883 says
For crying out loud, make an appt with a MOHs surgeon. If you took care of it in the first place, it would be gone and your body would do the amazing job of healing itself. I’ve seen too many patients come in trying to use “natural” remedies and end up having bigger problems than if they just too care of it day one. Just because you can’t see the skin cancer, doesn’t necessarily mean it is gone.
ulla says
Have you started the black salve yet? If so, is it working? I have heard great things about Curaderm BEC5 too.
robinakagoatmom says
As a RN and a firm believer in natural health I have to comment on your basal cell cancer. I looked back to the original post and my first concern is your light approach to basal cell cancer. Yes, typically it is far more benign than melanoma; but it doesn’t always behave!! Sometimes it grows aggressively and is very invasive and can even become inoperable and ultimately fatal. Sometimes it shows little on the surface and grows inward. My husband had just such an occurrence and recently had 3 reconstructive surgeries to make him a new nose. The basal cell cancer was in a location he had a previous cancer removed 23 years ago and actually the Dr. did not pick up any change in the area. We do self checks and check each other and I’m not totally sure what lead us to say “were a bit concerned here” but I’m giving God the credit. If we had not found this now likely he would have died a painful death in just a few years. I’ve had 2 patients over my career who dies of invasive basal cell cancer both on the head.
KitchenKop says
OK, I hear you. I’ll for sure get it taken care of early next year if I don’t see some definite improvement with the salve. Thanks for caring!! 🙂
Kelly
Linda T. says
Another Christmas movie suggestion: We really like a movie that was actually a Hallmark TV movie called Silent Night with Linda Hamilton. It takes place during World War II in Germany. We all think it is an excellent movie. You may want to check it out.
jmr says
I love Monday Morning Mix-up. The NY Times may have admitted raw milk has some benefits, but I woke up this morning to the local news in L.A. reporting how dangerous it is and a warning not to drink it.
I love Elf. I saw Black Nativity last week. Most of the reviews said it was evangelical and sappy (negatives to reviewers) but those sounded like positives in a Christmas movie to me. I loved it and am telling everyone I know to go see it. Yes, it was sappy and had a happy ending, but it told a wonderful Christmas message of love, forgiveness and hope, and it had good music. I’ll probably buy the dvd and watch it every Christmas.
KitchenKop says
I just watched the trailer, that DOES look good!!!
Melanie says
I think visiting the nursing home maybe once a month with your children would be a great service “project” that can be done together. I homeschool also and this season is hard to serve by ourselves, so I thought the nursing home is something we could do as a family. Hopefully we will be going soon.
Melanie B
Adrienne @ Whole New Mom says
Hi Kelly. Have you tried Frankincense oil on that spot? hubby had a suspicious one and that’s what I did. huge changes every day. hope that is helpful.
KitchenKop says
Hi Adrienne,
Yes, I have, but not as consistently as the other cream. Maybe I’ll give that a go before my black salve gets here.
Thanks!
Kel
Lori Alexander says
The black salve will work! I have been using it for many, many years on skin cancer, warts, and moles and it has worked on every single one. If I have something suspicious and put the black salve on it and nothing happens, it means it is nothing. I LOVE black salve! I think I have posted my post about it here before but I will again in case I have not!
https://lorialexander.blogspot.com/2012/11/wonders-of-black-salve.html