Reme-D’s

11/25/2025

🌙 Day’s End — A Heart Full of Thanks

As this day winds down, I’ve been thinking about the tone we set this morning —
choosing to count blessings instead of lack…
choosing to look for goodness instead of gaps…
choosing gratitude as our lens for this Thanksgiving week.

And tonight, I just want to say:
you did beautifully.

Even if the day wasn’t perfect.
Even if some moments were messy, busy, or unexpected.
Even if you had to remind yourself over and over to come back to gratitude —
that still counts.
That still matters.
That still shapes something good within you.

Because grateful hearts aren’t formed in perfect days.
They’re formed in the real ones —
the ones where we pause long enough to notice the tiny, quiet blessings that tried their best to meet us.

So as you settle in tonight…
take one slow breath.
Place one hand over your heart.
And name just one thing you were thankful for today.

Let that be enough.

Tomorrow we get to begin again —
with the same grateful hearts,
the same soft intention,
and the same gentle hope that carried us through today.

Sleep in peace tonight, friend. 🤍🌙
We’ll rise again in gratitude tomorrow.

11/24/2025

For everyone out there who feels this.

I know at times I do.

To the moms who were surviving instead of savoring… your love was never the part that fell short.

11/24/2025

✨ Freeze-Dried Goodness from Today’s Kitchen ✨

This morning I put every bit of my elderberry syrup leftovers to work — because nothing in this house goes to waste when it can be turned into wellness. 💜

After simmering a big batch of syrup, the leftover mash still holds so many powerful benefits. Freeze-drying it locks in the immune-supporting antioxidants, vitamins, and flavonoids that make elderberry such a staple during cold + flu season. Once dried, it becomes a beautiful purple powder that can be used to:

✨ add to smoothies
✨ sprinkle into oatmeal or yogurt
✨ mix into tea blends
✨ stir into homemade gummies
✨ add to tincture blends or capsules
✨ boost your family’s immune support in a gentle, natural way

It’s one of my favorite ways to stretch a batch and turn what would’ve been “waste” into pure nourishment for my home.

Once that tray was done, I filled the rest of the freeze dryer with our leftover chicken cordon bleu soup from dinner. 💛
Talk about convenience! Freeze-drying soups makes instant meals for busy nights, sick days, or grab-and-go lunches. Just add hot water and it springs back to life like you just made it fresh.

There’s something so grounding about making use of every part of what we create — turning leftovers into abundance. ✨

11/24/2025

🌿 Good morning, friends.

My little 7-year-old is home with me today — not feeling her best, extra tired, and needing that mama kind of comfort that only a warm cup and a safe place on the couch can give.

So I whipped her up a fresh batch of my Sick-Ease Tea Blend, with a little extra chamomile and peppermint added in for comfort. It’s one of the reasons I created this blend in the first place — something gentle, supportive, and safe that my own kids could benefit from when they’re under the weather.

As an herbalist, I’m always in awe of how beautifully these plants work together:

🌿 Yerba Mate — A natural energy and mood supporter when you’re feeling drained. Helps bring alertness without the jittery crash.

🌿 Ginger — A powerhouse for nausea, chills, congestion, and circulation. Ginger helps warm the body and soothe the stomach.

🌿 Peppermint — Eases nausea, clears sinuses, calms headaches, and supports easier breathing. Kids especially love its gentle minty comfort.

🌼 Chamomile — Settles the nervous system, calms the stomach, eases body tension, supports rest, and comforts a tired little body (and tired mama too).

🌿 Echinacea (Angustifolia) — Supports the immune system, helps the body fight viral and bacterial load, and shortens the duration of sickness.

🍊 Orange + Lemon Peel — Vitamin C, antioxidants, and bright immune support that tastes delicious. Great for sore throats and inflammation.

🫐 Elderberry — Antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and rich in vitamins and minerals. A classic for shortening colds and boosting the body’s natural defenses.

Together, these herbs create a cup that helps soothe discomfort, calm the body, support immunity, ease digestion, and bring a sense of warmth and peace.

And today… that’s exactly what my little one needed.

Sending love to any other mamas with sick kiddos at home today. 💛
May your day be gentle, and may your cups stay warm.

11/24/2025

🌿 Monday Morning — A Week of Grateful Hearts

Good morning and happy Monday, sweet friends.
As we step into Thanksgiving week, I woke up this morning with a gentle reminder resting on my heart:

What we choose to focus on grows.

It’s so easy to look at our lives and see the gaps —
what we’re waiting for,
what we’re still hoping for,
what hasn’t fallen into place yet.

But this week, I’m choosing to shift my eyes.
To notice what’s here instead of what’s missing.
To count blessings instead of burdens.
To name the things that are quietly carrying me, even when life feels uncertain.

Because the truth is… when we start looking for goodness, we find it everywhere.

In the people who love us.
In the soft spaces of home.
In the little routines that anchor us.
In the breath in our lungs and the hope in our hearts.
In the blessings that didn’t look like blessings at first.

This week, let’s walk slower.
Let’s be present.
Let’s practice gratitude like it’s a habit that can change our whole inner world — because it can.

Let’s choose to see the abundance that already surrounds us.
Let’s speak “thank you” before anything else.
Let’s carry grateful hearts into every room we enter.

May this Thanksgiving week be filled with noticing, remembering, and giving thanks — for the big things, the small things, and everything in between.

Here’s to a beautiful Monday and a week overflowing with gratitude. 🤍✨

11/23/2025

🌿 Sunday Morning Check-In — A Week of Becoming

Good morning, friends.
Before we step into another week, I wanted to pause with you — right here, in this quiet Sunday space — and look back at everything this past week held.

This week felt like a gentle unraveling…
a softening…
a learning to meet ourselves with honesty and grace.
A reminder that we’re allowed to move at a pace that protects our peace and honors our growth.

Some days were calm.
Some days were chaotic.
But we kept showing up — even in small ways — and that is something to be proud of.

Sunday is our landing place.
A moment to set down what felt heavy…
to breathe deeper…
to make room for what’s coming.

And as we exhale this week,
we get to turn the page and look toward what’s next.

Next week’s theme will be “Grateful Hearts & Thanksgiving.”
A whole week of practicing gratitude, noticing blessings, and seeing goodness in the simple things right in front of us.
A week for slowing down, giving thanks, and letting appreciation shift the way we move through our days.

So today, let’s rest.
Let’s reset.
Let’s prepare our hearts for a fresh Monday —
full of hope, gentleness, and gratitude.

Here’s to rest today…
and renewal tomorrow. 🤍✨

11/22/2025

🌤 Good morning, friends.

Lately I’ve been thinking about how we wait for the “big moment” to finally feel like life is moving forward…
the breakthrough, the miracle, the perfect opportunity, the loud confirmation that we’re on the right path.

But most of the time, life doesn’t shift in grand fireworks.
It shifts in quiet, almost unnoticeable choices.

Waking up with a little more hope than yesterday.
Choosing kindness when your heart is tired.
Taking one small step toward the dream that scares you.
Cleaning one corner of your home and feeling your mind breathe again.
Letting yourself believe — just a little — that good things are still on the way.

Your life is being built in these tiny, faithful moments.
Not in the applause. Not in the milestones.
But in the everyday courage no one sees but you.

So if today feels ordinary, don’t underestimate it.
Ordinary days are where strength grows.
Where habits form.
Where healing roots deeper.
Where the woman you’re becoming is quietly taking shape.

Here’s to small steps, slow progress, and the kind of growth that doesn’t shout —
but changes everything. 🤍

11/21/2025

🌿✨ Hey friends, I’d love your help with something!

As many of you know, I’m a certified herbalist — and one of my biggest joys is sharing the wisdom, history, and everyday magic of herbs with people who want to feel better, live more intentionally, and connect to the natural world a little deeper.

I’ve been feeling called to pour more of that knowledge into this space… but I want to make sure I’m teaching things you’re excited to learn about.

So tell me —
what herbal topics are you most curious about?

💚 Herbs for stress + anxiety
💚 Immune support (adult or kids!)
💚 Sleep + nervous system care
💚 Hormones + cycle support
💚 Gut health + digestion
💚 Herbal first aid
💚 Winter wellness
💚 How to make teas, tinctures, syrups, oils, salves…
💚 Or specific plants you’d love a deep-dive on?

Or honestly — anything at all.
No question is too simple. No topic is too big.

I want this to be a place where we all learn together, grow together, and feel empowered by the plant medicine God gave us. 🌱✨

Drop your ideas below — I can’t wait to see what you’re curious about. 💬👇

11/21/2025

Hahaha.

This lady gets me.

We should be friends. lol

11/21/2025

Becoming Myself — Even When Unseen

I am learning to walk in the truth of who I am,
even in places where my heart goes unnoticed.
There are people who will look at you
and only ever see a shadow of what they expect —
never the depth, the softness, the fire,
or the prayers that shaped you.

But still… you bloom.

I’m learning that being unseen by some
does not make me invisible.
It only calls me back to my own light —
the one God placed in me,
the one no one can dim without permission.

Some will misunderstand you.
Some will outgrow you.
Some will never hold your heart
with the same gentleness you offer.

And still… you rise.

There is a quiet kind of courage
in choosing to be authentically yourself
in a world that asks you to shrink.
A bravery in continuing to shine
even when certain eyes refuse to see.

So keep becoming.
Keep unfolding.
Keep standing tall in the truth of your spirit.

You are not for everyone —
but you are enough,
you are growing,
and you are seen
in all the ways that matter.

-Me