Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. — John Muir Have you ever experienced the stunning silence of freshly fallen snow? Discerned the enchanting call of distant birdsong? Stood awestruck at the edge of the ocean at sunset or dawn? If you have, you know that for those few moments—no matter what was going on in your life or whether you were concerned about your health, family, work or y

was just learning about herbs and jumped at the opportunity when she offered me her herbs. I put them all on a shelf, organized them by name, and then just looked at them. It was at that moment that I knew I had no idea how to use most of these herbs. This set me on a quest for knowledge. I wrote a list of the herbs I had been given and took to the internet as well as several herbal reference books I had purchased. As I delved in, I began to see how the herbs could be combine