Only By Prayer

Where the sacred and everyday meet


  • Does Your Head Know God Loves You But Not Your Heart?

    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 is one of the most well known Bible verses in the world. Perhaps you already know it by heart. I’ve had it memorized for a long time.… [Continue Reading]

    Does Your Head Know God Loves You But Not Your Heart?

  • Are You Done Retreating?

    I schlepped my suitcase in the door and dropped it on the floor. “Are you done retreating?” Erik asked me as I came in the house.  His question stopped me in my tracks.

    Are You Done Retreating?

  • Take 5! A Good Work

    Let’s take 5 minutes and study about a good work from the word of God. Now, please get your journal and a pencil and lets get started!     6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.… [Continue Reading]

    Take 5! A Good Work

  • Cancel Culture, an Old Tactic

    Cancel culture is alive and well in America today.  If you dare to disagree with whatever “they” deem to be acceptable thinking on a topic or issue, the mob gangs up and cancels you — your social media presence, you job or business, whatever it is that is important to you and your livlihood. You’re now… [Continue Reading]

    Cancel Culture, an Old Tactic
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Botanical Tools of the Trade

I took this picture for an Instagram post last month and love it so much because it captures some of the botanical products I make or aromatherapy ingredients/tools I use for Botanically Me. I thought I’d explain a little about each item.

How To Make Baby Salve

Ever the game players, my daughter and son-in-law asked us to play a word game just shortly after arriving to our house for Thanksgiving. “Hmm. They’re getting a little overanxious with this game thing,” I remember thinking. Five minutes later we were trying to puzzle out a maze of words when my husband started yelling,[Read More…]

stay. watch. pray.

I never noticed this before. I’ve read this portion of scripture dozens of times and never really took in what Jesus asks His disciples to do. You know the scene–the Garden of Gethsemane, where blood and sweat run freely together with prayer and grace. And Jesus asks his disciples to pray.

Reflections #19: Could You Not Tarry?

Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Matthew 26:40-41 In the middle of this time of Holy Week, it seems appropriate[Read More…]

Beeswax for Health & Wellness

With it’s slightly sweet honeyed scent and glowing colors ranging from yellow to orange, it’s hard to resist natural beeswax. Three years ago my husband and I took up the mantle of beekeepers, and while we have much to learn, we are fascinated by the day-to-day workings in a beehive and the goodness that the[Read More…]

Essential Oils for Kids: Safety

When it comes to essential oils and kids, you can’t be too careful. As an aromatherapist, one of the things that bothers me the most is misinformation concerning the use of essential oils on children. Too often I hear of essential oils being applied to children without diluting them first, or essential oils being put[Read More…]