Amour Naturals

01/18/2023

Is there an oil you’d like to try but don’t want commit to a full bottle yet? Did you know we offer diluted ready to use roll-ons and sample sizes?

These sample sizes are perfect to try a new oil AND for travel. Throw them in a bag and they are easy to take along.

What sample do you want to try? Message me and I’ll send you one!

09/14/2022

Women’s Monthly. The name is pretty self explanatory. And this oil is a staple around here. I love being a woman but there are some monthly pains that I’d love to diminish. IYKYK 😉

You know the ones…lower back pain from a tilted uterus. General cramping. Bloating. Hormonal challenges. And all the awful pain from 😖

Our Women’s Monthly can help though! When used a week or so before your *time* you’ll see diminished pain and other challenges. And when used monthly, the benefits increase! Who wouldn’t want painless periods and regulated hormones? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ Then try this blend!

09/08/2022

Are back to school germs hitting your household yet? Or do you want to prevent them?

Beginning of school colds seem to be everywhere and last forever but the doc often says there’s nothing that can be done. Our Immunity can help! Simply roll it on the soles of your feet to help prevent or lessen the severity of back-to-school sickness. We use it daily and sometimes roll it on our pillowcases or wrists to boost the effects. It lasts forever and at only $10 it’s a steal!

Simple things often have the most profound effect 💕

08/14/2022

Do you love the outdoors but always seem to get burnt? Do you want to spend more time outside without worrying about sunscreen application? Have you tried eating your sunscreen? 🤔

I know, you’re thinking, “gross!” It’s not what is sounds like. I’m referring to red and orange fruits and veggies. These foods contain carotenoids that accumulate in the skin and cause it to better absorb different wavelengths of sunlight. There’s still lots of research to be done but my experience has been positive (and garden veggies make it so much easier to get those colors in!). Tomatoes, berries, carrots, grapefruit, red fish and more! What an easy way to “apply”sunscreen 😉

Just remember, whole foods are always better than supplements, so many sure to eat these foods and not just supplement. Supplements have shown to have adverse affects 🥴

And if you want a bit more info, here’s some light reading 😉

https://foodandnutrition.org/from-the-magazine/spf-sun-protection-foods/

07/25/2022

Happy Sabbath friends! I hope you were able to relax, refresh, and renew for the upcoming week. We dropped all the kids at camp today so it’s very quiet here.

See that little notecard there? Every Sabbath, I look through the last week’s Bible In One Year readings and choose a verse to meditate on for the following week. Then I write it on a notecard and place it on our kitchen island tray. It’s a place I’m often at preparing food, cleaning, or teaching. A place that’s easy to see and gently reminds me to meditate on scripture.

All week I’ll meditate on that verse. What it means. How it affects my life now. Committing it to memory. Meditate while I’m in the kitchen. In the shower. In the garden. Really anywhere. Applying a little Rosemary helps focus too!

Meditation (a fancy word for focusing your thoughts) is one of the 12 disciplines and it’s SO important. But I have a hard time carving out time to do it unless it’s staring me in the face 😂 I find when I spend a few minutes here and there throughout the day on one scripture I’m more at peace. More patient. More able to be who He created me to be.

How do you meditate?

07/18/2022

I love summer. I love the different pace. The time outdoors. The hoards of friends around. It’s amazing 😍

But sometimes I find myself doing too much. Planning fun outings. Teaching (yes, just different lessons). Gardening. Cooking. Cleaning. Planning time with the kids friends. Appointments. Reading programs…every moment gets filled.

It’s all fun. And I love doing it because I want summers to be memorable for our kids. But I also need to remember that they just want time with us. Unscheduled time. Time to go on a walk and pick flowers. To bake something new. To have a party that I didn’t do too much for. To sit on the deck and talk and eat popsicles. I’m learning that (slowly because I’m stubborn) and this summer has been different. Still memorable. But a tad less busy and more fulfilling 💕

What kind of summer refreshes you? Jam packed with fun or slow and easy?

07/15/2022

Who else has kids who play sports? 🙋🏻‍♀️ I adore watching our kids grow and dive deeper into their passions.But I don’t love their smelly sports equipment. 🫣

If you’ve ever been in the car with a kid (or 3!) who’s removed their cleats after a 6 hour sports camp in 100° heat, you can commiserate 🤢

But we’re here to help! You can make a super easy, 3 ingredient, one bottle spray that you can use to rid their equipment of those funky smells.

Sports bags, cleats, pads, and helmets will smell great again. I know you can’t believe that, but it’s really NOT too good to be true.

What do you need?
* A spray bottle (a cheap plastic one will do just fine!)
* Isopropyl Alcohol (91% is what we use)
* Distilled water
* Our Cleanse blend

* Fill your spray bottle 1/4 full of the alcohol.
* Fill to almost full with the distilled water. If you’re using the sports spray quickly, tap water is fine but tap water can mold over time so don’t let it set.
* Add about 20 drops per 8 oz of spray of our Cleanse blend. This blend will overpower the alcohol scent and leave the equipment smelling fresh.
* Screw on the top, shake the mixture and spray away! It will dry quickly, killing odor causing bacteria and leaving a fresh scent 🤗

Reapply as needed (we use it after every practice and game). Finally, you won’t have to hold your breath as you go past the “sports corner” in the garage! 😉

07/15/2022

07/11/2022

What catches your eye here? Is it the faded, dying roses that need to be trimmed? Or the leaves with aphids that we’re battling hard this summer (naturally of course!)? Or is it the little new growth peeking out?

If I’m honest, I’m more likely to look for the things that need to be fixed or trimmed. The stuff I “need to do”. I don’t often stop to see the new. The baby growth. The beautiful in the midst of hard.

But He is working on that because He’s good. Not easily. Or prettily. Because I’m awfully stubborn 😬 But just like this rose, there’s a lot that needs to be trimmed away to discover the new. Baby steps, right?

What areas are being trimmed for you? What new growth are overlooking? Even if it’s just baby growth right now? Because eventually that growth will become full size. So take time to celebrate it as a work in progress.

07/10/2022

How’s summer treating you? We’re loving the slower pace filled with friends, water play and outdoor fun.

The part we don’t love are the 🐜🦟🕷Especially my daughter. The mosquitoes seem to love her and the bites swell like welts 😢

Enter Bug Away. I love that it’s natural and the kids love that it works. And with zero nasty chemicals, you can reapply without hesitation. We just made a new batch so grab it while it’s available!

03/29/2022

Making a fresh batch of laundry detergent 🧺 This stuff is fully natural and lasts FOREVER! Plus no fake lingering fragrances 🙌🏻 Unfortunately it isn’t magic enough to move the laundry from the washer to the dryer 😉 Working on that 😜

What’s your favorite laundry detergent?

03/27/2022

After a couple late nights in a row, this is what helps us to feel awake and ready for the day. Run it in your diffuser or put a dab on your wrists and go conquer your day! Have a great Sabbath! ☀️

03/25/2022

Spring break means LOTS of fun here. But this week it also meant a cold 🤧😞 It only lasted 2 days because we quickly broke out our arsenal of tools. Top on the list was our Detox Bath. It helps increase immunity building minerals and promotes healing sleep too.

Leave a comment if you want to know what else we used to heal quickly and get back to fun!

12/02/2021

We’re baaaaaaaack!! We had an AMAZING time in Italy with lots of food, wine and fun. But now it’s back to real life 😉 Tell me, what are you grateful for that sometimes gets taken for granted? Mine is in the comments!

11/10/2021

Happy fall! We are taking a much needed break to focus on the family. We will be back to normal hours November 26th. Stay well!

10/29/2021

Our “math activity” during homeschool has become our favorite time. The kids pick a game that (loosely) focuses on numbers, we grab tea, a snack and hang out playing.

I’m not just teaching numbers or math here. Social graces, paying attention, turn taking, problem solving, conversation techniques, manners and more are all covered. Family game time is more than learning a game. Skills that are patiently taught will transfer to other parts of their lives. It’s an important time and still so fun.

So much so that there’s an uproar when we have to stop for the day 🥰

What’s your favorite family game?

10/27/2021

Spiced pickled beets- yum! 😋 this was just about 1/2 of our beets this year…and it will last me all winter because only my daughter is willing to have a few here and there. I’m so looking forward to opening these in the dead of winter when I need a little garden freshness 💕

Isn’t it fun to enjoy your hard work all year long? Knowing the love that went into caring for and preparing canned goods makes the time commitment worth it.

Tell me, are you on team beets or no?

10/22/2021

Cooler weather + drier air + long days outside for soccer means my skin gets SO dry!

Enter our face and body scrubs. They are amazing at getting your skin healthy. They are completely natural and contain oils to nourish your skin while sloughing off dead cells. Plus the essential oil scents are 👌🏻

Which would you prefer-body or face scrub?