Perfect for any young fan of Harry Potter, The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids will have aspiring witches and wizards brewing potions, baking stellar treats, and cooking creative dishes in no time. From breakfast all the way to dessert, this book makes any meal or snack extra special (and educational!), with recipes like Rock Cakes, Granola Bars “Owl Food,” Pumpkin Soup, Magic Star Fruit Salad, Fish & Chips, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Acid Lollipops, Sticky Toffee Pudding, Butterscotch Beer and much more!
The Unofficial Hogwarts Cookbook for Kids is the perfect primer to get the young chefs-in-training active in the kitchen with their parents. As a family, you’ll have fun learning cooking terms and kitchen skills with recipes that range in complexity so that all kid chefs and their potions masters (or parents) can whip up something amazing. Cooking up some Magic!!
The Parables of Sunlight by Margaret Dulaney (the spiritual memoir of a troubled farm) is a memoir of a neglected farm, an abandoned and injured hours, and the prevailing resilience of hope. Written by the principal writer and spoken word artist Margaret Dulaney of Listen Well. A spoken word website exploring open faith ideas through story and metaphor. Part memoir, part exploration of the divine, and loaded with animals
From The Parables of Sunlight – “I like to imagine that I have a true teacher, a figure much like the mythic Merlin, who business it is to gently guide me toward the truth. My fantasy involves a mentor, master guide, compassionate being who walks beside me, neither of us seeming to set the page, neither forcing nor slowing the speed, moving along at a mindful stroll and noticing things together, There are times when I point things out to the teacher and times when I sense the teacher directing my attention as we move through what Dylan Thomas refers to in his Poem In October as “the parables of sunlight,” the instruction of your days spent together on Planet Earth.”
About the author: Margaret Dulaneyis the principal writer and voice behind Listenwell.org, a spoken word website offering once monthly recorded essays exploring open faith ideas through story and metaphor, Her writings ca be found in Parabola Magazine, Thrive Global, Elephant Journal, World Religion News, Read the Spirit, Day One and Big Muddy, among others. Her books include, To Hear the Forest Song ( a selection of writings from Listen Well), and The Parables of Sunlight (The Spiritual memoir of a troubled farm).
Ordinary People Extraordinary GOD: 17 Personal Stories Of Lives Transformed By The Love Of GOD by Rick Schatz with Stephen Eyre
They may never be as renowned as biblical heroes or regarded as especially gifted by the world’s standards, but each of these ordinary, modern-day heroes contains infinite value in the eyes of God. He has transformed them by His redeeming love, gifted them for service, and used them for His glory in amazing ministries which have blessed thousands.
You, too, are one of God’s ordinary people, redeemed and transformed by the blood of Jesus. But is fear of failure and disappointing Him holding you back from living your destiny and serving in the Kingdom? If so, this book will challenge and encourage you with the reality that you are good enough and gifted enough. You don’t have to climb a mountain. All it takes is a yes.
Allow the stories in Ordinary People Extraordinary Godto increase your faith as you step into the transforming work of a loving God.
Do you remember being a kid or pre-teen and learning about makeup? What was more fun than mixing colors? If you were almost out of red nail polish – – you might want to see what happened if you added a little gold nail polish to the bottle. And so it went. You were expressing your own style without knowing it and getting the creative juices flowing (and probably learning a bit about chemistry at the same time).
DIY Kit Creations’ Nail Polish Making Kit comes with five different specialty mineral pigment powders and unlimited color possibilities. The nail polish dries very quickly and is long-lasting. While the Nail Polish Making Kit is free of formaldehyde and other harsh chemicals.
Between global warming and the post-pandemic push to move to the suburbs, it is the perfect storm for an uptick in the number of tick-borne illnesses. Lyme is a major concern primarily in the Northeast and was recently dubbed the fastest growing disease in the world but there are a host of other illnesses carried by these critters including 15 others such as Borrelia, Powassan and Alpha-gal Sundrome. Use TickEase tweezers to follow the CDC tick removal guidelines for quick, easy and safe with tick removal.
1. Ticks only bite in the summer—False Ticks are active year-round and found in all 50 states. Nymphal ticks are harder to see and are out in the spring and early summer. Cold weather does not kill them. They are mostly dormant but have been seen in February thanks to global warming.
2. Ticks only live in wooded areas, not the beach—False Ticks also hide in bushes, ground cover and beach grass.
3. You must live near deer for find deer ticks—False Deer are not the only deer hosts. They feed on mice, birds, chipmunks, raccoons, squirrels, birds and even reptiles. Ticks have been around for millions of years and have infected many food sources.
4. Ticks jump from trees or fly—False No, ticks do not jump or fly but they do climb trees and hide in bark. They usually stay closer to the ground waiting for prey, such as you or your pet.
5. You can feel a tick bite you—False Untrue as ticks secrete a numbing agent before they bite. Fewer than 50 percent of Lyme patients recall being bitten.
6. Ticks can smell blood—False Ticks can detect carbon dioxide, ammonia in sweat, and heat from potential hosts. Your breath is their favorite scent. No amount of insect repellent can detect you from 50 feet or more away.
7. Ticks must remain attached to you for 24-36 hours to transmit a disease—True and False The length of time a tick stays attached depends on the tick species, tick life stage, and host response to the bite. The bottom line: You want to get rid of a tick as quickly as possible. An infected tick can transmit the deadly Powassan virus in a matter of minutes.
8. Best way to remove a tick is with a match—False This is potentially dangerous and painful. Agitating the tick can put you at a higher risk of exposure. Other popular myths about removing ticks by smothering it with oil, butter, nail polish, nail polish remover, dish detergent, Vaseline, alcohol, or aftershave all pose the same risk as burning.
9. A tick head borrowed under your skin can transmit disease after you remove the body—False Ticks don’t have heads. They have barbed mouth parts that can remain in the skin if the entire tick is not removed. These can cause skin inflammation or local infection.
10. Dispose of an embedded tick by flushing it down the toilet—False There are several reasons not to flush it. It is best to save the tick and so it can tested if needed, and many states have free testing services. It’s helpful to know what type of tick bit you and what type of pathogens or parasites it is carrying.
11. If you get Lyme from a tick, a bullseye rash will appear—False Less than 50% of Lyme disease patients ever find a bullseye rash or any rash at all. Rashes can present in many different ways. Some are red and some are pink. Some are big and blotchy or spotted.
12. If your blood test is negative, you have not been infected—False There’s still no reliable blood test for tick-borne diseases. That’s why it’s so important to be vigilant about checking for ticks and removing them properly if you find one.
