Herbal treatments and aromatherapy are valuable, time-proven, natural approaches to a healthy and more comfortable pregnancy and birth as well as a successful breastfeeding experience. Herbalist, instructor, and midwife Demetria Clark explains everything a woman needs to know about using herbs and essential oils during this important time of life. Demetria explains which specific essential oils can help with particular physical and emotional challenges that commonly affect women during pre...

These essays are true narratives about the author’s life with her Philippine family of origin. It covers her childhood and early adult years in the Philippines between the 1950s and 1970s and her more than three decades of working as a permanent resident in Canada, and then continues with her retirement years alternating between these two countries. Reflecting on her roles as daughter, granddaughter, niece and sister to six siblings, she describes joyful and unhappy incidents in the contex...

Solid marriages can create healthy communities, and stronger communities can make a better world. Within the home, the role of the wife is critical. When she is equipped with spiritual tools to serve from a place of fulfillment, she is able to make a tremendous impact on our world today, and in the future.If you're a wife:Are you juggling "several" responsibilities?Is your "To Do" list endless, and is your proverbial "plate" full?Do you feel exhausted, and i...

Demetria High teamed up with her late husband, Clarence, to counsel countless couples, singles and families. In this devotional, she explores how every relationship starts, blooms, grows, and changes. Each of these stages requires us to revisit, review, and readjust. One of the challenges to connecting with your partner, she observes, is the hustle and bustle of life gets in the way. Before you start dinner, before you wash a load of clothes, before you (fill in the blank), lay your head o...

“A Mother’s Love” is informative and educational. A noteworthy feature in the book is that it contains a guide to how a mother can engage and earn the trust of her children. It is a collaboration of individual expressions of a mother’s love through diverse perspectives from children and mothers.“Mothers suffer much, endure much, but still find a way to change the world… One day at a time,” said the author who was a finalist for the prestigious Phillis Wheatley Book Awar...

The day that a person gets married is supposed to be one of the happiest days. We promise to love, honor, and cherish each other for the rest of our lives. Every marriage can be fun in the beginning; the wedding and the honeymoon are all part of the glamour and excitement. But what happens six months later, when the gifts stop coming and routine starts to set in? How do couples in a contemporary world, where careers and children demand so much of their time, manage to keep the sparks of lo...

One of the biggest challenges to getting more unprocessed fruits and vegetables in our diets is the preparation time and making them fun and interesting to eat. The spiralizer, a hand-driven appliance favored by gourmet chefs and raw-food enthusiasts, is nowgetting its moment in the culinary spotlight, giving home cooks a way to slice and dice fresh produce quickly and creatively. Driven by an interest in paleo, low carb, and gluten-free diets, many people are looking for ways to replace g...

Daffodil is an emotional documentation of a mother's journey via a collection of journal entries, letters and inspirational quotes. It will take you through suspense, drama, joy, peace and happiness. Demetria Hayes invites you on the courageous journey of her own transformation. A transformation only realized by running, walking, and sometimes crawling through her experiences of bondage, violence and insecurities to Freedom, Forgiveness and the Will to Fight. When time had passed, and the ...

Solid marriages can create healthy communities, and stronger communities can make a better world. Within the home, the wife’s role is critical. When she is equipped with spiritual tools to serve from a place of fulfillment, she is able to make a tremendous impact on our world today, and in the future.If you’re a wife:Are you juggling “several” responsibilities?Is your “To Do” list endless, and is your proverbial “plate” full?Do you feel exhausted, and is you...

Elder George courageously gives her best and works as a dedicated writer who speaks directly to those who might feel that life is hopeless. Her motto has been reinforced after winning her battle with cancer and finding hope in the death of her daughter in Jesus. Suffering is a test of faith in God. If Gods love calls you to suffering, respond through selfsurrender, and you will learn the mystery of love.

Aromatherapy is the practice of using scent to stimulate a healing response for curing physical, emotional, and mental health issues. Essential oils, formed from the aromatic compounds found in flowers, seeds, stems, roots, leaves, and fruits, can be used in the bath, in skin care products, and in diffusers for application in the air. Aromatherapy covers how to use essential oils safely and effectively and provides recipes for combinations of scents for specific health needs.

In 1988, poet, journalist and activist Demetria Martinez was indicted on charges of conspiracy for helping Salvadorans escape their country. After she was acquitted, she began writing Mother Tongue. The result is the powerful story of a young woman's efforts to help a people who were routinely "disappeared" by their government. A nameless El Salvadoran man, fleeing torture and imprisonment, arrives in the United States-his only hope for asylum. The American woman who has volunteered to hel...