Buy American - Even if only for 30 days.

I received this in my Inbox this morning and wanted to share.  Great message and terrific idea for the month of August.  Jer and I are proud to 'Buy American' every month at Melaleuca.  3500+ people in Idaho and Kentucky have jobs with Melaleuca. They've never laid any one off.  Click on the right side bar to see all the awards they've received for the amazing way they do business.  Maybe it's time you checked out this awesome company!

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Did y'all see Diane Sawyer's special report?  They removed ALL items from a typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA .

Healthy Heart - Naturally!

Hands with Seeds is centered on doing business with heart.  What we mean by that, is always remembering we are here to help others, embracing the art & practice of conscious leadership.  Author & speaker, Lance Secretan distills this into the CASTLE Principle: Courage, Authenticity, Service, Truthfulness, Love & Effectiveness.  As I add to this blog, I'll often return to these six words, as they represent the guidelines I use to navigate my life and my business.  I encourage you to Google Lance and his book: ONE.  I'm sure it will become on of your fav reads!

Today, I'm going to embrace the word, Effectiveness.  The subject will be the heart.

Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 introduced in Congress

Posted on June 28, 2011 on Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (see my Fav Links on right)

All of our hard work is paying off! The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families supporters have been building the momentum for safe, nontoxic products, and elected leaders responded last week by reintroducing the federal Safe Cosmetics Act in the House of Representatives!

Had to share this article from USA Today!

By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY
They grew up during a time of cultural change, and now are being forced to redefine retirement at midlife.

The 77 million Americans in the Baby Boom generation face an economic storm: The Wall Street meltdown trampled their retirement nest eggs more than any other group. After losing jobs during what they thought would be some of their peak earning years, many are struggling to get back into the workforce. Health care costs are rising, and declining home values mean they might not be able to count on home equity to guarantee an easier retirement.

Welcome to Hands with Seeds!

I am thrilled to launch this blog to coordinate with our new Hands with Seeds web environment.

I have to admit; I'm a dirt girl and when given a choice will most always choose the natural alternative. Jer, on the other hand, is not a yogurt guy but has embraced many of my choices as he experienced the difference it makes in our quality of life. Our son Danner, who is now 20 years old, was encouraged to sit in mud puddles, wore cloth diapers and his friends always asked what I was cooking before they accepted an invitation to stay for dinner! Dan never had allergies, an ear infection, any serious illness, or learning issues, although he did sever his liver in a bike accident and lost a finger to haying. He’s always been a wild child!

Trying to find great natural based products for our personal care, first aid, pet care, cleaning, laundry and nutrition was always a struggle, as most of the products I tried cost too much, didn’t work well and I had to run all over the place to find them. Then in 2002, I was introduced to Melaleuca – the Wellness Company! I've shopped every month with this company ever since and now that Dan has his own house, he’s a customer, too.