About Me

Do you, like me, when you visit a new site, click on the "About Me" or "About Us" link? We want to know who is behind it and what their reason is for being there. We want to know whether they are trustworthy and what is their general view on life.

In this case you want to know just how much of an authority I might be on aloe vera and on handy herbs for health purposes, right?

I've already written several of these "about me" pages for my other sites, so if you want to study me in depth, you can expand your research. For my site about my novel, Ruthe's Secret Roses, read the About the author page. At my Online Shopping Guides site, find About the Owner. For my Bouquet of Enterprises site, look for More About Me. At my genealogy site, AGodlyInheritance.com, again, look for About me and How to Reach me.

On this page however, I'd like to focus on a side of me that those other pages do not cover; my interest in alternative health through the natural remedies that God has provided all around us. Partly I was drawn in to this by about 12 years with allergies, and partly because of poverty. I simply couldn't afford to buy commercial or prescription remedies. I had to be resourceful. My more recent history plays into this too.

Resourcefulness is something about me I've inherited from Dad, I learned over the past 24 years, after I had moved back home to look after my parents in Hague, Saskatchewan, a lot about my parents and ancestry, and the characteristics that I inherit from them. Fascinating topic.

A Brief Outline;
I'm the oldest of five siblings, and because my mother was sickly most of her life after she was gored by a cow, I had to learn responsibility early. I missed out on some social life, but I did live in a world of books and imagination. So early on I started a novel, and then for fear others would laugh at me, I kept working at it in secret and polishing it for a couple of decades.

While living in London, Ontario, those 12 years, I had a lot of trouble with hay fever and other allergies, and my landlady introduced me to vitamins and supplements to keep that under control. When I saw results I began to study and read everything I could get my hands on about alternative health measures, and I tried out whatever I could afford.

I returned to Hague in September 1983, and settled in to bless and take care of my parents as long as they needed me. It was a faith walk, with many unexpected twists and turns, I had not anticipated, such as nursing my Gr'ma Kroeker as well round the clock for some months until there was an opening at the Rosthern Nursing home. When dealing with seniors you end up spending a lot of time talking about relationships and ancestry - and - if you are fortunate, you discover a lot of old information about foods and plants and remedies. I scored well on both points and gained new skills and areas of knowledge.

Bringing Gr'ma's large old aloe vera plant into our home, and discovering how many other uses it had besides soothing skin burns led to my propagation and filling of the sunroom with 60 to 75 pots full of countless aloe vera plants. Later, visiting her in the nursing home and chatting with other older women led to a discovery of the very therapeutic weeds, or herbs, growing under my feet beside the sidewalk!

After Mom died in November 1997, I saved up for a computer and went online, resolved to become a business woman and to learn how to self-publish my novel. I soon discovered that to market anything online you need a web site. So I tried out things on some free hosting sites. Then I became convinced that a registered domain name was better. There was still a steep learning curve, but things improved and I began to be more professional about my sites.

Almost from the beginning of my online life in 1999, I learned about Ken Evoy and his better-than-good e-book, Make-Your-SITE-Sell, followed by Make-Your-KNOWLEDGE-Sell, and others., A few years later Ken offered his software suite called SiteBuildIt! Oh my! I was ready for that. I would have bought in right away, however, I was still a caregiver without a regular salary. I was still praying in postage money when I wanted to write my pen pals. So it seemed out of reach. In the meantime - until I could afford it - I diligently read every email Ken sent out to affiliates and tried to apply what I learned to my cheaper sites.

Reading case-studies and seeing the enthusiastic testimonials on video of other proud SBI site owners who just LOVE their SBI only made me more eager to have my own!

Incidentally, when I would water my plants on Saturday morning I often wondered if it would be possible to sell the excess from a website. Gradually I became convinced that an SBI site on aloe vera would be a good way to test it's powers.

In January of 2007 my father came down with a fast type of lung cancer. He passed away four days after his 91st birthday in February. Then my life swung into five intense and physically and emotionally exhausting months as I had to wrap up Dad's estate and prepare the house for sale and then the estate auction. At the same time I was hunting for a new home, and trying to find ways to support myself fully. I was able to get an advance/loan on my coming inheritance, which I used as a down payment on a wee tiny ol' house in Saskatoon. It needed lots of cleaning, fixing and preparation too, before I moved into it, as well as after. Finally, in fall a portion of the inheritance came through for my siblings and myself. I was able to pay back my advance loan, and had a bit left over. One of the first things I treated myself to was this SiteBuildIt! subscription for my first year. Finally! At last! My prayer and dream was granted.

I have some clients for web design and some missionary support through Western Tract Mission, so I keep very busy. I've had to juggle my schedule to fit in some hours to work on this and bring it to a place where it will bless and provide for me. Because I had taught myself web design from raw HTML coding and this is built so that you don't need any knowledge of HTML, I've had some slow spells as I've had to ignore or set aside some of the habits and methods I've used on my other sites, but I'm determined to follow the Guide, and do this right.

I believe more than ever that this is one of the wisest things I've ever done. That was confirmed when I worked through the keyword brainstorming steps, and saw how to really use Google's AdSense far more profitably than I had so far. The AnalyzeIt! is another marvelous feature. When I upload a page, it has the most uncanny way of knowing where to place my best keyword and how often to use it, so that the page will be lapped up by the search engines. Nor will I have to go the rounds to submit each page to the SEs - a real drudge job on my other sites. (One I don't get to often enough).

Now you would like an SBI site? By all means, go for it! I recommend it highly! Read up on SiteBuildIt! and do check out the Quick Tour Slide Show A fast step-by-step demo of how SBI! works. Better still - try the Virtual Tour! You'll be pleasantly surprised!

Ask any Questions you have, and discover the excellent quality of support staff.

Believe me, I'm convinced! I have already started a second SBI site, and have ideas for some more!

Now, I better get back to writing more pages on aloe vera and the handy herbs that could be a great help to you!

Aloe Vera products through Forever Living


More & Deeper

ALVEDAMA - Aloe Vera da Medeira - how the Cowens grow and sell their aloe vera on the island of Madeira, just off the coast of Portugal.

Aloe Vera, the Burn Plant - and how I proved it for myself with a second degree burn on my left hand on Easter Sunday. (A photo story).

Aloe Vera Aids Burn Treatment, Wound Healing And Scars - a guest article to explain some of the technical aspects of how this happens.

Freezing Aloe Vera - I've tried freezing the aloe vera gel, hoping to use it later, but that seems to kill the good stuff in it, as I found it looked too yukky when I tried to defrost it to use, however I discuss the pros and cons on this page.

Eating My Aloe Vera - just now I'm eating a large plant that is falling over in a hurry, but also thinking about help for those can't get access to such plants easily.

Back to Eden and Herbal Books Bookstore

Bacterial Vaginosis - and other vaginal irritations can be cured naturally for once and for all.

Plantain - thank God - it's so handy! - A review of the things I've learned about plantain and the many ways to use it as a healing remedy.

Calendula, Marigold - My discoveries and experiences with calendula and how to make an ointment from this herb.

Mint - the Refreshing and Soothing Herb - Mint is one of my most favourite herbs, especially for a refreshing tea that soothes away gas and pain and rattled nerves.

Comfrey - to Close up Your Wounds - Comfrey is the plant that can knit or close up your wounds and put you back together. Comfrey has an excellent effect on inward bruises and pains. A poultice of the fresh leaves is excellent for gangrenous sours, gangrene, mortifications, and moist ulcers.

Herbal Teas - Simple instructions for how to prepare herbal teas, and for different quanties, with links to many old recipes.

Specific Benefits of the Herbs in the Herbal Teas - A quick summary page of herbal benefits to check when deciding which herbal tea blend to make, and want to know what each herb may do for you.

Natural Arthritis Remedies - Natural arthritis remedies and suggestions for a cleanse of the toxins and poisons which cause that intense pain - which could cure you of all arthritis pain.

Odd Cure for Bad Breath - Bad breath can be prevented, perhaps even cured by drinking tea, plus a few other odd cures.

Teas for Colds and Flu Remedies - Recipes for infusions or herbal teas for colds and flu remedies.

Teas to Aid in Good Digestion - Recipes for herbal teas that will help to digest one's food better.

Herbal Teas for Energy and Memory - Recipes for herbal teas for energy and memory to give new vitality and improve your memory skills.

Teas for Relaxing, to Give You Rest - Recipes for herbal teas for relaxing, infusions that will make it easier for you to rest.

Herbal Teas that Heal - Recipes for herbal teas that are able to heal or improve symptoms of more specific health problems.

Teas That Heal - Brewing Recipes - More teas that heal - brewing recipes that have a similar brewing method..

Herbal Tea Remedy e-Book - ready to download

- Holistic Therapies for Animals - see what Dena Schwartz has found to work with animals as well as people.

Key Aloe Product Sources:
Forever Living AoK Puritan's Pride AoK Organic Ease, Inc.