author. aromatherapist. formulator. hemp expert.
"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'" Matthew 19:14 In a fragment of life, pregnant with pain, I caught a glimpse of unadulterated faith in the naïve prayer of … [Continue reading]
In the past few years I have been strangely attracted to the color red. I’ve got a red purse, red jacket, red camera, and red van. It isn’t even my favorite color and I don’t look good in red. But red speaks to how I want to live. I want to live out … [Continue reading]
Getting complacent doing mundane tasks can sometimes add an unanticipated crisis to your day. Mistakes get made because the routine tasks are often approached with an attitude of complacency rather than attention to detail. Last year while starting … [Continue reading]
In April of this year, after months of delays, I finally sat down to write my book How to Make Melt and Pour Soap from Scratch. My goal was to have the book written and published in time for a speaking engagement I had on the topic in May, 2011. My … [Continue reading]
Perseverance (dictionary definition): steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Perseverance (my examples): my husband, my mom and my childhood cat Puffy. As a … [Continue reading]
"The book, “How to Make Melt and Pour Soap Base from Scratch” is one the soapmaking industry has long been clamoring for. Noted aromatherapist, Kayla Fioravanti, has done her research, spent countless hours in the lab formulating and is now sharing … [Continue reading]
This week the Soap Coach, La Shonda Tyree, used excerpts of my book The Art, Science and Business of Aromatherapy in her blog post Making Sense of Scents. What an honor! Thanks for the blogsphere love La Shonda. … [Continue reading]
the stillness of a late night was broken by distant headlights approaching in my rearview mirror, out the open window of a chevy truck he sliced the night air with the edges of a switchblade the truck appeared beside my car and that two men … [Continue reading]
My approach to daily living has been changed by the persistence of grief that has followed the loss of someone so deeply personal to me, that she went down the very roots of who I am. I’ve been through loss before and hard times, but nothing quite … [Continue reading]
“Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16 I was standing at the gathering place when I heard my mother calling me home at an unusual hour. Heading towards her … [Continue reading]
I’ve been the strong one stroking the belly of a loved one filled with cancer. The cancer so advanced that I could feel it under his thin skin as I promised him that it was okay to die that day, and reassured him that we would carry on. I stood there … [Continue reading]
