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Archives for March 21, 2011
“Easter: Why the Egg?”
“Easter: Why the Egg?” By Erin E. Schmidt Whyis the egg the symbol of Easter? Henswill only lay eggs when they’ve received at least 12 hours of light a day.Before electric lights, this meant hens only laid eggs in the six months of theyear when the earth gets the most sunlight, from the spring equinox to the fallequinox. Fresh eggs were a natural sign of spring in the time when they wereonly available during the warm months of the year. Like seeds, the egg is alsoa symbol of the beginning of life. Accordingto some historians, the egg was adopted as the symbol of Easter becauseChristians traditionally abstained from eating eggs during Lent. On Easter,they could break their egg-fast and eat them again. Eggs, according to St.Augustine, are also a symbol of hope, because the egg, like hope, is somethingthat has not yet come to fruition. Anotherconnection Christians make with the egg is the phoenix. This mythical birdbuilds a funeral pyre for itself and dies. From its ashes, an … [Read more...]
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birthdefect, with 1 in every 125 babies—that’s over 35,000!—in the United States bornwith a congenital heart defect each year. But what are congenital heart defects, exactly? A congenital heart defect is a structural abnormality of theheart that is present at birth. Thesedefects, which alter or block the flow of blood through the heart, can range inseverity from mild to life-threatening. Thereare many different types of congenital heart defects, and they can include structuralproblems of the heart valves, the walls of the heart, or the veins and arteriesthat carry blood to and from the heart. Congenital heart defects manifest themselves in the earlyweeks of pregnancy—when the fetus’s heart is developing—and occur when theheart develops abnormally or incompletely. Doctors and scientists are not entirely sure what causes congenitalheart defects but believe that both genetic and environmental factors play … [Read more...]
Skin MD Review and Giveaway!
My Thoughts on Skin MD This past week was Spring Break for us and we decided to take a little trip to see my family! It was a blast! While we were there my Dad took us Inner Tubing. There is a big hill outside of my hometown that has a lift to carry you up the hill in your inner tubes and then you have a blast sledding back down! Okay so why am I telling you all this? Well because the Colorado Air is VERY dry in the winter and our faces were severely wind burned by the time we were done! Especially my daughters! She ended the day with a raised rash on both of her cheeks that was more than just a little uncomfortable! Luckily for all of us I had brought along my Skin MD to review! I placed the Skin MD immediately on my daughters face when we got back home! I did it again before bed and then the next morning! Each time my daughters face showed drastic improvement! After just three applications the redness was gone! The Skin MD was used on myself and my husband as well. Though … [Read more...]