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Components of a healthy diet and "a few of my favorite things".

Advent is observed the four weeks prior to Christmas in anticipation of the coming of our Savior. It serves as a reminder and tool to prepare our hearts for the true Christmas celebration, Christ’s birth. Advent helps to quiet our souls from the worldly noise and pressures of the season. This week, we focus on hope. Hope is often used interchangeably with wish. My son, Collin, as a young child would often say, “I sure do hope so” to anything he wished to get. For example,

Tips for managing your blood sugar and Advent resources.

My mom, Marmie, fought pancreatic cancer for 7 years. This is almost unheard of with pancreatic cancer. Most people die within weeks to a few months of diagnosis as this type of cancer is well advanced before symptoms typically appear. By God’s grace, we did not have to say goodbye to Marmie as abruptly as the statistical average. Medically speaking, the seven years can only be described as a fight. Fighting the cancer. Fighting the side effects of treatment. Fighting our f

Happy Thanksgiving! Making smart eating choices over the holidays.

This little cutie turns 23 years old tomorrow!! Oh, how time has flown! Collin is our first born, the one who made me a mom. He is smart, kind, clever, strong, hardworking, disciplined, thoughtful, and creative among so many other things. The Lord has taught me so many things through Collin over the past 23 years but one lesson stands out above all the rest. I often share it as an encouragement to new moms. In honor of Collin's 23rd birthday, I feel led to share it here. When

The perfect Thanksgivings we see on commercials and our actual Thanksgiving experiences are more than likely two very different things. More often than not, there is an element of heavy to our gatherings. We all have different opinions, experiences, and hurts. At times, this can spill over into our relationships. The truth is, we are all imperfect sinners. Our only hope is the hope we have in Jesus’s death on the cross in our place. As we plan the menu and the grocery list,

An update concerning Hormone Replacement Therapy and the recent FDA announcement.

A few of my nieces and nephews spent some time at our house this past weekend. One of our winter family traditions is to work puzzles together. While they were here, I let them choose the puzzle after they shot down my 500-piece suggestion. Naturally, they chose a 1,000-piece puzzle, worked on it for thirty minutes, and then moved on. My daughter and I have been left with the task of completing what we collectively started. As Cate and I have worked on the puzzle this week,

Small, simple habits we can implement to protect our physical and mental well-being.

Through Jesus's death (& resurrection), we gain life. The words of Jesus tell us this in John 11:25-26, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die" (John 11:25-26). In John 12:25 we are instructed, “anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life”. Upside-down principles: Death equals life. Loss equal

Issue 7, October 31, 2025 New & Upcoming... The next Wellness Workshop will be Thursday, November 13th. This Wellness Workshop will focus on managing your blood sugar . We will walk you through the insulin resistance & the disease process of Type 2 diabetes with simple & easy to understand details. You will learn the primary causes & the impact to your overall health. The basic fundamentals of managing your blood sugar will be broken down into simple steps for easy applica

In the world, fame & fortune is everything. Success should be your driving force. Busyness equals importance. Identity is found in your social status, bank balance, job title, and/or address. Security comes in the form of dollar signs. We are told expensive vehicles are the obvious choice for a Christmas gift. We are told relying on medications is “health care”. We are told happiness comes through the next vacation, a particular dress size, or just the “right” dining room d

Issue 6, October 24, 2025 New & Upcoming... The next Wellness Workshop will be Thursday, November 13th. This Wellness Workshop will focus on managing your blood sugar . We will walk you through the insulin resistance & the disease process of Type 2 diabetes with simple & easy to understand details. You will learn the primary causes & the impact to your overall health. The basic fundamentals of managing your blood sugar will be broken down into simple steps for easy applica

Issue 5, October 17, 2025 The Healthy Eating Wellness Workshop was a success! I am working to build this information into an online course for purchase, giving you access to learn at your pace & convenience. More details soon! New & Upcoming... The next Wellness Workshop will be Thursday, November 13th. This Wellness Workshop will focus on Type 2 Diabetes Prevention . We will walk you through the disease process of Type 2 diabetes with simple & easy to understand details. Y

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Issue 3, October 3, 2025 New & Upcoming... Bible Reading Cohort started October 1, 2025 It is not too late to join us in reading the New...

Issue 2, September 26, 2025 New & Upcoming... Bible Reading Cohort starting October 1, 2025 Let's read the Bible together! Using The...

Eve, by God’s created design, was the “helper” to Adam, a complement if you will. God saw Adam lacked “a suitable helper”. (Genesis...

When our daughter, Cate, was 6 weeks old, my mom fell down a flight of stairs. Her fall resulted in surgery & hospitalization. I took my...