The holidays are a special time of year filled with family, friends, and seasonal treats. Here are a few tips on enjoying the holidays in a balanced way!
1. Make a Healthy Alternative. Eating healthy year round, (yes even during the holidays) can be done! It doesn't mean giving up the foods you enjoy most, but simply swapping them with a healthier alternative! In fact, once you do so, you will notice how good you feel, and I can promise you will wonder why you ever even enjoyed those sugary...
This time of year we are more focused on being thankful and giving gifts to others. Our abundance and all we have to be thankful for tends to rise to the surface of our awareness. We think more about our own blessings, we talk about them, and we read about others thankfulness on social media. Increased gratitude is part of why it truly is the most wonderful time of the year. While it is wonderful to be more purposeful about thanking God for His good gifts, I can’t help but consider the notion...
"Tomorrow is a new day. It’s a fresh start." These were my final thoughts as I drifted off to sleep. I went to bed feeling defeated. Deflated. Pooped, physically, but maybe even more so emotionally and spiritually. I was holding onto a silly offense from earlier in the day. I was cranky. My thoughts were anything but victorious. I was just ready to stick a fork in the day and call it done. I was relieved knowing the following morning would be a refreshing start to a new day! But something...
What are the first things I should pay attention to when reading a food label?
Start by looking at the ingredients on a food label. The first few ingredients will help you distinguish if the item is actually good for you, or if the label is just ‘selling’ the product as healthy. For example, when you look at a loaf of bread, the label may say “whole grain”, but if the first few ingredients are white or whole wheat flour, you probably know that it is not in fact whole grain.
In addition to...
“Your focus determines your direction.”
You’ve probably heard that saying before, but have you ever really paused, considered and applied it in your life? There’s profound truth in that little bitty statement. The Bible says it this way, “As a man thinks so shall he be.” What we think about, pour our energy into, meditate on, and direct our focus to tend to increase in our lives.
Let me give you an example from my own life. I've spent the better part of my life a little miffed with God about...
Staying in solid, firm faith isn't always easy is it?
James 1:8 describes the battle, "You can't make up your mind! You waver back and forth!"
This kind of double-minded faith is a rattling sense of instability. It's restlessness in all you do, think, feel and decide. Double-minded faith retains the option to disobey (read that again!). When disobedience is our back up plan we are on unstable ground!
When my husband and I got married, we agreed that divorce was simply not an option. Why?...
Giving up is not in my nature!
In October 2001 I was 7 months pregnant with our first child. I needed to take our 125lb dog outside for his daily potty break and since our yard wasn’t fenced, I put him on a leash to go outside. While walking him I was pulled forward on the cement when the dog saw a squirrel. I landed on both knees and this caused my kneecaps to be pushed out from their natural center position. About 4 years later, I had arthroscopy to re-align my right knee cap. The problem...
I love mason jars, because there are so many ways you can use them! One of the most creative and fun things to do with mason jars is to use them to make lunchables...or in this case, masonables!
All you need to make them is a mason jar and an empty plastic applesauce or fruit cup, that has been rinsed out and dried. The purpose of the applesauce cup is to keep the 'wet' ingredients separate from the dry, which allows you to be creative and think outside the box with packed lunches. This is...
Welcome to Week 4 of the Mind & Body Makeover Challenge! I am so excited you guys have decided to be a part of this 31 day challenge! The goal of this challenge is to inspire you to get organized and establish healthy habits that will last a lifetime!How to Follow Participate: Complete the Checklist, and Reach the Weekly Goals!
When you print off the checklist, you will see that there are two weekly goals to reach (The goals are stated at the top of each checklist). Because our health relates...
Welcome to Week 3 of the Mind & Body Makeover Challenge! I am so excited you guys have decided to be a part of this 31 day challenge! The goal of this challenge is to inspire you to get organized and establish healthy habits that will last a lifetime!How to Follow Participate: Complete the Checklist, and Reach the Weekly Goals!
When you print off the checklist, you will see that there are two weekly goals to reach (The goals are stated at the top of each checklist). Because our health relates...
Nourish: Discover God's Perfectly Balanced Plan for Your Body and Soul Encouragement and practical knowledge for living a healthy spiritual & physical lifestyle, inspiring you to get healthy from the inside out.
Devotions for a Healthier You A devotional filled with scriptures, encouraging stories, and tips on keeping a healthy mind, body, and spirit.
100 Simple & Delicious Recipes for Clean Eating An inspirational cookbook chock-full of healthy, innovative yet simple recipes.
