“Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”. This quote comes from Hippocrates and has been in my head for years. Those close to me know that I say it often and consider it every time I make plans for a meal or snack. Here’s why. My sweet, beautiful mom was diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases throughout… Read more →
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The Importance of Family Dinner
As we continue this week of “Let food be thy medicine” I want to share my thoughts on how the time we spend eating our food is so very important. The positive effects of eating together as a family can be very healing. I had the opportunity to share this over on an amazing blog called “Oh So… Read more →
Inspired by : Rachel
Meet Rachel. This is her story. Most addictions function differently than mine. I say this because my addiction isn’t to a substance I can live without, it is to something that I must consume in order to keep on living. Somehow, I’m expected to learn how to live with my addiction without it consuming me. Food… Read more →
5 Things I have done since I was 15 that bring me happiness
There are a few things I learned as a teen from my mom and a special little book she gave me that have always brought me happiness. There were loads of ideas on how to be happy and how to find happiness, but there were a few tips that I applied to my daily life and they instantly became second… Read more →
Mini stuffed peppers
At around 3:00 pm everyday I get really tired and hungry! I am always on the look out for quick and easy snacks that are healthy and that will give me a boost of energy. Mini peppers have always been a favorite snack of mine, but lately I have been wanting to add a little… Read more →
The Sun Will Set For You
Do you feel a constant shadow? Are you sick of being sick or tired of being lonely or sad, because you are always sad and no matter how hard you try you are still afraid and still depressed? I know that feeling. It’s very real, you believe there is no light at the end of the tunnel, you… Read more →
Stop Shoulding on Yourself
Why are we constantly trying to “Keep up with the Jones?” Why do we fall into the trap of looking at others and wondering why we aren’t more like them. I don’t care how perfect peoples lives look on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, or a blog, the truth is no one has it all together all the time. No one has… Read more →
Just Let Go
written by: Krista So much about this picture makes me smile. The excitement on our kids faces as they anxiously await the moment they can release their balloon into the air, and watch it take off until they can no longer see it. The ease they have in letting go of a balloon, that for us as adults represents a… Read more →
“Help Me, Help You!”
Written by: Jenna I used to love Tom Cruise. My best friends and I heard that a new Tom Cruise movie would be filming in Arizona. We were in High School at the time. They were allowing extras to come and be filmed in the movie. We went and we were only about 30 feet from Tom the man. We… Read more →