Early last Saturday morning I took my oldest daughter with me to walk a labyrinth. I had been trying to find time to spend with each child separately, so they’d have time with mommy without competition from their siblings. It hadn’t been something I’d been…
Since starting this blog three years ago, each week I’ve known what to write, even if it wasn’t until the last day. This is the first week I’ve felt like maybe I have nothing to say. These last few weeks have been challenging, to…
Ever feel like if one more thing happens, everything will come crashing down around you? As if your life is a delicate house of cards and a light breeze will knock the whole thing over? Sometimes I think I might have everything running along like…
This one is for me. But as I write this, I can think of many other people I know who’ve undergone some form of persecution or challenge. Someone has been laid off, you have an unfair boss, there’s a rumor going around. You can…
The concept of a solo retreat seems a little strange to many people I talk to. The strong introvert and overwhelmed mom are quick to embrace the idea, but others look at me with a question in their eyes. Why would you go away alone?…
I usually write early in the mornings. It seems that if I want to get things done, it’s best to start early, before everyone else is up and the day snowballs out of control. So I get up, pray and meditate, read my bible and…
I’m back in that place again. Last night, I stayed up later with the puppy, hoping she’d sleep a few minutes later this morning. When I woke early to the sound of puppy whining, I realized that tactic was unsuccessful. Add not enough sleep…
I get it now. I fell into the vegan junk food trap too… When I came back from the plant based disease conference, I’d been eating raw and vegan for a week. I had already dropped 3-4 pounds and felt pretty good about that!…
This was my birthday week! Now, I know that my birthday isn’t actually the national holiday I’d like it to be, but I certainly take it seriously. It’s not the same kind of excitement I had as a kid, as if every year I…
I’m struggling over here… I thought I could say that it all started with the plant based prevention of disease conference two weekends ago. But I don’t think that’s true. I signed up for the conference to get my required in-person continuing medical education…