2019 Reflections on Life
What do I want to do in 2020? I have a whole list. I want to work on these without sacrificing my time with family and others. The challenge in setting personal goals is not becoming totally self-absorbed.
Healthy Lifestyle
Healthy Lifestyle provides tips to grow in wellness–spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally–and help Christian women be the wellness gatekeepers of their homes.
One Little Word – Rest
My one little word for 2020 is rest. How do we rest and still accomplish our goals?
Choosing Christmas Gifts for Children
There is a popular jingle that parents use as a guide to buying Christmas gifts for their children. This four-line rhyme offers some wise buying advice: Something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read. As a grandparent, I also have found myself using this guide as I select gifts for my grandsons. Of course, the something …
300 Minutes
October has been a busy and exhausting month. I was out of town for five days at a conference. The drive to Nashville was pleasant, but we had car issues on the way home, turning a 9-hour drive into a 16-hour drive. Two days later, I spent a 15-hour day at the hospital for my husband’s scheduled surgery, returned to …
A Band-Aid or A Lifestyle
Have you tried essential oils? Did you write them off as a fad? Perhaps you found them pleasant but couldn’t really evaluate their effectiveness. Maybe it is because you took the band-aid approach. Rarely do we see positive effects from a one or two time use of anything. Eating one piece of fruit is not a new eating plan; going …
Spring Break Packing
Travel! We like to get away, but the packing. . . For me, packing takes #alltheoils for focus, courage, and stamina! I admit it; I am high maintenance, and I like to have all my creature comforts when I am going on a trip. Computer, phone, books, Kindles, notebooks, pens, coloring books and pencils, calendar, travel journal, crocheting, and snacks…lots …