What makes you think of love? A romantic date? A mother caring for her child? Donating to a good cause? We know it when we see it, but what is love? How do we love others? Who do we love? It’s a complex and tender topic and I definitely don’t have all the answers, but let’s explore what we can…. View Post
Cultivating Habits: Our Daily Bread
“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 This part of the Lord’s prayer is something many of us have heard before. But what does it mean for our lives? It can’t possibly mean physical bread, doesn’t God know gluten is bad for us? Our bodies need food on a regular basis, and so does our soul. We have to… View Post
5 Principles for a Healthy Lifestyle
Do you feel like you are frequently starting a new diet or “food lifestyle” regiment? You can stick with it for a while, but then eventually, life happens and you fall into a near binge eating phase. Then you pull yourself back up and start a new regiment or challenge? This cycle feels like a terrible hamster wheel that is… View Post
Cultivating Habits: Honoring Sleep
You might’ve heard that it takes 21 days to create a habit. I’m going to create some margin and give a new habit a month, one month. One month of being persistent, but not perfect. One month to make a small, but an impactful shift in your life. “How we spend our days is how we spend our lives.” -Annie… View Post
The Anatomy of a Personal Mission Statement
“Seize the day,” “Carpe Diem,” #bucketlist, the world chants on. We all know we have a limited amount of time on this earth, and we are desperate to make it count. We frantically charge about, trying to make our time here worthwhile & maybe feel something. Feel fulfilled, enriched…maybe even whole. The pandering never stops, “15 place to see before… View Post