How often do we skim along the surface of life, accelerating and covering great distances, but never stopping to appreciate the beauty God has placed before us? Ann VosKamp When we are not living fully present today when we are focused on what needs to be done or wishing for the next chapter of our…
Did you know that the average American only spends 7% of their life outside? Maybe you are surprised by that number or perhaps not. When you put it in years, if we lived to be one hundred, that means we would have spent ninety-three years of our life indoors. That statistic came up in a…
Play a word association game with me. Take a deep breath, clear the clutter from your mind and when you read the next word I want you to capture the first thoughts that come into your head. CREATIVE When you hear the word creative does your mind automatically go to musician, artist, dancer, actor? Do…
Somewhere I stumbled upon a recommendation for the book An Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler and added to my reading list. Originally published in 2011 it is written with a bit of an old soul feel. A mixture of cooking tips, stories, and thoughts about life. With a scattering of recipes throughout. There were times…
Chronic illness with chronic fatigue is difficult to describe if you’ve never experienced it. The best way I can explain it to people is that it’s like having one sixteen-ounce glass of water, with no access to refill the glass. When you’re glass is empty it’s empty until the next day. Or maybe for a…
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself questions, maybe reflect on where you are at personally? When do you feel most fully alive? What is it that you do that feeds your soul? Life happens and it happens fast. At times we are encouraged to think about the future, create vision boards, ask what it…
