The Quiet, Patient Holiday
November is quite possibly my favorite month of the year. The leaves are swirling, the air is cooling and Thanksgiving is on its way. Between Halloween and Christmas (the two holidays donned with commercial shopping glee), is the one quiet holiday. A holiday that patiently waits every year, even when the stores skip over it.
How 15 Minutes Can Change Your Life
Does your story sound like this? Your is work constant, your to-do list is long and then you have to stop everything to rush off to pick your kids up from school. Meanwhile you are thinking, “what on earth can I fix for supper that is fast?” As you are juggling all of this in…
Confessions of a Health Coach
I have a confession to make. It might make you gasp, in fact I’m sure it will… If you are ready for it, keep reading. If not, well, it doesn’t matter here it goes…
Why I Am So Happy
If you see me out and about I guarantee you will see a smile on my face. If not, then I must be concentrating on something. Wait a moment and the smile will appear, along with the spring in my step. In this world full of tense, stressed out, unhappy people somehow it just doesn’t seem real
What is Health Coaching?
Health Coaching is an inclusive, holistic approach of creating better wellness through awareness. Health is defined not just by the foods we eat, but also the health of our relationships, spirituality, physical fitness and our day-today schedules and lifestyle. A health coach can help you reach that place of balance. How can I benefit from health…
Growing in Gratefulness
Earlier this summer I started a project where we wrote down each night what we were grateful for. The written project only lasted one night, but the gratefulness has continued. Last night as we were saying our bedtime prayers I realized that our evening prayers always start out with, “Thank you God for…”
The Rhythm of Life
Recently we had some fabulous guests at our house. For 5 days we explored the city while the cousins laughed and played. We went to museums, to schools, walked on the bike path and of course ate some food. I always talk about how different we eat and live, but it never really sinks in…
Why Nourishing Souls Might Not Be What You Think
Before you think you have to hide your poptart to read this, there is something I need to tell you. I don’t really care what you eat.
Meeting Inspiring People on the Red Carpet
Recently I had a chance to walk on red carpet in California. The weather was great, but the best part was meeting so many inspirational people! There were 4,000 some people who walked that same red carpet at the conference for the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (r) . They all had one thing in common,…
A Double Blessing
Today I am graced with another day with my boys. Not just any day. It is their birthday~ My little angels are turning 7 today.
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Worth the Risk
The Heart of It.
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