Lent, a season to prepare our hearts and our space for Christ’s death and resurrection. Spring cleaning is a time to wipe away the old and bring in the new. When I think through these pivotal moments in the Bible, I think about the instruction (or lack thereof) around the preparation of what is about…
We tell ourselves different stories in our heads every single day. Our internal critical voice keeps us consumed with thoughts that throw us off-kilter and into a state of anxiety. A thought about jeans not fitting us right that day can spiral into obsessive thoughts about what we’re going to eat that day, regret about…
Anxiety whether chronic or situational has a tendency to plague us all. Anxieties can cause our minds to run and our bodies to respond. Grounding is the ability to bring our awareness to the present. Anxieties keep us in our heads, grounding brings us to our bodies. Where we can’t think ourselves to healing or…
I commonly forget that it is spring break due to the dismal fact that spring breaks don’t happen for adults
Clean your house and get a deep breath Have you ever stood in a room and found it easier to breathe? It’s not that the air was a different quality or that there was a disturbing smell. But something about the space made it easier to breathe. I discovered that clean and clear spaces make…
How can great sorrow and pure joy coexist? The lenten season has great spiritual roots that dive deep into the Church’s history. I don’t pretend to be any kind of theological expert that can speak to the meaning of the days on the Church calendar. My knowledge extends as far as what we can read…
“Happy birthday to ME! Happy Birthday to ME!” As my own personal birthday gift to myself, I am making one of my favorite cake recipes. Before you read the recipe, trust me. Can you do that? It is a deliciously moist and perfectly crumbly cake that satisfies the various elements of your palate finished off…
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Gross out factor in 3…2…1… We shed 9 pounds of dead skin every year— Now take a brief moment to compose yourself from that unnecessary fact that you did not want to know. Do I have your attention now? The gross out factor was merely to emphasize the point that as humans, experiencing life, we…
WHAT have you been loving for breakfast? Me? I’ve been on a real granola kick. It is the most important meal of the day, but intermittent fasting and diet culture has put the biggest drag on that first meal of the day. Here’s an adapted granola recipe that I’ve been serving on top of full…
HIYA, from sunny Arizona! If we were in person, you would be met with a giant bear hug and a cold beverage.
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