It’s taken me the better part of the school year, but I have finally started making a habit of going to the gym right after I drop off my kids for school in the morning. Apart from the health benefits one gets from working out each day, which are well documented elsewhere, I have discovered […]
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What Moms Do While the Kids Are In School
I used to be the mom who enviously asked other moms what they did while their kids were at school all day. As a homeschooling mom, the idea of that kind of freedom to pursue dreams, accomplish goals, think uninterrupted thoughts, and keep a clean house for seven straight hours sounded like heaven! This year, […]
How I Starved My Children
When I went into labor with my first child three weeks early, our plans for a home birth went out the window. We rushed to the hospital, where I gave birth to a boy who weighed 7 lbs, 9 oz and was having some respiratory difficulty. The NICU doctor whisked him away, and I found […]
Resolving to Rest in the New Year
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 After the hustle and bustle of December, we are expected to charge into January, guns blazing, our lists of resolutions tucked firmly under our arms. We make grand plans for personal growth and wellness: exercise more, eat […]
The Hidden Blessing of Waiting
It’s been so long, I’m not quite sure where to begin. Should I start with the funeral I attended today or with the stroke my mother had one month ago? Or, should I share my ongoing concern for my son with Crohn’s, who has been suffering from a flare for over a week now? Perhaps […]
From Health to Holiness: A Shift in Focus
“Continually restate to yourself what the purpose of your life is. The destined end of man is not happiness, nor health, but holiness.” Oswald Chambers For the past two weeks, I have been on a journey to sugar-free, plant-based eating. In yesterday’s post, I said that today I would share some of the books I’ve […]
The Highs and Lows of Sugar-Free, Plant-Based Eating . . . With Kids
Today, it has been exactly two weeks since I began my sugar detox. I guess I can’t really call it a detox anymore, though. It is now slowly becoming a way of life for me. No one is more surprised than I am that I have made it this long without more than 20 grams […]
How to Survive a Sugar Detox, Day 5- Just the Beginning
I read somewhere that day five of a sugar detox is the magic day when it all starts to click. Today, I found out that’s true! Last Day of Summer Vacation My first meal of the day was a bowl of Grape Nuts with unsweetened almond milk, which both tasted good and satisfied me. Since […]
How to Survive a Sugar Detox, Day 4- How Much Sugar Can I Have?
I started this detox on a whim, with no specific strategy, other than the determination to be free of sugar’s addictive hold on my body. Four days in and several Google searches later, I am beginning to see that there are countless ways to approach a sugar detox. Today, I began researching just which route […]
How to Survive a Sugar Detox, Day 3- The Church Picnic!
Today, I took on “The Church Picnic” and won! Preparing for the Picnic To begin, I prepared myself for the picnic by eating ahead of time. Before church at 8 a.m. I had my customary bowl of Grape Nuts with almond milk and banana slices (that was a nice addition). At church, instead of my […]