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Fat Tuesday
This is the first year Fat Tuesday was not on my radar because my life does not revolve around food anymore! Fat Tuesday, the day we eat rich, fatty foods before the fasting season of Lent, has always been the day to indulge. Truth be told, when did I need an actual “day” to eat…
Love Yourself to Health
Food does not love us. Neither can people if we don’t love ourselves first. This Valentine’s Day I’m celebrating true love! In the past, this holiday has been a very painful reminder of just how many men in my life “didn’t love me.” From the age of 6 all the way through my divorce and…
Maintaining My Weight
Two months since I reached my goal, lost 24 lbs and 34 inches. I’m maintaining my weight with little effort because I did not go on a diet! I adapted an easy and sustainable lifestyle so I NEVER have to diet again. Do I spend hours in the gym? No!Do I deprive myself? No!Is this…
What’s for Dinner? Chicken Taco Soup
Eating healthy does not have to be boring or tasteless. Just take a look at what I get to eat on my health plan! Ingredients: • 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth (2 condiments) • 2 cups water• 1 cup rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies (2 greens)• 1 teaspoon reduced sodium taco seasoning mix…
Pushing Through for Your Breakthrough
This photo of a tree pushing through a rock represents me from 2013-2020. I felt almost dead and buried for so long until I “woke” and decided I had a choice to let everything die in and around me or push through one last time and keep pushing until I got my break thru. It…
Stepping Out on the Ledge Toward Adventure: Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas
This pass weekend I stepped out of my comfort zone and went on a new adventure. There were plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t have gone: too much work to do, Covid-19, I don’t like camping, but earlier this year I committed to transforming all areas of my life and I came to the startling…
Finding Purpose and Peace in this Pandemic Pause
Whew! I know that title is a mouthful (I dare you to say it 5 times fast,) but it really does sum up what I’m thinking about today. It’s feels like the whole world is on pause because of this Covid 19 virus, and yet while there are terrible things happening because of it, I’ve…
Dangerous Prayer & Growing Pains
I prayed a dangerous prayer years ago. “God, whatever it takes.” And believe me, it took a lot to get to where I am today. Great lessons learned, but lessons I never wish to revisit again. I’m in such a good place, but I felt the “shift” the first week of January. It’s time to…
Glimpse into an Author’s life
Writing nonfiction is like looking at a lump of clay. I can see the shape inside my head, but it’s not taken form yet. With words, I start to mold the piece, but it’s still lumpy, choppy, and ugly. It makes no sense yet, but I know there is something beautiful buried underneath. So I…
A Deaf Girl, A Cool Guy, and A Reignited Dream
When a friend invited me to hear Marlee Matlin and Henry Winkler speak, I didn’t know that their words would reignite a dream that had been smoldering for a while. Their message wasn’t new. I’ve heard it before, spoken by lots of people, but never in this way, by these two people. It was something…