I want to tell you a personal story you may relate to. Seven years ago, I was 11 years into a very happy marriage after two previous disastrous marriages. I had finally found the godly man I had been wanting all along. What was surprising was that he was 8 ½ years younger than me […]
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Here is a story you might relate to.. My dad died around 5 am in Arizona in the summer. I was there when he drew is last breath. These are the three things I did after that happened: I cried. Hard. My dad and I had a very special relationship and it was very hard
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It has been a while! How has your summer been? Ours was mostly lovely, with lots of time with family and a few trips to spend time together in beautiful spots. We all needed the rest, restoration and connection time. I hope you had some of that kind of time, too. Sometimes fall can be
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I hate say this, but…your doctor may be wrong. Because I care about you, I want to give you a heads up about something that may be making you feel falsely safe about your blood sugar lab results. This happened to me, and I don’t want it to happen to you. Your health is at
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Have you ever wanted something really bad and your friends and family don’t support you? What I want to share with you is a challenge that I hear about a lot from my friends and clients. It is that they have a strong desire or goal and the important people in their lives do not
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Greetings! I hope this post finds you well and ready to dive into the holidays. Or may that’s not the case. These past 2 years have been a little tough on us. Trying to stay healthy is something most of us think about every day. Let me ask you: Have you ever gotten a diagnosis or
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Greetings and I hope you are enjoying your spring so far. With spring often comes a renewed desire to change your life in some ways. Often it’s to change your eating habits or to lose weight before the summer. This might be especially after this past year, when we may have adopted some less than desirable habits with
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Imagine for a minute that you are invited to a potluck dinner at church or at a get-together. You know what kinds of dishes people bring to potluck dinners. Mac and cheese, creamy chicken and rice, baked beans, broccoli casserole, pasta salad, potato salad, etc. Occasionally someone would bring a green salad with lots of
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“You shouldn’t wear that,” said my college boyfriend. And with those words, all my excitement and anticipation were gone. I hadn’t seen him for most of the summer and I was so looking forward to seeing him again. I had bought some new “hot pants” to model for him – like short shorts for those
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I’m not gonna’ lie. These past few months have been hard. Self-isolating at home. Not seeing family and friends. Not going to church (watching live stream instead.) Not going places I need and want to go to. What about you? You must be feeling it, too. It’s been hard. Have you had moments of anxiety,
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