Category: change

C is for Commit

This isn’t some fluffy fly-by-night concept.  This is the dig in, get dirty, do whatever it takes to get to the other side concept. Commit. To yourself.  To the process. To your dreams. Most of us have no idea what we are capable of accomplishing.  This is where you find out what you are really …

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B is for Believe

Once a new thought is allowed in – it is time to fertilize it!  Give it room to grow and become something amazing, something joy filled, something really cool in your life.  Believe anything is possible. Borrow belief if you need to.   I remember the doctor’s in the hospital telling me Thad was going to …

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A is for Allow

I may have been the most rigid, non-flexible rule-following scheduled-to-the-minute person on the face of the planet at one point in my life.  God has used my marriage, my friends, my circles, service opportunities and really hard circumstance to change this one thing about me. I guess you could say I am a recovering control …

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ABC’s of Success

Change is always a process!  When we start to think about changing something, we tend to mull things over and plan it out and then begin implementing the steps.  Sometimes we may drag our feet through the process and others we jump in excited with both feet. Then there is the shocking, often traumatic, change …

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Getting Well – Move?

This isn’t exactly the move that I had planned on talking about … we will pick back up with movement once we finish this multi-room move/home transformation. Thad is struggling with getting in and out of our garden tub and so we began the process of converting our bathroom into a walk-in shower.  It is …

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Getting Well – Hydrate!

Your body depends on water to survive. Every cell, tissue, and organ in your body needs water to work properly.  Our bodies us water to maintain our body temperature.  It flushes out toxins through liquid waste as well as supporting bowel regularity.  It helps to lubricate our joints to make movement easier.  It also keeps all of …

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Getting Well – Supplement!

I am a total research geek that has been dabbling in or digging into various health topics for 19 years … no degrees or certifications in the health industry, but a mighty knowledge built on curiosity alone!  My curiosity started with attempting to figure our what was wrong with me.  I had “unexplainable” medical conditions …

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7 Months and Counting

This is the most honest description of our past 7 months. 7 months ago tonight I was overwhelmed with how bad Thad’s injuries were yet incredibly grateful he was still alive. Tonight – after watching him fall asleep, my feelings are a lot the same. I still want to know every detail of what is going …

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Getting Well – Rebuilding the Temple

This sounds easy enough and yet I find it one of the hardest things to do consistently!  Today at the doctor’s office, I found out that I have 3 months to practice getting really good at it!  It was confirmed through biopsies and blood work – that Celiac is a part of how God made …

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Getting Well – 7 Steps to Physical Wellness

I know way more than I think I know about what is required for getting “well”.  God is seriously convicting me to take action and trust He will fill in any blanks. May – August are the most common months to fall out of your healthy habits. We vacation, we change our schedules, we stay …

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