At some point in the last decade, I woke up to a world gone mad. Dismissing the Creator years ago, moral standards progressed down the hill and all the way off the cliff. We’ve committed the ultimate hubris by rewriting marriage (from a God-designed covenant between a man and a woman to what it is […]
Whole Body Health
Avoiding a Cholecystectomy
My whole life my mom taught me that God designed my body in complex and amazing ways. Whether we fully understand how it all works–we won’t–or not, we can trust that each part serves a function and is not a spare. For years, people assumed that the tonsils, appendix, and gallbladder served little purpose and […]
Do You Hate Winter and Dread Monday?
If you hate winter and dread Mondays, you might need a little dreary-day cheer today. Maybe you are just S.A.D. and need a little more sunlight and exercise. Please, if your situation is leading to depression (apathy, hopelessness, irritability, sleep abnormalities, loss of energy and guilt), consult a doctor or counselor immediately. Honestly, sometimes I […]
And to all a Goodnight: Tips to Sleeping Better
Gayle Greene, author of Insomniac, says that “sleep is the fuel of life. It’s nourishing; it’s restorative. And when you are deprived of it, you are really deprived of a basic kind of sustenance.” Although we’d rank sleep up there with water, food, and shelter, we often act like it’s the least important–easily dismissed–aspect of our […]
Ways I’ve Saved Hundreds Avoiding the Doctor’s Office
[Disclaimer: I don’t normally write about alternative health or treating your children’s ailments, like some “mommy blogs” do: that’s not the purpose of this site. However, I know how desperate some moms are to glean new insights and save money, so my hope rests in encouraging you with some ideas that have been shared with […]