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Steel Cut Oats – A Go-To Breakfast
One of my family’s go-to breakfasts because you can prepare them the night before – Steel Cut Oats. Steel cut oats are a complete source of protein with 7grams per 1/4 cup, contain lots of fiber, and...
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Southern Smoothie Recipe
Oh what fun to eat seasonal! Who else is enjoying peach season??? The peaches this year are the sweetest we have enjoyed in awhile. Of course they are delicious on their own but for an afternoon perk I...
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8 Hikes To Enjoy This Holiday Season
Every time I spend any amount of time in the great outdoors, I wonder why we spend so much time indoors. And every time I go hiking, I wonder why I do not do it more often. Not only is hiking a great...
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Winner, Winner Veggie Dinner
Almost two years ago my husband made a health decision that surprised me. After being quite the meat eater and protein consumer ever since we first met, he decided he wanted to try a more plant based...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolution: Eat More Veggies
If you knew there was a secret pill that could protect you from disease, give you energy throughout the day, protect you from getting colds and the flu, help your brain be sharper and more focused, and...
View ArticleThis Is 40: An Achievement Not A Punishment
I HAVE 40 years. J’ai quarant ans. If you translate ‘I am 40 years old’ to French that is the translation. There is no ‘old’ at the end, the phrase is ‘I HAVE 40 years’. Isn’t it beautiful? And isn’t...
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5 Easy, Delicious Plant Based Super Bowl Recipes
Once again another American reason to dive into a platter of wings or cheese dip (as if there wasn’t some new reason every week;). Maybe you are trying to keep a New Year’s resolution, maybe you are...
View ArticleI Am Woman, Watch Me Take Charge
You know what I’m tired of? Hearing how tired women are all the time. The picture I see most often painted in TV, movies, and across social media of today’s modern woman is an exhausted, overwhelmed,...
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How To Plant A Vegetable Garden
If you want to witness God’s beauty, it all begins in the dirt. We often speak of gardening as a ‘hobby’, but gardening isn’t simply a hobby, it is part of the human experience. It is a visceral...
View ArticleWe Are Stewards Of This Earth
I was in our house when my daughter came in, “Mommy will you come outside with me?” I went outside where I found she had piled some sticks, flowers, leaves, and rocks. She asked me to sit down beside...
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Go Big Or Go Home, I Think I’ll Go Home
It’s an ingrained American philosophy, Go Big Or Go Home! It urges dreaming big. It motivates tycoons, innovators, CEOs. I myself can see where this philosophy played a large role in my life and...
View ArticleThe One Thing I Wish I Knew As A Younger Mom
If there was one lesson I wish I could tell my younger mom self it is this – be still. As a younger mom I often felt harried and hurried through each day. I was busy and boy did I want everyone to know...
View ArticleThe Real Story of Alcohol, My Story and Stories From Other Women
After I wrote my first piece on alcohol “Perhaps Mama Needs Her Wine Shouldn’t Be The Catchphrase For Motherhood” , the response was incredible. Over the last year and a half I have had hundreds upon...
View ArticleThe Gift Of Presence
I’ve been thinking a lot about presence lately. No, not presents, but presence rather. With all the distractions we encounter daily, from the ding of texts to rushing to get the kids here or there to...
View ArticleVulgarity Is Ugly, I Stay In The Game To Fight It
I went to sleep the night of the Super Bowl, energized and joyful. I just witnessed two aging women perform their hearts out in one of the most fearless, grandiose displays of athleticism and...
View ArticleThe Incredible Joy Of Missing Out
It’s a recent Saturday morning and today instead of letting a list of to dos and invitations rule my day, I’m opting out. I’m opting out of the coffee date, the shopping excursion, the party that...
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