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A family member sent me a box of old photos, and I stumbled on this one. It was 1972 and I’m certain this flower child was unaware of how chic those wide-legged pants were. I was probably on a day trip with my Aunt DeDe or my grandma back in the idyllic San Diego days.…

  There’s nothing like a good moisturizer in our regime to give our skin a radiant glow. When I’m especially tired, and just cream doesn’t cut it, I break out my trusted self-tanner and it’s the pick-me-up I need to look refreshed even when I’m not. But there’s more to a glowing, rare radiance than…

As we approach the 4th of July, we consider plans for celebrating our red, white, and blue holiday. In our family, we often go to a parade, have a BBQ with friends or brave the crowds at the beach in our CA days. Decisions on where to watch fireworks and what patriotic attire we should…

If you are handy or know a skilled carpenter, then you may be familiar with a plumb line. It is a weight suspended from a string, used to determine an exact vertical alignment on a wall. It’s a great tool for hanging pictures or shelves so they are perfectly spaced. In the book of Amos,…

I was listening to a podcast on the treadmill this morning. The guest was a Christian therapist and she was talking about abandonment–how we all have faced it, experienced it, and suffered because of it. The pain of rejection is real and part of our human condition.  Whether we’ve been abandoned by a parent, a…

What started as a stomach virus led to ongoing digestive problems that I couldn’t get under control. It was time to get to the gut, and for the last four months, I’ve been on a mission to get to the root of the issues.  I needed to figure out what was giving me pain &…

Father’s Day at church was a special Christian youth theater presentation. It was a wonderful abridged version of the classic allegorical book, Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. Written in 1678, it is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature. It accurately represents the Christian life, our pilgrimage, and…

Recently, I took a trip to visit my daughter in Washington DC. Stress and sickness had gotten the best of her again and it was time for a visit from mom. Life in the big city is not for the faint of heart. Adulting as a single young woman in today’s world takes its toll…

Coming off of the Easter holiday maybe you attended a Sunday morning church service or a Good Friday celebration. You took communion and you read fifty Easter memes on social media. Your heart is soaked in gratitude for Jesus’ work on the cross and His redemptive power to save you. Or maybe that’s not where…

  As we age, our bodies decline in muscle mass, strength, and function. We can combat this decline by having a good balance of cardio (like walking, running, cycling) and strength training. Strength or resistance training can include weight lifting with machines or free weights, resistance bands, or body weight-bearing exercises like squats or push-ups.…