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Lisa Marrone shares practical tips to keep you focused on what you came for so you can return home with food that will bless, not curse, your family.
Lisa Marrone shares practical tips to keep you focused on what you came for so you can return home with food that will bless, not curse, your family.
MIND: Over the weekend I was taking my teenage son for a sleepover and he made an absent-minded choice of placing his computer bag behind the car (for whatever reason) while he ran back inside the house to grab something. In the meantime…Yes, you may have guessed it. I backed the car out of the garage running right over the computer.…
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Having a healthy diet can be tough, and I found a great article about how to win the “mental game” when it comes to eating right. Two things that stood out: WATCH OUT FOR THE “FREE STUFF” My dad has a saying “If it’s free, it’s for me,” and I can’t help but think that I got my…
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Are your kiddos complaining already about the boring, cold lunches that they have to take to school? Do you take your kids shopping to get them pumped up and let them choose items to put into their lunch only to grab the same ol’ things? Me too! It’s so much easier to throw a PB&J sandwich in with an apple and chips…
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When I was a child, I didn’t believe that watermelon had a redeeming quality—beyond using its seeds as a projectile arsenal of sorts. You see, those very same seeds made eating watermelon so tedious, that I steered clear of this fruit for close to two decades! Then something glorious (and likely, genetically altered) happened:…
Fear sometimes pushes me to failure or disappointment. In this 131 lb-weight-loss journey, I have a new challenge. I have to keep my “what if” doubts and fears at arm’s length, and rely on my God infused-strong, self-controlled commitment close by. When doubt pushes it’s way into my heart, the weak and…
Okay, so had anyone even heard of flax seeds half a dozen years ago? These little seeds lived out their lives in relative obscurity likely because they resemble burnt sesame seeds or a part of the birdseed mix we fill our feeders with. But all that changed the day someone discovered they had a highly redeeming value—and flavor wasn…
Do you ever feel guilty about eating…what you’re eating, how you’re eating, why you’re eating? Rachel Marie Stone shares a practical theology of eating and how food angst can actually push us away from the Lord. Her book is called Eat With Joy Rachel Marie Stone . …
Wow, for such a small protein, gluten has really made it to the big time—with a number of trademarked, “G-Free” dietary products to show for itself! And all a diet plan needs to capture the attention of the masses is to gain a few celebrity endorsements. Enter Oprah and Gwyneth Paltrow Gluten, which is found in wheat, rye and barley,…