Are you a hugger? Know a child or adult who loves to snuggle? Do you regularly touch someone’s arm as a way to connect with them during a conversation. Then your main Love Language may be Touch. Find out more how you can express & receive love through Touch.
Do you enjoy giving people little or big tokens of your love & appreciation? Take time to notice and find the ‘perfect’ gift for others? Then your main love language may be Gifts of Love. How can you show yourself love through gifts?
Do you enjoy doing things for other people? Serving others with your God-given gifts & talents? Do you appreciate it when someone does an act of service for you? Opening a door? Offering to do the dishes, cook a meal, take care of a task at work? Do these things really make you feel loved or do you feel like you’re showing others love in a deep, special way? Then your main love language may be Works, Deeds or Acts of Service. We all show and receive love in different ways. Gary Chapman identified the 5 main love languages most
This month, I want to take a deeper dive into each language and explore some ways you can fill yourself up with love (with God) that are meaningful and fulfilling to you. This article focuses on Quality Time.
There’s no denying it, 2021 was full of ups & downs for many of us. Collectively as well as individually. As one who tries to see the good (God) in everything, I want to share this little gratitude exercise Abbie Peterson shared with Guiding Star Cedar Valley Service Partners at our Quarterly Round Table meeting in November. I once heard a National Geographic photographer say, “We’re told to go capture and share what’s right in the world.” Our mind focuses on whatever we place our attention on. While I don’t want to downplay the struggles & challenges the last 2
We’ve all heard it, drink 8 – 8oz glasses of water every day. But what if you don’t drink water? Don’t like the taste? Only like it cold? Hot? Or only when it’s super hot outside? A couple weeks ago I shared how praying often, eating well & moving more can help you stay healthy any time of year, but especially this time of year. (You can read more about that here.) Today, I want to share some more about why you need to drink clear, plain water and how you can easily make sure you’re getting enough every day.
Over the weekend I came down with a mild cold. Nothing major, (Covid test was negative-yay!), but a cold, nonetheless. Who knows where I picked it up, but it is highly unusual for me to get sick in the 1st place. It inspired me to share why praying often, eating well & moving more can boost your immune system and help you return to vibrant health & well-being faster if you do happen to come down with something. God created our bodies with miraculous healing capabilities when they are supported according to that design. Unfortunately, our fast-paced, fast-food, no time
We all know how the holidays can disrupt or derail the best efforts to pray often, eat well & move more (aka exercise). Sending cards, decorating, extra cooking or baking, time with family, friends, co-workers, spending time volunteering, shopping, cleaning….You get the picture. It all takes time. For many of us, that means our own self care takes a back burner. All those holiday get-togethers are usually laden with foods that don’t serve our bodies well and those all day family celebrations don’t leave a lot of time to move your body. There can also be a lot of tension,
Most of us just feel better, more centered & grounded, when we have a routine of sorts. When we just automatically do things without having to think too much about it, or make too many decisions. Our bodies & minds actually thrive on the clarity it lends itself to. Routines & schedules keep feelings of overwhelm, overload and anxiety from creeping in because we just automatically do things at a certain time every day or certain days of the week. Like reaching for coffee 1st thing in the morning, brushing your teeth, or going to church on Sunday morning. It’s
Self-Care is always important, but especially so during perimenopause & menopause. Why? In short-when our hormones change, other things change. In this post, I’ll go over why self care is so important, as well as 5 ways you can easily practice self care that take up little to no time but can make a huge difference in your overall wellbeing. Most women spend all their time taking care of everyone else, except themselves. When they do decide to spend some time journaling, reading or meditating on scripture, taking time to just eat, or move their body, the guilts tend to