It’s holiday time!  This is when we are all tempted (even me) to indulge and eat too many things that taste good but make us feel bad.  Then, of course, we promise ourselves to go into food rehab right after the holidays.  But what if you could enjoy the holidays, have amazing food and not ...

We’re in no hurry, God. We’re content to linger in the path sign-posted with your decisions. Who you are and what you’ve done are all we’ll ever want. —Isaiah 26:8 MSG Most of us are wasting first-class energy on second-class causes. We don’t know the difference between what’s urgent and what’s important. The urgent is ...

I always advocate preparing your own meals whenever you can. Making your own meals saves you time and money, plus you know exactly what goes into everything you prepare. Today when you take a trip, you have to take real food with you. It’s not your fault that you can’t find real food in the ...

Squash season is here! In the US, I often see acorn squash as the most common variety, but I actually find that to be the least flavorful of the squashes. I’d like to introduce people to a variety of other squash types! Then you can get creative with your squash and enjoy the many flavors ...

Source:  Experience Life This comforting cool-weather drink is a vegan, dairy-free, homemade alternative to the pumpkin spice lattes that crop up at coffee shops each fall. Makes 1 to 2 servings. – 2 cups strongly brewed coffee   – 1 cup almond or coconut milk (or other dairy-free milk alternative)   – ¼ cup pure pumpkin ...

We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5 Dr. Daniel Amen says, “Thoughts exert a powerful influence over your life and body. Uninvestigated thoughts provide the emotional fuel for anger, anxiety, depression and unhealthy behaviors.” He wants us to investigate our thoughts, to ask ourselves whether they are true to the real ...

It’s possible to think positively if you KILL YOUR ANTS! We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with fear and bad news that triggers our automatic negative thinking—ANTS! Need proof? Just turn on the TV or cruise through the net. Doom and gloom stories dominate the headlines—because fear makes us pay attention. In ...

Lentils and quinoa are both a good source of strong plant protein. This is a good recipe for integrating vegetable scraps from other food preparations. The more the merrier when it comes to adding vegetables to this soup! GF/DF/V 4 servings 1 cup dried quinoa 1½ cup dried lentils 6 cups vegetable stock 1 Roma ...

Time is a commodity these days as our obligations increase. Unfortunately, our health often becomes shortchanged as we pack in more responsibilities and a drive-thru or ordering-in seems like the fastest and best food choices, contributing to our ever-expanding diabesity epidemic. These days, I understand more than ever what it’s like to have very little free ...

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” —Matthew 19:26 Pastor Rick Warren says, “It’s hard to be spiritually strong and mentally alert when we’re emotionally stressed or physically fatigued.” That’s why we want our bodies to be fit—not as an end in itself, but so we can possess the vitality ...