Did You Know That Gratitude Helps Digestion?

Did You Know That Gratitude Helps Digestion?

I love to cook. But not just for the sake of making food. I love to create meals that nourish our bodies – and our souls.  I love the whole ‘European’ process of preparing food – with each step containing the nourishing energy of love… Shopping for...
Do You Resist Changes and Transformations?

Do You Resist Changes and Transformations?

How was your Easter? For me, this was the first Easter that two of my kids weren’t home.  Yes, I miss them. Yes, I feel sad when I think of how fast the years have passed and that they aren’t little boys anymore (when my oldest was a baby, someone told me ‘days feel...
Do You Know Who You Are?

Do You Know Who You Are?

When you lay down at the end of the day – when all the work is done, when the kids are grown up and on their own, when the world is ok and no one needs you to fix problems or find solutions, when all the hungry are fed and needy taken care of, when Sunday comes...
What I Wish I Knew At Age 15

What I Wish I Knew At Age 15

And just like that, Spring Break was over. Blais and I dropped off Dante at his apartment, Evan at his dorm (luckily they go to the same college), and we got on the freeway for an eight-and-a-half hour ride home.  “Are you going to be able to drive by yourself?” Blais...
What’s Your Body Trying To Tell You?

What’s Your Body Trying To Tell You?

Growing up, whenever Spring came and I didn’t feel well, my mom would say it was because of the change of season. She still does.  I looked it up. It’s true. “The temperature shifts permit a different group of viruses to flourish (like those causing colds and flu),”...
Writing Can Release Stress and Emotions

Writing Can Release Stress and Emotions

How are you today? The sun was out this past week, the maple tree in my backyard is covered with tiny purple buds, and the daffodils in the front of my house are ready to bloom! Life is good 🙂 You know how sometimes you keep hearing the same message everywhere you go?...