As a child I always thought dreams were made of wants. That they were just overflowing with the heart's desires, both deep and shallow. With age I have come to realize that dreams are truly nothing more and nothing less of what I make them. Every year we've been programmed to create New Year's Resolutions. These goals for our year tend to fade away as quickly as discouragements are encountered in one way or another. We are easily knocked off our path with speed and with seeming determination from opposing ( or sometimes not so opposing) forces. Sometimes we set our caliber to high in the mome ..read more

As a child I always thought dreams were made of wants. That they were just overflowing with the heart's desires, both deep and shallow. With age I have come to realize that dreams are truly nothing more and nothing less of what I make them. Every year we've been programmed to create New Year's Resolutions. These goals for our year tend to fade away as quickly as discouragements are encountered in one way or another. We are easily knocked off our path with speed and with seeming determination from opposing ( or sometimes not so opposing) forces. Sometimes we set our caliber to high in the mome ..read more

The last thing most of us want to do is to wait. Who's got time for all of that? Up until 2020, we've been so accustomed to having things our way and when we want them that many of us lost the value in waiting. Before last year in most places, it would have been unfathomable to think we would live in a world without 24/4 access to what we want and when. Although living in delay, there were valuable lessons we learned while waiting. Even through the pandemic of Covid-19 (no matter how you feel about it) a lot of the world was still able to order their needs right to their doorstep through thin ..read more

Do you have a dream? MLK JR did. Everywhere you look around you others’ dreams have come to fruition. Someone had a dream, which they turned into reality. What is your dream? Is it big or is it small? “BUT...” you say... STOP sabotaging your own success! Stop saying you CAN’T and instead come up with as many ways as you CAN to make your dream a reality. Henry Ford dreamed of an automobile so affordable that middle-class Americans could own one. In the process he also developed the assembly line, which led to mass production and mass employment. His dream created a ripple effect that was profo ..read more

Last week I told you of one of my favorite traditions, Amish Friendship Bread and gave you a recipe and printable for the starter base. As promised here is the recipe for the bread with my favorite alternatives as well as some of my favorite resources I have used to make the most of my start mix (as it keeps growing). Some of my favorites that can be made with the starter are homemade sourdough bread, pancakes and pizza. A Little Refresher on Friendship Bread The root of "friendship" bread goes well beyond the Amish culture, as the base is simply a sourdough starter mix. This sourdough variety ..read more

Amish Friendship bread is a tradition that has been going around for a long time. The root of "friendship" bread goes well beyond the Amish culture, as the base is simply a sourdough starter mix. This Amish sourdough variety is a simple base known for creating a sweet, mouthwatering cinnamon confection that bridges the gap between cake and bread. "Friendship Bread" has been coined as such due to it's tradition of the sourdough starter being passed from friend to friend as the mix "grows". Sourdoughs date back several thousand years and have many varieties. There are many different methods of m ..read more

Making Your Emotions Work for You Ever have a day, a week or even a season that rubs you the raw? A seas though “it’s” relentlessly sticking “it to you”? Feelings should not dictate actions. A vicious cycle begins when you let your actions become reflective of your feelings. Before you know it, you become a product of your poor decisions as a result of your uncontrolled emotions. Give careful thought to your ways. Do not listen to any feeling that causes you to act anyway unloving, to yourself or others. Managing your feelings in a healthy way will allow you to make your emotions work for you ..read more

Using the Power of Positivity To Change Your Life "Life is like a coin, you can spend it however you wish, but you only get one.” - Tony Evans Give careful thought to your ways, they DO matter! One of the simplest ways to transform your life is to learn how to master positive thinking. Your brain is the control center for the rest of your body. If your thoughts are unhealthy your body will surely follow. Habits, hang ups and how you react to life itself impacts how positive you are. If you often feel down or "under the weather" have you ever thought to think about your thoughts? Positive thin ..read more

Having a Healthy Gut Determines Your Well-Being There is so much talk about gut health lately, but why is it really so important? Is this just a new health trend or something much deeper? There are many epidemics surrounding our health world wide. Technology combined with the level of mass communication accessible in our societies has taken us to a new era in information history. This info is readily available on the go much of the world. Due to this we are also more aware of health conditions than we ever have been in the past and have a greater ability to treat common illnesses, a lot of wh ..read more

Discovering Natural Anxiety Remedies Do you ever feel like the weight you are carrying is too much? Like there is never enough time or resources. You might even find it difficult to maintain your energy. Do you lack the motivation that you once had? Are #panic and #stress affecting you more than you would like? The biggest thing that is standing in your way is you! Drop the weight you’re carrying, find a mentor ,contact me for coaching, do whatever it takes, but move out of your own way! Want to learn how to deal with your #anxiety and stress? Read On. You can‘t even imagine what will happen ..read more