What are you doing to keep calm and entertained during the COVID-19 sheltering-in-place. We have a few ideas. 1. Find yoga videos at the links below. I enjoy doing this with a group, but it can be done alone or with your family at home. Yoga helps build immunity, helps the body and mind relax, […]
Helping Hands — Reaching Out with Kindness During COVID-19
Looking for simple things you can do to help others? Here are some ideas. And your children are great helpers, too. When we reach out to others, our own spirits are lifted as well. Discover community through the crisis. 1. Offer to shop for your neighbors or family members who may be unable to get […]
Reflexology and Foot Washing: Thoughts on Maundy Thursday
“When was the last time Jesus asked you to wash someone’s feet?” “Almost everyday!”, I thought, as the question came from the pulpit. Certainly, the speaker’s intent was less literal than I was making it. As a reflexologist tending the feet of many people entrusted to my care, it was very personal. Today being Maundy […]
“The Sparkle Box” — A Special Tradition: Sharing Our Blessings
While I wrote the article a couple years ago, this has become a treasured family tradition. This will be year number 4. Whenever I share about The Sparkle Box, I’m asked where to get the book. It’s that time of year, so here’s our story once again. Be inspired anew. ~~Lynn, November 2015 As I […]
Ideas to Beat the Shorter Days and Less Sunshine Blues
With the hour of sleep we all gained this past weekend comes the promise of dark earlier, less sunshine, and for some a depression commonly referred to as SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder. The lack of sunshine contributes to the lack of vitamin D, which in turn may cause depression. According to an article in U.S. […]
Meeting My Sponsored Children Just 3 Weeks From Today in El Salvador
While I keep saying I have no expectations for my quickly approaching trip to El Salvador, I do know that this lush green “waterpark” is where I’ll be meeting Rocio and Fabi (I’ve learned that’s the name she prefers), two of my sponsored children, for the very first time — and just 3 weeks from […]
What We Eat May Affect Our Health: Checking in on the “Dirty Dozen”
Let’s put a little more focus on the gut today. One of the ways to help support a healthy immune system is by the food we put into our bodies. There have been many articles on the effects of processed foods on health, but what about fresh fruits and vegetables? What is it important for […]
Let’s Discuss Gut Health
Most of us have heard “good health begins in the gut.” Hippocrates said it way back when, and doctors today still know it to be an important truth. In a recent weekly email from Footsteps In Eden Reflexology we shared a couple of articles on reflexology and digestion. Wondering just how much you know about […]
Smoothies to Beat the Heat
It’s super hot outside. Oh wait, I didn’t really need to say that, did I? Everyone knows it. One of my favorite meals during these hot, hot, hot summer days is a smoothie! I’m always looking for new recipes for them, too. Of course that doesn’t mean I actually make anything other than my own […]
A Challenge to You: Will You Sponsor One of these Children?
The airline tickets were purchased and payments made this past week for my trip to El Salvador in September. I believe that brings me a few dozen steps closer to the reality of meeting my own sponsored children and sharing in the lives of dozens more. I have no idea what all God has planned, […]