So you just got yourself up for the day and you dragged yourself out of bed knowing you are about to be met with the onslaught of demands from your entire family. Making breakfast for hungry and cranky kids, making lunches, figuring out what needs to be started for dinner ... Continue Reading
Essential Oils
Why failing is really succeeding
A few months ago I was invited to go on a trip to Rome and Israel. I was actually quite shocked to be extended an invitation given that the trip had nothing to do with cooking, food, nutrition or green living! I wondered: why me? You see this trip was put on by a museum set to ... Continue Reading
5 Reasons to Rest
Rest. I am not just talking about getting a great night's sleep here. I am talking about a real rejuvenating rest and how this rest isn't just optional...it's actually how we were designed. I know what it feels like to not get this kind of rest...because if you are working each ... Continue Reading
Spring Mitzvah Project
So I was thinking of a way to do some major good this Spring. Like really good. Like helping the poor type of good. How much GOOD can you do in the world each and every day? I was at the most amazing conference this weekend (I go to be a better wife and mother) where an idea was ... Continue Reading
Nobody is perfect
How many times have you felt that everyone around you has it all figured out? I'm here to let you in on a little secret: Nobody is perfect and it is actually those little imperfections that make us who we are and help us to relate to those around us who need help. Being perfect ... Continue Reading
Under pressure
Isn't it always the case that when something really challenging comes up in our lives, we have some decisions to make about what we will do? We pray. We ponder. We draw boundaries. But most of all: we rise. At some point we rise to the challenge. It might be years later after ... Continue Reading
