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IS PIQUE TEA REALLY THE HEALTHIEST THING YOU CAN DRINK?
I recently was very intrigued over the title of a blog post basically claiming Pique Tea as the healthiest beverage in the world. As I read the blog it became pretty clear that I wanted to start incorporating it in my routine. I immediately began doing my own research. So, is Pique Tea really the healthiest thing we can be drinking? I am not sure on the answer to be totally honest. But based on what I have learned, if it isn’t the healthiest, it’s definitely up there. Tea in general is good, but there are some issues I’ve recently discovered about tea. My disappointment in wellness, food and beverages…
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SHARING OR INFLUENCING?
The topic of wellness is a tricky one. A really, really tricky one, and I’ll get into the reasons why in a moment. Right now, I am going through a long list of personal health issues. While my symptoms and quality of life have definitely not been so good, and bordering on miserable at times, at this point it’s not serious. However, the potential for big time problems down the road if left untreated can be very serious. When I go through anything no matter what the topic is, I absolutely love to share it. Whether it be beauty, skincare, health, wellness, faith, travel or just day to day life,…
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AND IF NOT, HE’S STILL GOOD (part 2)
Not Alone in the Furnace 12:47am, I can’t sleep. Tossing and turning, deep breath after deep breath, inward prayers, counting sheep…. NOTHING and I mean nothing is working. I absolutely HATE when this happens. Getting into bed around 8:30-9:00pm & watching a little of The office with my hubby while we both doze off before the episode is over is a typical night for me. But not lately. Lately this isn’t the case, and no matter how hard I try, I can’t do what I want to do, what I so desperately need to do…. and that’s rest. I have come to accept during this season of our life & marriage,…
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AND IF NOT, HE IS STILL GOOD (part one)
When expectations meet reality 7:52 am. The house is quiet. My husband is off to work, and my 11 month old boxer puppy is preoccupied chewing a bone. *Deep breath* I sigh. Eyes swollen from a hysterical breakdown the night before I sit in the peaceful silence of my home. With closed eyes I pray these simple, and somewhat poetic words “Quiet my heart Lord, I am listening.” A sudden response strikes my spirit ….. “finally.” The night before I made an emotional decision. This was a giant life changing decision. One that affected more than just myself. I didn’t consult my husband or pray about it, I just declared…
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GOD WHERE’S MY BABY?
It’s Sunday and we’re going to church! We thought we were going to baseball, however the games were cancelled due to the rain. For me this was a really pleasant surprise because I love church with my family more than anything. Walking into church early with my two handsome boys (husband and step son) I begin to notice something. As I look around I see pregnant women EVERYWHERE. My first thought “how cute is this girl with the most adorable baby bump rocking the cutest overalls and striped tee.” WHEN AN UNPREDICTABLE SHIFT IN EMOTIONS HITS Over the course of the next few moments I found myself overcome with new…
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WHY COLLAGEN
About 3 years ago I received a direct message on my personal Instagram account in response to a picture I had just posted from a long time friend of mine. She wrote me to let me know after looking at the photo I had posted she noticed my thyroid looked enlarged. I immediately clicked the post to examine her observation. She was absolutely right, my thyroid was clearly swollen and enlarged. Right then, it was like I had just discovered one of final pieces of a puzzle I had been trying solve for YEARS. As I continued to think through what was going on with my health I began to…
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MARK THIS MOMENT
I am marking this moment. The moment where I declare I am trusting God in this suffering. STABILITY GONE About a year ago as my life changed radically over night I began praying a pretty bold prayer. I literally had my “rug of stability” pulled, no, yanked out from under me. Everything I had built my life upon suddenly laying in a pile of shambles right in front of me. It was a bittersweet time, because among the mess I was in, I was about to marry the man of my dreams. From a distance it appeared as though my life was finally falling into place, but the reality was…
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SAND CASTLES AND PAPER EMPIRES
We lust after the deceitfulness of riches. We get entangled in the cares of this world. We place value in the types of friends we have. But what all of these things are actually doing is choking us from the breath of God. The part that is hard for me to wrap my brain around is the fact that none of us, are free from the tides of these traps. The tide will always come back in. That is a fact. The lies will always find a crack in our foundation to creep through with intention of entangling us in yet again another choke hold, with the goal of complete…
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WE HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” Hebrews 12:28 God’s SO big! The size of our God is just not something we can fathom. There are times in my life, when BIG moments happen… you know, the moments that stop you dead in your tracks and take your breath away. The moments where God simply blows our mind. I try and wrap my mind around what he is doing, and just simply can’t. The stitching together of our every fiber is something we often overlook. Just because we don’t stop to…
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WHEN GOD SAYS “PUT THIS DOWN”
Here I am again, soaking in another “put this down” moment. Face to face with Jesus and his hand so gently extended out in request for me to release the grip I have on yet another plan I’ve designed for myself. I WOULDN’T DARE CHANGE THE VALLEY As difficult, heartbreaking, and stressful this last year has been in regards to my career and business, I wouldn’t dare change the valley I’ve walked through. “It was all a waste”, the lingering thought that tries to creep in any opportunity given to do so. I GOT RESTLESS A year ago I found myself desiring more. The stable, secure foundation I had built…