Simply Fabulous

In 2013, I did the unthinkable.  I deleted my Facebook profile.  Gasp! Although I haven’t looked back once, the reactions I get are always so interesting.  Usually it’s one of these: “Why??”  (while looking at me like I’m crazy) “Oh, I wish I could do that too…” “I would but I have to stay on…

Yesterday, the pastor at my church preached a message about transitions.  Among the many useful things he said, one in particular stood out to me.  That when you’re going through a major change or transition in your life – that is most likely when you are getting your story. Having recently been through a pretty substantial…

Have you ever stopped to take note of the thoughts running through your head and the words you are speaking to yourself? It is said that we have approximately 50,000 – 70,000 thoughts per day, so it’s obviously impossible to keep track of them all.  But if the majority of your thoughts are negative, how…

“And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”  – Philippians 4:19 Take a moment to really read that verse.  It doesn’t say God will meet some of your needs.  It doesn’t say God might meet your needs.  It says God will meet all your needs. If we as…

Last time, I shared some of my favorite natural beauty products that are free of “yucky” chemicals.  Now I will share some of my favorite “yuck-free” household products.  Yes, unfortunately, many of the laundry detergents, dish detergents, cleaning products and even candles in the stores today are full of ingredients  that can lead to hormonal…

Lead. Mercury. Formaldehyde. Tar. No, these are not the components to some science experiment.  They are some of the “ingredients” commonly found in many beauty and personal care products on the market today.  As shocking as it may sound, hundreds (if not thousands) of products that we use every day contain substances like these, that can…

We’ve heard it before… “give it to God”… “lay it at the cross”… “surrender it!”  We know that we should give our worries to God.  That not only can He handle them better than we can, that He wants to do so!  So why is it so hard for us to actually do it? Recently,…

To say that I’ve had a sweet tooth since I was a child is an understatement.  I think all 32 (now 28, thanks to the modern-day torture some refer to as wisdom teeth extraction surgery) of them were sweet.  Even though I never really ate a lot of candy, I loved anything of the cake-variety. …

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