Now that your kitchen is clean, what foods are you going to fill it up with? What are your most pressing questions?
Is “organic” worth it? What about “local foods”? Are there any real “super foods?” These are the questions that I am most often asked.
Tomorrow, we will begin with “organic foods”-which are worth it and which really don’t need to be “organic.” And…what does “organic” REALLY mean?
April has almost come to an end. Let’s finish up this month with the physical cleaning of our kitchen. Then, on to May, with the Spring Cleaning of our bodies. How does that sound to you?
I would love to be able to speed clean my kitchen! Michaeline Raczka, Clutter Coach extrodinarie must have read my mind…Check out her post on just that: Can You Really Speed Clean Your Kitchen?
I LOVE your questions and comments! You truly have been reading, pondering and sending! Not only have you been focusing on the article by Michaeline Raczka “The” clutter coach, but your questions have gone beyond that…actually, they have gone BEFORE that;
How do I get started, many of you have asked! So, let us back up a bit and explore Michaeline’s previous posts. The Secrets of an Organized Kitchen will be our focus for the next few days; and since I have been over-my-head in academia, my kitchen can certainly use some organization 
Thanks Michaeline! When it comes to de-cluttering-YOU ARE THE BEST!
Thank you for all of your questions on “eating healthy!” As we Spring Clean our Heart, let’s start with our physical heart. Shall we?
Michaeline Raczka, Clutter Coach-extraordinaire, wrote a great article on Healthy Kitchen Habit; From Processed to Whole Foods Please click on the link, read the article and then we will set some goals together. OK?
I welcome you to post your goals on this website, or email them to me at janet@nourishyourlife.com
You have two days…start reading, pondering and sending…
It is now April and we have journeyed well into Spring. Does your heart “sing” as mine does during the season of Spring? There is something about the newness of life that wants me to Spring Clean everything; including my heart…
What does it mean to Spring Clean your heart? I asked a number of women and came up with a number of answers. The most common answers fell into these catagories: Making room for forgiveness, getting priorities straight, eating healthy and getting more exercise. Interesting variety of answers…some clearly Spiritual and some clearly mental and some clearly physical.
What does “Spring cleaning your heart” mean to YOU? Let’s explore this togeher.
I just came across this great article and wish to pass it along to you.
Spring Clean Your Spirit
by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
Spring is a time for renewal. Use these steps to be refresh your spirit and be the person you were meant to be.
1. To live in this world you have to be strong. Start developing inner strength in mind and spirit by affirming the great fact that God built strength into your nature.
2. Practice praying during the day. Talk to God as you drive your car, as you make dinner. Wherever you are – it’s always the perfect time for prayer. Imagine the Lord is there for you. He is!
3. No matter what your situation is, be hopeful! Raise your sights and see the possibilities—always see them, for they’re always there.
4. Your thoughts and words have a strong impact on how you feel. Focus on thinking and speaking positively, even when you feel down.
5. Release your fear to God. He will give you faith, and faith is always stronger than fear.
6. Don’t limit your future with small thinking. Pray big, believe big, think big.
7. Remember: what you think you will become—good or bad, weak or strong, defeated or victorious, so picture yourself strong, happy and successful.
8. Be thankful. Let your prayers consist of all the wonderful things that have happened to you. Name them, thank God for them and make that your whole prayer. You will soon find that these prayers of thanksgiving grow longer and longer, and you will have more and more things for which to thank God.
9. Rest in the fact that God is watching over you and protecting you. Praise him for helping you grow and bloom.
10. Be patient. Change doesn’t happen overnight, but in time, with faith, you’ll feel refreshed and ready for any challenges or opportunities that come your way.
On March 20 at 1:32 EDT, Spring arrived! What were YOU doing at that moment? I was on a three-day silent prayer retreat, praying for YOU. I took my watch down to my favorite bridge on the river, and at exactly (or almost) 1:32 EDT, I welcomed Spring with a prayer for peace.
This Spring, I will take a “fresh” look at all that has entered my life this year. Is it working? What do I need to eliminate? What do I need to add? What do I need to take to a deeper level?
Ah yes, my favorite question: what do I need take to a deeper level?
On my Journey to Higher Ground; taking a fresh look and going to a deeper level. Can’t wait!
I love March! Even though we are still knee-deep in snow, there is a hint of Spring in the air. Am I just imagining it? You bet I am…:)
My Lenten Journey of a Simple Kindness is showing itself to be more of a Blessing to me, than to the “kindness” I show to someone else! But, isn’t that just like God!
This week I have chosen the quote: “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Mother Teresa
How many “kind words” can I speak in a week? I will include the writtten word in that (i.e. emails). I challenge myself to 100!
May I begin with YOU? “You are an amazing child of God; you have the potential to be all HE has planned for you to be. Now, BE it! ”
I love you.
It took me a few days to understand my heart’s desire for this Lenten Journey. It is simply to do a “simple kindness” each day. I like to think that I am “kind” everyday…but this is different…
This “simple kindness” will be intentional, it will be daily, it will be a blessing (probably more to me than the “intended” …:)
Today, as we are snowed in, will be to call my elderly neighbor and take her a pot of soup.
Tomorrow? Don’t know yet. It is still today 
Walk with me, please, in this Lenten Journey and my continued journey to “higher ground”
What does YOUR “walk” look like?
Will YOU ‘”walk “with me?
“Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the flowers,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine
Kind words and kind deeds.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Today, in the Christian tradition, is Ash Wednesday. It is the beginning of the Lenten season which lasts for 40 days, ending on Easter.
I can not speak to the many traditions of Ash Wednesday and Lent, I can only share with you my own Lenten Journey. I do know, however, that typically a person “gives something up” for Lent.
Instead of “giving something up,” I prefer to “take something on.” It may be a kindness, an addition to my diet or physical fitness plan to improve my health, a prayer time that will benefit a specific population. Perhaps this year it will be an addition to my “journey” that will benefit those who are in need of Blessings in their lives. I know that sounds a bit vague. It is still vague to me-it just seems to be where my heart is taking me…
As this part of my journey reveals itself, I would LOVE to share to with you.
Is Lent a part of YOUR life? Where is it taking YOU this year?
