A Natural Way

I went shopping with my neighbor and her two teenage daughters this week. When we got in the car, the girls immediately asked their mother for gum. She pulled a package from her purse and each one took a stick, unwrapped it and started chewing vigorously. Of course, they offered the gum to me, but […]

I need to encourage Carley to eat breakfast. She has been homeschooled and is used to starting her days much later than 7:30, which is the first class at school. She sleeps until she has only enough time to dress and go to school. When she comes home, she is so tired she takes a […]

When Mother’s Day comes around, it brings sweet thoughts to my mind about my own dear mother. She was a virtuous woman, such as King Solomon describes  in Proverbs 31. Solomon begins his dissertation on virtuous women in verse 10. He says, “She does her husband good.” When my parents married, they rented a small […]

I am sad to admit that I did not start a regular exercise plan until I turned forty. It was after that critical year that I changed to a plant-food diet. Soon after that, I began a regular exercise program. The motivation to exercise did not come from being told how vital it is that […]

Something needs to be done about Jay, the 13-year-old son of our neighbor. Julie works long hours and when she gets home, she doesn’t feel like cooking so she and Jay eat frozen pizzas, TV dinners and other processed foods. Jay is badly overweight and struggles with his lessons, which destroys his self-esteem. My friend […]