It’s January, and many people have just started their New Years’ resolutions. One of the most common resolutions people make is to get more healthy. Whether the goal is losing weight, exercising more, or simply eating less junk food, most of us have made a goal to get healthy at one time or another.  Even though we know it’s important to take care of ourselves, getting healthy isn’t always easy. I’ve spent many hours scouring Pinterest or searching the internet for tips to get healthy. There’s so much out there, it can be hard to find what’s right for you. Why Should We Get Healthy? When thinking of tips to…

Have you ever felt like you need to make a change?  Maybe you feel like you’re in a rut.  Or life might not be going the way you had hoped it would.  We all feel like we need a change of pace at times.  One way to reset our path and keep moving forward is by setting priorities in life. What is the Importance of Setting Priorities in Life? You might ask why it’s important to set priorities in life?   It’s a simple question without a simple answer.  The reasons are just as unique as the person setting them!  Setting priorities can help us define what’s important, manage our…

Have you ever felt stuck in life?  I have many, many times in my life.  When life seems to be dragging on and on, it’s easy to feel stuck in a rut.   When you feel stuck in life, it’s easy to lose hope.  Trust me, I’ve been there before.  This loss of hope can make you feel like there’s no point in trying.   But fortunately, there is hope.  I’ve worked through feeling stuck and have made it to the other side.  In this post, I’m thrilled to share with you the 7 steps I went through to stop feeling stuck and start loving my life! What Does it Mean to…

Can we all agree that the past couple of years have been EXTREMELY hard? From floods and riots to natural disasters and a global pandemic, it can feel like the whole planet is sucking the joy right out of life!  In fact, finding joy when life is hard can seem almost impossible right now.  It won’t be easy, but it is entirely possible to find joy even when life stinks. This post is all about finding joy when life is hard. Before we get to the tips, let’s first talk about what things take the joy out of life. What Steals Your Joy? What are some things in life that…

“No rest for the weary,” is a phrase quoted all the time, mostly by busy people.  It goes along with our society’s standard of wearing our busyness as a badge of honor.  Even though we feel the need to stay busy and keep pushing ourselves, it’s also very important to get more rest. In this post, I’ll share with you reasons why rest is so important to our bodies and minds.  Then I will also share several tips that I use to get more rest. Why is Rest Important? Most people know they need to get more rest. We have been told that all of our lives. But why is…

Finding out someone you love has cancer is a difficult time.  You’re worried about their health and you want them to get the best treatments available.  If they are in your immediate family, you’re might be worried about the financial strain a cancer diagnosis can bring.  And I’m sure you’re thinking about their mental health, too. As all of these worries are going through your head, you are also grappling with the right words to say to them.  You want to make them feel better but you’re at a loss for words.  Plus, you’re worried that you might say the wrong thing. You might also be thinking What are some…

Anyone who has had cancer, or loves someone that does, knows that cancer treatments can make them feel absolutely horrible!  Recovering from surgery can take a long time.  Radiation often burns the skin and other parts of the body.  And, depending on the type used, chemotherapy has a ton of different side effects!   Even though we know these treatments can work, it’s still so hard on your body at the time.  A lot of people want to help, but they have no idea where to even start!  For me, surgery was hard, but chemo was the worst.  So, in this post, I’ve included 10 ways that will help make chemo…

Cancer treatments can save your life, but they can also cause other difficulties.

After my cancer diagnosis story, which you can read here, I was scheduled for surgery a couple of weeks later. This surgery was to remove the tumor from my small intestine. It was an intense internal surgery, and I was thankful to have one of the best surgeons working on me! Scheduling Surgery The original surgeon that did my scope did not perform this type of surgery. So, he sent me to another surgeon the next week.  This guy, Dr. W, was the head of surgery at one of the larger hospitals in Lexington, Kentucky.  That’s about an hour’s drive from our house, which isn’t too bad. We saw Dr.…

Hearing the words, “You have cancer” is a life-changing event.  If you’ve found this post, you or someone you love has recently been told they have cancer.  After the initial shock, you’re probably thinking “now what?”  What do you do after a cancer diagnosis? Coping with a cancer diagnosis isn’t easy.  Even in the best-case scenario, you’re looking at procedures, treatments, and thinking about how this will affect your life in the future.    Every person is different,  So your needs during this journey will be different.  15 years ago I traveled this cancer journey myself.  It wasn’t easy, and I’m still dealing with the after-effects today.  But I did find…