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Simply Count it All Joy!
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds… James 1:2 ESV
In a world where things seem to be getting increasingly complicated, it takes intentional effort to keep our priorities straight. We all know that trials are a part of life, but it took me years to understand how I could have joy during the inevitable trials and difficultes life brings. Along the journey, a big lesson I have learned is that by simplifying my life and keeping the main things the main things, peace and joy result. This blog is about my journey of getting back to the basics of simple joy by simpler living.
After packing and moving many times over my life, I have come to appreciate having less “stuff “. Recent downsizing of homes has made me really see that the less stuff you have, the easier it is to manage your home life. I know, very obvious. But the not-so-obvious side benefit to me was that the more I let go of earthly treasures, the more I could focus on heavenly treasures and better manage this life that I have been given. This revelation has allowed me to use my natural gifting of organization to create a more joy-filled home by simpler living. Simple food. Simple home. Simple faith.
Health educator
Early in life, the Lord placed on my heart a passion for education and health. I, therefore, went on to get bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education. Health Education and Holistic Nutrition are my primary passions and are the focus of my post-grad research. Overcoming several health issues through nutrition myself and helping others do so motivated me to seek ways to pass on this knowledge to many others. With just simple tweaks to diet, cooking and lifestyle, you can see big results. I am so excited to pass on what I have learned and show easy ways others can do this too!
Simple Food
I have spent the last few years tweaking my own cooking to maximize nutrition and simplify recipes. Cooking for healing and health is a common theme across the internet but what sets me apart is I make it easy and delicious.
This blog is “where the rubber meets the road” taking holistic nutrition principles and making it easy for even the busiest cooks to do.
I believe the more nutritious food it, the more delicious it should be. Teaching how to make nutritious & delicious food recipes that are easy to make is my passion.
Despite the fact that it sounds like more work, cooking from scratch can be VERY EASY and VERY DELICIOUS! I have physical limitations so for me, it has to be easy. Over the years, I’ve learned many tips and shortcuts and am excited to share them with you!
I am on a journey to learn more and more about eating for optimal health and healing. Come join me as we learn together how simple food can be a part of a joy-filled life!
Simple Home
Having a few home systems and routines in place saves me a lot of time during our busy weeks. This takes just a little bit of organization up front but pays off by freeing up even more time later on.
I have meal planning, efficient home organization and cleaning practices to share that are quick and easy.
We can take the trials and burdens of maintaining a home and turn it into joy! Let’s journey together in making our simplified homes more peace-filled and joyful!
Simple Faith
Religion can get very complicated with rules and traditions. I keep this area of my life simple by keeping the main thing the main thing – relationship not religion.
Whether you share my simple faith in Jesus or you have another belief system, I invite you to this area of my blog to see the freedom and joy that come from simple faith.
I am excited to be on this journey with others who desire to get back to the basics of simple joy by simpler living!