Making Home Cooked Dog Food

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a vet or an animal nutritionist. Please consult with one or both before cooking for your dogs. This is just how I make my dogs' food, based on Dr. Judy Morgan's and other professionals recommendations. I decided the best way to support the health and longevity of my sweet girls, Jynx...

Super Bowl Ads and Jesus

The 58th Super Bowl was this past weekend. Many people tune in for the game, others for the half-time show, and still others look forward to the commercials. I can't say this year the ads were any better or any worse than previous years, but one ad stood out to me, and apparently to many...

Muddy Paws and Dirty Eggs

It's the end of January and instead of snow like in a proper winter, the rain keeps on falling. Another inch yesterday. A real soaker from morning until night. We spent the entire day watching movies and football, punctuated by begrudgingly letting the dogs out to potty and play. With two young pups needing to...

The Glass Box (a poem)

I am the girl in the glass box. Four walls and a ceiling prevent me from connecting Yet allow me to see out. Merciful, yet cruel, the transparency. I see blue skies overhead. And feel the ground beneath my feet. Happy, healthy people pass by. Going about their day. Their lives. Their big. Free. Lives....

What If…2024

As soon as the words, What If, came to mind those same lyrics from Creed earwormed their way into my life. I only know, "What if...what if....what if, what if, what if I...." so this is not a fun loop to replay over and over again! Anyway, I had written an earlier post regarding my...

Gray

It's January 2nd, 2024 and it's another gray morning. I think we have seen the sunshine just once in the past ten days. I wonder if those, such as myself, who struggle with the wintertime blues would struggle less if, despite the shorter days and colder temperatures, the sun shone brightly most of the time....

Replacing Judgment with Curiosity

I have to admit, we are late to the Ted Lasso show simply because we didn't want to pay for another app. But, my husband got a new phone and with that came a three month free trial of Apple tv. And with that came the highly acclaimed and often recommended Ted Lasso. We didn't...

Reality Check

This will be a short one, but I hope it's thought-provoking. When I was in my late teens and all the way through my 20's I struggled with anorexia and body dysmorphia. When I looked in the mirror what was reflected back to me was not reality. At 100-115 pounds, standing 5 feet 7 inches...

MY Truth vs THE Truth

There's is a huge difference between claiming something to be your own personal truth, which is a big trend right now, and THE truth. Every day I hear the phrase, "This is my truth." Or someone asks someone else to "share their truth." The reality is, everyone can't have their own personal truth. We can...

What It Means to Put Others Before Yourself

Philippians 2:3 NIV says, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." I have lived my whole life remembering only part of that Scripture which was most likely taken out of context. I really only paid attention to, or was directed to pay attention to, the very...