My pastor came up to me yesterday, having just begun a series on the book of Daniel, and commented that he had thought about me this week as he was preparing this message. Of course, several thoughts crossed my mind, “How did he know that I had been studying Daniel?” ”Does he think I’m like [...]
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Hallelujah! Food!
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food, Uncategorized, tagged Daniel's diet, diet and cancer, Hallelujah Kids, How We All Went Raw, Nungesser, vegan, Wandling on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hypnobirthing and Why I Haven’t Posted in Awhile
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food, tagged childbirth, hypnobirthing, labor, Mongan Method, natural childbirth on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had a friend who recently threatened to comment on my site, “Stop watching politics, get off your duff, and start posting something.” I appreciated the humor, but honestly I was feeling a little bad that I hadn’t written anything lately. It’s not like I haven’t been reading, as a matter of fact, I’ve been [...]
Some Food for Thought
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food on November 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The doctor laughed at me as he shoved his hands into his white lab coat. “What is a toxin anyway? Just the other day a guy told me he was avoiding toxins in his diet, but I don’t think he knew what he was talking about.” I was ushered out the door feeling belittled and [...]
“Chi” anyone?
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food on May 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Claire first heard about it on some talk show. “I just ordered this fantastic book” she announced. “It is going to help us with our running.” The book she was talking about was Danny Dreyer’s Chi Running . She really had me excited about it. Supposedly, Mr. Dreyer held workshops all over the country that had [...]
Health Through Nutrition
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food on March 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I finally got Lauren F. Winner’s book Mudhouse Sabbath and it is a pleasant surprise. I didn’t even imagine that it was going to inspire my own “practices”, but it has, and by the third chapter nonetheless. I would like to devote an entire post to it soon; but one of her chapters, the one on [...]
Salad Dressings for Life
Posted in Nonfictions--Health and Food on February 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Have you ever thought about salad dressings and of the many different kinds there are. Have you ever thought about how everybody has their own idea of what constitutes a good vs. bad salad dressing. When I was a child, I can remember going through 10 different “favorites”. First I liked Italian, then “Creamy” Italian, [...]