Diabetes Prevention
About 25.8 million Americans have diabetes. You don’t have to be overweight, have a genetic predisposition or be a certain age to get the disease. In fact, more than 6 million people have the disease and don’t even realize it because some of the symptoms may not seem threatening – unusual thirst, extreme hunger, increased […]
Controlling Your Sweet Tooth During the Holiday Season
You may be wondering how you can maintain your healthy eating plan and still enjoy all those rich and sweet desserts offered throughout the holiday season. Many people think they gain more than five pounds from Thanksgiving Day to New Year’s Day. Research suggests, however, that most people gain less than one pound during the […]
9 Cures for Holiday Loneliness
On an early October morning, I found myself tossing and turning. Although I was physically tired, I could not manage to sleep more than one hour at a time.Finally, I sat up in the bed and asked myself, “Why are you so uneasy?” I did have a long, exhausting day at work. From briefings on […]
Solitude Another Balancing Act
The human spirit seems to crave the touch, sight, sound, and smell of the many natural, beautiful things around us. Often, as we tire of the hustle and bustle of our human world, we look forward to the quiet and solitude of the natural world; away from the buildings, noise, and people. A sense of […]
Mars Rock
This past summer, I was blessed to have an internship in association with NASA at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Near the end of my 10 week internship, my group and I participated in an in-depth tour of NASA’s meteorite curation facility. This pristine laboratory contains tens of thousands of meteorites collected from around […]
Treating Diabetes with Diet and Exercise
Diabetes is a health condition where the body is unable to produce enough insulin and properly break down glucose (sugar) in the food. Glucose is produced in the liver and the cells of the body need it for energy. Glucose comes from food when we eat, food is digested and the carbohydrates are broken down […]
The Need for Solitude: Time Away from Me
Solitude is a time when I can get away from all things, including myself. When I separate from myself, I can truly be accessible to Him. It is a time when I truly decrease and allow God to increase. He embraces me and engulfs me with all that He is, without me considering my […]
In the Silence I Found Him
Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). From the time I was young I enjoyed quiet time alone…to write, think, pray, dream, read, etc. I valued time to myself but lacked the understanding of true solitude. However, in 2001 I would be introduced to the wonders of silence and in that space […]
Silence Spoken Here:The Dining Room a Sacred Space
I spent a day and half in total rebellion. “What do you mean I can’t talk while eating,” I asked my friend as she pointed to the sign that said silence spoken here. We had taken a retreat to the monastery only for me to find out that I had some habits to be reckoned […]
Letter from the Editor
I love this time of year-Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are reminded to be thankful and to give. But what if these same sentiments overflowed into every day of the year? The Bible instructs us clearly to be thankful always during the good and the bad times. And, of course, we are also reminded by the […]
