Ingredients 8 fluid ounces Pacific Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 2 ounces Part Skim Ricotta Cheese 2 TBS High Protein Lactose-Free Skim Milk Powder 8 fluid ounces Fairlife Lactose-Free High Protein Fat-Free Milk To taste Fresh ground black pepper To taste Ground cardamom To taste Ground cinnamon Instructions Add all ingredients to a blender and…
Health & Wellness
Wholeness matters—body, soul, and spirit. This space offers encouragement, practical resources, and personal stories to support your journey to health and healing. From mental wellness and recipes to spiritual alignment and recovery through life’s trials, may you find hope for full restoration in every area of your life.
Introduction to My Bariatric Surgery Journey
I started the bariatric surgery journey in November of 2022. This was not a path I ventured lightly. It was not a direction I headed without thought, prayer, and research. The truth is, I’d been researching bariatric surgery on and off for over 10 years, but there was always one more diet to try, one…
WHAT IS LONG COVID?
Long COVID, sometimes called Post-COVID or Long Haul, is rather difficult to define. Essentially it is symptoms that either continue beyond the normal recovery time for COVID (which varies depending on the severity of the infection) but it could also be symptoms that return or begin weeks or months later that have no other cause….
Navigating Long COVID: Evaluating the Demands of an Activity
This page contains affiliate links and I may earn a small commission when you click on the links, at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Click here to read my full disclosure statement. One of the things I deal with as part of my Long COVID recovery…
Nevertheless – Word for 2023 and a Perspective Shift: What if Life is Like Powerlifting?
For the past few weeks, my oxygen has been below 90% several times a day. There is a possibility that I will be back on oxygen, at least while I sleep until I can have a sleep study done to ensure my oxygen is not dropping overnight. The Long COVID has been a significant setback….
Isolation and Re-Engagement During the Pandemic
Not knowing if I was going to live or die for over 20 consecutive days fundamentally changed me in ways that are hard to express. Even now, almost a year later, I find myself surprised at how deeply the entire experience impacted me, my perception of life, my values, and my connection to others.
Just Because He Loves Me
God has saved my life – over and over again over the years; and last November, as most of you know, He did it again between 8 and 10 times depending on the nurse who talked to me. While I was in the hospital, He and I talked about a lot of things and He…
Glorious Pee Fountain
Did the picture get your attention? This, dear friends, is an external female urinary collection device. Rather than describe how it fits, I’ll show you a picture… I called it a “banana” because it looked like one and it made talking about it a little easier. It does just what it looks like, curves between…