Apr

27

“If you do not fight, you will not win.”

Posted by Sarah R

April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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A recent message from my young adult pastor really moved me spiritually, but it also has had an effect on my life outside of my faith in Christ.
John Mark reminded us, in the war of life, “if you do not fight, you will not win,” and it struck me that [...]

Apr

26

Nasal allergies

Posted by Sarah R

April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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1. How appropriate that I choose a picture of a pollinated flower for this post.
2. I have seasonal nasal allergies.
3. They have set in.
I could go into some deep history about my nasal allergy issues, but my first [...]

Apr

26

Cutting round vegetables

Posted by Sarah R

April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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Over the weekend I wanted to cook up a butternut squash for dinner and worried about chopping my fingers off while I worked, but I found a FABULOUS tip I had to share!
“It is very simple to prevent rolling of squash. Just fold up a small towel into quarters so there’s some padding [...]

Apr

25

Bea Arthur

Posted by Sarah R

April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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Actress Bea Arthur passed today due to cancer. Best known for her role in Golden Girls and as television’s “Maude” she left behind her sons Matthew and Daniel and grandchildren Kyra and Violet.
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Apr

20

Guidelines for Good Listening

Posted by Sarah R

April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Once again Carrie has pointed me in the direction of a FANTASTIC link that I had to share with you!
Guidelines to good listening from PsychCentral holds some REALLY great tips on how to be a good listener. Even if you already consider yourself a good listener, it has three really good tips on how to [...]

Apr

18

Responding to unwanted health advice

Posted by Sarah R

April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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Recently my boss at WEGO Health posted a great entry with the main question “how do you respond to unsolicited health advice?” and it struck a chord with me. I posted my own response there but wanted to encourage you to go check it out and join in with [...]

Apr

17

Neutrogena MoistureShine Lipstick

Posted by Sarah R

April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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Have any of you been able to try the new Neutrogena MoistureShine lipstick that’s out?
“So lush. So creamy. And clinically proven to keep lips moist for 8 hours. An exclusive conditioning blend replenishes lips’ moisture reserves. In a range of 20 shades.”
I don’t wear lipstick very often because I find that it oftentimes [...]

Apr

16

Training Plans

Posted by Sarah R

April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Next Tuesday marks six weeks post surgery, and I can finally say that I’m almost healed.
Sneezing still hurts.
Coughing too hard still hurts.
Laughing hysterically (last time it was about farts) still hurts.
But generally, I’m doing really well.
Next week I plan to start training for the Portland half-Marathon. I have until October to re-train my body to [...]

Apr

15

Christians with Chronic Illness

Posted by Sarah R

April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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When people ask me to describe myself, this is how it goes: “I’m a Christian bank teller, I also write health articles for websites. I read, I write, I watch a lot of TV and I listen to a lot of music. I also have chronic pain including migraines and [...]

Apr

15

Seventeen lemons

Posted by Sarah R

April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment

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I feel like my life just threw seventeen lemons in my direction.
I took eight and made lemonade out of them.
I took four and threw them back … I don’t need those.
I took three and made lemon meringue pie out of them. Tasty, right?
The other two lemons? They’re in my lap. I’m wondering what [...]

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