Ode To Clean Eatin'!

Clean Eating makes me feel so sweet
Gives me natural energy from my head to my feet
My plate looks so simple yet delectable
I'm always excited to be at my table
I'm glad to give my gratitude
Because clean foods improve my attitude
I marvel with joy and delight
Clean eating brings to my entire life!


Clean eating; whole unprocessed foods in their closest natural state as possible.
Any food with an ingredient list more that two or three ingredients long is probably man made and not a clean food source.

Processed foods include white sugar, and flour, breads and pasta, and foods with any added colorings, chemicals and artificial flavorings.

Whole grains contain the whole grain and complex carbs that the body recognizes as a real food source.

Foods that contain saturated fats and high amounts of sugars are also not on the clean foods menu.

Eating seasonally and locally if possible is a great way to not only support your local farmers but to get food that hasn't traveled in and out of other countries to get to its destination.
Don't stress yourself over the organic to or not to. Shop based on Your budget and availability. Non organic produce can be washed using plain old white or apple cider vinegar and lemon or a natural fruit wash carried in most stores these days. See www.mindbodygreen.com for a list of the 12 fruits and veggies that contain the highest amounts of pesticides.

As for meat, dairy, and eggs (organic eggs are plentiful) many markets now carry grass fed and or organic brands, however if not purchase what's available for you and again your budget. It's been only recently for me to be able to purchase some grass fed meats from my local grocery. Change may be slow but it is approaching.

Clean eating is simple and your body will thank you for it.

The Lord's Prayer...

We're Not Heavy; We're God's Children

Trust in The Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

My drawing says it all, these frustrations and difficulties we all experience in our lives however, require believing in the trustworthiness of The Lord and allows us to stop focusing on just our circumstances which produce these feelings, but to lean on depend on and have faith in God. We have to remember that Satan will keep trying to reinforce those insecure feelings and magnify them in our minds, but we can remember that in the end God completes His promises and in the end it is Him who will win!

God's Wisdom Over Ours

It's hard when life's challenges feel like they're overcoming us. It's usually when we are relying on our own knowledge instead of God's that we get confused and lost and veer from the path that God sets us on.

It takes time away from the world in order to be able to focus and listen for instruction on how to live our lives, we have to learn to be dependent ( the opposite from what the world tells us to do) on our father and to trust in His ways even if we do not fully understand the why or what in them.

It begins with getting to know God as our ultimate parent, creator and Lord. We can't learn and grow in someone whom we have no idea who they are or what they are about. God's word provides us a direct link of who he is and how he operates. Its our life How To Manual. When we learn to function by this manual and not a false man made one ( Worldly culture), we can begin deciphering our fallen ways from His ways and begin to bring about transformation.

Traveling God's narrow path isn't an easy road but in the end it's the only road to bring us into God's light.

Just Another God Doodle

A little doodle to remind us to stay connected to God...

Doodles For God

Here sharing my doodles. I love drawing and why not create something's to remind and inspire others to the greatness of God. When live throws me a chew bone, I remember that God is always good and the rough times are just as purposeful as the good times. I remember to lean on Him and to have faith in the bigger picture..

Slowing Down to Move Up

As of late I've been getting the repeated message that I have to stop trying to run ahead of myself. I keep tripping over the same rocks, accumulating the same ' injuries' and wondering why.

Growing where I am planted is a seed that is finally beginning to take root. God speaks to us often through unlearned lessons that must be repeated until we hear...

Learning to stop, wait and listen for Gods guidance is allowing me to see why I continued to repeat my own mistakes. I realize that by filling my life with my 'stuff' that being to do's and have to's and self imposed deadlines I was unknowingly seeking worth and value as a person. As long as I filled my time with stuff that we're all supposed to do then I'm important and adding value to myself.

My fumbles were a part of my process of learning to seek my worth and value through the Lord. I thought I was, but my actions showed me otherwise. All of my busyness left me little space to follow the Lord when he called for me in whatever area needed.

It also believe that some of my actions were an attempt to hide the fact that I felt not qualified enough to do the Lord's bidding, that I would screw it up or misunderstand somehow.
I also realized that there was some selfishness involved, being that it required that I move into an uncomfortable place in my life, or give up some of my time and plans. Service is sacrificial and not going to be convenient for my personal satisfaction.

Slowing down has been humbling, moving, and scary like walking a tight rope without a net. I realize I've always had a net, the Lord... So now, I operate at a new pace, reset priorities, listen and grow. I will push through my feelings of inadequacy and get off the hamster wheel. My worth has always been in and through Him, not worldly achievements and successes. I realize that any service I do in the Lords name is valued by him. That's real success.