8 Easy Ways to Have a Healthier Holiday Season
Between indulgent appetizers, stockings stuffed with sweets, and cookie exchanges galore, the holiday season isn’t exactly known for promoting healthy eating. And even though the average…
5 Practical Steps to Fight Polarization
You only have to open up Twitter—or start a conversation with a member of the opposite political party—to see that we’re living in polarizing times.…
6 Novels to Make You Think Deeply About Faith
Though I’m a person of faith who loves to read, I’ve never been one for religious fiction. I’m sure there are excellent Christian novels out…
5 Ways to Make the Most of Summer Foods
Juicy berries, fresh corn on the cob, cold cocktails by the pool—food is one of the greatest pleasures in life, and never more so than…
5 Tips From a Nutritionist for Saving Money on Food
The reality of inflation didn’t really hit me until I recently found myself standing in the grocery store staring at green onions. A small bunch…
7 Cheap “Friend Dates” That Aren’t Coffee
The text from a good friend pops up on my phone late on Thursday, asking if I want to hang out this weekend. It’s on…
Stronger Than We Think: 5 True Stories to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
In the midst of the polarizing politics and global health crisis of the past year, disappointment in our fellow humans feels like it’s at an…
4 Mini-Challenges to Try This Lent
Every year when Lent rolls around, I’m always surprised at how much I actually look forward to the season of scaling back. Maybe it’s because…
4 Things I Did To Help My Mental Health Last Year (And How I’m Bringing Them Into the New Year)
As much as we all might have hoped 2021 would be full of metaphorical sunshine and rainbows, for most of us (myself included), it was another…
Steps To Making Your Advent Calendar More Meaningful
To me, it never used to matter what kind of Advent calendar our family used, as long as there was chocolate involved. And, true to…