Smoothies With The Kitchen Coach
I am so tickled to link you up with a Jenny the Kitchen Coach video today. I love her and her ideas and food are always amazing! And me, I'm propped up looking into the face of our newest little grandchild who is sleeping next to me. I am in awe again at the sanctity...
Drought
It is dry as a bone at our house. Good thing lavender is hardy, because most everything else looks drab and brown and nearly dead. And it’s amazing to me what a difference that makes. Our home looks less inviting because the yard looks less alive because the...
Be Yourself
You're learning. You're watching. You're paying attention to the experience of others. You have some of your mother's traits. You may have things you do just like your dad. But even so, there is no one else in the world who is uniquely you. A shift from imitation to...
Potpourri
It's simple and fun to dry flowers, add turn them into potpourri by adding a few drops of your favorite essential oils! Of course, potpourri was a much bigger deal in the 80's, but I haven't recovered! I just love flowers and watching them dry and turn different,...
Speak. The. Words.
Ladies. Please, please change the words that you think and say about yourself if they are anything less than positive. I heard reference to yet another study that was done in the 70's about the power of words. Under hypnosis, healthy subjects were told that their...
New Slow Cooker Steak
This turned out to be delicious! And is there anything easier than putting something in the slow cooker in the morning and adding fresh salad and vegetables and rice to it later? Voila! Dinner is done! Toss the steak in a bag with cornstarch or arrowroot powder. Grate...
“I Welcome Rest”
Do you ever feel torn between getting some rest and tackling a project or catching up on something that you haven't had a chance to get to yet? I feel for that dilemma, I've had it many times myself. What I am learning in my age is that there isn't much that is worth...
Coming Soon!
Coming soon to Lioness is a stunning bouquet of declarations set to music and illustrated with inspiring pictures! The intent is to fill your mind with words of truth about who you are with music that will bring those words to life and make them mentally "sticky"...
Focus On Joy!
Is there a challenge in your life that has you nervous or scared? Are there gatherings to plan or lessons or exams or late nights or difficult days coming up? I have been reminded that focusing on the difficulties, the soul-stretching experiences that we aren't quite...
Make Friends With Small Bites and Baby Steps
Life is a process. There's no such thing as leap-frogging over daily needs...at least not without unhealthy consequences. We must eat. We must sleep. We grow. We need new clothes. We get tired. We need change. Sometimes we think we can take life by storm and forego...