Posts by Karen

Bacteria…the name itself makes you think of germs, doesn’t it? We’ve probably all taken antibiotics at least once, and probably more times, to kill a bacterial infection. So isn’t it weird that we might want to invite MORE bacteria into our lives? Well, there are good bacteria that live within our digestive system and throughout…

Did you know that Americans are sick and getting sicker? In medicine we have all the latest technology and pharmaceuticals. We have highly trained specialists and well equipped medical centers. We have access to all the latest and greatest in medicine but yet we are becoming more and more unhealthy. Why is that? What is…

When someone is sick, worrying about the patient is always natural. But what about the caregiver? I believe the caregiver has the harder job. Now, I know being sick is never a walk in the park. I have been on both sides of that situation. The people in my life were very attentive to my…

 False   Evidence   Appearing   Real What holds you back? Are you afraid of failure? How about success? Maybe rejection? Are you living your dreams? Or are you working at a job you don’t care much about or even dread going to every day? We all have something we’re afraid of; something that keeps us from doing…

What is a balanced life really? We’ve all heard of work/life balance but few have been able to really achieve it, until they no longer have to work. We’ve heard of a balanced diet but there are many people who aren’t really sure how to achieve that either. You can balance your checkbook, look at…

As I mentioned earlier in the week, we lost my dear cousin Kathy to pulmonary hypertension. Today we laid her to rest. It was a very sad day for our family. We listened to our cousin John talk about what it was like growing up with Kathy from the perspective of her younger brother. It…