Fresh Produce Season is upon us. And is it not just the BEST?!?!

Farmer’s Markets are in every town now it seems. Many of them have a variety of vendors from produce, bake goods, crafts, jewelry, and more.

My favorite thing to do with fresh produce such as broccoli, zucchini, sweet potatoes, and yellow squash is to cut up the veggie of choice (or combo if you would like), then drizzle with olive oil, season with seasoning of choice    ( I usually do garlic salt, lawry’s, and pepper) , and bake for 25 minutes at 425 degrees. It is a “go to” staple on the dinner table many nights a week in our house. Yummy! And healthy! What is better than that?!?!

Here is a link to find a farmer’s market near you.

http://localfarmmarkets.org/ILfarmmarkets.php

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xo

Happy Summer!!!

The sun is shining and temperatures are HOT!

Welcome Summer! It is a time of outdoor fun, swimming, boating, cookouts, baseball, fireflies, and so much more. One thing I notice all the time is how many people are on their cell phones while outside. Like, on their cell phones ALL the time. Don’t get me wrong, I look to my phone throughout the day, but also want to be PRESENT with my children, family, and friends. It makes me so sad to see people missing the moments right in front of them NOT on the cell phone.

So, I want to encourage you to GET OFF YOUR PHONE this summer! Take breaks from it at least and go PLAY! Be a kid yourself again and HAVE FUN!!

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xo

We live in the greatest country on earth. But lately with all the hate, violence, and deaths happening in our country and across the world…let’s BE THE GOOD in this world.  At times it feels like there is nothing we can do to help this country, but there is.

We can PRAY for our country and our world for peace.

We can BE THE GOOD, by DOING good, SHOWING the good, GIVING the good.

Our vets deserve this for giving their lives to protect each and every one of us and give us the land of the free.

So on this Memorial Day, remember those who served and continue to serve our country. Pray for them and thank God for giving us our beautiful country of the United States of America!

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xoxo

THANK YOU!!!!!!

Can NOT thank everyone enough who supported the MS WALK 2017.  Thanks to all your generous donations, Marci’s Stampede raised over $12,000! Over exceeding the goal for the team this year. Unbelievable! Truly.

Because of your generous donations….new and better medications are designed to help those living with MS. And, it helps other diseases as well with research and medications too. Helping so many!

So THANK YOU times a million, then another million again!

I will be forever obsessively grateful!

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xo

I thank you for being a part of my JOURNEY.

With the MS Walk 2017 approaching next weekend, I am blown away yet again by the generosity of so many people to this cause. Without the donations, new and improved medications like the one I am on are available to those living with MS. I am able because of this medication and because of the generosity of so many. So to begin to say thank you is an understatement that will never be able to be fully shown. I will sure try to though!

Thank you for your love and support!

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xo

Happy Easter!

 

 

Wishing you a joyous filled day with the ones you love remembering this…

“It was no accident, no coincidence, that the seasons came round and round year after year. It was the Lord speaking to us all and showing us over and over again the birth, life, death, and resurrection of his only begotten Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, our Lord. It was like a best-loved story being told day after day with each sunrise and sunset, year after year with the seasons, down through the ages since time began.”
? Francine Rivers, The Last Sin Eater

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

xo

Hooray!!!

MS Walk 2017 is quickly approaching on Sunday, May 7th, 2017.

I want to send out a THANK YOU to all who have donated to the cause. I have a goal of $10,000 for my 10th year living with MS and hope I can reach it! It is because of generous donations to this cause that new and better medications are provided to those living with MS.

Something I will be forever grateful for!

If you would like to donate to help find a cure and better medications, I would be so thankful!

https://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/Donation2?idb=1454288406&df_id=57937&FR_ID=28498&mfc_pref=T&PROXY_ID=499561&PROXY_TYPE=22&57937.donation=form1

Stay healthy, happy, and strong!

XO

Make the Time

We are all busy. Every single one of us has out “own” kind of busy. Some of us have full time jobs that surpass the typical 40 hour work week, some are stay at home moms, some are care takers of family members, some are part time mom/part time job. Whatever it is that you do, we are all busy, but we also need to make the time.

We need to make the time to do the things we love. Make the time to say “I love you” and “Thank you.” Make the time to go to church service on Sunday. After all, God always makes the time for us, we need to make the time to worship Him.  We need to make the time to be with our family, friends, loved ones.

Time is the one thing we are guaranteed in life. So why not make the time?

Stay happy, healthy, and strong!

XO

Write it down, make it happen.

One of my favorite statements.

I am an old school fan of actually writing things down, not always putting everything into my phone. When you actually see your goals, your dreams, your to do, and so forth in your own handwriting, it seems to stick in your head better and more memorable.

Make a note from the note.

Make a reminder of what to do to make things reality.

Add pictures from webpages if using a device.

Make a collage from magazines or articles.

Timeline if you need it.

Get creative to have fun with your writing!

So what would you write down? Try it. And watch those dreams and goals flourish! xo

Just keep going my friends. No matter what, keep pushing, keep moving forward. The past is in the past. What happened yesterday or even ten minutes ago is done and over with. We all tend to get stuck in the “What if?” the ” Why did that happen?” or “I wish…”

Trust me people. I went through all those questions the hardest when I was diagnosed with MS. But instead of going there, I remember asking the doctor after telling me I had MS, “Will I be able to have children still?” And from then on my fight forward with this disease so I could be a mommy and an ABLE mommy began.

I encourage you to keep going forward and live the life God created for you. He created all good things for those who believe!