Spaces of Grace Body, Soul, and Spirit
On this page, you’ll find blog posts divided into each topic of body, soul, and spirit. At Spaces of Grace, we’re passionate about learning how to care for ourselves in all three ways. Because as women, we’re always caring for others. And if we’re not healthy and strong, we won’t have anything to give. Join us in the conversation. We’d love to hear what’s important to you in your life.
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10 Healthy Food Swaps for Clean Eating
Fifteen years ago, my health was in a downward spiral. After years of worsening symptoms, I was finally correctly diagnosed and began my 2-year trek back to health (you can read that story here). A major part of my healing process involved changing my eating habits....
Reawakening Your Natural Sense of Smell: Simple Practices to Revive Your Olfactory Power
I ducked into a beautiful flower shop, anxious to explore. Every nook and cranny was filled with gorgeous blooms. Eagerly, I stuck my nose in a tempting display of roses and inhaled. Nothing. Not even a whiff of a scent. The shopkeeper told my disappointed self that...
Reawaken Your Taste Buds to Real Food
It wasn’t until I had my kids that I realized what I was eating was making me sick and contributing to their frequent illnesses. Much of the blame was due to the ultra-processed foods we were eating. For me, it started in childhood with the sweet cereals I had for...
7 Mindset Shifts for the New Year
This morning I woke up at 5 a.m., and immediately my mind started spinning about a difficult situation. My thoughts became darker and more tangled. About 30 minutes into this black vortex of negativity, I finally caught myself and remembered a favorite quote from...
Reconciling Christmas Past and Present
And in the evenings all the children in my village would take off their shoes and stockings and run barefoot through the snow. Then, when we came in, our mothers would have a bedtime snack of hot cocoa and cookies waiting for us by the fire. I loved the stories my...
The Journey of Advent
The season of Advent has always been a special time in my family. My Advent memories are marked by loving traditions and customs. During Advent, our kitchen wall always displayed a beautiful calendar with little numbered doors. We marked the snowy days to Christmas by...
Light for the New Year
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2 Most of us are familiar with the childhood game of Blind Man’s Bluff, in which a person who is it tries to tag...
Recapturing Advent
The time sandwiched between Thanksgiving and Christmas in modern times seems to have been taken over by the retail world. It starts with a bang on Black Friday (the big shopping event the day after Thanksgiving) and is then measured by how many shopping days are left...
When Giving Thanks Greatly Pleases God
Good manners have always been a priority in my family. From a very young age I was taught to say please and to give thanks on every appropriate occasion, and I, in turn, taught my children to do the same. God also expects His children to use good manners when we...
Take Care of Your Body, Soul, and Spirit
Thanks for stopping by. We know your life is busy. You’re taking care of others, like children, spouses, and parents. You probably don’t have much time to call your own. We understand. We’re here to offer resources to help you connect with God and care for yourself body, soul, and spirit – even if you just have a few minutes.
