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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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...
Prepare Yourself for Easter: Part 1 Body
Easter Is Coming! The sun is shining brightly today with an unseasonably warm temperature of 77 degrees for Indiana in late March. This beautiful day reminds me we have just three remaining weeks of Lent until Easter. As I was praying, God challenged me to use the...
January Favorite Body, Soul, Spirit Resources
Happy ReNew Year Wrap Up As many of you know, we've spent January working through Happy ReNew Year: 31 Days to a New You! As we wrap up the month, I wanted to pop in and share a short post with our favorite January resources for body, soul, and spirit.We've had a...
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...
With Prayer and Thanksgiving
I love the holiday season. Celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day with family and friends feeds my body, soul, and spirit. The history of Thanksgiving is especially deep in America, stretching back to 1621 when the colonists in Plymouth shared a meal...
How To Celebrate Lent With Your Family
How to Celebrate Lent with Your Family Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. As a child, I remember the solemn mass of Ash Wednesday and being anointed with ashes in the sign of the cross on my forehead. As an adult, I attend a Protestant church, but I’ve...
5 Steps To Create a Prayer Strategy for Life’s Difficulties
Have you ever received a piece of news that left you reeling? Perhaps everyone else around you could see it coming, but for whatever reason, you were blindsided by the revelation. That happened to me a few years ago. It was a challenging situation to handle, and I...
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...
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.
