Creation Girl Blog

  • Forest Therapy Journal: Making Friends with the Trees

    I’m currently working toward my Forest Therapy Certification, and one of our first assignments was to spend an hour in nature, moving beyond simply observing the natural world to experiencing ourselves as part of it. We were invited to recognize trees, plants, and other creations as fellow beings rather than objects in our surroundings. I…

  • Carrot Pecan Energy Bites — A Naturally Sweet, High-Fiber Snack

    As I’ve been working on increasing the amount of fiber I eat while keeping saturated fat low, I’ve been experimenting with simple recipes made from whole foods—things I can throw together quickly that actually taste good. These Carrot Pecan Energy Bites were one of those experiments, and they turned out delicious! They’re naturally sweet from…

  • My Easy Strawberry Greek Yogurt Smoothie

    Lately, I’ve been making a conscious shift toward a high-protein, high-fiber, low-saturated-fat lifestyle. One thing I’m discovering is that eating this way doesn’t have to mean complicated meal planning or food that feels like “health food.” In fact, I’ve been having fun making up recipes that check three important boxes for me: This simple strawberry…

  • Lentil Barley Vegetable Soup: High Fiber, High Protein & Low Saturated Fat

    I’ve been making some changes in the way I eat lately, focusing on a high-fiber, high-protein, low-saturated-fat lifestyle. Rather than thinking about it as a restrictive diet, I’ve been experimenting with foods and recipes that naturally give me more of the things I want—especially fiber and protein—while keeping saturated fat low. And, of course, they…

  • What I’m Doing Differently at 60: My High-Protein, High-Fiber, Low-Saturated-Fat Experiment

    Turning 60 has caused me to rethink some things about the way I eat and exercise. For most of my adult life, if I gained a few pounds, I knew what to do. Exercise more. Eat a little less. Get moving. Then menopause apparently decided those rules were negotiable. I began putting weight on in…

  • Are You Limiting How God Can Provide for You?

    Are you limiting how Heavenly Father can send you the things you need? I caught myself thinking about this recently. So often, when we need something, our minds immediately create a chain of events that looks something like this: I need something → I need money → I need to earn the money → then…