Creation Girl Blog

  • The Sacred Ordinary: When Love Becomes Home

    Dave and I have been traveling separately recently. He’s been in Seattle visiting his kids, while I’ve been in Ohio spending time with my son, daughter-in-law, and our new grandbaby. On this last trip, he left home a few days before I did, which meant I had several nights alone in our bed. I noticed…

  • Relentless Time: What If Time Is Not the Enemy?

    Time comes up surprisingly often in my coaching conversations. Not simply time management. Our relationship with time. People tell me they don’t have enough of it. Other people are always trying to take it from them. Their days get swallowed up by other people’s needs. When they finally have a little time to themselves, they…

  • 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…