My January Rest 2022: Secrets

I’ve been keeping something from you. The whole reason I started writing publicly about My January Rest (MJR) was to … More

My January Rest: 01.16.22 Lit for Food!

Since I’ve been practicing MJR for over a decade, I was truly surprised by this new Rest Point that I’ll now call slow meals. I have a lot of practicing to do! It is easier to do with friends, less so with my husband, and even more difficult to do on my own. I’ve decided that while every meal need not be an event, taking time to sit, breath, and eat is something I think has value.

My January Rest 2022: The List

I created My January Rest, to refocus my appetite, replenish my budget and re-establish my margins. December’s focus is often on consuming, January refocused by my ‘appetites’ by resting from some things for the month of January.

My 2021 January Rest: The List

What is My January Rest? For anyone new, read the next couple of introductory paragraphs. If you know what My … More

My 2021 January Rest: Looking Back to Look Forward

Last year I wrote that God had been talking to me about making room (in my heart and life) and … More

My 2020 January Rest: The List

What is My January Rest? For anyone new, read the next couple of introductory paragraphs. If you know what My … More

My 2019 January Rest: The List

I am a late comer, but I discovered something delish a few months back. My daughter and fell in love with The Great British Baking Show. As egg whites were beaten and folded in, we had fun watching the competition unfold.

My January Rest Update 01.10.18

January has been clipping along quite nicely. I’m surprised that I’m already nearly a third of the way through My … More

My January Rest 2018—The List

I love the New Year! There is something as magical about a New Year as there is about a fresh, … More

My January Rest 2017—The List

My January Rest is my version of a New Year’s Resolution. But instead of setting goals for the year, most of which will not survive the month, my focus is resting from lessor things—for one month—for the purpose of focusing on greater things.

And So it Begins…

The Rest is challenging, but oh so fun! How can no sugar be fun? Because it isn’t really about giving up, it is about getting something of greater value. Every year I have learned and grown as I have rested. I’ve laughed at myself and learned from fellow sojourners. I’ve been especially blessed to hear how rest has affected those who have stepped into The Rest.

MJR–That’s All Folks!

Really? Truly, I cannot believe it has been nearly a month since I began My January Rest. One more day. … More

MJR Update—Bananas, Apples, and Pears, Oh My!

Apples always seem like a good idea when I buy them, but somehow they sit instead of being eaten. What I know from experience is that the longer I stay off sugar and the longer I stay off processed food, the more tasty the apples become. It is a type of food magic.

My January Rest Update 01.04.16

This will be short and sweet because it is late already…how does that happen! I’ve been keeping my list of … More

My January Rest — Walks!

Since I was diagnosed with osteoporosis last month, lots of bone-jarring, pounding the pavement is in my daily forecast regardless of the weather forecast.