01/22/2026
✨2026: The Year of Restoration✨
Good afternoon!
Over the past few weeks I've spent a lot of time reflecting on what I want 2026 to be. For the past 18 months I've been in a season of healing—but now, I'm ready to step into a season of RESTORATION!
Back in 2018, I began dealing with some health challenges, and I was given advice from several doctors — some of it even conflicting. But I was able to get everything under control… or so I thought.
Advice given at the time was to stop eating vegetables. This proved to be really damaging advice. I learned the hard way how much damage can be done when we strip the gut of what it needs to thrive. On top of that was the long-term use of a medication with the claim that it would help and even extend my life. What I ultimately learned was that medication is KNOWN to cause gut issues. With those two things working against me, everything began to unravel.
Ultimately, this led to gut damage, fear around food, and increased stress and anxiety. Elevated stress and anxiety became strike three, and my health took yet another nosedive.
In 2009, I studied how the body processes food and how to combine foods for optimal health. I was later told my conclusions were all wrong, so I made changes that proved to do more harm than good. In fact, I had experienced firsthand how healing a Mediterranean-style way of eating can be — losing 85 pounds and keeping most of it off, even through current health challenges. Now, I am returning to that foundation, combining it with everything I've learned since.
I will no longer live in fear of food. God created food for our nourishment and healing, and I fully intend to embrace it! Let the restoration begin! 💛
