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Continue reading →: Going Indie?A while back I was asked to join a group of multi-published authors to put together six never before published novellas with a Christmas theme. This was my first walk down a truly indie path and couldn’t ask to do it with a better group of women. I also LOVE…
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Continue reading →: The Cover for the Next Book & More Good News!2009 I decided to stop dreaming about being a published author and actually pursue a career as a romance novelist. In 2013 my first completed story, Lone Star Holiday, hit the shelves with Harlequin’s Love Inspired Line. (faith based fiction) Today I’m excited to announce that two more stories of…
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Continue reading →: The Nuts & Bolts of Healthy Eating
Nasty rumors are floating around about the fat in nuts. Instead of being afraid of the little nuts you should embrace them for the nutritious, healthy snack they provide. Almonds, cashews, walnuts, or pistachios, any whole nut makes a healthy high-protein snack. And these nuts are high in fiber. You…
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Continue reading →: My H.E.B…LoveToday is M and I’m going to tell you about a great MEAL deal at My H.E.B. Okay so I might be stretching the M part a little much. but I wanted to tell you about these meals I found at My local H.E.B. In the Texas Hill Country there…
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Continue reading →: Where Trouble Melt Like Lemon DropsLemons are happy fruits. I love just having them around the kitchen. They bring sunshine indoors. Lemons are to bring joy and happiness. Even Judy Garland as Dorthy, sings about troubles melting like lemon drops in Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Lemons bring happiness. The home remedies that use lemons are…
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Continue reading →: Kale & Kiwi sitting in a tree…No surprise that Kale and Kiwi are on the list of healthy foods. Kale is a dark green that packs more iron in a serving than beef (calorie for calorie). It’s rich in carotenoids lutein & zeaxanthin. Okay, and that means??? Kale delivers these to the retinas and they absorb…
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Continue reading →: Hopping Jalapeno – They are good for you.These mild peppers come with only 4 calories and just 0.91 gram of carbohydrates in a serving. If you looking for low-carb you can’t get any better. They also have less than a gram each of protein and fat. What they do have is a rich amount of vitamin C…
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Continue reading →: Ice Ice Baby, Can Ice Help You Lose Weight?
I LOVE ice. Crushed ice is the best. When I’m sick or sad I want ice. Ice helps me wake up in the morning. I eat ice the way some people need coffee. At work I start my day getting a large cup of ice. If I start feeling sluggish…
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Continue reading →: Health Benefits of HempFirst of all you can not get high from hemp. Even though hemp and marijuana are both made from the Cannabis plant, hemp seeds contains less than a trace of THC which is the psychoactive substance in marijuana. What hemp does have is a complete source of protein, which means that they provide…
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Continue reading →: Garlic, Ginger, Grapes & Greek Yogurt does a Chicken GoodLet’s all pretend it is still April 8 and we can talk about healthy foods that start with the letter G. Yes, in today’s A to Z Blogging Challenge it is all about the G. In my research for the perfect G food, I came across a receipe that had a…
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