Category: Cultivate

Cultivate, Faith, Focused Living, Gifts of Pain, Mental Health, Overcoming Obstacles, Pain & Suffering

5 Ways to Cultivate Resilience

With everything going on in our world, combined with our own personal struggles, it is easy to feel hopeless or discouraged. In today’s post, I’m sharing 5 strategies to cultivate resilience so we can persevere through adversity. If you’ve ever lost a loved one, had your heart broken, battled anxiety or depression, struggled with chronic health issues, felt the weight of grief or disappointment, been a victim of injustice, navigated a difficult relationship, or lived through a global pandemic, then this is for you!

Body Image, Christian Testimonies, Cultivate, Faith, Fitness, Focused Living, Goal Setting, Guest Posts, Overcoming Obstacles, Self Care, Weight Loss

From Never Enough to Good – Cultivating a Renewed Body Image

In Meghan’s vulnerable story, From Not Enough to Good – Cultivating a Renewed Body Image, she shares her transformation from being bound by lies to freedom, from hating her body to viewing it as a dwelling place for His Spirit, and from exercising as punishment to exercising for health because God created her body and called it good.

Cultivate, Faith, Goal Setting, Guest Posts, Mental Health, Self Care

Prerequisites of Self-Care – 5 Biblical Foundations for Building Healthy Habits that Last

When it comes to building new habits for our health, action-oriented change doesn’t work. We can read books and articles about tips and tricks, but if the change doesn’t happen from the inside out, it won’t last. What we need first is the renewal of our hearts and minds. That way, we have a strong foundation for biblical self-care. In today’s article, writer and coach Daniela Stark, shares five prerequisites of self-care – things that need to be in place in our Christian life for healthy habits to happen consistently.

Cultivate, Guest Posts, Self Care, Weight Loss

Selecting Safer Products for Your Health, Your Family, & Your Home

Have you ever thought about what’s in your personal care or cleaning products and how they could be impacting your health? In today’s post, guest writer Kelly McMillen shares some surprising statistics that will open your eyes to the lack of regulation in the cosmetics industry and how consumers are being misled by ingredient labels. Her story will amaze you and her article will help you make informed decisions when selecting products for your health, your family, and your home.

Cultivate, Faith, Family, Focused Living, Guest Posts, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care

Establishing a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Our greatest desire isn’t for results or productivity, but to be a faithful steward of what God had given us. At times this means leaning into our work and other times it means setting it down to spend quality time with our loved ones and enjoy life! In today’s post, guest author Leslie Lucadou shares 8 practical strategies to find a healthy work-life balance while relying on God for the grace she needs in each moment. If you’re battling working from home or pursuing outside passions while also being faithful to your family, you will not want to miss this post!

Cultivate, Faith, Family, Parenting, Relationships

5 Ways to Help Your Tween Build a Healthy Self-Esteem

The cultural narrative of our tween’s generation is to look inside themselves to find out who they were meant to be. Not only does this conflict with Christian beliefs, it leaves our kids confused, searching for answers, and comparing themselves to others to find out where they fit in. They turn to friend groups, social media, and the outside world to find their worth, leaving them emotionally and spiritually unstable. If we want our kids to build a healthy identity and positive self-esteem, it has to start at home. From a young age, we have to have difficult conversations that point them back to the Bible and prepare them for our rapidly changing world. In today’s article, I discuss five ways we can invest in our children so they grow into morally strong, spiritually motivated adults who are world changers for God’s Kingdom.

Cultivate, Faith, Guest Posts, Relationships

7 Ways for Women to Find Soul Friends

After months of being quarantined and social distancing guidelines still in effect, what we crave now more than ever is connection. In today’s post, Lisa-Jo Baker addresses where we can find this kind of connection—these “soul food” conversations where we feel seen, heard, and loved—and shares seven practical tips for how we can cultivate deeper, more meaningful friendships.

Cultivate, Faith, Family, Guest Posts, Parenting

Talking with Little Ones – Simple Adjustments with Big Payoffs

Establishing strong relationships with our children while they are young is essential to their growth and well-being. Being intentional in the way we talk with our little ones sets the foundation for more difficult conversations in the future. In today’s post, guest writer Amber Adrian shares simple adjustments we can make to our daily interactions with our kids that will yield big payoffs.