Ever since Purito’s Green Level Sunblock was removed from the shelves, I found myself forced to part with my trusted sunblock. I’d like to discuss my latest love, Pyunkang Yul’s ATO Suncream with 45 SPF. Pyunkang Yul’s ATO Suncream promises 45 SPF protection, which is gentle to the skin using a physical barrier for protection… Continue reading Pyunkang Yul’s ATO Suncream
My First Skin Care Blog Post!
Testing 1, 2, 3, testing! I am hoping this post finds my readers and followers well. I am also hoping that the category I chose actually appears on this post instead of some of my other topics from my blog. I want to talk today about sunblock and especially highlight a sunblock which I love… Continue reading My First Skin Care Blog Post!
Becoming Herself
God made her to be her And so, she chose to be Full of love and questions Born a thinker who questioned voraciously
Words and Wisdom for the ADD Heart
After having health problems I arrived overjoyed to a place of wellness, and contentment. I am finally able to focus again more clearly on the every day tasks, not illness. Having answers that work for my health problems, mentally being able to feel in control again, well, it was such an answer to prayer. That… Continue reading Words and Wisdom for the ADD Heart
Integration
Denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance, yes, these are the stages of grief. “Where are you Shelley Collins in your stages of grief?” I remember clearly being asked that question by a well meaning therapist within three months of my first husband’s death. Having no idea what was even on the grief cycle anymore, even as… Continue reading Integration
Not Me
I never thought it could happen to me. I am an avid sunblock wearer. I wear it in the car, every day, everywhere. It’s such a habit, I have put it on just to go out for a walk in the late afternoon, as the sun is going down. But, yesterday, my dermatologist and my… Continue reading Not Me
Vertigo a Lesson in Faith
Sometimes I’m lost, But you stay near me, I can’t see you, But you are here. Never leaving my side Choosing to be present always My faith that of no mustard seed No mountains moved Just me Moved by faith size of dust Just when I think I’ve lost hope Raising me out of my… Continue reading Vertigo a Lesson in Faith
Predestination
These words came to me this morning. Growing up Presbyterian, one often finds themselves faced with the word, “predestination.” This occurrence I often find rather short of any understanding of what growing up Presbyterian, in that reformed “liberal” church, which has made me who I am today was truly about for me. But, this morning… Continue reading Predestination
Surviving the Teen Years for Young People & Parents
Lately, I have really been examining how I treat my teen, and all teens I know. I find myself absolutely determined to fix what they endure. The irony is that I am realizing that I can not. I can not fix the problems they face, and its a hard realization. I believe the reason why… Continue reading Surviving the Teen Years for Young People & Parents
BETTER
Feeling so much better, and I am excited to share this experience. A weight has been lifted from my soul. Hope and joy flood my heart and what has drug me downward is no longer even in my thoughts without a quick dismissal. Better. What a joy to be better! Facing an illness of any… Continue reading BETTER
