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Food is a central part of daily life. So yep, it is essential. Food is always a part of any gathering. It brings people together and brings back memories.

It is also a central part of our health. So what do you do when you the foods you’ve enjoyed are no longer serving your body?

It can feel isolating to be the only one at the party with a child with a food allergy or the only guest at the table with a food sensitivity. Or maybe you don’t have a medical reason to change but you know it’s whats best for you and your family. Sadly this health epidemic is growing and you are not alone. Fear not you’ll learn yummy and delicious ways to sub out what you’d loved in the past for new and better alternatives.

Avocado Chocolate Pudding

Avocado Chocolate Pudding

Pumpkin Pie Spice and everything nice…that’s what fall is made of

Pumpkin Pie Spice and everything nice…that’s what fall is made of

Chocolate Breakfast Cookies

Chocolate Breakfast Cookies

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Living an Essential Life

The Essential Life was created to help you waste less time, energy and money on the things that don’t matter and empower you to take control over your small daily choices. Because as Annie Dillard so eloquently puts it, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. How we spend our days is ultimately how we live our lives. My ideas are influenced by my beliefs in God, the power of our thoughts and a knowing that gratitude is usually a part of the answer. It’s a big endeavor to live consciously but so worth it.

Always something to be Thankful for!

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