Merry Christmas!

'Tis the day after Christmas and with every fiber of our being we are trying to be still. What?!  Be still? Yes, be still.  The quietness of a fresh morning brimming with hope for the newness of the day. I don't know about your household, but in ours it's rare to take a couple of days to simply be quiet. Especially around Christmastime.  I know some of you are already thinking, "who has time for that?!", "must be nice", or "why in the world would you want to be still when there's so much to do?", "what do you do when you sit and do nothing?!"  Hahaha, well... I'm certain the answers to all these are different for each of us. For me, it is my favorite time to think about how Jesus came to be. And, why He came to be. Christmas, after all, is the day we celebrate His birthday.  Talk about a Christmas miracle!  The historical account of this is found throughout the bible, however, the most familiar account is in the second chapter of Luke. Most familiar, believe it or not, is from the Charlie Brown Christmas special from 1965. Charlie Brown was depressed over the commercialism that Christmas had become, and so Linus comforts him and explains to Charlie Brown what Christmas is all about.  Here it is as told by Linus from Luke 2: 

^"8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.  ⁹And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.  ¹⁰And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ¹¹For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. ¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men."   
"...That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown."

It never fails, reading this always leaves me with a smile on my face, and filled with great hope! 

"Oh! May the God of all hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!" (taken from Romans 15:13, The Message)

Merry Christmas!

Kim and Katy 

Christmas fun in our neighborhood

New Beginnings Part 2

Included below are a few pics from the refreshment phase of the office. This phase is lasting a bit longer than I'd hoped for, however, what joy it is to see it coming together.  

This brings up a most important question for you! 

We are in a unique position to ask you what YOU would like to see come to YOUR wellness center?  That's right; YOUR wellness center.  

If you've been a client or patient for Health Coaching, CRT, Essential Oils, Products, or Therapeutic Massage, it means you've played an important role in the wellness center and in taking care of your health and well being.  Even if your brand new! 

Now is the time to let me know what YOU want to see come to the wellness center!  Comment below,  comment on the Business Facebook page, private message me, or email me with your ideas.  

Remember, we're in this together!

With joy, Coach Katy

p.s. already I've received ideas from some about Essential Oil workshops, CRT introduction and review workshops, Make and Take workshops, Food/beverage recipes for living well, and even more Wellness Walks!  How about Acupuncture? How about Chiropractic? What about a Nutritionist? What are YOUR thoughts?

"old" colors shown in the restroom... I forgot to take "before" pics elsewhere in the office before painting began.

"refreshment color" in the works...

Hmmm... That's interesting!  LOL

ahhh... this big wall was once the red and gold wall with dark brown trim.
 Now very refreshing to lighten things up!

painting the hallway

painting the new CRT room!

This Florida gal is dreaming of a White Christmas!  (it is now 82 degrees and muggy outside) 

Here we are just one week away from Christmas and what began in November is continuing throughout the month of December.  In my November blog, I mentioned the idea of "new beginnings" as not typical thinking for this time of year.  What I've discovered is it's one of the most wonderful seasons for new beginnings and thinking on such.  Especially now.  The temptation is to become distracted by all there is to do.   Or, perhaps distracted by heartbreak.  For many it can be one of the most heartbreaking seasons. Full of memories of losing a loved one, living with chronic illness, or a diagnosis, and more.  Maybe the hustle-n-bustle of our more commercial way of celebrating Christmas has you spinning in circles and feeling exhausted!  Perhaps it's a combo of some of the above.

Dare I encourage you to slow down?!  Yes, take time to recall what newness Christmas can bring.  The historical account of how Christ was born to save us!  That alone brings much hope to this new day. Even if you're not a Christ follower.  The hope of the One who came to bring new life... well, I pray that strikes a chord in your heart to want to know more of the real history and hope for your future!  

I'd love to hear from you.  How is this week before Christmas impacting your life?  How will you celebrate Christmas?  What joys and sorrows come to your heart's mind?

Mercy, Peace, and love be yours in abundance.