Welcome, friend!

Does preparing healthy meals ever feel daunting?

I can relate. There are incessant demands on our attention. It’s a challenge to keep up, let alone get a nutritious meal on the table after a busy day.

If we’re not careful, the distractions of this world will infiltrate every corner of our lives … especially in the moments that matter most.

That’s why I created Sweet New Roots.

After nearly two decades in a stressful career that left me feeling completely burnt out, I started to lose sight of what it means to live well. Enter a global pandemic, a cross-country move, grief, loss, family illness, and the ups and downs of infertility. I spent most of 2021 wondering how and why I had so deeply neglected the most important facets of my physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Everything changed when I set my corporate career aside and began to focus wholeheartedly on living God’s purpose for my life. I quickly realized I couldn’t do that well unless I took care of myself.

I had to re-teach myself a few things, like how to give my body, mind and soul the nourishment it so desperately needed.

By focusing on progress, never perfection, we have the power to flourish … even though the world around us will tell us we can’t, or we shouldn’t, or that we don’t deserve to thrive.

Sweet New Roots focuses on wellness through the lense of three focus areas:

1. Simple, flavorful, feel-good food. That means nourishing, easy-to-prepare recipes that will fuel your body with the energizing, good-for-you grub it craves. The best part? You don’t have to cut out entire food groups or completely give up foods you enjoy.
2. Perspectives and resources on healthy living. I create ingredient guides and wellness resources, all backed by evidence-based research. I spent my career working in health care communications and I absolutely love learning about the science behind nutrition and how our choices impact our bodies and minds. I used to write about this for big brands and organizations (scroll down), but now I’m writing about it for you and me.
3. Faith-based encouragement, scripture references and Biblical content. Knowing Jesus and living daily in his love and grace changes everything. I am only my best self when I am wholly leaning on the Lord. I hope you will be encouraged by what you read here.

Finally, why the name Sweet New Roots? Life is not linear, nor is it easy, but amazing things happen when we plant seeds of goodness in the right places. Those little seeds take hold and become the “sweet new roots” that keep us grounded in God’s truth and grace.