How would you describe the feeling of peace? The physical experience of peace for me is a deep inhale of fresh air, releasing it, and feeling tension dissipate. It’s the sound of birds chirping in the stillness of the morning. It’s the sound of firewood crackling in the stillness of

A squeeze of a lemon or lime brightens up a dish or drink. A bite into a grapefruit and you’re hit with a bold tart flavour. When you eat oranges, it’s almost impossible to keep the juices contained. I’ve never tried a pomelo (the largest in the citrus family) but

Strawberries for my fruit representation of love probably come as no surprise. Around Valentine’s Day, I always see strawberries promoted in the grocery store. When cut in half, they often have the shape of hearts and they are red, a colour associated with love. It’s almost a given. My friends

In my household, it’s rare for bananas to get overripe. The brown banana you see above had to be set aside for the purpose of this picture. My husband’s favourite FOOD (not just fruit) is bananas. On the rare occurrences that a bunch of bananas become overripened, they either go

To kick off the Love Encompassing blog for 2025, this is the beginning of a year-long series about the fruit of the Spirit. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong

It’s the end of the year and the beginning of the next, a time of goals and reflection. I recently had an epiphany of sorts that I wanted to share that can be summarized by something my husband frequently says to me. Altered from Bruce Lee’s original quote, my husband