Well, hello! 😀  Recently I have gotten a few messages and comments asking if I am still alive, 😳 so I guess it is time to hop on here and share a bit about what has been going on lately.

So YES, in case you’re wondering, I’m still cancer-free 13 years now and so grateful to be turning 40 this year.

Last May we had our 5th baby and first boy, so our days are THAT kind of full and blessed. Our kids are now 12, 8, 7, 3, and 8 months, and our days are filled with homeschooling, baby feeding, lots of cooking and blending, big toddler feelings, and of course lots of fun, too. 😉

Another big milestone that happened is my blog turning 10 last year! I can’t believe it has been that long. In that time I taught elementary school full-time, helped start HealingStrong, became a stay-at-home mom and had 4 out of 5 babies, and wrote 243 blog posts. And life was so busy last year, I forgot to say anything about it. So, yay for 10 years! And thank you all for reading!

I actually created an page listing out all of my blog posts by category a few years back. You can check it out HERE.

For many years after starting this blog in 2011 I would research, write, and publish several times a month, keeping up with all of the latest news in the holistic and alternative cancer and natural health space. As our family has grown and I have shifted my role to educating and raising our children at home, things have slowed down here. And that’s OK – one day I hope to write and research again when the time is right. 😀

“Better, not Perfect.”

I have loved this little “mantra” over the past few years because, like many of us, I have struggled with not finishing something or even starting something because I can’t do it “just right.”

How often does trying to achieve “perfection” (not a real thing – btw) keep us from doing anything at all?

This has definitely played into me choosing not to write anything at all – because I haven’t had the big blocks of time or energy to truly write pieces that are “worthy” of reading.

I even see this tendency in my children at times, so together we are all trying to do “better, not perfect”.

I’ve been putting this into practice lately over on my social media accounts where shorter is actually better.

Sharing a recipe on Facebook when I have a few minutes or posting a rebounding exercise on Instagram may not be as detailed and “perfect” as information in a blog post, but it is much easier to put out there on a whim. Some will say this is even better than a blog post that many people don’t have the attention span for anymore, so…there’s that.

An added benefit is I am been learning new skills – creating graphics, putting together a “reel”, or dabbling in how to edit a video for YouTube are all new creative outlets, and all can be done in little bursts of time. I publish stories often and share about our homeschool days, adventures, and lots of anti-cancer recipes and tips.

Oh, and just for fun (and because it’s a helpful resource) – today I was reminded of a presentation I gave with Chris Wark at the 2018 HealingStrong conference about changes I made while going through cancer and tips for creating a healing home. I was pregnant with our 4th daughter and Chris gladly did the rebounding part of my protocol in my place. It is a great memory. 😉 You can watch that HERE.

If you are interested, the first annual Faith and Medicine Conference is next Friday and Saturday, February 4th and 5th here north of Atlanta. I will be stopping in for the Saturday morning session when Chris Wark is speaking, and there are a lineup of Christian doctors and practitioners discussing faith in the medical workplace all weekend. You can also sign up to watch online.

I appreciate you all so much. Thank you for all of your support over the years!

-Cortney 🙂

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