About Pastor SJ
Hi, I’m SJ, wife, mom, and ordained pastor. I’ve overcome multiple chronic illnesses, but still have chronic pain every day. Here’s my journey of progress over perfection with life hacks and hope.
I share my story and God’s word around the Midwest. I may be available to speak at your event or preach when your pastor is on vacation. You can learn more about booking me here.
Read My Recent Blog Posts
- How To Reduce The Plastic In Your Clothes
I’ve already shared how to reduce the use of plastic in your kitchen, and now you’ll learn how to reduce the plastic in your clothes and apparel. It’s crazy all of the green washing that can happen with our clothing. Even recently, I fell victim to some greenwashed… Read more: How To Reduce The Plastic In Your Clothes - How To Reduce Plastic Use In Your Bathroom
I’ve already shared how to reduce the use of plastic in your kitchen, and now you’ll learn how to reduce plastic use in your bathroom! Beyond reducing plastic, you’ll also learn my non toxic bathroom practices. One of the tricky things with personal care products is that there… Read more: How To Reduce Plastic Use In Your Bathroom - How To Reduce The Use Of Plastic In Your Kitchen
Learning how to reduce the use of plastic can feel really overwhelming. Instead of trying to do it all at once, I’ve made it a matter of repeated steps. In other words, it is a series of decisions that we make over and over again to purchase things… Read more: How To Reduce The Use Of Plastic In Your Kitchen - How Many Plant Points Do You Have?
We all know studies show that people who consume more plants have better health outcomes. So how do we motivate ourselves and our families to do that? I heard Dr Ana Marie Temple challenge kids and their families to have a competition of plant points. There’s nothing like… Read more: How Many Plant Points Do You Have? - Best Decluttering Books
Need motivation for decluttering? Here are my favorite books from the last couple years to help you! Many are free on your local library’s audiobook app. I use Hoopla and Libby! But I’ll also put Amazon links for you as well. Thank you for supporting my work by… Read more: Best Decluttering Books - Self Compassion With Chronic Illness
If you have any kind of chronic illness, you can feel desperate to get better. It’s easy to buckle down and get really serious about figuring out what’s causing your health problems. In my childhood, being task oriented and getting things done was my safe place. It was… Read more: Self Compassion With Chronic Illness
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