by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 4, 2019 | Community, Nutrition
When we set out to heal my bipolar in the spring of 2016, we didn’t know where that journey would lead. Bipolar is a serious, complex health condition that affects every part of you: body, soul, and spirit, how you relate to yourself and others, how you process...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 17, 2017 | Community, Spirituality
Over the last 5 months, I searched for a new blog name that would be simple, memorable and convey the holistic healing that is changing my life. A Google search for “nos cura,” Spanish for “heals us,” gave me a hit for BibleGateway’s...
by Lauren A Jennings | Feb 6, 2016 | Community, Spirituality
It’s February. The month when we celebrate romance can trivialize love into pink cards and candy. This Valentine’s season, I can’t help thinking about hearts I know who cry out for healing. Picture this: You are accused of a crime you did not commit....
by Lauren A Jennings | Jan 15, 2016 | Community
I am an introvert. I like quiet. I like my space. I am independent and recharge alone and don’t like interruptions. And the God who placed my husband and I in East Lake knows me, because living here messes with me. It alters my sense of safety. It interrupts my...
by Lauren A Jennings | Nov 26, 2015 | Community
Happy Thanksgiving from eastofthelake. Enjoy your feasting and fellowship! Love, Lauren
by Lauren A Jennings | Oct 9, 2015 | Community
When I met my cousin-in-law, Meg Martin, I instantly resonated with her no-holds-barred energy. My husband David had told me that she had earned her Master’s in Social Work and opened a low-barrier homeless shelter in Olympia, Washington. While Meg’s...
