During prayer, I boldly, for the first time, asked Him, "Lord, what do you want me to do with my passion for Spirit, Soul & Body Health?"
I immediately heard in my Spirit, "Create a Spirit, Soul & Body Planner." So I wrote down that heavenly instruction and had to be obedient!!! The thought truly excited me though, so I began working on it immediately! That was back in 2019.
Julie's Story
Co-Founder of HealThy Living
Before that life-changing moment, my life as a single Mom of three was a continual struggle with low and high levels of anxiety and overwhelm.
I would get into negative cycles of behavior, which would lead to despair and depression. I couldn't manage all the things!! God kept reminding me of simple things to do when I repeatedly cried out to Him. It was always- "Pray first, then write out a plan." One day, after another tear-filled plea for help to God, I heard in my spirit- "Get a Planner!" I did and began to see the tremendous benefit, but unfortunately, I would fall out of using it. I never could develop a true habit of using it.
God was patient, he would remind me over and over, "Write it down." Write it out; get it out of your mind! FlyLady was also a significant inspiration that I felt the Lord kept bringing me back to. She is all about routines. A basic morning and evening routine was essential for me. When I stuck with those- how I felt and how the rest of my day went was a dramatic, positive shift- from something as simple as following my routines. I couldn't deny the impact. I became a believer over years of trial and failure, falling off and getting back on again with my routines.
I would get into negative cycles of behavior, which would lead to despair and depression. I couldn't manage all the things!! God kept reminding me of simple things to do when I repeatedly cried out to Him. It was always- "Pray first, then write out a plan." One day, after another tear-filled plea for help to God, I heard in my spirit- "Get a Planner!" I did and began to see the tremendous benefit, but unfortunately, I would fall out of using it. I never could develop a true habit of using it.
God was patient, he would remind me over and over, "Write it down." Write it out; get it out of your mind! FlyLady was also a significant inspiration that I felt the Lord kept bringing me back to. She is all about routines. A basic morning and evening routine was essential for me. When I stuck with those- how I felt and how the rest of my day went was a dramatic, positive shift- from something as simple as following my routines. I couldn't deny the impact. I became a believer over years of trial and failure, falling off and getting back on again with my routines.
Little by little, momentum began to build.
"SEEK first The Kingdom of Heaven..."
and leaning into intimacy with Him through journaling, walking, and bible study I learned was also critical.
BEFORE OTHER THINGS...
prioritizing God
Before Muneyi and I ever met, she went through the death of her husband in 2011 and I went through the loss of mine through divorce in 2008. The pain and suffering was intense, but God was always present.
I would get into negative cycles of behavior, which would lead to despair and depression. I couldn't manage all the things!! God kept reminding me of simple things to do when I repeatedly cried out to Him. It was always- "Pray first, then write out a plan." One day, after another tear-filled plea for help to God, I heard in my spirit- "Get a Planner!" I did and began to see the tremendous benefit, but unfortunately, I would fall out of using it. I never could develop a true habit of using it.
God was patient, he would remind me over and over, "Write it down." Write it out; get it out of your mind! FlyLady was also a significant inspiration that I felt the Lord kept bringing me back to. She is all about routines. A basic morning and evening routine was essential for me. When I stuck with those- how I felt and how the rest of my day went was a dramatic, positive shift- from something as simple as following my routines. I couldn't deny the impact. I became a believer over years of trial and failure, falling off and getting back on again with my routines.
In 2015, at that season in our lives, we were both feeling alone, despite already having good friends. There is something about being a single mom that can be isolating. We were both SEEKING God and calling out to him with a specific prayer in our heart, "God, I need a friend."
We come from very different backgrounds- Muneyi from a poor village in Zimbabwe and me from a middle-class suburb in St. Louis, Missouri. We couldn't look more different, but yet we are true sisters.
We first met in a church in May 2016. There was an instant connection and we soon discovered that we had quite a lot in common after hours on the phone and taking a road trip together.
We could feel our friendship really flourishing. Fast forward to New Year's Eve of 2016, we felt God impress this verse on our hearts as together we worked on writing Muneyi's condensed biography for a book contest. Isaiah 43:19 "Behold, I am doing a new thing, now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." It was undeniable- we both knew it, God was calling us both into something… something exciting!
Well, Muneyi didn't win the contest, but that verse never left our hearts, year after year God would remind us of it through many different avenues.
God-given passion? Gulp.
She said, it was my "God-given passion". I knew in that moment, without a doubt, that I needed to really think about what that meant.
Muneyi called out my passion for Spirit, Soul and Body TOGETHER health.
It was in 2018...
Does that mean I need to do something with this passion besides just be interested in it? Gulp. I better pray about this! HealThy Living begins...
Read Julie's story
Fast forward again 3 years, Muneyi and I realize that WE are meant to be partners in HealThy Living (TOGETHER).
I had been searching high and low for a partner and nothing was working out. Then a light-bulb- it's you, my friend! We both knew it and laughed so hard at how blind we had been. HealThy Living started to take on a new shape- beyond just the planner that I was creating independently.
Much soul healing and spirit growing, and body healing of our own transpired between 2018 till 2022 when we really began TOGETHER to harness the vision and create rhythms and routines of seeking God and his wisdom in how HealThy Living was to come to fruition.
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Ambassadors for Christ, using the gifts and talents He has given us to shine a light in the darkness and bring a future and a hope to the lives of others- to Heal Thy Living.
We are best friends, wanting to share with the world the healing power of Jesus and the wisdom we have found within processes and tools that support you on the sanctification journey.
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