Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Volleyball practice legally began today in Iowa high schools. My retired-teacher husband returned to coaching varsity volleyball last year, which returned me to participation as well. For lack of a better job title, I’m the official “team grandma.” I love spending time with high school girls each fall, and the relationships we develop show up… Read More
Make fists and put your hands together. That’s about the size of your brain. Men then to be bigger than women, so their brains are larger also, 3½ pounds compares to women’s 3 pounds. Yep, men have bigger brains. You’ve also heard that men think in boxes, and there’s an awful lot of boxes in… Read More
How do you feel about time? Does it fly by? Or does it creep way too slowly? What concerns you more? The day-to-day, minute-to-hour management of your time? Time measured in large chunks, for instance: adolescence, teen years, middle age, etc. How do our brains measure time? Interested yet? Read this fascinating blog by Dr.… Read More
Did you know your eating habits affect you thinking abilities? Can a typical Western diet high in saturated fats and sugars affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory and make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food? Psychologist Terry Davidson, director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience at American University in Washington,… Read More
Feeling stressed? Pick a few of these to do today—or start with just one. May I suggest: “Let go of the thoughts that aren’t serving you” or a quiet snuggle with your pet. Renew your mind. Choose your thoughts.
“There’s no spiritual cache in overcoming when it’s easy, and stressful situations are specifically designed to provide a maturing experience in Christ.” ~ Graham Cooke We don’t often choose to go to the school of hard knocks—in fact, we’re often dragged there kicking and screaming. We are happy just how we are, thank you very much.… Read More
New scientific research tells us that it’s easy to grow your brain—that’s what I was going to write about today, but then I found this amazing infographic by Thai Nguyen. The brain can form new neural pathways and create neurons, and you can have fun and grow the brain at the same time. Try exercising for 30… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 