Jackie McKool

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What happens when an ordinary woman says "yes" to an extraordinary journey?

When Jackie McKool first stepped onto the Appalachian Trail, she thought she was simply pursuing a dream of hiking from Georgia to Maine. Instead, she embarked on an eleven-year journey that would challenge her physically, stretch her emotionally, deepen her faith, and forever change the way she viewed fear, courage, and God’s faithfulness.

Told with warmth, honesty, humor, hope and deep curiosity, Book One of the Facing Fear Through Faith Trilogy is more than the story of hiking one of America’s most iconic trails. It is the story of learning to trust God through every season of life, finding hope in unexpected places, and discovering that courage is not the absence of fear—it is learning to trust the One who walks beside us.

Through breathtaking landscapes, unforgettable people, fascinating history, heartbreaking loss, and quiet moments with God, Jackie discovers that the greatest transformations often happen one faithful step at a time.

Are You Being Deceived About True Wellness?

Ready to learn some truths about health & wellness that you may have never heard before? This book is not the usual “eat your veggies and exercise 3 times a week” book. Get ready for an eye-opener that will hopefully ignite a lightbulb of hope in your heart for your health! This book is a result of my own journey of uncovering the deceptions and discovering the truths about wholistic health and wellness.

Are You Being Deceived About True Wellness? WORKBOOK:

Unveiling the Confusion, Myths and Deceptions Preventing You From Achieving True Health

This COMPANION WORKBOOK to “Are You Being Deceived About True Wellness” is designed to assist in taking the action steps needed to unveil a lot of the deceptions that may have been keeping us sick, and our health far out of reach.

This is a great tool designed to be applied personally, or as a group study – small group, women’s groups, church groups and even book clubs — to help individuals help themselves as well as hold each other accountable to achieve much greater health, wholistically.

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Give the Gift of Health & Life!

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) ...

Healthy Schools, Healthy Children

“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in ...

A Mandate from Charlie Kirk’s Wife

Honoring Her Husband and Encouraging YOU to Walk Out Your Purpose “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful ...

What Are You Addicted to?

“…Giving them a headdress instead of ashes, The oil of rejoicing instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. ...

Confessions of a Planner

“A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the LORD directs his steps and establishes them.” (Proverbs 16:9) “Hello, my ...

Why Intimacy with God?

“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” (Jeremiah 33:3 ESV) ...

Do You Unknowingly Have Idols in Your Life?

“Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.” (Jonah 2:8) I recently took a Master Gardening course, as a ...

What Does the Bible Say About Slothfulness?

“For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.” ...

What Does God and the Bible say About Gluttony?

If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. (Proverbs 25:16 ESV) I ...

Wellness IS … Freedom!

“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7) Our health doesn’t just happen Our health doesn’t ...

Know What You Are Saying “No” To!

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” (James ...

A Word From the Lord About Our Health

“Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out ...

Giving Out of Our Health Abundance

“In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of ...

Do You Have Health Reserves?

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his ...

What is a Health Budget?

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been ...

Are You a Poor Steward of Your Health?

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are ...

Are You Cutting Corners to Weight Loss?

“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” (Proverbs 16:25) There were multiple times ...

Semantics are Vital to our Health

“Truth springs from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.” —Psalm 85:11 NLT Have you ever learned of a fairly pricey new product ...

Utilizing Our Time with the Gifts Given to Us

“Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift ...

Are You Spending Enough Time in Community?

“For just as in one [physical] body we have many parts, and these parts do not all have the same function or special use, so we, ...

It’s a New Season, It’s a New Day!

“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you ...

Our Time and Our Purpose

“… so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His ...

Does How We Spend Our Time Matter?

“Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as ...

Should Christians Take Care of Their Health?

“Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a ...

Is Pride Blocking Your Healing?

“Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall”. (Proverbs 16:18) But… “The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and ...

Don’t Walk in Fear

How Fear Can Sabotage Your Health “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, ...

Jesus and His Spiritual Health – Stating the Obvious?

In this blog series, we have been looking at how Jesus lived His life wholistically – mental, emotional and physical. Today we will look ...

Jesus Led a Balanced Physical Health Life

“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless ...

Jesus Led a Balanced Emotional Life

As we continue in this spiritual health blog series, and exploring how Jesus lived a wholistic, balanced life, we will next explore how He ...

My Christmas Prayer for You…

Papa God, I lift up all who read this to You, May their eyes be first, fixed on You this Christmas, May they be ...

Jesus Was Healthy Wholistically

Mental, Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Continuing with the approach in this spiritual health blog series, I would like to just bring to your ...

Truth Sprouts From the Earth

Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven. Psalm 85:11 (NLT) Truth & Righteousness I am not a Biblical scholar. ...

Pursue Your Purpose!

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store ...

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Who is He? Jesus. The savior of the world – your savior, my savior. He humbly came down from Heaven to this earth as ...

Are You Burning the Candle at Both Ends?

“I don’t have enough time to eat breakfast, I don’t have enough time to exercise, I don’t have enough time to fix 3 ...

How Disciplined is Your Budget?

As I sat down to write this blog, the first thing that came to my mind was Wilma and Betty from the old cartoon ...

Are You Ready for 2025?

Speaking and writing about all things mental health, as they apply to wholistic health, is one of my favorite areas of discussion. Time Management, ...

Inflammation, the Root of it All!

This is the 9th and last in a series of blogs on the “Reality of our Food and the Demise of our Health.” But ...

The Increase of Chronic Diseases in Children

Picture this: a child arrives at school just as the sun is coming up, having less than optimum number of hours of sleep the ...

Addiction to Food

This is the 7th in a series of blogs on the “Reality of our Food and the Demise of our Health.” Last week’s blog ...

Are We Sending the Underprivileged to an Even Earlier Grave?

This is the 6th in a series of blogs on the “Reality of our Food and the Demise of our Health.” Today’s blog ...

Non-GMO’s, USDA Organic, Gluten Free – Important Food Labels!

This is the 5th in a series of blogs on the “Reality of our Food and the Demise of our Health.” Today I ...

Ingredients over Nutrition Facts

There was a meme on social media recently and it said this: “90 Calories” sells a lot better than “30 Ingredients.” And at the ...

How Did We Get Here? The History of Processed Food

If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it. (Proverbs 25:16) “Too much ...

Genetics or Lifestyle?

This is the second in a series of blogs about food and our diet and the impact it has on our health. Each week ...

An Introduction to… “The reality of Our ‘Food’ and the Demise of our Health”

The big picture. My primary objective and purpose in life is to educate, encourage and empower our communities on the truth about wholistic health ...

Water, Water, Water: The Truth about Water!

Are your cells saturated with water as they need to be, or are they dry and parched, crying out for help before they die? ...

An Example of Health Restoration Versus Disease Management

Why should one take care of their health? There seem to be too few answers to this question.Perhaps, it’s to feel good, or so ...

Back to School — Health Comes from Above, Down; Inside, Out

As your children are getting ready to start the next school year, I encourage you to think about their health from this perspective: Health ...

A Holistic Approach to Reversing Cardiovascular Disease

Over the past 8 weeks we have been taking a look at the risk factors of cardiovascular disease based on a Fox News article1 ...

The Holistic Perspective on Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease

Over the past 7 weeks we have been breaking down the causes of cardiovascular disease as explained by the American Heart Association in a ...

High Blood Pressure – a Primary Driver for Heart Disease and the Wholistic Approach to Overcome it!

Over the past 6 weeks we have been breaking down the causes of cardiovascular disease as explained by the American Heart Association in a ...

Diabetes – the Holistic Connection to Cardiovascular Disease

According to the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart disease has been the world’s No. 1 killer for over a century, and experts predict that ...

Impacts of our Standard of Living and a Hectic Work Life on our Cardiovascular Health — a Wholistic Approach to Overcome it

This is the 5th in a series of 9 blogs stemming from a recent Fox News article 1 about the rise in Cardiovascular Disease, ...

A Holistic Connection Between Obesity, Lack of Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease

This is the 4th in a series of 9 blogs stemming from a recent Fox News article 1 about the rise in Cardiovascular ...

A Holistic Approach to Exercise & Cardiovascular Disease

This is the 3rd in a series of 9 blogs stemming from a recent Fox News article 1 about the rise in Cardiovascular Disease, ...

Cardiovascular Disease – Our Reliance on Packaged & Processed Foods

The Reliance on Processed and Packaged Foods This is the 2nd in a series of 9 blogs stemming from a recent Fox ...

A Holistic Approach to Heart Disease

According to the American Heart Association (AHA) Heart disease has been the world’s No. 1 killer for over a century, and experts predict ...

A Holistic Approach to… Stress… Is It Silently Killing You?

If there is anyone on this planet that has never heard, let alone used the word “stress” to describe at least one time in ...

It’s All About Self-Induced Inflammation!

When I talk about wholistic health, and more specifically sickness, I’m talking about chronic and degenerative diseases. I’m not talking about acute injuries or ...

Reclaim Your Health the Wholistic Way

Our Bodies Don’t Take Care of Themselves I am probably going to offend a lot of people with this blog. So, I will ...

The Truth About Sunscreens from a Wholistic Health Perspective

It’s that time of year again where we will be more active outside enjoying the wonderful sunshine whether it’s on the warm sunny beaches ...

How Committed Are You to Your Wholistic Health?

Did you know there is a difference between a desire to doing something, and a commitment to it? I believe the reason more people ...

Chiropractic Care: What it IS, and What it is NOT

It’s Not About Back & Neck Pain, it’s About Good Nerve Supply When you hear the word “chiropractor” what is the first thing you ...

Don’t Let Fear Sabotage Your Wholistic Health Plan

A Truth About Wellness “Op Ed” Have you ever wondered why the suspense movies always have the person (with the dramatic music playing of ...

The Hidden Demise of Children’s Health – in Plain Site

In the natural world Spring is the season where God’s “behind the scenes” handiwork that was taking place over the past 4-6 months, starts ...

Unforgiveness: The Wholistic Affects to Our Health

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, ...

Fasting, What Does God Say About It?

Fasting seems to be a part of the latest fad diet. As soon as I hear someone tell me they do an 18 hour ...

Mirroring God

Food Addicts, Are You One of Them? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will ...

How to Lose Weight Holistically

Losing weight has been an obsession for millions of people for decades. That obsession has lent to a multitude of diets, weight loss gimmicks, ...

Rest, It’s More Than You Think!

A Holistic Approach to Rest “Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy-laden and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NKJV) ...

A HOLISTIC PATH FOR WELLNESS

Wholistic Health is a Life Change! Many years ago, my dad ended up in the hospital with diverticulitis; in fact, he had a ...

Healthy Soul, Healthy Self

“Wholistic Health is Confusing” “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.” (1 Corinthians 14:33) As I was going ...

Mirroring God — Wholistic Health is NOT Too Expensive!

When I was working in the health food store, I recall being in a conversation with a woman who gave me every excuse ...

You Were Made for a Purpose

For the first 19 years of my working life I “didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up.” I took the ...

Mirroring God — Wholistic Health is NOT Easy!

“For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s Truth]; but wanting to ...

Will Insurance Keep Me Healthy?

Health Insurance is a Misnomer, it’s Still Medical Insurance What is Health Insurance? Let’s start with the big picture first, beginning with a little ...

Do You Have an Unhealthy Gut & Not Know it?

Why Gut Health Matters, The Holistic Approach In the holistic health world, detoxification of the body is a vital, natural component that is ...

Breaking Down Deception – “The McDonald’s Myth The Other Side of the Story”

“What you should order at McDonald’s, according to nutritionists. Are there ‘healthier’ options at McDonald’s? Here’s what nutritionists advise whenever you’re craving the Golden ...

Mirroring God — Wellness is NOT a Short-cut!

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!” How many times have we heard that and how many times have you ...

Reclaim Your Health the Holistic Way!

What Holistic Health is NOT – Taking Natural Supplements for Your Symptoms! First, What is Holistic Health? There is a major difference between ...

What Natural Wellness is Not – Detecting a Disease Earlier and Starting You on Meds Earlier!

What Kind of Answer Are You Looking For? In my January newsletter I explained that we cannot be “double-minded” when it comes to ...

Mirroring God – The Truth About the Magic Pill

We are a quick fix society. But God is not. If you have known God in your life personally for any length of time, ...

Truth is Imperative for a Healthy Self

“Why is it important to embrace the concept of absolute truth? Because life has consequences for being wrong.” Have you ever found yourself excited ...

A Holistic Approach to Reclaiming Your Health & Your Life

Now that the holidays are behind us, some of us might be stepping back into the reality, and routine of the cold, harsh winter ...

My Christmas Prayer for You…

Papa God, I lift up all who read this to You, May their eyes be first, fixed on You this Christmas, May they be ...

Christmas – Maintaining Balance From a Wholistic Perspective!

Life is wholistic. Nothing, or no one stands independent of anything, or anyone else – Not even Christmas. Christmas really is all about the ...

Maintaining a Healthy Soul Through the Holidays

Before we even realized it, the holidays were upon us. For some it might have started with the Halloween decorations and consuming too much ...

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A Wholistic Health Approach to Your Diet

A Wholistic Health Approach to Your Diet We are what we eat! The saying should also include “and what we drink too.” It’s a ...

Is Wholistic Health Even an Option for Me?

Will I Ever Be Healthy Again? Your health IS in your control—much more than you realize. Have you been diagnosed with a chronic, degenerative ...

Natural Wellness: It’s More Than What You Might Think

Story At-a-Glance Definition: What is Natural Wellness – Natural wellness is just one of multiple terms or phrases used when referring to analyzing, restoring, ...

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What is True Wholistic Health?

Personally, when I first stumbled upon the word wholistic, and the phrase wholistic health, I thought it was my own original life philosophy (silly ...

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Does Wholistic Health Equate to Ineffective?

As I continue to walk through correcting some personal health challenges, I am doing what I encourage each of you to do, work with ...

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Put Your Own Facemask on First

Most of us have probably flown by now, but if not, as the pilots are getting ready with their last-minute preparations for takeoff, the ...

How Do I Create a Healthy Balance for My Soul?

Why is it that the more we have on our calendars, the longer our to-do list is, the busier we are, the prouder we ...

“EXCUSE ME, BUT WHAT AND WHERE ARE YOUR CURRANTS?”

This statement was made by me almost 25 years ago. I had just started chiropractic school and decided to eat a “vegetarian diet” ...

How Do You Know When You Get There?

I suppose you could say I was brought up on map reading. Even before I was old enough to drive my dad taught me ...

Growth, Do You Budget for It?

I am a natural learner – not a quick learner, necessarily (!), but I naturally love to learn. When I was just a child, ...

Step Outside the Box !

As I continue to live into my new season of life – retirement/author, writer & speaker – I need to remind myself to “step ...

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Perhaps the Greatest Health Deception of All!

According to Statins.News, “statins are one of Big Pharma’s biggest cash-cows: In 2013, the pharmaceutical industry raked in a staggering $29 billion just from ...

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These 3 Things

When I worked as a fundraiser for a women’s ministry, I used to always say there were 3 things that drew me to the ...

Moms, What Are You Feeding Your Children?

This is a hard article to write. First, I don’t have children, but I was a child at one time, and I know what ...

Are You Committed, or Do You Just Have a Desire?

I am a curious person, and I don’t just want to see all kinds of places, I want to experience them – it’s almost ...

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Gluten Free or Sugar Free?

If event organizers, meeting planners, restaurants, hotels, schools, churches, civic meetings etc. would be more diligent when planning menus to serve up food that ...

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An Upside Down World

We live in an upside-down world when it comes to our health. In the United States our pharmaceutical companies have a huge influence over ...

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Don’t Let Fear Sweep You Down Stream!

Have you ever made a snap decision and then regretted it later? When you look back to assess why you did what you did, ...

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It’s Not About Back and Neck Pain!

Shortly after God delivered me from an addiction to alcohol and the whole bar life, He set my feet on a new path – ...

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Where Does the Root Lie?

As I sit to write these blogs I realize and know that I’d like to be real with you. I’d like to be transparent ...

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Are You a “Why” Person?

For example, if you knew WHY your doctor told you to do something, you might be more compliant? I am. Or if anyone tells ...

Health is Not About How You Feel

One day I was talking with a friend telling her I wanted to run a heavy metal toxicity test on myself. She asked “why, ...

How Much is on Your Plate?

Gotcha! I am not talking about food! That’s a discussion for another day. What I want to talk about today is something that can ...

Anatomy Of A Soda

How much soda is consumed each year in the United States? I did a little digging on the internet awhile back and the number ...