<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joyful Wellness ]]></title><description><![CDATA[My vision is to encourage women discover the root cause of their problems and identify unhealthy patterns to live a Christ-centered life. ]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:39:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Are we living in the “comfort” of our life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but the times in my life when I got most comfortable, physically, relationally, financially, even spiritually,...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/are-we-living-in-the-comfort-of-our-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b9f257bb65c92eab09f2fa</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_164defcecbb44f418605ff28f4e76965~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sólo por la Fe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Por muchos años, pensé que por mi buena conducta me iba a ganar el cielo. Que al tomar buenas decisiones, ir a misa, confesarme, no...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/s%C3%B3lo-por-la-fe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678195036b1338c63f73a188</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:54:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_144aee6925e6406cad8e22ef4d08eb56~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[By Faith alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[For many years, I thought that my good behavior would earn me heaven. That by making good decisions, going to mass, confessing, not...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/by-faith-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6781943a6b1338c63f73a0aa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_252b67d563ca42929a76381abdc56860~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Las Manos de Dios]]></title><description><![CDATA[En mi devocional de hoy, el autor habla de una historia de un niño que va a una tienda con su papá y el dueño le ofrece dulces. El niño...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/las-manos-de-dios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67794f000cb10cd88b71878f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_9473ef70755d4a5c8f570b35709e56cc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Years of Sobriety]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did not have an addiction to alcohol, but I did have an “addiction and a need” to please people and a fear to say NO. “The word ‘no’ is...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/five-years-of-sobriety</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ccb2d8b94d12bacaab26d4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_ef2f8f20e3dc4e4ca6cb2389b5d76c5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have co-occurring dreams?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you have co-occurring dreams? Those you never want to wake up and those you pray you forget? I have ‍♀️ and let me tell you,...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/do-you-have-co-occurring-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6682a98fd466cb514f124b73</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/caa4654a920345f38290b3e62eb73897.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s Unfailing Faithfulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I went to see my art therapist and after an hour of sharing with her what God has been doing in my life, all the healing that...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/god-s-unfailing-faithfulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667ec28edbca60c349cf9f83</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9874b9821b9a4c92a07b1349883fbc42~mv2_d_3000_4507_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Inagotable Fidelidad de Dios]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ayer fui a ver a mi psicóloga de arte y después de una hora de compartir con ella lo que Dios ha estado haciendo en mi vida, todos los...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/la-inagotable-fidelidad-de-dios</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667dfffb039ba22b74dbb9d5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_e912684c499f4bf0ada37c3cc32a9f8b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria J. Penedo-Warren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resolutions or Check-Ins in Life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whoa! Hello  there . It’s been 6 weeks since I last posted and I know for those of you who follow this account, that’s a long time...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/resolutions-or-check-ins-in-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b8563a2f3ea42d64e9be28</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_6d4f276f7f7e46a899ddbec523e0b41f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resoluciones o Evaluaciones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Han pasado 6 semanas desde la última vez que publiqué y sé que para aquellos que siguen este blog, eso es mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, si...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/resoluciones-o-evaluaciones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b46b58f5e60b9d9020cbef</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_696d9e431e5143448ad8688b250b44ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geared  for the New School Year!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re a mama like me I see you!  Sister you’re not alone in your worry; Are you wondering how the kids will do in school this year?...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/geared-for-the-new-school-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630d26d881e68e6f1a66cb98</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_07cc977a3ffc4c7f8fb51b780320272d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relationship Restored]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will never forget the many times my mom told us that we looked like "cats &#38; dogs” because my sister and I did nothing but fight ....]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/relationship-restored</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630a09a011a3601bcbea3070</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2022 12:35:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_0b48f281e90546838dfe59b6380e3fb1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relación Restaurada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nunca se me va a olvidar de las muchas veces que mi mamá nos decía que parecíamos “perros y gatos” porque mi hermana y yo no hacíamos...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/relaci%C3%B3n-restaurada</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630623ac653f503a1db8585e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_6dab48d4ea344df5bf4c202391a03277~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ ó ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Después de un buen descanso de las redes sociales, sentí un llamado a tomar acción aunque se me haga incómodo. Incómodo porque es un reto...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/____%C3%B3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6304cae7aacfcac5a757f68f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:46:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_bf435609240744509d4f732e023b4b8b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Whom Do You Eat? 
Para Quien Comes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ENGLISH &#38; ESPAÑOL  The Bible tells us in multiple ways that EVERYTHING we do, to do it for the Lord, yet...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/for-whom-do-you-eat-para-quien-comes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">614c6d56a96f1c0017140fae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:16:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_c8c9369ab6d24b4bbf16cd5ca1f2f646~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Struggle Will Be Your Greatest Blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romans 5:3-5 tells us that suffering produces perseverance, character, hope. Hope that doesn’t put us in shame because God’s love has...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/your-struggle-will-be-your-greatest-blessing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6149cd5a6d5f8c0016faeff2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_ec5ccb9335c3461dba2bef104b367493~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Difficulties We Face are the Stepping Stones to Building Resiliency &#38; Courage Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1987, a two-year-old girl was standing at the edge of her parents' bed, watching her mother in a sea of ​​tears as she dressed her....]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/2019/10/06/the-difficulties-we-face-are-the-stepping-stones-to-building-resiliency-courage-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9b4382857e8900177c9fce</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 14:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_f683c27c30cb45b994d124ca123bcd96~mv2_d_2577_2709_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria J. Penedo-Warren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cómo ser fuerte a pesar del miedo-Parte 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[En 1987, una niña de dos años estaba parada en la cama de sus papás, viendo a su mama en un mar de lagrimas mientras la vestía. La...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/2019/10/02/c%C3%B3mo-ser-fuerte-a-pesar-del-miedo-parte-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9b43827b813300173c9593</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:50:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media///media3.giphy.com/media/UKrTOpgkDzhmg/giphy.gif?cid=dc79c357a3f929b5659af3788773de32366d0fe21deae83a&amp;rid=giphy.gif/v1/fit/w_245,h_235,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria J. Penedo-Warren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[No-Guilt Pesto Zucchini “Pasta” with Shrimp.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, one of my favorite foods was pasta! Especially the homemade pasta my mom and grandmother used to make. The house always...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/2019/08/06/no-guilt-pesto-zucchini-pasta-with-shrimp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9b43827b813300173c958c</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><category><![CDATA[English]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_06aaa4ebee784bdaaae480ddeb4c5400~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria J. Penedo-Warren</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pesto sin culpa "Pasta" de calabacines con camarones.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Una de mis comidas favoritas cuando era chiquita era la pasta; especialmente la pasta casera que mi mamá y la Mima - mi abuelita solían...]]></description><link>https://joyfulwellnessct.wixsite.com/mariapenedo/single-post/2019/08/06/pesto-sin-culpa-pasta-de-calabacines-con-camarones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9b43827b813300173c958d</guid><category><![CDATA[Recetas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Español]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 18:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/523f9c_06aaa4ebee784bdaaae480ddeb4c5400~mv2_d_1200_1600_s_2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Maria José</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>