Shortly after we moved into our new home, I had a sign created for our entryway. It simply reads “grace upon grace upon grace”. This serves as a daily reminder for me—and for my family—that we need to be gracious with one another—and with ourselves. We will mess up. We will fall short. We will […]
I feel guilt about everything. I’ve done a lot of soul work these past several years, but this quarantine has definitely forced me to come to terms with some bad psychology that I, apparently, hadn’t dealt with. It’s Mom Guilt. In my early years as a mom, I obsessed over giving my children even more […]
Let’s be honest . . . I am an introvert. So being told to stay inside and clear my schedule didn’t sound terrible to me . . . until the dates kept being pushed further and further out, and it slowly seemed like more things were being taken away. But quite honestly, this entire thing […]
Some of y’all love to be home. This is your time to shine. But for some of us? This is a time of severe spiraling. Personally, I like to keep busy. If I can get us out of the house six days a week, that’s just about perfect for me. I love my kids, but […]
These are dark, uncomfortable times, friends. This pandemic is something straight out of a horror movie, and I think the one thing we American’s can agree upon is that none of us common folk thought it would get this bad. Schools shut down, at first a for a few days to clean, now bordering on […]
With everything going around us, it can feel like the world is caving in. We are having to rearrange our schedules, our time, and basically life as we know it. While we cannot control what is going on, we can control how we react to it. So let’s discuss how we can put positive energy […]
We in the United States have watched as the world has reacted as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread from country to country, causing unprecedented shutdowns and health crises. Admittedly, our geography has historically spared us from many diseases that significantly affect other countries until now, but thanks to an ever-increasing global society where travel […]
You didn’t expect to feel this way about motherhood. Tell me if these thoughts resonate with you just a bit: You love kids, not just your own, but the bonus children in your life through friends and family. They’re sweet and cute, and you honestly can’t imagine your life without them. You always knew you’d […]
This year, I decided to start things off a little differently than previous years. On the morning of January 1st, I started an alcohol fast. For many of us, the holidays are filled with good times, good food, and plenty of boozy drinks. I love to enjoy all of those things — especially with my […]
Today, I was talking with a friend, and she was telling me about some recent changes in her life. I listened as she explained how she had chosen to cut back on some things and remove some things completely — to make more space in her life for the things she wanted to prioritize. She […]
