So what do you do to stay on top of it all when you are emotionally burned out? To be accomplished, and courageous, and resilient in any situation I use these simple strategies!
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Category: Personal Growth
Creating Energy
This past winter I went through my traditional winter blues. I craved comfort food, extra sleep, and movies. When this happens I know I need personal intervention. But how? How do you pull yourself out of a slump when you just don't feel like it? I have learned that part of this for me is [...]
The Oxymoron of Choosing Simple
Isn't living simple supposed to be...easy? The dictionary says "simple" means straight forward, uncomplicated, and effortless. Yet, what I have come to realize is that being intentional about a simplified life takes Herculean effort, has lots of complications, and is definitely not easily understood in a world of more, excess, and maxing out on everything. [...]
Identity
Just a few short years ago I went through a massive personal crisis. I had given up my life career to take on another dream. Motherhood. I loved it. I had prayed for it. I was living it the absolute best way too. I mean, I knew my kids sleep schedules, I faithfully read to [...]
Playing in the Rain
I was meeting one of my good buddies early one morning this week at a coffee shop to catch up on life and sharpen iron before the days activities began. The alarm woke me up a little before 6AM and as I rolled out of bed I heard the rain hitting the roof. When rain [...]
Do You Have Room for Me?
Recently I had someone I wanted to try and meet up with and they couldn't. It got me thinking about how much we max out our lives and then can't find time for people. So as not to confuse you that this was a one time ask and during the end of the year, I [...]
Season Change
"So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image." -2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT) I'm sitting in my office today watching the last of the [...]
No Longer Legal
On one particular "girl nights" this past summer I played one of those question games where you get to know people better. Things like, "If you were a unicorn what would you do?" or "If we were all in a fire who would be best equipped to handle the exit strategy?" All of these questions [...]
Dear Journal
Fall 2019 I have a head cold. I'll be honest I'm happy about it. I can cancel on obligations and stay home from church. I can let me husband take charge without feeling like I am leaving him to do all the heavy lifting. I can exhale. No guilt involved. I can stay in my [...]
10 Weeks of Summer and What You Should be Doing
Summer is only about 10 to 12 weeks here in the south. Before we can blink the lazy mornings and pool days turn into school shopping and cramming your reading list into the last two weeks before football season starts back up. So what should we be doing with this time? How do we maximize [...]
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