Hover Mom

I am hyper. I am over the top with expectations on myself (they can spill over onto others at times.) I like things "just so" and have spent most of my life trying to keep things that way. I like them that way. I like order, schedules, and neatness. My husband when we first were [...]

Filling the Tank!

What do you do when you get tired, stressed, bored, or cranky? Recently, I have found myself pushing off some of the things that help me to keep my purpose in focus. I have allowed everyday chores and life to push out some of those little important self-care things. So often when people think of [...]

Savoring the Creative

Genesis 1 1 When God began creating[a] the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was[b] a shapeless, chaotic mass,* with the Spirit of God brooding over..... 26 Then God said, “Let us make a man[i]—someone like ourselves,…… With the leaves blossoming and sunshine and school in full force there is something about Fall that evokes inspiration. Newness. Change. Growth. This [...]

Happy Life

My pastor is doing a sermon series on being "Happy". I have gotten a lot out of the series. Maybe not what the pastor's initial focus for the series was, but I am being spoken too. On top of this, my husband just came back from a mini conference where the speaker talked on similar [...]