As we continue to grow, we’re making a few thoughtful updates behind the scenes—and we wanted to bring you along for the journey. First, you may notice some light editing throughout the site. We’re refining posts, updating language, and organizing content to make everything clearer, easier to navigate, and more aligned with where we’re headed. [...]
Hurrying has its place. I thought it meant efficiency. And the more I hurry the more I can do in this short period of time we all get on this blue planet. In true emergencies, speed matters. We rush toward safety. We act quickly to protect, to help, to respond. Urgency is appropriate when something [...]
Every personality test I’ve ever taken puts the word zeal somewhere near the top for me. Wholehearted. Driven. Purpose-centered. It’s almost funny how consistent it is—this theme of having a big, bright internal fire. I am passionate. But here’s the truth no test captures: Even the most zealous person gets tired. Especially in December. Between [...]
“I used to think life would be more linear.” … These words in an instapost caught my eye. Written by a woman who has a totally different life than mine I froze as it spoke to my very heart and what I feel going into my next decade. “I used to think life would be [...]
Maybe exhaustion is not a curse but a kind of evidence. Proof that I have shown up. Proof that I have poured out effort, love, energy, and presence. Proof that I have lived.
When friendships stings it can devastate. Have you ever been minimized?Or taken for granted to the point where you feel like you’re the only one initiating, over and over again? Of course you have! Everyone, at some point, has been overlooked, ignored, or dismissed in one way or another. And it’s not fun. To be [...]
When a Child Corrects You: Accountability, Respect, and Grace Recently, a child corrected me. I work with kids for a living so this is not a new thing for me. As the old saying goes " Kids say the darn'est things". But then after this initial incident my own kid corrected an adult and I [...]
The kids are home! Summer is Here! With that in mind, I've created a list of questions, I like to use to get to know someone on a deeper level. This is the times when you have a sunny porch and lemonade. Or a hammock and an afternoon. Maybe it is windshield time on the [...]
This seems basic. I mean how often something should be cleaned is how often does it gets dirty, right? Seems simple enough however where you live and what you do and how you run all take into account in this. Someone who never cooks might not need to scrub the oven, ever. Someone who lives [...]
I have a big birthday this fall and of course aging gracefully is something we all don't think about really until age becomes a thing. Then we ALL strive to do it well. I am not in the camp where I want to Not Age. I know some are. they will do everything they can [...]
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