I am very good at saying the word "no". I say that not to boast but because I have two friends that say it to me a lot. "Your very good at saying no." These are loving people who think the best of me and mean well. They are giving me a compliment. Basically they are [...]
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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 [...]
Family Fun
A yellow leaf all crunchy around the edges. Nutmeg on the counter. A cozy colorful afgan. An orange pair of overalls. Red wine and cheese. Fall has arrived. And with it pumkin spice and everything nice! For me it is a nice shift from the summer heat into a routine full of energy and [...]
Seasonal Nourishment
Summer life brings a freshness to it that makes my soul sing! But alas all good things must come to an end. School is back and football has started. Food shifts are one of the first things that start to show me that another season is approaching and another is ending. With the heat [...]
Summer Days
I don't know about you but it is a breath of relief when summer rolls around. No school, less traffic, weekends at the pool, 4th of July, summer vacations (BEACH), and long days of sunlight that extend evening socials. Each season is unique and has something to offer but summer time... well... let's just say [...]
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 [...]
Time Away
When's the last time you truly got away... and I don't just mean heading out for a weekend trip (although those quick getaways are sometimes just what the doctor ordered)... I'm talking about phone silence, email abstinence, abstaining from chores, relishing in late breakfasts over mimosas, long quiet walks, getting lost in a good book, [...]
Marriage Versus Motherhood
With this week being the week after we love on all the mom's and the mothering figures in our lives I felt it only appropriate to share some of my thoughts on the balancing act of the roles of motherhood and my romantic relationship. The big point in this post is the honor we have [...]
Instant Vision
Life can give us massive blows. We don’t get to write our stories. God does that. When I get down, it is usually because I am discouraged in what I can not see as good. I can’t see where God is going with the plot or even see the full story God is writing. And [...]
Give It A Break
We are very neat people, both of us, and because of that we could be tidying and doing projects every second of every day. Failing miserably at connecting relationally we would be organized and task driven but then what is the point of that? I mean really? What is the point? The fact that my counters [...]
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