After many months of social distancing, I think most of us have spent a great deal of time with ourselves lately. I tend to get way too far inside my head without the distraction of the outside world. So today, let’s talk about how to make peace with yourself which I believe to be imperative […]
3 Lessons from 20 Years of Marriage
Last week my husband and I celebrated our 20 year anniversary. This is no small feat in my family, so I’m quite thrilled to reach this milestone. Let me share with you some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in the past two decades. Before we married all those years ago, I had a child. […]
How to Prepare for Your Empty Nest
Have you heard of 18 summers? It’s the concept we only have our kids for 18 summers before the empty nest arrives. I just had my last one according to that thought. Lucky me actually has a bonus summer for sending my youngest to kindergarten twice. I never imagined how beautifully that decision from long […]
7 Gift Ideas for Your Soul
It’s that wonderful time of year for us to start making gift lists for ourselves and the people we love. Check out these 7 ideas for the perfect presents to nourish the soul. Faith inspired gifts are a beautiful way to show someone we care. Let’s start with a book I just added to my […]
4 Ways to Quit Junk Food When You’re Home All Day
Whether you work from home, spend your days raising kids, or seem to be in eternal lockdown from these crazy times we live in, junk food can quickly become a problem. For those of us who are in our houses most of the day, it’s easy to use those highly processed, incredibly unhealthy choices for […]
How to Calm Anxiety in a Crisis
Full disclosure: At the beginning of this pandemic we are now living in, I found myself in the fetal position more times than I care to admit. I would never have imagined weeks later I could actually share ways that brought me into a place where my brain operated somewhat functionally again. But I’m here. […]
