I keep a little sign beside my bed that simply reads: Give it to God and go to sleep. The first half should really be my mantra throughout my entire day. Can you relate? Do you constantly try and grab hold of every moment, controlling it all? I truly believe this is what triggers overwhelm. […]
Choosing God Over Your Phone
Does the thought of choosing God over your phone make you shiver a little? It definitely does that for me. Thinking about detaching from the tiny device always in my hand frightens me. But what frightens me even more is what happens if I don’t. If you’ve been here before, you know sugar is a […]
The Joy of Fasting
Fasting for a newly shaped body seems to be all the rage these days. I’m a fan, but do you know the most life-changing reason to fast? For me, it’s to grow my relationship with Christ. Food always comes to mind first when we think about abstaining from something we love to become closer to […]
Create a Happy Bag for Emotional Healing
In my darkest days of dealing with the pandemic, I learned about happy bags from my wonderful online therapy group. Several people mentioned using these feel better goodie bags to bring them out of the deep struggle we all kept finding ourselves trapped in. Today I want to share my bliss caddy and help you […]
How to Make Peace With Yourself
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. […]
