A letter to my perfectionist 13-year-old son while he comes to grips with his first B… To my precious boy, I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am to see that very first B on your report card. It broke your perfect A streak and brought so many important lessons with it. As […]
Breaking Up With the Scale
I’ve used a number for several years now to determine my worth. It’s that 3-number set I see below me on the scale every morning. I’m constantly amazed by how my attitude for the entire day is completely dictated by it. A few months after I started writing in this space, I shared this same […]
DIY Jewel Tone Bookshelf
I’ve been desperately missing creative projects. The last thing I shared here was some of me and my daughter’s Bible journaling in March. I’m thrilled to finally finish painting my bookshelf for my craft room/office. My dream redesign of this room started almost a year ago with this pin and its beautiful color scheme: Stay […]
When You Just Don’t Want To…
Do you ever get in a cycle of not wanting to do anything? I have been there often lately. I heard Patsy Clairmont speak last month at Women of Faith. She is truly amazing. I could so relate to her on many levels. She shared a story of when she was bedridden from an overwhelming […]
Getting Healthy Through Fasting
I skipped the past couple of months in the Turning to Food series thanks to the Summer season. My schedule, food choices, and everything in between were completely thrown out of the window the day school ended in May. I’m so thankful to finally rejoin my food addiction series today. New additions will now be titled […]
Mending Our Hearts
Many years ago, I sat at my grandmother’s well worn, oak kitchen table talking to her sweet widowed neighbor. This woman lost her husband a long time before our conversation, but her pain was as intense as if he had died the day before. She said to me, “People say time heals all wounds. They’re […]