All is not well with my soul. This is a phrase I say far too often to my husband. It seems to mostly surface when I’m not living the way God intended. My Aunt died last week. I grew up spending carefree summers with her and my cousin, who was also one of my dearest […]
3 Tips to Get Your Marriage Out of a Rut
Marriage is hard. I adore my husband. I really do, but we’ve been in a marriage rut for quite some time now. February is the love month. It’s characterized by red hearts, flowers, cards, and gifts with big bows draped across the boxes. Not for us. We call Valentine’s Day a Hallmark holiday and try […]
How to Stop Obsessively Worrying About Your Kids
A few weeks ago I woke up to a 1am phone call from my daughter who was in far off Thailand. I knew before I even looked at her name on my phone, it was her and the news would be bad. She told me 8 bombs had gone off in the last few hours, […]
Healing Anxiety With Nature
Those of us who struggle with anxiety and panic attacks truly understand we can be in the best of circumstances and suddenly be engulfed in horrifying feelings. Heart racing, smothering, nervous breakdown inducing attacks without warning or reasoning. These moments are overwhelming and take us straight out of reality at times. I spent the last […]
Creating a War Room for Body and Soul
My daughter travelled the world alone this summer which pretty much left me an anxiety filled mess. When she moved out almost 2 years ago, my husband and I started transforming her old room into a workout area. So over the past few months, to keep me from focusing on the danger that my precious […]
Persevering When Life Gets Hard
It seems like everything I try to do these days takes a monumental amount of effort I just don’t have the energy to keep up. Can you relate? I want to be that woman known for persevering, not giving up when life gets hard. I’ve recently changed hosting providers and domain names for my blog. […]
