*This post contains affiliate links. See my full Privacy Policy for details.* Is it just me or do things feel particularly heavy? I’ve avoided hopping on here to work and neglected a lot of things because things have just felt overwhelming or tiring and I […]
Captain’s Log- Day 15 of not leaving the house. Here in Indiana we’ve been under ‘Shelter in Place’ for almost a week now. Life is a little weird. We got our comfortable existence pulled out from under us, and getting our footing again is taking […]
I used to be a ‘say your prayers at bedtime’ kinda gal. Then I had a kid, and once my head hit the pillow I was out. So I went to bed night after night forgetting to pray-or falling asleep halfway through. But, I began […]
I LOVE Fall. It is the most beautiful time of year. The gorgeous colors all around, the smells, the sound of crunching leaves underfoot. It’s heaven. What I don’t love is the way my body reacts when the seasons shift. Once the weather starts to […]
I’ve been trying to step up my marriage content- because my marriage is so important to me. As busy Moms we sometimes neglect our marriages, and we tend to put them on the back burner. But, even though it’s hard sometimes, we need to take […]
If you’ve been watching my social media this week- you’ve seen the endless amounts of squirrel photos I’ve been posting. We’ve been snowed in twice, so I just started throwing bird seed on our back deck. And to my son’s and my delight- we’ve watched […]
‘The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.’ Exodus 14:14 Be still. What does it mean to be still? Especially in today’s society, I think we’ve lost the ability to be still. To get bored. To let our minds wander. We […]
I’ve shared my struggle with anxiety a lot over the past few years. It is a daily struggle for me. Sometimes it leaves me alone for weeks or months- but then it rears its ugly head and sinks its nails in. Then it’s back for […]
Motherhood is funny. You spend so many hours in the thick, muck of it. So many sleepless nights and endless dirty diapers. Thousands of books read and songs recited over and over again. Times when you can’t even recognize yourself in the mirror because the […]
Let’s face it- as Mom’s we rarely get a moment to ourselves. And when we do, the first thing on our mind isn’t usually taking care of ourselves. But, we need to change that. We’ve got to start focusing a little bit of our attention […]
