Transitions

We are going through some major transitions as a family. Anna is engaged to be married. Madalyn is set to deliver her 3 baby in a month or less. Timothy was just married. Grace enters her freshman year in college. Isabella just moved into dorms for her freshman year in college. Rowan is a senior this year. Lily just received her driver's license. It has been a wh…

Intentions - Set your reminders

I find that sometimes the reason why I fail in my intentions is because I forget about them.  And once I've forgotten about them once, I will keep forgetting about them until there is no reason to even try.  I typically need a trigger to remind me to do said thing. Here are some reminders I have found useful: write it down as a daily task in my planner the one I …

Never Quit

Are You Doing Self-Care Right?

EVERYONE  is talking about self-care.  It's a bit ridiculous.  Especially since the most important aspect often gets overlooked.   At the bottom of the page is a video where Alexandra goes into this a bit.   The aspect that is missing is the part where you care about yourself.  As you are using that body scrub, you are loving that body that has brought you throug…

Uniqueness

I was laying in the grass after a hard ruck breathing in the early afternoon sun listening to the cicadas song as it swirls from side to side like fans doing the wave in a stadium.  What a delight!  Have you ever heard a cicada?   While I was laying there 2 people rode by on their bikes and I heard the woman describing what her boyfriend's childhood was like.  …

Grit, Fortitude, Determination, and Perseverance

If you haven't read this book, I would highly recommend it.   Grit is the power of continuing and sticking with something.  Even when it's hard.  Even when no one is looking.   And it is a skill you can build. We recently ran our first trail race.  It sucked.  So hard.  I honestly thought I was going to pass out at one point and positioned myself so that if…

Shame on You

A teacher once told me that shame is someone else's sin placed on you.   That is the best explanation I can think of.   Original sin is someone else's sin placed on you and some (not all) churches have a driving need for you to feel shame over it. "Shame on you..." adults say when as a child they want you to be aware that you broke societal norms. …