Mar 23, 2020 | faith, inspiration, Mindset
As I pulled over to the side of the road, I knew I needed to take the call before I lost cell on the country roads. It was my doctor calling, which was a bit concerning. I had just had some of the usual cancer screening tests, and usually the doctor does not call with...
Mar 9, 2020 | Emotional Clutter, faith, inspiration, Mental Health, Mindset
My mind is just way too over-active. I’m a 6 on the enneagram, which means I have a lot of unproductive thinking going on… aka… over-thinking, over-analyzing, over-fretting, over, over, OVER! And frankly, I’m over it! Hah! But, really… All these years I thought I was...
Feb 24, 2020 | faith, inspiration
I’m a terrible passenger. It’s true, and my whole family can tell you stories of how obnoxious I can be. And in my defense, I can’t really help it. It comes down to my way of managing fear… and possibly… needing to be in control. (a-hem.) When Olivia was younger, I...
Jan 27, 2020 | faith, inspiration, Uncategorized
The first clue that this was not my best idea, should have been the fact that I was standing on top of the family car parked in our garage… and… I was only 7 years old. Standing on the car, I stretched up to grab a can off the rafters that I had just seen my older...
Jan 14, 2020 | faith, inspiration, Mindset, Self-care and Resilience
“Hey kids, LOOK. Mom fell!” I wish I could tell you this phrase has only been said about me one time in my adult life, but no… twice. I have taken TWO pretty hard falls. Who does that?! And both times were on family outings to super fun places: the San Francisco Zoo...
Dec 18, 2019 | faith, inspiration, Loss, Mental Health, Relationship Clutter, Self-care and Resilience
Christmas can bring up so many feelings on all sides of the spectrum. Many are wading through the loss of someone close to them, others are dealing with an unexpected diagnosis, still others are navigating the trickiness of family dynamics at the holidays. It can be a...
