Dec 3, 2020 | Clutter, inspiration, Mindset, Relationship Clutter
One glance around my living room, and it’s apparent… I’m in over my head! Hah! We started some remodeling the week of Thanksgiving, which came to a screeching halt as my not-expected-home Army son strode through the door. The week was extra special, but now I feel...
Aug 31, 2020 | faith, Relationship Clutter, Tracking God, Uncategorized
Eddie and I were on our honeymoon. Yep… I’m taking you back several decades! Stay with me! The plan was to take a small, hopper plane from Maui to Oahu for the final week of our Hawaiian get-away. As we pulled in to the airport, the long line of people waiting to...
Jun 15, 2020 | Emotional Clutter, inspiration, Relationship Clutter, Self-care and Resilience
My voice was louder than I wanted it to be… or needed it to be. I simply wasn’t listening well. I was defending, always pointing out the other side, which I think does come into play, but my timing was completely off. The other person needed me to listen, hearing...
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...
Oct 7, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Loss, Relationship Clutter
I lost my dad this past week, and while he was 92, it was too soon. You may be familiar with some of his story from previous posts (here and here)… but I wanted to share what I said about him during his memorial service, which we called, ‘A Celebration of...
Aug 9, 2018 | faith, inspiration, Relationship Clutter, Teens, Uncategorized, Young Adults
HOW do you release your young adult kids to grow up into the people God designed them to be? HOW do you allow them to launch without controlling their every move? Is it just me and my anxiety-driven, Enneagram 6- catastrophizing mindset that is struggling with this?...
