Aug 7, 2024 | faith, inspiration, Mindset, Self-care and Resilience
An outdated floral couch from the 80’s was my actual breaking point. Yep. That was it. It happened a few weeks ago when Eddie and I had different opinions about what to do with the flowery furniture taking up space in our living room. We went back and forth on our...
Nov 29, 2021 | faith, Holidays, Loss, Mental Health, Mindset, Self-care and Resilience, Tracking God
When You Need More Joy The Bible says to rejoice in the Lord always, but it doesn’t leave us there. Tucked at the end of those well-known verses in Philippians it says … because the Lord is near. I pray you know just how close God is and that He definitely sees...
Nov 21, 2021 | faith, inspiration, Self-care and Resilience, Tracking God
My oncologist greeted me with a warm hug as she led me into the exam room. Following a few quick pleasantries, she leafed through pages and pages of medical notes as I quietly awaited her summary. Finally, she looked up and said, “I spent quite a bit of time...
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...
Feb 3, 2020 | inspiration, Mental Health, Mindset, Self-care and Resilience
Have you ever wished you could rewind time and have a do-over? Or, re-set the clock to something you wished you had taken a few extra minutes to really process before making your next move? Maybe you have recently found yourself saying… If only I had...
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...