Helping you connect your faith with your real life
I still remember a winter a few years back. I didn’t want another snowstorm. I normally don’t mind winter in New England and cozy days at home by the fire. But this was different. Teasers of sunny days and lighter jackets had pushed me into spring mode, and I was ready to embrace it. But
Valentine’s Day doesn’t always meet our expectations. Here are some simple things you can do that will help. As I washed off my makeup I could feel the tears gathering in the corner of my eyes. Swallowing hard, I tried to ignore the prickling feeling in my nose as I held back the tears. I
I started making a list of all the things I want to do. Places to go. Things to see. Dreams and goals and all the things. It felt like I would never stop writing. I needed something deeper. Something that wasn’t about tasks, but about the person behind the task. So, I changed the list.
Sometimes love isn’t easy. I know, that’s probably not what you want to talk about, especially with Valentine’s Day making us think about hearts and roses and chocolate. It could be February 14 or July 27, and the truth is the same: sometimes love is hard. But there are some simple things you can do
It’s hard to watch someone else get your dream, or even something close to it. We may smile on the outside, but inside, we can be struggling with doubt, insecurity, anger. Believe me, I know. There’s this writer who has been in the spotlight. There’s the book and the book club and the speaking. There’s
I stood there completely naked, reached back, and pulled the ponytail holder out of my hair. Nothing was going to impact this. I thought about taking off my wedding ring, but finally decided I was being ridiculous. Then I stepped on the scale. The digital display was working, thinking, processing the weight of me on
There are things we don’t talk about. Worry, anger, fear. We hold back, not talking about them because it is just so hard. Blazing Trails Trailblazing brave is hard. You have to be willing to walk in the thickest parts of the forest without a path to guide your way. It requires time and commitment
For a long time, I didn’t set goals. Even in a sea of bullet journals and planners and New Year’s Resolutions, I couldn’t find my way to concrete goals. It wasn’t because I didn’t know what I wanted, but because I was so afraid of putting them on paper and then failing. In many ways
I hope no one got the wrong idea in my last post. I think the New Year is great. I’m more of a New Year in September kind of person, after all I was a teacher. And I will still tell you my favorite part of teaching was getting everything ready for the new year. New
Some people are surprised when I mention that I didn’t make any resolutions. A resolution is marked by decidedness, firmness, a hard-fast determination to do something. Life has enough hard edges for me. I’m going for soft. This New Year I am not looking at what I need to change. I will set a few
