It was just over three years ago when I turned to my husband and said, rather dreamily, “I just want a simple life.” What I didn’t know, as those words escaped my lips, is that living a simpler life often makes things just a little more complicated. At the time, we lived in suburbia where neighbors were friends and the …
This is the time of year when everyone reminds everyone that being thankful ought to happen more than often than just this time of year. If you want to be ahead of the game, I’ve got 30 days of Thankfulness Journal Prompts to get you started both in giving thanks and the journaling habit. How Do You Start a Thankfulness …
In a hustle-hungry culture, finding ways to say no without feeling guilty is more important than ever. As the holidays draw near, saying no without guilt or apology is a skill worth honing. Why do I feel guilty when I say no? If you’ve ever asked yourself this question, you’re in good company. For whatever reason (Drive for success? Desperate …
People who have not thought about their values are more easily swayed by circumstances, fads, and the opinions of others. In contrast, people who live in harmony with their basic life-governing values sense greater inner peace and usually feel that their lives are on target, more fulfilled, and less out of control. Gary R. Collins, Phd, Christian Coaching To align …
I was unfamiliar with the stay at home mom blues, when they struck, because for the majority of my mom hood, I’ve been a mom of one. She was a compliant, wiser than her years, totally my tiny buddy one; I never had to worry much about how I would do anything because she was so easy to do everything …
Adulthood does not come with a pamphlet to answer all of life’s burning questions, like how to make friends as an introvert or what to feed your toddler who won’t eat anything. When I was younger, probably around eighth grade, my friends and I loved to have group slumber parties, and we would commemorate these occasions with the world’s first …
Forgetfulness. Scatter brain. Squirrel syndrome. Mom brain. If you’ve never strode into a room with confidence, only to realize that you can’t remember why you walked into that room, are you even a mom? Mom overwhelm is real and it often looks like being a space cadet. If you happen to be an introverted, highly sensitive, homeschooling, creative mom of …