Use Your Words…..
This is a phrase I often said to our kids when they were little. Instead of crying, stamping your feet, or grunting…..try using your words! It worked wonders for calming them down or making sense of what they were crying…
The Importance Of A Little Yellow Journal…..
I have a little yellow journal. And I cannot tell you how much I love my wee journal. I bought this journal when I knew we were going on our Sabbatical break. It wasn’t expensive and it’s not flash, but…
Where To Begin…..
Well, it’s been a little while since I have written. It’s almost a little hard to know where to start. So much has happened, so I think I’ll start with a wee update and go into detail in later blogs!…
A Medical Diagnosis I Didn’t Want!
It’s 3 am and sleep eludes me. Pain has woken me yet again from another fitful slumber. After laying in bed for 2 hours I could do it no longer. Often Phil’s deep rhythmic breathing (aka snoring!) would soothe me,…
Selah!
The Book of Psalms is my absolute favorite book of the Bible. No matter what season I’m in, no matter what I’m walking through, there is always a Psalm that reflects where I’m at. Most of the Psalms are written…
What Is The Kindness Project?
If you follow me on social media at all, you may have noticed quite a few posts from the Kindness Project. And you may be asking yourself “what even is the kindness project”? Well, The Kindness Project is my latest…
No Shortcuts To The Promised Land!
“There are no shortcuts to the promised land.” This is something I read in a book the other day and I have pondered it all week. How often do we ask God, or in some circumstances, beg God, for a…
Getting Rid Of Imposter Syndrome
Do you ever feel like you’re living a life that you aren’t worthy of? Or living in a world where you don’t belong? Or in my case, living like a fish out of water? This is where I find myself…
The Dark Side Of Grief
We lost a friend this week. He literally dropped dead. No disease (that we knew of), no accident, no illness, he literally fell to the ground and died. How do you even start to process that? He was only a…
New Year, New Me….Nah, Just Kidding!
Isn’t that how the saying goes? “New Year…..New Me” To be honest, I don’t want a new me, mostly I’m quite happy with the me that I am. Sure, there’s always room for improvement, but actually, I have worked so…
