Posted: December 15, 2021
The winter holiday season is upon us. For many, this is a time of joy, cheer, togetherness, and (let’s face it) a healthy dose of chaos. For others of us, it can feel like everyone else is experiencing abundance while we’re stuck in a place of grief, hopelessness, loneliness, or other forms of scarcity. This […]
Posted: November 18, 2021
I have found myself in a mood where I don’t really feel much of anything. I’m just feeling blah. I know in times like these I can practice gratitude, pray, or even sing, and it will help begin to lift my mind and spirit out of this rut. But sometimes, even my go-to anecdotes feel […]
Posted: June 17, 2021
Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening. Emma Thompson, British actress “They’re so clueless.” “Why are they so closed minded?” “Will they ever get it?” Family shapes us, offering tools for survival and sometimes, being the thing we feel we must survive. There are […]
Posted: April 19, 2021
It was raining out. My kids, Layla & Conley, ages 6 and 4, said they wanted to go outside in the rain. I said no. Right away. “Please mom?! Please can we go outside?!” Why did I say no so quickly? “Oh, okay,” I say reluctantly. As I am saying this I don’t know why […]
Posted: September 30, 2020
How we speak of ourselves makes a difference. Here’s how we can be more intentional with our self-talk. A few weekends ago a family member said to me “I have always had sleep problems” with such confidence that “I have and will always have sleep problems.” No big deal. Someone else told me “I’m just […]
Posted: August 20, 2020
Sometimes, when I am going through a hard time, one of the last things I want to hear is someone cheering me on telling me it’s going to be okay. Sometimes, in the middle of our darkest times, when we feel depressed, anxious, empty, full of grief, powerless, or hopeless, we just want to feel […]
