Living Life Well
I spoke with my counselor about a two-night stay I was planning at a beautiful retreat center in Wichita. I shared with her I was a bit nervous to be alone for three days since I had not recently been a good friend to myself. During that discussion with her, I heard the phrase ‘gentle …
Dear Friend, It’s a normal Tuesday afternoon… except that it isn’t, I have a snatch of time to myself. The older two kids are riding on the combine with their uncle. I just got back from dropping them off at the milo field and I gave Nora a sippy cup of milk and read to …
What happens with emptiness? After two instances took place, I am pondering what happens when something is empty. First, the rush of the month of May settled into the summerish rhythms of June. Spring soccer finished. Our home school group activities have slowed for summer. The swift month of May was a time of graduations, …
When I was a teenager, we didn’t watch a lot of TV. I do remember one show I was fond of that I would watch on YouTube. Perhaps you watched it too? The show was titled Extreme Makeover Home Edition. A huge team of volunteers and the show crew would work together to build a …
Growing up in my family’s home involved road trips and camping vacations. We drove from Michigan to Washington, DC and another time to Yellowstone National Park. To prepare for the many hours in the vehicle, I would search the web for road trip games and printable activities for my siblings and me. One game I …
Psalm 94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,Your comfort delights my soul. I stood at the gas pump. I wasn’t yet old enough to drive, but I had been reading for years. The colored handles, numbers, and instructions might as well be a code for how nervous I felt. A parent told me it was time for …
Some of my “To Do” items keep jumping lists. They were on last week’s list, the weekend list, and yesterday’s list of things to do. They keep following me forward because they aren’t getting accomplished. I’m learning there are a handful of reasons (or perhaps excuses) I keep in a pocket in my brain to …
Are you one of those people who spends a considerable amount of time “in your head?” Do you plan, worry, daydream, over-think, or ruminate often? I do. The problem with spending so much time with your thoughts is they aren’t the most promising friends. They only think like you and sound like you—spending time in …
This isn’t going as we planned. My plans were to continue to do extra cooking and add to my growing stock pile of freezer meals. I have windows to clean and carpets to vacuum. I want to do a little spring cleaning before the baby arrives. My husband has handyman jobs stacking up and his …
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