Declare It!
How are you using your declarations this week? Need a little reminder that they are incredibly important? That you have more control and power in your life than you may think? That your brain is hungry for a new story about you and your abilities and your marriage and...
Sauerkraut 101
https://www.facebook.com/jenny.sullivan.581/videos/10156180965638953/ This girl has it down! And I tried her method and it works! I’m so happy to be eating raw, probiotic-rich sauerkraut! It’s tasty on sandwiches, tacos, fish, eggs, steamed greens, with mashed...
The Best Is Yet To Be
Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made; Our times are in His hand Who saith, "A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God; see all, nor be afraid. A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God; see...
A Portrait of Self-Care
Do you ever wonder what real, sustaining self-care looks like? Last week I got to visit with a woman that I've known for most of my life, who is now in her 80's and living alone after being widowed a few years ago. It was so nice to see her and hear about how she is...
What You Know
Isn’t it funny that we know so much about how to be well and we could give ourselves "such very good advice" to slow down and be deliberate about our pace, to eat better and get more rest and yet...sometimes we stay stuck in indecision or in repeatedly doing things...
Forward and Back
Pushing my granddaughter on a swing, seeing her laughing and loving the wind in her hair, her little legs running through the air and her joy in going higher, I was struck by my own sheer enjoyment! My face hurt from smiling so hard! I loved being there in the sleepy...
A Hundred Ways
Your love is given in so many ways, it’s hard to count! But it may be worth asking the question, of your spouse and children, “what helps you to feel loved?” Is it felt mostly during playtime or also when Mama holds the line? Is it cooking together or sitting around...
Getting Away
It never ceases to amaze me how a change of perspective changes everything. Whether it’s the new perspective someone gives you when you’ve had a misunderstanding, “Yes, I said that because you said such and such and then you weren’t listening to me!” Oh. I did? And I...
Creating Home
Have you spent time putting ideas on paper of how you want things to go at home? Chores you'd like the kids to do, a rotation of cleaning or cooking responsibilities or even figured out when you'll study and rest? Sometimes this time can feel misspent if you get your...
Work On It
Some years ago I read a couple of books by Michael Gerber on business building. I was very intrigued and especially enjoyed the audio version of The E Myth that Gerber read for the recording. One thing that he emphasized over and over again is that entrepreneurs need...