In these uncertain times, a peculiar thing has begun to happen to me. It’s not a new sensation, but something that seems to rise up in me when things don’t feel stabile. I’ve definitely encountered it in other uncertain times […]
When you come downstairs, dressed for the day, all I can do is smile and think, “I want to be more like you.” Plaid tights, sparkly tutu, flower shirt and wild, crazy hair. You are beautiful, untamed, open-hearted and totally […]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and it caught me off guard. How is it May already? Quarantine life has me living in a permanent twilight zone. Yesterday my hubby asked, “What do you want to do for Mother’s Day?” And […]
I can’t get this phrase out of my head. A few weeks ago our pastor shared a tiny phrase that carried some big truth. He said, Slow is fast. If that doesn’t describe motherhood, I don’t know what does. He […]
Happy 2020! As I sit down to reflect on what I’ve learned this past year, I realize that I began this blog one year ago today. My first post was about the Top 5 things I learned in 2018 and […]
We are back from our 10 year anniversary trip to Mexico and I’m feeling so grateful for all of it. I want to take a moment to type it out, because my personality-type is one that likes to move on […]
It’s officially fall here, so you can expect beautiful 60-degree weather with colorful, changing leaves or 10-degree weather and snow. So. Much. Snow. That’s Colorado fall for you. As a kid, I always had to be creative with my Halloween […]
By now you have likely heard me refer to myself as a “recovering striver.” Recently I heard a woman say that her friends lovingly call her a “human doer” instead of a “human being” and internally I began to jump […]
LJ and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage and 17 years of being together. This year is significant because we’ve crossed a threshold where we now have lived more life together than apart. For having been with him for […]
I set out to practice rest two weeks ago on a vacation to the beach with my hubby and kids. It was our kids’ first time seeing the ocean, so expectations were high. I wanted the kids to love it […]
