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Doing Something New
Robert and I went to one of our favorite coffee shops last night for a little date night. We had our favorite coffee and enjoyed the open mic night. This is becoming a more regular thing lately, and I love it. While we were sitting and listening to people sing (and watching people at the…
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As I Reflect on 2024
Spending some time alone this last morning of 2024. As I reflect on this year, I have had some high highs and low lows. Some days felt impossible. Some days felt as though my mental health had healed. While it’s sad when I realize my brain still struggles some times, my therapist reminds me to…
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10 Questions for Reflection and Discernment 2024
Emily P. Freeman is one of my favorite podcasters and authors. Every year, she puts out “10 Questions for Reflection & Discernment,” and I love to answer these questions each year as a reflection of my previous year and the beginning of a new year. This year has been pretty weird in a lot of ways.…
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A Peaceful Christmas
Did you know that snow accumulation produces reduction in sound? I think that’s why I love the snow so much. It’s so calming and peaceful. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last long. As soon as the snow starts melting and refreezing, it becomes more dense, which amplifies sound. My Advent readings have been reminding me of something…
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Never Say Never Part 2
If I’ve learned anything recently, I’ve learned that “never” shouldn’t be in my vocabulary when I make decisions. I have had to eat my words many times… And here we are again! Another Move We are moving houses at camp! We have been back and forth about it for a few months. The moving process…
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Darkness and Light
I feel like I’ve been living in some paradoxes lately. Simply put, a paradox is a situation/statement that lives in contradiction (two opposites that can be true at the same time). On one hand, I’m still so so grateful for the life that God has given me. I absolutely LOVE where we live. I’m still…
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Life is a Paradox: Hard AND Beautiful
Just a warning… this is pretty long. I started this post a week ago and just had the mental energy to pick it back up. These past few weeks have been hard and honestly just plain weird. I know I said that last time I wrote, but it continued. We have had a lot of…
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Still Grateful
This week has been so weird. Mostly hard. Some good. I still have hope. I’m still focusing on gratitude. Robert crashed his truck on Monday while taking Ethan to school. He slid on ice and crashed into a guard rail. He’s okay, Ethan is okay, and the truck isn’t too banged up. But we just…
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Acceptance
I feel like I’m coming into a new phase of life. The past few days during my prayer journaling, I have just felt God’s presence and peace in new ways. I shared these things on Facebook, but I’m going to expand on them here. I’m learning that it’s okay to have less active seasons. It’s…
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Always Trying to Fix, Solve, and Find Cause and Solution
I have been doing some processing the past few days. I have been having more anxiety lately, and I have been trying to control it. I honestly thought quitting sodas and social media would take care of it. But nothing has changed. In fact, I think I’m feeling more anxious because of trying to be…
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