Category: Gratitude
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“Cease Striving” + Simplifying & Letting Go Even More
I had an appointment with my psychiatric nurse practitioner/therapist today which was so helpful. I’ve struggled off and on all summer. I will feel better, then the anxiety and depression will hit out of nowhere. Life is so good right now. I feel like I’ve hit a “sweet spot” through the decisions that I’ve made…
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4 Mile Race and General Wellness
Challenge and Joy My brain has been struggling a bit more lately, but I will always have days and weeks of anxiety (and sometimes depression). It’s just how my brain is. But I KNOW how to take care of myself now. I haven’t been working out as much or eating quite as well lately, but…
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Truly Living Wild and Free and What that Really Means for Me
We are currently in the car, driving from one place in Texas to the next place that we are visiting. We will be in the car a lot while we are here, but I’m enjoying my time! For the past many days, I have had a long anxiety about this trip. No reason, really, except…
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You Stepped into My Egypt
We weren’t able to go to church this past Sunday because Robert is on call this week. He has to be at all meals when we have guests, and we had guests for breakfast and lunch on Sunday. It’s pretty rare for us to miss church these days, and I’m so grateful. Our church is…
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Learning to Focus on What Matters- Just Showing Up
This morning, I woke up to a message from a friend. She sent me a post from one of her running friends, and it was honestly life changing. It wasn’t necessarily anything new, but for some reason, it hit different. I had been thinking about not focusing on races for a bit because I was…
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So Much Growth
I’ve been learning so much about myself through the good and the hard things. I think that’s the way life goes… there are always going to be hard things to learn and grow through. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that life is a roller-coaster… and honestly, I’m learning to be okay with that. Without the…
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There’s Nothing Wrong with Seeking Excellence + Learning How to Avoid Self-Sabotage
In the past, every time I have started to get consistent with healthy habits of any kind, I started self-sabotaging without realizing it. Then I went through months of struggle. This has probably happened a dozen times or more. I’m sure part of it has to do with un-medicated ADHD and other mental health struggles,…
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Healing Isn’t Linear- An Update About Our Beautiful Life
I have been pretty busy these days, so blogging hasn’t come so easily. I will sit down to write, then I get distracted because I have other things to focus on. I think this is a good thing, though. I don’t have a lot of “sit around” time. This blog has always just been my…
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What is my motive?
Anyone who knows me knows that I tend to overthink the majority of the time. After my last post about allowing myself to “just be,” I have been working hard at doing that. I have had a week and a half of processing that, what it means for me, and how to live that out…
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Learning to Control the Chaos in My Head
I feel like I’ve lost sight of a lot the past week or two. Last year (especially in the fall), my relationship with Jesus grew to a whole new level. I was spending time with Him every single morning without fail… praying for a long time, spending time in His Word, and worshiping Him. I would worship…
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