We’ve all known the excitement of trying something new to improve ourselves and the disappointment of giving up on the plan a couple of weeks later. Lose 15 pounds, work out 3 days a week, read a book a month…all great things to do that are pretty popular in the self-help world. Even with all […]
One of the best ways to meaningfully show up in relationships of any kind is having a grasp on where the relationship stands at the moment. You may wonder anxiously about where things are or you may not have given it a second thought, but if you desire to move forward in a meaningful way […]
Do these words sound familiar? “I don’t have enough time in the day!” I’ve found myself saying this in an exasperated voice when everything and everyone is pulling me in a million different directions. One way to get more time in your life is by reducing time on technology. No shame here as I have […]
Have you ever surprised yourself by breathing a little heavier than you should after walking up a flight of stairs or felt shocked by how you look in a picture that one of your friends posted on your social (and thank you for the “memories” from 7 years ago). In those moments we think… I’ve […]
Having a feel of the pulse of what is going on give great comfort as a parent so you can know when to step in and when to stay out. From birth we put all our efforts into teaching them how to talk, then try to figure out how to make them be quiet, to […]
When our boys were young you may have spent a lot of time teaching them be quiet. They may have been loud and messy and rambunctious. As they age you may find yourself noticing one day that the house is painfully quiet and once you figure out why, you may be wishing for the moments […]
It’s cute when people make comments about the ways my kids are similar to me. “She has your eyes, you guys have the same smile, he looks just like you…” But in between all the sweet acknowledgments, somehow I forgot the reality that if there are sweet similarities between my children/teenagers and myself…then some of […]
