4 Ways to Help You Escape an Emotional Funk

4 Ways to Help You Escape an Emotional Funk

There are those days that I feel like I should be happier, smile more, walk lighter, but for some reason, I don’t. I wake up with the weight of the world on my shoulders, and it takes me a bit to remember to cast my cares on God. It takes me a minute to remember...
Maybe It’s the Cheap Seats

Maybe It’s the Cheap Seats

We were so excited to see our first ballet together! I bought the tickets a couple of months ago and have been counting down the days to our fun, date-night, ballet excursion. I mean how many women can say their husband actually wants to go see a ballet??? Blessed is...
3 Truths to Help You Be Kind to Yourself

3 Truths to Help You Be Kind to Yourself

As we enter the holidays fraught with coming and goings, hither and yonders and all sorts of busy-ness, please remember to be kind to yourself. I realize that is easier said than done, and to be honest I absolutely am terrible at being kind to myself. I didn’t...
Think on These Things

Think on These Things

I’m a junk food addict; there’s no sense in denying it. I remember hiding and eating bags of potato chips and bean dip as a child. Something about it seemed comforting at the time, but it always left me feeling empty and needing more to get the same rush...
What I Would Have Done Differently

What I Would Have Done Differently

There are a few perks to being in your forties. If you can forgive yourself for all of the mistakes you thought you made, you realize there are beautiful revelations that you have stumbled upon. One of those is hindsight, and the other is realizing how little control...