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I don’t mean to seem like Debbie Downer as I wrote about holiday stress last week. But the holidays can be very difficult for many people, so I wanted to write about finding hope during the holidays. If you are experiencing struggles like job loss, […]
Does anyone else enjoy the feeling of being in control? I sure do! I MAY be a bit of a control freak. I love to have my plans and feel like I can dictate how things will go. It baffles me that others don’t follow […]
Since it is Halloween, I thought it fitting to center this week’s book launch message around fear. I believe that fear is one of the greatest strongholds (mindsets or attitudes) that holds us back in our lives. Fear isn’t always bad. It alerts us to […]
Do you spend a lot of your time feeling guilty? I sure do – and most of the time it doesn’t even make sense. Here are some of the areas where I feel guilty on a regular basis. I didn’t do enough for my mom […]
Do you ever compare yourself to others? Do you find yourself feeling envious because they seem to have it better than you? Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy”. And it really is. When we compare ourselves with others, it steals our […]
The mind is undoubtedly an amazing thing. It’s extremely complex. Often disobedient, all over the place, and feels uncontrollable at times. I recently saw a meme that said – My mind is like an internet browser. 17 tabs are open. 4 of them are frozen […]
Probably no surprise but I’m a bit of a messy Christian. I won’t share the whole list, but I do many of the things I write about – compare, people-please, feel guilty, and worry to name a few. Here are a few more confessions of […]
We Americans are not the best are taking care of ourselves. Life expectancy is down, obesity is up (about 35% of Americans) and we are facing a mental health crisis. I am in a season of self-care. I’m getting my boobs smashed tomorrow. Mole patrol […]
How are you with clutter in your home? Do you let it accumulate or are you pretty good about purging and keeping it to a minimum? What about the clutter in your mind? Is your style the same? I’m pretty good at keeping my home […]
Do you have an inner critic? In case you don’t know (and I’m jealous if you don’t), an inner critic basically gives us an internal monologue of all the things we suck at. It sends us messages like we aren’t worthy enough, smart enough, or […]
