#hotmesstomessage
Below is the intro to my new book (unedited) – I am not your typical Christian author. In fact, I self-identify as a “hot mess.” In case you don’t know what a hot mess is, here is a definition from the Urban Dictionary – when […]
Last post for Mental Health Awareness Month. Great words to live by. At the beach so a little lazy with my writing but loved this:)
Do you feel regret for some things in your life? Do you feel you should have been a better parent? Taken another job opportunity? Been a better spouse? Taken a different direction in life? There are a thousand different scenarios of things that we could […]
As a supplement to this week’s podcast (using that term loosely) and the chapter in my book, I’m going to write about dogs – but this time focusing on something that I don’t like about mine. I have two dogs, Marley and Izzy, who could […]
Getting kind of slack this week with my post as a quote from someone else makes up most of it. I also just spoke about the subject on my “podcast” or what might be one someday. Anyhow, I wanted to write about the importance that […]
Did you know that 1 in 5 Americans experience mental illness in a given year? And less than 50% seek treatment? Many more Americans are suffering from stress, anxiety, and burnout. The world is challenging and uncertain right now with the pandemic and related issues, […]
The anniversary of the worst day of my life is drawing near. What I am sharing here is intensely personal and I am not looking for sympathy or condolences. I’m feeling led to share in the event that it helps someone else who has lost […]
Do you spend a lot of your time feeling guilty? I sure do. And most of it doesn’t even make sense. Here are some of the areas where I feel guilt. I didn’t do enough for my mom while she was alive. I should have […]
Are you sometimes guilty of catastrophizing? Some of you might not be familiar with the term so I’ll define it for you. It is the tendency to imagine the worst possible outcome when there isn’t really any evidence that anything bad will happen. It can […]
Does anyone else like the feeling of being in control? I’m having trouble controlling my need to control. I know I need to let go and let God, but, for some reason, it’s very hard for me. I love to have my plans and […]
