I have this strange childhood memory of discussing the difference between a detention and retention pond with my mother. There…

So now that we’ve identified the problem: We are rushed and hurried and we don’t want to be. The goal…

Along the grassy median was a ditch full of black-eyed Susans. I almost hoped the construction traffic I sat it…

I feel as though I have been holding my breath for months. When the world shut down, seemingly overnight I…

So how do we know if our lives are hurried or just busy? Ortberg suggests a few diagnostic criteria. Do…

I can’t quite believe it’s the end of the month, again! September was wild and crazy ride and I’m hoping…

I told my husband the other day that I am so tired of making decisions. We probably all feel that…

When I first started writing on this topic in the spring of 2019, I had no idea that a year…

The whole world feels bit uncertain right now. Weeks turned to months and we’ve been in this holding pattern for…

It’s always loud at my house. Even louder than usual lately since we’ve all been living on top of each…

  I am a pretty low maintenance person. My makeup routine during my high school years was minimal, unless I…

photo courtesy of Twinkle Photo   I was recently able to share with my MOPS group some of my thoughts…

Last month I shared that our family would be embarking on a first time ever no spend month. I was…

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the different names of God that appear in the Bible, especially the Hebrew…

It’s the end of the year. When holiday sales declare “You NEED this and if you don’t buy it now,…

  I told myself this year would be different. I would be less stressed out and I’d engage more. But…

I spend money every day. You probably do too. Sometimes it’s boring things like rent, mortgage and utilities, or necessary…

My social media feed is full of it. Moms lamenting peeing their pants and the belly that just hangs and…