How to have the perfect Mother’s Day
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, posts abound across the blogosphere about what mom really wants (sleep!), how to celebrate the moms in your life, the joy of motherhood, and so on.…
Abandoning goals during the first trimester {April Goal Review}
I am just days away from officially welcoming the second trimester, and it can't come soon enough! This has been my hardest pregnancy by far...a sinus infection magnified all of my pregnancy symptoms,…
Why, yes, we DO have our hands full!
Easter this year didn't go quite as planned. Instead of Easter lunch and an egg hunt with Sean's mom's side of the family (something we've done every year for the last 9 years),…
Why it’s okay to believe your way is the best way
I talk a lot about respectful dialogue, listening to what others have to say, and living in the middle, so the title of this post might surprise you. Let me clarify: I think…
On the difference between being prideful and being proud of who you are
You know how you can tell that you struggle with pride? When you're terrified to admit you are prideful because of what others might think. Ironic, isn't it? But that's exactly where I…
The paradox of setting limits
I've talked about a few of the lessons that I heard again and again during my retreat (through various books, courses, blog posts, etc.) and one of the ones that has stuck with…
Working toward my personal goals in 2015 {January review}
During my personal retreat (I know, I know, enough about it already...except it's had some pretty far reaching effects, so I don't know how to share those without mentioning it!), I worked through…
You were born to create
"You were born to create." Do you believe that's true? Do you consider yourself creative? A few years ago, I might have said that some people were creative and some people think in…
“Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor…”
"Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor—it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living." ~Peter Walsh I love this quote. We tend to focus on…
My most important goal for 2015
As I was thinking about my enthusiasm for things like eating healthy, exercising regularly, reading a variety of books and being more intentional about family time as we kick off the new year,…