Some women struggle with believing that they should take care of themselves and some struggle with overscheduling and finding the time to make it happen (I tend to fall into the second group). What…
Since our trip to Snowshoe, I have been unbelievably tired. Not just tired: flat-out exhausted. Part of it is Jack's sleep (we've taken him off gluten to see if that could possibly be contributing…
For a long time, I had the terrible habit of saving the good stuff for "someday." Okay—in full disclosure—while I recognize this tendency these days, I still find myself tempted to hold onto things rather than…
Last week, while my parents were out of town on business, I drove 5 hours to their house for a 3-day personal retreat. As I mentioned, I realized before I left that this…
If I was going to choose a second word of the year—or replace my current one—my word would be rest. Not just rest as in getting more sleep (although that sounds heavenly at…
How do you measure the state of your life? For me, it can really be measured by two things: how many books I read in a week and when I last organized. As…
At the beginning of this year, as I was considering my "one word" options, I kept coming back to the word "live" again and again. Not [līv], as in U2 Live in Concert!,…
A couple months ago I shared the story of my daughter scoffing incredulously at the idea that I would call myself a "happy" person. That was hard for me to hear because most…
For the past few years, I've felt pretty comfortable in my skin as a working mom, entrepreneur and homeschooler. But the last year has been...different. It's not that I'm unhappy exactly, because my…
I love the 4th of July! Not only because I'm that girl who cries every time I sing The Star-Spangled Banner but also because it's such a celebratory holiday. While there are certainly…
