Stuff Learned Along the Way
In just a few days, we’ll know the outcome of the 2020 election cycle. We are all ready to be done with this process, because it’s been pretty nasty and contentious out there, especially when you factor in, well, 2020. There are some really big issues being decided and candidates being elected, not the least … Continue reading Wait… What if we DON’T Win??
https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/12-awesome-closet-storage-hacks/ One thing that I’ve always disliked about the house we’ve lived in for close to 35 years now (how can I be old enough to have lived in this house that long??) is its lack of walk-in closets. My husband and I both tend to be packrats, with me being the worst offender, so … Continue reading Presidential Debates and Walk-In Closets
One thing that I really hate about the idea of dying someday is that I won’t know all the things that will be discovered in the future. Think about how different the world is today than it was 100 years ago. It’s so different! And I would love to know what discoveries will be made … Continue reading Living With Uncertainty
https://weheartit.com/entry/214740260 Thankfully, I haven’t yet lost anyone I know personally to COVID-19. Unfortunately, people I know HAVE had loved ones succumb to this horrid virus, and it is heartbreaking to hear their stories. They are devastated. Their grief and pain is understandable. We understand the connection between someone dying and feeling grief. Most of … Continue reading Feel What You Feel (COVID-19)
https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/533820594/keep-your-head-above-water-figurative?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=anchored_listing How’s everyone doing out there? Things aren’t normal, that’s for sure. If you are feeling an increase in anxiety, depression, anger, fear, or general irritability right now, you aren’t alone. Society has been in shock for a few weeks because of COVID-19 and all the changes that come with this virus, but now, we … Continue reading Keeping Your Head Above Water (COVID-19)
Has COVID-19 got you full of anxiety and fear? It certainly has for a lot of people. There are just so any unknowns involved, and life has been changed drastically, very quickly. COVID-19 has caused some of us to go into a tailspin of anxiety. Our situations ARE changed by this virus, we just don’t … Continue reading So.Much.Anxiety.
You’ve Got to Know Your “WHY” to do your “WHAT”. Welcome to 2018! I’m moving a tad bit slowly this morning after having a busy day and late night last night. You might be feeling the same way. So, here we are, Day 1 of this brand new New Year! How are you this morning? … Continue reading What’s Your WHY? (January 1, 2018)
This may come as a shock to many of you, but the guy who first said, “It takes 21 Days to form a new habit” didn’t really say that. Not exactly, anyway. I’ll share some thoughts on what it takes to form a new habit in a sec. But first, as Paul Harvey would say, … Continue reading 21 DAYS
WHAT IF when we come together as a church, we put all the other messy, icky “stuff” aside and just focused on our two main reasons for being there: 1. Worshiping God 2. Encouraging each other WHAT IF WE… … put our focus on edifying God the entire time, through our attitudes and actions? … … Continue reading WHAT IF…
Edited in May 2021 to add: I've lost both a mother (over 20 years ago now) and a pregnancy (my first pregnancy). Painful moments that create a deep ache and hole in my heart. I've also known the joy of giving birth to 2 wonderful daughters, both of whom are now grown women with … Continue reading It’s OK to Have a Happy Mothers’ Day
Peripheral Wisdom 