I Blinked
I blinked and this year is well more than half gone. I blinked and my sweet baby boy will be four months old next Saturday. I blinked and the newborn I held in my arms seemingly yesterday is thriving in all the joys of infanthood… smiling, laughing, cooing, rolling...
Life Is Messy, Keep Cleaning It Up
I did not initially plan on taking a hiatus from blogging these past few weeks. Life, however, has a way of bringing to the surface the issues that need to be worked through. The house always seems a mess, no matter how often it gets cleaned. Relationships constantly need...
The Cherries on Top
My husband and I have been in the market for a newer vehicle as my husband’s car is a 1997 Honda Accord. We’ve kept it going with the necessary repairs, but knew we’d eventually need to upgrade to something a little newer and more dependable. Thankfully, since he’s been...
Making Change Requires Action
I tend to be a creature of habit. While I don’t oppose some change, it is not necessarily something I’m inclined to embrace enthusiastically. However, without change, we would never see the results of what we wish to accomplish. Making change requires taking action in order to the get...
It Takes More Time
See a problem, dream a project. In my mind, the path from Mess A to New Study Order B was a straight-forward weekend chore. Up roll the sleeves, out come planning paper and pens. And then? Well, then the weekend burned away as the dream met reality. Ever started...
Making Room for Growth
Between Christmas and New Year’s, I had most of the week off from work. In that time, I had grand hopes of completely decluttering our study. Due to my husband working in the IT field, the study has become overrun with an abundance of spare computer parts, 3D printer...
God with Me
Crunch. The impact slammed me forward and my seat belt jerked me back. That did NOT just happen, I thought, my mind surprised and incredulous. It didn’t take long for it to become a believer. I had definitely been rear-ended on the interstate, on a Friday night, no less....
Work in Progress
Have you ever struggled with something? Lately, I’ve been struggling with the need for control. I want everything to be just so: my house spotless, my health in a better place, and relationships with others to be free of conflict. But the reality is that life is messy. Dishes...
Reflecting on Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving week! When recalling the extremes we’ve witnessed this year, such as natural disasters, civil unrest, fear-driven hysteria, and restrictions that threaten our constitutional rights (oh, and let’s not forget the great toilet paper “shortages” of 2020), it can be difficult to feel grateful. But if we take...
A Burden Lifted
It was late on a Tuesday evening when my phone alerted me to an incoming text message—it was from my personal injury attorney. She had finally received the settlement paperwork and check from the insurance company regarding my car crash case and needed to set up a time to...