They say that you can’t blame your parents for your choices. You’re a grown up. You need to take responsibility for your decisions, your actions, your words. It’s fruitless to blame your parents. After all, you are making those choices. Your parents aren’t standing there telling you what to do Hopefully. However, if you look…
For as long as I can remember, I've been in pain of one kind or another. I broke my wrist at 6. I started getting headaches when I was 8 or 9. I injured my back while sledding when I was 11 or 12. I sprained my wrists and ankles a lot in 6th &…
Have you ever watched a nature show and the narrator says some stuff that you just can't help but talk back to? No? Maybe that's just me. Sometime last year I was watching this show about some cheetahs in the African Savannah (I think). And the narrator was saying in his fine, British-accented voice, "If…
I don't think I've ever liked going to the doctor. I think I was traumatized as a kid. Nevertheless, I've grown accustomed to going since I've had issues that I've needed a doctor's help with. My blood pressure still goes up a bit every time I have to go to the doctor's office. My heart…
Stick with me here. I'm not talking about classroom discipline or how to discipline your child or your dog. We're talking spiritual disciplines. Like meditation, prayer, fasting, stewardship, study, contemplation, confession, solitude, gratitude, self-examination, silence, and celebration. Before you say that these don't sound spiritual in the Bible sense or maybe you really don't like…
One of the Advent books I've been reading this year is The Greatest Gift by Ann Voskamp. It's a walk through different stories in the Bible that point to the coming of the Messiah. There's a Bible passage and a meditation on that passage. The other book I've been reading this year is the 2018…
Have you ever wanted to write something? Do you have a story inside of you just bursting, wanting to get out? Or maybe you're just wanting to write down your family's stories. Sign up for Camp NaNoWriMo. I've been participating since 2013. And I've written 35,960 words. That's just during the April and July camps. …
These books have made me think and have somehow spoken to my innermost person. They are emotionally difficult and challenging to read. But so incredibly worth it. This woman has a Ph.D. and has done her research, but she doesn't fall into the trap that many academics/researchers fall into. She writes in normal language. None…
I found Emily P. Freeman on her blog "Chatting at the Sky" in 2011 or 2012. Her writing captivated me and resonated with me. Some of her posts just seemed like an echo of my heart. Since then, I've read her books and listened to her podcasts. And I'm still listening to her podcasts. I…
A good friend introduced me to Where'd You Go, Bernadette. I bought the book and I couldn't put it down. There's just something about Semple's characters that pulls me in and I become invested in their lives. They feel like real people. They have all kinds of struggles: depression, anxiety, peer pressure, family pressure. Not…