The Christmas decorations came down over two weeks ago and now it’s the end January. Where has the time gone? It was like I blinked and 24 days are gone. How did we all end up back on this rat race? At least, this is how I feel. Can I…
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Last night was our family’s traditional trip to Opryland in Nashville, TN. It’s such a calming experience to see so many Christmas lights while we walk with our hot drinks of coffee or hot chocolate. We go every year to see the lights and to watch the water show where they…
A couple of weeks ago we talked about dealing with life’s monuments. We talked about how it shapes us, what it represents to us, what it represents to others, and what it represents to God. These monuments were big and momentous times that happened to us and impacted our lives….
I attended the Global Leadership Summit (GLS) this year for the first time where the GLS speakers talked about how we were all leaders. With leaders comes followers so, I was left to wonder how many leaders vs. followers are there? Is there a magic number of followers per leader?…
Today is our final day of our 26-day trip in our RV. I literally woke up with a pit in my stomach just thinking about it coming to an end. It has been a joy and a privilege to spend this time together as a family. Our family of five…
Is summer a schedule changer for you? Are you having to pencil in time to see your best friend because of vacations? Not seeing your regular peeps at church because of people going different places? I know as a mom of 3 teenagers, summer is filled with many different activities…
Last time we talked about decluttering and I pointed you to a website I’ve been using since the beginning of the year: http://www.home-storage-solutions-101.com/declutter.html. What I’ve loved about this site is the fact that it includes both organization as well as shifts the focus from simply organizing to mentally deciding if you…
I’m going to go a bit out of my normal blog for the next few posts. This is partly because it’s where I’ve been the past few months. Mainly, though, where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing has been such a relief to me that I wanted to share…
This is the season of Lent. It is a time some people give up something in order to take that time, or their thoughts, to spend with God and think about Him. I have chosen this time to re-evaluate what we have in the house that needs to go. No,…
It’s been awhile since I’ve written. I’ve been on a journey to seek God and find Him. I feared I would not be able to seek Him fully unless I cleared some clutter in my life. This clutter was both mentally and physically. I’ve cleaned out my closet, started my…