New year, new you! That’s what ‘they’ say anyway. As we close out the last day of 2015 and enter into a new year, 2016, many people are focused on resolutions, the new year and finding a new self. Instead, I’m focusing on Becoming. Creating. Being. Becoming, creating and being more of me. There’s […]
Be Strong and Courageous
Sometimes, we need reminders. Be Strong and Courageous (Joshua 1:9) Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of women about my faith journey. I’ve done speaking engagements before, but never ever had I spoken about my faith, in a church, to a group of women I didn’t know. This was a […]
That Time I Almost Quit Writing
Writing is hard. Writing your life’s stories? Even harder. Because it requires you show up and bare your soul, at the cost of potential criticism and disapproval. And so this summer, when I was at a blogging conference and felt disapproval from peer bloggers. I almost quit writing. For good. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, […]
How To Be a Perfect Mom in 3 Easy Steps
Here we are, day ten of NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), in which I am attempting to write and publish a blog post every single day, for the month of November. Whoa. It’s tough, I tell you. To think of topics to write on every day, and then to have the courage and gumption to […]
What Others Think
How often do you let what others think, get in the way of honoring your authentic self? Last weekend, I spent both days at my son’s swim meet. Donning a t-shirt with his swim club’s name on it and leggings, I was ready to loudly cheer him on. As I got dressed that morning, I thought to myself […]
He Likes Pink – So What
Thursday I went on a little rant on Facebook. But it is an important one, so I wanted to share it here as well. Today was the day. Middle school (7th grade) orientation. Whew. I dropped him off at 7:50 and he walked into that building, more confident than I ever was. So now, […]
The Peace Lies in the ‘And’…
I’m really struggling here. Let me explain. Does anyone else feel this delicate balance of accepting things as they are, being grateful for what you have, and honoring your right to mourn, grieve or feel sad for what you don’t? Sunday, I arrived early to meet my Mom for a Mother’s Day lunch. As I […]
Love Yourself Mommas…Love. Your. Self.
Love yourself Mommas. Just as you love those Mommas around you. This morning, I was texting with one of my super awesomest friends on the planet. And we were discussing our kids, when I realized. In a matter of exactly 20 minutes of texting, we’d BOTH referred to ourselves as ‘bad mommas’. BOTH of us. […]
Just. Be.
Shhhh…quiet everyone. Quiet. Close your eyes. Find some silence. And just be…