soul encourager + hope spreader
Ever notice that God not only sends us new mercies each morning, but teaches us valuable lessons in some pretty awkward, everyday moments? Recently I had a little mishap with the police. The 5-Oh. The Fuzz. The Po-Po. Smack dab in the middle of my neighborhood, btw. It was totally humiliating. To make matters worse, the …
Do you ever struggle with balance? I sure do.Literal balance, as well as work-life balance. Thankfully, I don’t have too many run-ins with the literal balance beams of life, minus the occasional curb I miss while walking and texting (oh don’t judge, you’ve done it too). But it’s so much harder to ignore work life …
Facebook has been a major distraction to me over recent years. You too? It started out as a fun tool. Perfect for staying in touch with friends and loved ones. But it quickly became a way to keep me from the necessary, but mundane things in life. Pleasant distractions can quickly into bad habits! I don’t …
Do you ever have those moments, days, ok, entire weeks, where you just feel so exhausted and completely overwhelmed? Ever get super worked up about an issue that, after a little post-meltdown reflection, seems totally insignificant? Been there? Me too! I’ve been having one of those weeks, a set of weeks actually, where the silliest …
What’s up with this “one word” craziness for the New Year? It’s certainly not a “new” thing, or even novel for that matter. But it seems you can’t visit a blog these first days of January without being bombarded with “one word” notes, memes and Facebook worthy pictures. Before you get all crazy, I get …
I started out the year with a month of full-blown laryngitis. And it sort of spiraled from there. This Fall I had surgery to remove my thyroid. And they found CANCER. Can you believe it? After several biopsies where I thought there might be cancer, only for them to say nope, you’re all good, there …
God recently revealed to this girl that Facebook is taking up too much of my time. Five minutes here or there sure adds up to a big chunk when you add it all up. How did Facebook somehow become *gasp* an idol in my life? Am I honestly spending more time on Facebook than I …