Traveling through life with hope, joy, and Jesus.
Global Warming. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Stock Market drops. Recession. SARS. Ebola. Covid-19. Global Pandemic. Massive fear. We cannot open a news app or paper without being bombarded with bad news. What precautions should we take? Should we hide in our houses – stock up on toilet paper and Lysol? Will this kill us all? The truth […] Read more…
Hopelessness. There is no more mind-numbing emotion on the planet. It is like a black hole in your soul. I have felt this even when I have known that I am a child of God. I have hope for life after death, but I was still trapped with the idea that there is no hope […] Read more…
I love planning and I am not really a go-with-the-flow person. but sometimes plans go awry: you get lost, you get hurt, you have car trouble. In order to enjoy time with your family sometimes you need to relax and be at peace even when your plan doesn’t work. When I start planning a vacation, […] Read more…
I love to travel. To see new sights, revisit old favorites, and make amazing memories with my family. Our preferred kind of vacation is a road trip. I love to see all the sights between here and there and it can be less expensive. While you could certainly just hop in the car, a little […] Read more…
We are not free to pursue our dreams, or even to dream them, when we hold ourselves back with negative self-talk. Have you ever planted a garden? You can’t just drop the seeds on top of the weeds and rocks. You first have to clear and prepare the soil. Once the soil is prepared, it […] Read more…
The Idea Have you heard of the #75hard challenge to better yourself? I heard of it from a friend, Jaime Quickert, but it originally came from an Andy Frisella podcast. The challenge is: Follow a diet with no cheat meals – No specific diet just choose one that fits your lifestyle Workout 2x a day […] Read more…
Our family loves to camp – the smell of wood smoke, the taste of s’mores, seeing all the stars out, hearing the birds and tree frogs. It is important to take the time to disconnect from our frantic, technology-centric lives, and re-connect with nature. But what can you do when the money is tight? Or […] Read more…
I love the memories that are stirred up by Facebook. Yesterday and today both I got reminders of my sons’ graduations from high school years ago. They looked so young! How does the time pass so quickly when you are busy raising kids? I have raised seven kids to graduation so far and with each […] Read more…
Am I good enough? It is a question that plagues a lot of women. Am I a good enough mom? Wife? Employee? Person? Am I enough? I have struggled with these feelings for many years. Sometimes as a result of my own self-doubt. Sometimes as a result of believing what someone else says to me. […] Read more…
Each quarter, I will be letting you know the status of my goals for the year, and highlighting the books that I enjoyed the most. I must admit of all my goal categories for this year, my reading goal is the one that I am most on top of, and most interested in finishing. My […] Read more…