Well the new year is in full swing! It’s rocking along and we’re already a few weeks in. But New Year’s day didn’t bring refreshment and renewal for me. How about you? With the whirlwinds of December full of travel, parties, and family gatherings it was hard to stop and catch a breath. My mind raced all month trying to… Read More
while everyone is striving, I’m letting go
Why are there always such crazy emotions that go with January 1st? There’s an excitement and even a sadness of letting go of the previous year, but yet an anticipation of the new days to come. Last year was a year like none other. There were so many beautiful highlights from a daughter’s wedding, to our first grand babies (yes,… Read More
for those years when christmas doesn’t turn out how you planned.
I had great visions when I was a younger mom. As I look back I see how they were “visions of sugar plums” and fairytales dancing in my head. The vivid pictures of my three young children and I sitting on the couch all peacefully reading a book together — well, let’s just say that never happened. And as the… Read More
don’t let grinch-like moments steal your christmas, you are not guaranteed another.
It’s that time of year where most of us focus on the birth of Jesus. Let’s just admit it that some days, it’s hard! The hustle and bustle on top of our regular daily to-do’s can seem all too overwhelming in December. Not to mention that some of us have said good-bye to loved ones this year and the holidays are… Read More
the island of misfit toys, misfit souls and the misfit king.
I wake up and grab my coffee, but the morning is gloomy and life just doesn’t seem to make sense. I rub my eyes all to viciously for this aging skin of mine and yet nothing comes to focus. Some strange voice tries to convince me that I’m a square peg trying to fit into the ever illusive round hole. Then… Read More
let’s bring back the peace to our december in 5 easy steps.
Well, it’s December! Are you feeling the holiday pressure yet? The hustle and bustle is already taking over my calendar, as I’m sure it is yours too. So to help me maintain peace, I am bringing back this podcast series I recorded some time ago because well . . . real truths are timeless! Every year about this time my soul… Read More