With the busyness of the season, it can be complicated to make it through the holidays. The rush, the shopping, the lists, the extra events… honestly, the extra everything is overwhelming. Planning family visits and holiday parties and school party snacks and college flights and airport pick ups while figuring out menus, food, special recipes…
Savor the moment Enjoy the journey Stop and smell the roses Capture the joy These are simple phrases that are not always so simple to live out in our day-to-day lives. I find myself in a season of constant change, transition and growth. I just start to feel settled when things change and transition comes….
When neurodiversity enters the already complicated landscape of ministry and missions, it can feel extremely overwhelming and challenging. For me, it drove me into books, research, emailing professionals, meeting with coaches, and trying to navigate something that felt so foreign and unknown. You’ll find a lot of this information by clicking on the links in…
Waiting can be an incredibly frustrating season. You might be waiting for finances to fix the car, a job opening, or the next available doctor’s appointment. You might be wading through hurting family dynamics, painful relationships, a medical report, or a legal challenge to end. You might feel like time has slowed, the struggle will…
When the days of mom stress are long and full, you need some ways to reduce stress. Ways to handle the extra pressure and stress that is stealing your joy and keeping you from being the mom you want to be each day. Mom Stress is that overwhelmed feeling you get when everything around you…
Daily Bible study is a great goal for all of us. Taking the time, every single day, to spend time in the Word, time with Jesus is vital for our days, decisions, and spiritual growth. Yet, finding the time, the best method, the right version, the prettiest journaling Bible or perfect pens can make actually…
Quite often, learning to “think on these things” is one of the hardest things to do. Real life takes over and before we know it, we’re ruminating, spinning, grasping and catastrophizing. Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is…
Feeling emotional can truly take you by surprise. The moment you are sitting there and find yourself saying, “I don’t even know why I’m angry.” Why is this upsetting me so much? Why does this hurt so bad? Sweet clients who look at me and say, “I didn’t think I’d cry in this session,” while…
Finding a coach can be a difficult thing. When you’re in a season of needing someone to talk to, wishing for real accountability and a healthy, safe place to sort through all the challenges, it can be a hard time to also sort through coaches. Coaching, mentoring, discipleship… these are incredibly important throughout life. Yet,…
If you google “organize your life,” you’ll find hundreds of tips and posts and books to guide you. Yet, that can be overwhelming. It can feel like just another thing you’ll try that just doesn’t help you, right where you are. Sometimes, you need help to organize your life. You feel disorganized, out of sorts…