Recently in my world overwhelm has played a key role. A role that normally is not noted as a big deal or even much of a thought. Most of the time I can ignore the creeping feelings of anxiousness that I do not have enough time or energy to do all that is in front of me. I usually keep a level head, push back on the feelings of dread, nervousness, worry or fear and chose the “go scared” mentality, “just do the next step” self-talk. I push on. Let’s be honest though. All of us

Summer is only about 10 to 12 weeks here in the south. Before we can blink the lazy mornings and pool days turn into school shopping and cramming your reading list into the last two weeks before football season starts back up. So what should we be doing with this time? How do we maximize it with out it maximizing us? There have been many  a summer that I have gone back into fall with exhaustion and sunburn, wondering how I allowed my most precious and favorite time to be eate

Life can give us massive blows. We don’t get to write our stories. God does that. When I get down, it is usually because I am discouraged in what I can not see as good. I can’t see where God is going with the plot or even see the full story God is writing. And I find myself aching at my core. We can get so focused on what we don’t have, or don’t want, or can’t instantly make better that everything sinks. A few posts back we talked on having vision in your relationships. today

The New Year.  Everyone is about resolutions and setting new goals.  It’s fun to reflect back on the previous year to see what you did great and what needs improvement.  I used to be someone who would make mental notes of what I wanted to achieve but never took the time to put them on paper.  My wife and a trusted mentor called me out almost immediately on it… and they are right.  Studies show that when goals are written down you are far more likely to achieve them. I came ac

The New Year…it’s when I kick-start my health by doing a cleanse and upping my workouts. It’s when I organize like mad my closets and put up all the christmas decor. It’s when I map out our financials and our travels for the remainder of the year. The start of something new has always been a great calibration for me. I really hit serious momentum. I eat it up. I love the season of fall and new books… and pencils! Despite the fact I have been out of school for a decade! Every

I went for a run. It had been a long day and I was tired. After a fitful night of sleep ( my toddler was up with nightmares and my son had a dirty diaper so bad that at 5 am  I was changing sheets and clothes. I had taken my daughter to preschool with only half my coffee drunk and tears from her the whole way there complaining of everything under the sun (including that she didn’t want to wear Minnie mouse underwear that day). I ran to the store and forgot two main items. I t

Recently I got into a discussion about my journaling. Someone asked me where do I find the time? What do I say? Is it part of my Bible Study? I had plenty to say and lots of opinion on the topic. I am a journalist at heart and when I say that I don’t mean I make $$ off my writing. I truly am the real deal. I scribble, scratch and make up words. Incomplete sentences and anger management? I am the queen of it! It is my therapy. I love it. Something changed my seventh grade year

I have decided to post the top questions I ask every client before I work with them. This is a Q+R session where I learn about the desires, needs, struggles, stressors, and goals of what they want out of life. I hope this little “freebie” is fun and helpful! Take a look into what Coaching can do! May this give insight into your own personal lives. Have fun answering them! “It is a luxury to be understood” -Emerson What are the 3 biggest changes you want to make in your life o

I have come to the conclusion that discipline in my Christian walk is greatly lacking. I am lazy. Even though I have a type A personality, “business” is no excuse for the lack of and decline in the most important thing in my life. Deeper relations with my Saviour, Jesus Christ. I desire to grow rich in the shadow and fellowship of Him. The following notes and quotes are made and taken for a better understanding of growth, discipline, and contentment. This does not mean howev

I was cleaning the floor for the fourth time since breakfast and it was only lunch! I was so mad. It’s not that I don’t appreciate my life as a full-time home manager and stay at home momma but nobody even notices. Was it wrong for me to want someone to notice? To thank me and gush over how awesome of a job I do? Nobody says “WOW what clean underwear!” But the proposal an executive salesman puts together; everyone is astounded. How many times was I thanked for a clean home, a

Truly Seeing People – I had the opportunity to order something from a little cafe for lunch last week and I was shocked that the person ordering my food didn’t even once look at me. I caught myself doing the same thing not a few hours later. So I thought it would be a good idea to look at Christ and the time He spent just being available and open to people. But before we dive into that here’s a little background… I can be so self-absorbed sometimes. I, as the oldest child and

Some once said to me that”The Queen of England has the same amount of time in a day as I do.” Its true. So why then can’t I get done everything she does? Dr Merola says… “Replace “I Have to” With “I Want to” Whenever you think you absolutely have to do something, you’re a prime candidate for procrastination. “I have to” implies that you’re being forced to do something, which automatically leads to a feeling of resentment, and oftentimes rebellion in the form of procrastinatio

I was at a conference last weekend where one of the speakers asked us what our values were? What do we want them to be? immediately I had my husband forward me my typed out framed family values we have on our front table and I started thinking about my personal list in my journal and everything else but as thought out as I had been on this I realized that I still felt like I was missing something in the “Value’s”department. In our world there are so many things you can value.

I had a real big scare recently. Big. BIG! I mean really enormous. To not bore people with the details I’ll just say this. After an amazing hangout time with my little sister over a long week-end I sent her home to find out that night she rushed to the ER having a heart-attack. She is 20 years old. My sister is my best friend. She is also my only sister, (I have three brothers too). She is the one that introduced my husband into my life and the one who came up and took care o

I am learning what it means to Brand. Recently, I have been working on a business venture/opportunity. I have become a health and lifestyle coach. As a former ballet dancer turned mom, with a passion for helping equip people to live exceptionally, this has been an awesome journey. I have loved expanding myself in this field. I have however, had difficulty figuring out website designs and programs and logo’s. I have come to learn and see that I am not creating the company Coac

Linda Dillow put it wonderfully – “We grow up when we see our life and our role from God’s perspective; when we thank God for the role He has assigned us and begin to see our cup as a gift intead of a cross;when each morning we ask, “God, how can I glorify You today in my given role?” “ I have become more and more aware of how often misery loves company. I am not saying we shouldn’t be real with one another.When your struggling its important not to fake it. Maybe I should ret

Life can be a bit crazy during this season. It can be fun, festive and a much needed break from the grind of most of the year. It can also be chock full of family drama, to many party drinks, dry skin, late nights and $$ issues. So here are my thoughts on the matter: bubble baths are not a option, but a must! learn to say “no” dont allow the extended family to mess with your immediate family you already have enough; choose to bless oragnaizations that are in true need chapsti

I am hyper. I am over the top with expectations on myself (they can spill over onto others at times.) I like things “just so” and have spent most of my life trying to keep things that way. I like them that way. I like order, schedules, and neatness. My husband when we first were a couple tried to tell me how to fold towels “the right” way. I knew then and there I had met my match! When someone teases me about this I say “God is a God of order!” and then laugh but secretly I t

What do you do when you get tired, stressed, bored, or cranky? Recently, I have found myself pushing off some of the things that help me to keep my purpose in focus. I have allowed everyday chores and life to push out some of those little important self-care things. So often when people think of “self-care” they think of selfish focused things and items or hygiene. Neither one is right! Yes, pedicures and fixing your hair are good things and a bubble bath seems “self-focused”

Genesis 1 1 When God began creating[a] the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was[b] a shapeless, chaotic mass,* with the Spirit of God brooding over….. 26 Then God said, “Let us make a man[i]—someone like ourselves,…… With the leaves blossoming and sunshine and school in full force there is something about Fall that evokes inspiration. Newness. Change. Growth. This Fall I have a six month baby and a toddler who wants to do things all by her self. I am lacking sleep and desp