Early morning coffee inspiration led to reflections on how to re-center and be fully present when life feels stressful and overwhelming.
Love finds a way.
When words aren’t enough (because you don’t know the language!) how will you show your love? Do you trust love always finds a way?
Lead with Love.
A conversation is completely reframed when you come from a place of love. The emotional safety that allows us to walk through the hard stuff.
Her word is: PEACE
Have you let go of chasing “better” and opted to celebrate being just right? What is your personal peace like these days?
Measured: My Word of the Year
It is my goal to make 2021 a “measured” year. This is the word that will guide me forward + encourage me to find consistent + comfortable rhythms.
When Santa Calls…
Allow your willingness to embrace the wonderful – even within the challenges – to be a reflection of the joy of Christmas.
Hiding in Plain Sight.
The blessing was hiding in plain sight and I nearly missed it. How often is that the case? We walk by our blessings – see them, smell them, feel them, hear them – but never let the reality of what they represent wash over us?
Wait a Minute.
Waiting is hard. Whether you are waiting a minute, a month or a year. It requires us to humble ourselves and accept – we are not in control. How can you wait well?
Can you be thankful?
Thankfulness may not be a posture that our hearts are inclined to take this season. You lose nothing by choosing appreciation and gain everything by shifting your perspective into this place.
For such a time as this.
I don’t believe in coincidences, happy accidents, or serendipitous timing. I believe in purpose and providence.
I hate olives. But I love you!
My hatred for olives is unshakeable. I have tried to like them over the duration of my life; open to the possibility that taste buds can change. But alas, that has not happened. I’ve heard that pregnancies can change a woman’s food preferences but I was no such woman. I’m still over here, hating all …
Intentional Gratitude.
Let’s slow down and be intentional about gratitude. Here are two very specific ways I’m incorporating appreciation and thankfulness into my days.
I need you.
I need you to stop being so mean to yourself. If you are like me, you are good at allowing an unkind inner-dialogue to take root in your thought life. Perhaps it is prompted by a mistake or a quest for perfection but the reality is we are all too quick to cut ourselves down. …
1st Grade & Second Chances
What does it look like to humbly ask for a second chance? This elementary school account offers perspective for all.
A Recent Rainy Day.
These are certainly unprecedented times but life has a way of constantly throwing us curve balls. How will you stay well & avoid burnout?