Category: Life

Time to Face Your Fears

Everyone has fears. There are some fears that most people have in common. Fear of not being enough, fear of loss, fear of being ourselves, etc. The list goes on. Well, today my goal is to help you face some of these fears. If we look closely at our fears we will see how irrational Read More …

Moving forward from the past

As I have worked on myself more and more, I have come to see some very important things. I would like to share with you some of these things in hopes they may help you along your journey as well. Recently, I realized I always had a ‘weakness’ for chocolate chip cookies. I just thought Read More …

Craving or Sabotage?

Many years into my marriage and parenting I found myself at an unhappy point in my life. The feeling was a feeling of loss, like I had somehow lost myself. At first my thought was to blame my spouse and kids. I had lost myself because of them. What I have since learned is that Read More …

Unlearning what we know

“Knowledge is the obstacle to wisdom.” I read this and it really stuck with me. Life isn’t just about learning new things, it is also about unlearning. Unlearning bad habits, unlearning thoughts that have limited us, unlearning our old stories so we can make new ones, unlearning who we think we are. When we have Read More …

Homeschool blessings

As my son reaches adulthood, I was reflecting on all the blessings we have had along our homeschooling journey. I wanted to share them with you as a glimpse of what a blessing this experience can be. 1. I got to watch him grow and thrive in a safe environment. 2. I got to observe Read More …

A lesson from Twilight

Okay I may be ‘out of the loop’, but I just recently watched the Twilight movie series. I was never interested in the series before or even ever wanted to see it, but I happened to be watching t.v. one weekend when they were having a Twilight marathon and playing all of the movies. Luckily, Read More …

Why is life so hard?

Have you ever felt this way? I have really been struggling lately to put some more blog posts together. It has felt like there are always other things I need to get done. So I just decided to post about what is going on with me right now. I am always one of those people Read More …

Parental Challenge

If you have been reading my posts you’ll see I like challenges. They help us grow and step out of our comfort zone. So, here is my next one. If we are truly seeking growth opportunities in our lives, we have to look no further than our immediate family. Of course growth opportunities are EVERYWHERE, Read More …