A lot of people are feeling panicked and afraid and stressed out. This is a rough time. But things will go back to normal. They always do. I have been trying to find good information about COVID-19, but here is one things I've learned: we have not had enough time to come up with the… Continue reading Acceptance
There is always light
Over the past few days, I have read article after article, trying to figure out how we can go back to normal. I read about different possibilities of what might happen and I want to know how this end. But we don't go back to normal--we find a a new normal instead, something that we… Continue reading There is always light
Hope
Things are rough right now. Pandemics and earthquakes and economic uncertainty. We are looking at a recession and a health crisis and we are all stuck at home, isolated from normal life. I've been checking the news constantly, though I'm not sure what I am looking for--some way to understand this? Some morsel of hope… Continue reading Hope
Solutions and Decisions
Everyone faces difficult questions. Moms ask: Should I stay at home with my kids? Should I go to work? What is best for my kids? What is best for me? How do I take care of my children and my finances and my mental health? Is it selfish to have ambitions? Is it okay to… Continue reading Solutions and Decisions
Friendship
Option 1: Abigail is living her life. She has her routine: wake up, get ready, work, spend time with her family, read a book, go to bed. She has the occasional events with church and work and community and life. She lives in her own little sphere, and it's pretty happy there. A bit lonely,… Continue reading Friendship
Thoughts
I've always thought I had a problem spending too much time on the computer and that if I could just get better, I would overcome the problem and it would be gone. It was my problem, and I had to come up with a solution. But that's not really how things work: computers and the… Continue reading Thoughts
Rejecting Productivity
I'm not great at this. I love being productive. I love getting so many things done in a day. And it sounds like a really good thing: learn and create and do and earn and work and work and work. I love hard work. But productivity is this whole other thing. It's the rate of… Continue reading Rejecting Productivity
It’s okay to not be okay
When I was younger, I remember hearing from people who were so happy and optimistic. They seemed to deal with difficult things with grace and gratitude. And I wanted to be like them. I thought that if I was good enough, I would be able to go through life without deep pain and struggle. When… Continue reading It’s okay to not be okay
Things I Learned From Getting a Building Permit
Recently, I obtained a building permit for a remodel. The reputation of this building department was quite negative, and I had heard stories of people taking years to get permits to build their houses. I was doing a remodel, not a new building, but I wondered if I could even get a building permit by… Continue reading Things I Learned From Getting a Building Permit
Gifts
We don't want toys. We want to play. We don't want books. We want to read. We don't want games. We want to spend time with each other. The best gifts are a promise of a happy life--together--with love.