Every day, week, month, and year, I have constantly made lists of things I wanted to accomplish. But today I wondered if my focus has been in the wrong place. Today, my kids wanted to get sledding on mostly melted snow. It wasn't on my to-do list, but it sure was fun. The snow was… Continue reading Experience is worth more than accomplishment
Category: inspiration
Change is the only constant
So I have been doing some reflection. I can become quite a miserable person. I always want something more out of life. And while sometimes that seems like a rather ungrateful thing, I just get bored easily. I can't do the same thing over and over again. I have tried to find the perfect routine,… Continue reading Change is the only constant
Fear not
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10) The scripture mostly speaks for itself. I have been afraid, but then with the Lord's help, I've… Continue reading Fear not
Problems
I'm lighter when I'm lower, I'm higher when I'm heavy. ("Nico and the Niners," Twenty One Pilots) So there was a diagram in a book I just read (Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life) about how we respond to problems. We all have problems. But there were two ways to respond to… Continue reading Problems
humility
Humility is not about thinking less of yourself, but thinking more about everything else. It doesn't require putting yourself down, but lifting others up. Humility means that you have confidence, but you are honest about what you can and can't do, and you see how others can help you. Humility is realizing your place in… Continue reading humility
The joy of a simple life
I am currently reading a self-help book that drives down the same, worn-out path of trying to convince the reader that they can accomplish a lot because the author has accomplished a lot. If the reader follows the path of the author by doing specific things, then the reader will also be successful. And usually… Continue reading The joy of a simple life
You can cry about the spilled milk … after it’s cleaned up.
So it's about 5:30 in the evening. I really want my husband to be home. I've been working on some things on the computer, which means that either my kids are watching way too much television or the house is a wreck. When I get off the computer, I find that it is both: the… Continue reading You can cry about the spilled milk … after it’s cleaned up.
We aren’t perfect
The biggest surprise I've had in becoming an adult is that I'm not very good at this. I guess when I was younger, I expected that I would grow up and be a stable, happy, functioning adult. And while I knew I wouldn't be perfect, I guess I figured that I would at least be… Continue reading We aren’t perfect
How to have a bad day
I have bad days. And I have really horrible days. I would really like all my days to be good days--but that's not realistic. I'm going to have bad days. I'm going to have days when I wake up tired and cranky. I'm going to have days with bad news and things that go wrong. So… Continue reading How to have a bad day
6 Ways to Get Things Done
I have a lot to do right now. Some people have asked me how I do everything--I don't think my list of accomplishments is overly impressive or unachievable. I'm mainly a stay-at-home mom, but I also have a lot of things I do on the side. I write books, I blog, I take photographs, I… Continue reading 6 Ways to Get Things Done