I know this sounds a little on the hippie side, but I’m hear to say that we all have a love bubble. This post is from the work of Emily and Amelia Nagoski’s book, Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle. During my usual 2 mile walk, I listened to Chapter 6 of the…
Connect the Dots Activity
My youngest purchased a journal for both of us to work on then come together to share our entries and discuss our discoveries. I was shocked by an activity that encouraged us to connect the dots. Seeing it on paper and the connections explained a lot about what is important to me, and how my…
Metanoia
We are halfway through January. New year, new beginnings, and #goals are being evaluated and processed. Did you have a goal for 2021? How’s it going? My husband and I have embraced 2021 with a fire in our belly. Well, I’m the belly fire, and he tends to be “I can make a spreadsheet for…
YOU feed them
Where are you right now in your estimation of what you bring when you show up in the world? Your place of work, family obligations, community endeavors, place of worship, overall relationships that you encounter each day. We fluctuate in our estimation based on how the interaction or outcome occurred or played out. Reading the…
Little Things with Great Love
How can you make a difference? We find ourselves pondering this question as our world faces many challenges. I may not be able to completely abolish racism, poverty, or hatred; yet, I can be an instrument of peace and love. The little things we do each day that we find redundant, or even annoying done…
Merry Christmas My Husband
My husband, We’ve spent over 34 Christmas mornings together. Our tradition to write a special letter to each other continues. If it is possible, I woke up more in love with you this morning as God reminded me of our faithfulness to each other through it all. I watch our oldest manage small children and…
Creating Joy
Here is a fun post filled with joy! As our adventures with our couple’s calendar continues, we are finding innovative ways to connect and laugh together. We journeyed out to see the star of Bethlehem on December 21. We went to a local school parking lot (a bust), then to our local Walgreens where there…
How will you show up?
Imagine a journey of two years, a star, and finding the ordinary. I’ve had this happen before in smaller ways like vacation plans, dinner reservations, and in complex ways like parenting and marriage. Your plans and expectations challenged by the reality of the situation. What you had hoped for versus what is actually happening around…
Productive Contribution
How would you define “productive contribution”? Seth Godin, in his book, The Practice, shares the following: Most of all, he shows you what it takes to turn your passion from a private distraction to a productive contribution, the one you’ve been seeking to share all along. With this book as your guide, you’ll learn to…
“La Vita e bella”
Parish and I continue to open our couples advent calendar. Here are some of the fun times we’ve shared! Create a Christmas treat. We shared dinner in the Christmas tree room with my mom along with our gingerbread treat. It was good to talk and laugh. Valentina joined us! Have a candy taste testing night….
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