15 years 15 marriage lessons

15 Lessons I’ve Learned After 15 Years of Marriage

On August 23rd, 2003 it was 110 degrees. Everyone in attendance at our wedding likely remembers how doggone hot it was because our church didn’t (and still doesn’t) have air…

complicated heart

It’s Complicated

It’s Complicated At an average rate of 80 times a minute, the (complex and complicated) heart beats about 115,000 times in one day or 42 million times in a year.…

forgive yourself

The Most Important Garden

The Most Important Garden The garden that matters most isn’t in your yard; it’s you. And July, for me, has taught me some lessons to prove this point. So many…

emotional debt

Emotional Debt

Emotional Debt Emotional debt. We all have it. It’s the depleting of joy in action. It’s the tug-of-war of love and fear; because we all know that fear is the…

questions

Questions I Ponder

Questions I Ponder I’m a questioner by nature. I tend to ask a lot of questions in my attempt to gather as much information as possible – especially to problem-solve.…

2 seasons of motherhood

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned

Two Seasons of Motherhood & 12 Lessons Learned School has been out for my three kiddos since mid-May. It usually takes me at least a month to get into the…

be brave to love

Be Brave to Love

Be Brave to Love We all have an abundance of love available to us – to give and to receive. If only we’d have the courage to let more of…

present moment

Dwelling on the Future

Dwelling on the Future There are three camps of people: Those stuck in the past The fortunate who’ve managed to live in the present moment on the regular Those who…

Learn who you are

Learn Who You Are

Learn Who You Are I came across this quote on Instagram by A Course of Love. Perhaps you may have heard of or be familiar with A Course in Miracles?…

helping vs enabling

Helping vs Enabling

Helping vs. Enabling There’s a lot of chatter these days in the arena of personal growth. It seems many have experienced some form of unraveling in their lives the past…