My dear friend, Kristi, loves to call me out when I engage in a little round of “comparing myself to others.” I especially love to do this when I’m tired, hungry, frustrated, scared, or things aren’t going as fast towards reaching a goal as I would like. “But she has done it, and I’m still trying…
How can we be helpful to the survivors of childhood sexual abuse? How can we show love and support to the survivors when the news breaks- and how can we continue to show support over the months and years ahead? Everyone wants to be vocal and show support when the news initially breaks. Sometimes that support…
It started out as a little blurb buried in the side bar with trending topics on Facebook, something about Papa Duggar calling the police years ago about his son. I’ve never watched their show. I wish no ill-will on them. But I just haven’t watched them. So I didn’t click. A day or so later,…
Confidence is such a moody thing. One minute, you can feel on top of the world, only to come crashing down after a comment, a look, a text, or even a thought just 30 seconds later. Maybe you’ve wondered: Many women have had those thoughts. And it’s easy to see why. From Photoshopped images of…
Last summer, I discovered a new obsession: planners! I have always been a paper planner girl. It helps me to stay on top of things (as long as I open it up and look at it). But last summer, I took my paper planner usage to a whole new level, ordering a personalized, hand-made planner…
On my shelf sits a tattered and worn copy of one of my favorite books: The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss. As a child, I loved the rhythm of the opposites, “Left foot, left foot, right foot, right. Feet in the morning, feet at night.” It just rolls off of your tongue. I almost sing it…