Adoption
Adoption is a big decision. It is exciting and scary, and complicated and beautiful, all at the same time. There are a lot of reasons people think about adopting a child. It could be the desire to have a family amidst fertility issues or lack of a spouse. Maybe it’s that you are filled with nurturing love and feel called to love the children who need a home. Whatever reason, the decision to adopt comes with a lot of questions and concerns. My hope is that this article will be a starting point for some of you who have entertained the idea of adoption. I hope some of your questions…
Brighten Your Space With Succulents
I don’t know about you but the winter months give me cabin fever. I feel the need to change the scenery around me but hopping on a plane is out of the question and I can’t open the windows to paint. One way to change the scenery around you is by adding a succulent to your space. These adorable plants are small and easy to care for. Place them in a bright planter and wherever you place you succulent immediately feels brighter. For the many different types of succulents visit Succulents and Sunshine. They do an awesome job listing the types with photos AND there is a TON of information Succulent…
Do Good with World Vision
Today I’d like to shine some light on an organization that I use to sponsor a child. When my oldest son turned 5, we sponsored a child from Niger through World Vision. I wanted to teach my children about helping others along with learning about life in a different country. We write to our child and we receive letters. Our monthly donation goes to putting our child through school, providing clothes, food, and clean water. Our child also knows that someone cares about him. Without our donation, this child would not have these provisions or the opportunity to go to school. Often times, when families are struggling to provide the…
Creating a Budget
Last month I declared a spending freeze to help me take control of my financial life (you can read about it here: “Enough Is Enough”). I stated that the next step was to create a budget so here I am to revisit the spending freeze and talk about how to create a budget for yourself. Make sure you check out the free online service to help you keep track of your spending at the end of this post! The goal of the spending freeze was to get out of the habit of mindless spending so that I can change my mindset to intentional spending. I stopped making impulse purchases and…
I Failed At Forgiveness
Tonight I failed. Tonight I came face to face with someone who tried to tear my world apart. I don’t even know how to describe what this woman attempted to do and how it has torn me apart, shattered so many relationships in my life and tested me to the core. Over the past year and a half, I have struggled with every emotion from hate to love, betrayal and grief. I have struggled with the concept of forgiveness. I have forgiven a lot of things over the years. Tough things… Things that some people can’t understand how I could forgive. I could forgive because I could understand why they…
Happy Birthday!
Today is my birthday. In my twenties, I used my birthday to look ahead at all the plans, hopes and dreams I had. So much was happening. Starting a business, buying a home, getting married, and having babies. My twenties flew by but not exactly the way I thought they would. When I entered my thirties I wanted things to be different but I didn’t know how to go about it. I was in a bad marriage, depressed, felt hopeless. The first few years I worked really hard at making the best of my situation and hoping the people and circumstances around me would change. Instead, things got worse and…
Sugar Detox
Now that we are thoroughly sugared up from Valentine’s Day, it is time to come back down. I will admit, I am the worst. I love chocolate more than… well let’s just say, I live on coffee and chocolate and often forget to eat real food. Here is the problem, after a sugar overload we can all feel pretty gross, however, we can’t seem to stop eating the chocolate! Did you know that sugar addiction is a thing?!? The fix? A sugar detox.This is crazy simple but the struggle is real. Here is how you do it. STOP EATING SUGAR. Sound simple right? But I bet you don’t realize everything…
5 Ways To Have A Better Day
My least favorite days are the ones where I feel listless, unfocused, and unproductive. These are the days I snap at my family and feel disgusting inside. I feel angry, anxious, stressed out, disappointed, frustrated, sad, panicked… pretty much every negative feeling there is, I feel those all at the same time. Disgusting. These days are not made because I do nothing but rather they are the days that I have no plan OR I focus all of my time and effort on one aspect of my life and the other areas of life suffer. If I sit down in the morning to work before I’ve done anything else I…
Enough Is Enough
This is not going to be a fun post to write, but I am fed up. I’m not just fed up, I am angry. Do you know why?? Because I sat down to do my finances and I am in debt. Now, I am not so oblivious that I didn’t know it was going in that direction. In fact, I knew I was in debt last year. Last year… oye. Last year killed me. Last year was rough. It actually started the summer before that. That is when my husband and I split. For him, nothing changed financially. He went to work, got paid but now, his once stay-at-home wife…
He Loves Me. He Loves Me Not.
Valentine’s Day is almost here which makes me think about love It may seem trivial and obvious but love is actually a very tricky and complicated thing because it is emotional, not logical. Millions of books, movies, and songs are written about it. It has the power to dominate our thoughts, override common sense and control our actions if we let it. It is a part of our lives. It can be wonderful and it can be devastating. If you have ever had your heart broken, you know it’s not something you want to repeat. If you could add a little logic to your emotional reaction to the hope of…
