I soap box a lot about the importance of honoring rest and restoration and also the fact that it will look different for everyone so I wanted to share what that looked like for me over the weekend because I found immense joy in quite simple things and instead of just saying “rest” I thought…
I have been told a few times: “You really put yourself out there in your writing.” And I’ve been ruminating on that the last few days because what do I write about that gives off that impression? I mean you will never find me talking about specific issues or successes I face in my marriage…
Continue reading ➞ The Write Way
I don't know about your social media feeds but mine is inundated with both memories and reflections of the fact that it is a little over a year since the world was told that it was facing a global pandemic and that the human species would be required to become ZOOM aficionados. And while I…
Continue reading ➞ Crowd Control
Dear Warrior who has seen the online fallout from the Megan and Harry interview, I know right now the world is giving the impression that you are responsible for the way your brain responds to mental illness but I want you to know that even if it is your choices that led you to this…
Continue reading ➞ A Real Love Letter: Warrior Edition
I am trying to get better about letting you all know who I am and what you will find here so I am just going to take this opportunity to chat about, well, me. I started writing in my early teens as a coping mechanism for my depression and it is a theme that has…
Continue reading ➞ A Little Blurb About Yours Truly
I’d be remiss if I only shared posts when my words and work made it to print because for every piece I share that’s “made it” there’s been at least five that have been rejected. Within the last week I have had two pieces passed on and another that I’m drafting but the idea in…
On Saturdays and Sundays my social media feeds are full of all the events families are busy doing and seemingly having the time of their lives. We,however, are the family that purposefully keeps our weekends quiet and free and that doesn’t mean free so we can make plans to run ourselves ragged that means free…
Continue reading ➞ Embracing Rest Over Rush
Let me start by saying that I am blessed to be safe in my home space during this pandemic. However, I find myself scrolling through social media as a default coping mechanism looking for distraction. That may or may not be a good idea because we all know how social media can have a negative impact…
Continue reading ➞ The Mind Game Has Changed
Prior to our current circumstances, my husband and I were rocking and rolling Dave Ramsey’s financial freedom budgeting system. Small backstory: We spent a lot of time in our twenties getting ourselves into debt. You know from student loans because we were supposed to go to college, to swiping credit cards because the economy tanked…
Continue reading ➞ Keeping the Budget-ish in a Pandemic
Please welcome Patrilie to the blog. She was kind enough to share her experiences and expertise on an incredibly important (and what I find to be vulnerable) topic. This post is the second of a two-part series on eating disorders and mental health. To read Part One, titled Food is Hard, click here. You can…
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