Apparently I am a Yellow Personality. According to Dr. Carol Ritberger, I’m independent, creative, vibrant, and friendly. I think outside the box, value my freedom, hold stress in my abdominal area, and prone to tension headaches when I feel out of control. I’ve never heard of stress in my tummy, but maybe it’s whenever I feed it […]
There Goes a Powerful Woman
Tired, late, and frazzled, I strode to my car eager to get home and collapse on my bed, but knowing there’s a sink full of dishes to clean. I juggled two bags and take-out because as much as “home-cooked meal” sounds better tasting and better for my health, the idea of doing more work at […]
A Look Back at June & Summer Progress
At the end of each month, I’m looking back at the things I learned, loved, and lived through. This is my look back at June. LEARNED In June I learned how to find simple pleasures and I’m still learning. We hear summer and think vacation, and I always feel like I need to go on […]
Beauty Instead of Ashes
As the temperature rose past 90 degrees F, I thought of eating lunch out. Get some fresh air. Take a break and read Emily P. Freeman’s “Simply Tuesday” before heading back home to work till after the sun goes down at 8:32pm. Night owl here. Then things didn’t work out. Isn’t that how it always […]
Weekend Fun & Father’s day
When I was a little girl, my parents would take me to work. I remember going to work with my mom often. I think it’s because she takes me to my doctor appointments (it seemed like I was always visiting the doctor). She had an office and an assistant I stayed with. I played the […]
My Summer Reading List
My summer goal is to be grounded in Scripture, in writing and art, and in physical health. I wanted part of being grounded in writing to mean that I actually take the time to read books this summer and be grounded in the writing of others. Here is my Summer Reading List*, because I need […]
Weekend Fun and Sleep
Sometimes, a theme runs through your life and this week, it seems to be sleep for me. After the sun came out to play and I sweat and slept at the same time, I stumbled across this article on different types of sleepers. They talk about the Vampire Sleeper, but not about seemingly normal sleepers […]