Finding Joy on the Journey in Faith, Family, and all Things in Between.
My kids ran everywhere. Racing the shoreline and dipping their toes in the shallow pools that collected when the tide went out. Sun, hot and foreign to the Oregon coast danced on my bare shoulders. Our coast is a fickle mistress, quick to turn frigid in wind and wave. So when she beckoned at 80 degrees with full sun I scoured the internet for a rental house and last-minute deals. We packed for … [Read more...]
They sit perched on the corner of my bed. I have yet to scrape away the eye boogies stuck in the corner of my lids. I haven't had my morning coffee. "What are we going to do today?" Can we have (insert friends name) over? Can we have a BBQ and invite everyone in the entire world over?" It's summer. During the school year, our days tend to run in an order of books, lessons, and activities … [Read more...]
I've gotten better at saying no to obligations or requests that don't work for our family or my schedule. I'm less inclined in my thirties to worry about people pleasing in general, and am able to set more realistic boundaries concerning things I am willing to commit my time and energy to. But with my kids, sometimes my yes is yes and my no is no. But often my yes, is maybe, or let me think … [Read more...]
So anyway, I had a very serious case of pneumonia compounded by my asthma, which left me incapacitated for a little over a month. I'm up and around now and my energy level is steadily rising but the accumulation of things needing to be done over the past month has hit the roof, broken through, and seems to be pooling in my hallway. Apparently, things don't tend to get done unless you do … [Read more...]
I have tried in vain for years to prioritize my life. I pursue interests and ideals with an almost manic passion. But like any mania, the fall from the mounting anticipation and excitement is almost always depression, exhaustion, and the cry of the perpetually overwhelmed. It all seems worthy of my attention and energy. I am an eager volunteer joining ranks with all the other overcommitted moms … [Read more...]
I'm idealistic. I am inspired. Unfortunately, I am NOT a good multi-tasker. I can do one thing well. What thing is that, you might ask? It's whatever I am most focused on at the time. I can home school my children and teach them in ways that make their little minds open and swell and burst with information and excitement over things learnt and tried. I can disciple them and bury God's … [Read more...]
I am in the process of decluttering my house. Maybe even more so, I am deeply in process of decluttering my heart. There is so much clutter. Over the years, a house filled. Overflowing really. We had worked hard to get these things. Married at 19 , with only a few boxes between us, we had started out with so little. Quite a few years ago, I had scoured the papers for Black Friday sales and … [Read more...]
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