More Christmas Cheer with Less Decor.

The overwhelming dread of the impending shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking, and cooking that approaches too quickly causes heart palpitations to flutter inside of my chest. I usually avoid stores during Christmas and keep Christmas decorations in the bottom of my basement. Out of sight, out of mind right? But this negative mindset is so unhealthy! …

Apples, Animal Crackers, & Anxiousness

Hi beautiful! This verse is one I have been hearing for years as a Christian. I always wondered, how do I “cast” my intangible emotions onto the one and only God who isn’t the easiest to visualize? I envision a fishing pole with big words spelled out, like fear and inadequate at the end of …

Renew your strength

My hope comes from the Lord, He will renew my strength. I tell this to myself as my children yell and tantrum all over our home. Currently my 15 month old is teething and is quite feisty. The mental exhaustion can be quite a burden by the end of the day. Sometimes momma really needs …

How to have grace with yourself

I constantly feel as if I need to be productive and forget to stop and pause. Unfortunately I feel like we all wear the burn out label with too much pride. When I feel burned out, I literally can’t do anything else. I want to hide in my blankets with my cat and just lay …

It’s called a challenge for a reason…

I’m going to be honest, I’ve been seriously struggling to get out of bed and do my MM. Most times I’m still half asleep in a cocoon of covers convincing myself that this satisfies the MM requirements. But it doesn’t. I fall back asleep. I press snooze. My hubby gets annoyed. No one is waking …

Miracle Morning Challenge

So here’s some things to think about. What’s holding you back from doing a miracle morning? What do you think would happen if you consistently worked on growing yourself for one hour before you started your day every day? Here’s some reasons for why I sometimes fail at completing my MM. 1. My bed is …

Creamy Dairy-Free Pasta Bake

So we are moving in less then 2 weeks to our first house and doing renovations... Dinner has been so hap-hazard and I have no motivation to make anything by the end of the day. This pasta bake is simple, healthy, and takes about an hour from start to finish. This meal can comfortably feed …

Love is all you need

Love: it may seem like something that is easy to do for some and hard for others. Love doesn’t always come naturally. It’s a choice we make to love someone who has hurt us without remorse. Or even a loved one. Love is the greatest and most desired gift yet it is often withheld with …

Getting back into the swing of things

So I think I finally feel like I am back to some sort of new normal since baby number two came along this past May. I know it has been awhile since I have shared with you my crazy boy mom stories and I do apologize for that. You know it is nuts to think …

6 weeks…

It has been a little over 6 weeks since my little peanut or rather my little tank decided to bust onto scene. This baby was quite large and required lots of encouragement on my end to make his presence known to the world. It is ridiculous to think that the baby that was causing so …