Life Thoughts Today8 Encouraging & Straightforward Steps to a Clean House I was down and out with the flu for over two weeks in November. My house wasn’t terribly clean before I went down, but let’s just say it was trashed by the time I was finally standing again. It was overwhelmingly messy. So I sat down […]
According to Time Magazine, at least 51% of people have had some kind of financial anxiety since the pandemic began. This number is not surprising. We live in a consumerist society where we are driven to the point where our cups are full and overflowing. Picture this – your cup, full of stuff: the house […]
[A Facebook convo with Sharon Gamble & J Credence that spanned 16 hours] Sharon: Facing the monumental task of setting up a brand-new printer today. I know. Most of you could probably do that with one hand tied behind your backs and half asleep. But I am totally intimidated. Machines and I do not speak […]
Glancing back is not pretty. Following the root system is tricky, confusing, and messy. Never mind trying to follow the branches – they’ve gone in so many directions it’s unclear if anyone has a complete list of where they’ve landed. Descriptions on the branches read like someone tried to incorporate all of the ‘seven deadly […]
Tea For Allergies When my family has a head cold or allergies, I make 3 gallons of this stinging nettles tea: 2 cups stinging nettles 1/2 cup mint 5 cloves Heat to near boiling, reduce heat, simmer for a few minutes and let steep. I strain it into 1/2 gallon Mason jars and refrigerate when […]
Imposter’s Syndrome,” a term new to me, thrown out by J. Credence during our weekly strategizing (what are we doing, where are we headed) session, piqued my curiosity. Being in the “mental health” field for many years, this term caught me by surprise and I immediately began investigating. Thinking this referred to a person who […]
It’s not like I didn’t want to have a daily time of Bible reading. I did. It’s not like I thought praying on the run when I remembered it in emergencies was the best way to develop a rich prayer life. I didn’t. But how in the world was a busy mother of two children […]
Hospital room a few days after Thanksgiving, my sister and I on either side of a bed, watching the frail, failing body of our mother. Darkness broken only by the glow of machines designed to monitor the presence, or absence, of life. Mom has been unresponsive for a few days now. Faint echoes of hospital […]
Backstory: I have learned that sometimes you just have to buy a nice pair of shoes for your kiddo because they simply last longer… I bought my eight year old a very nice, very expensive pair of Nike, all leather basketball shoes about a year ago. Since then, I’ve replaced the shoelaces 5x, hand washed […]
Living in globally unprecedented times has wrought worldwide disastrous statistics regarding anxiety, depression and suicide, bringing heavy hearts to those of us in the “helping professions.” DefinitionAnxiety is generally described as feeling worried, nervous, unease; usually because of an upcoming event or uncertain outcome. This is a normal emotion, it is your brain’s way of […]
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