Last year I received a subscription box called the GLOW Box. It was full of Christian based items based out of Ontario. Two things I love to support. In one of these said boxes last year was a book called Beholding and Becoming by Ruth Chou Simons. It is full of her artwork, which is … Continue reading What to do with your broken body
Since I started this blog 2 years ago, I have written a lot about life and the world around me. I have written about some of my struggles with mental health and my participation in Celebrate Recovery. Today I decided to write about my physical struggles. This is not something I normally talk about. I … Continue reading How I am Struggling
I guess what I am saying with all of this is I don't think God will get offended by a woman preaching in church or teaching a man about God.
When I was a kid, I loved to write. By the time I graduated high school, I was planning on becoming a journalist. I just wanted to write! The first week of college, I remember sitting there so excited, being in college, living on my own for the first time. The head of the Journalism … Continue reading Everybody has a Story
A few years ago I was hanging out with one of my sisters and we were talking about judging others. Her mentor had suggested to her that instead of looking at a situation or person from a place of judgement, come from a place of curiosity. Here is a typical female example. You see a … Continue reading Judgement vs. Curiosity
I am sure that we all have that one friend that no matter how nicely we were to give them constructive feedback on something, being completely truthful, all they will hear is the criticism.
Hurt people hurt people. It is not an excuse, just a fact of life.
As I did this, I noticed something unpleasant. Someone had failed to pick up their dog's do-do and I stepped in it - multiple times! But isn't that just like life?
A couple months ago (yes, it has been that long since I last posted something - my apologies), I mentioned that I was stressing about my job ending and having to find a new one. There was a huge job fair here in town back in February. Because I know the organizers, and trying to … Continue reading Job Searching During a Pandemic!
Over the last 25 years, I have worked for a lot of different companies in a variety of positions. My kids make fun of me for this. My very first job was when I was 17 at a small family-run butcher shop with a big reputation. People drove from hours away to shop there. It … Continue reading What is your definition of success?
