Depth Through Discipline, Part 2: More Silence and Solitude
For Part One, Click Here If twenty-one years of marriage has taught me anything, it’s taught me how to communicate with my man. In a nutshell, here’s what I’ve learned thus far: 1. Less is more. Long...
View ArticleDepth Through Discipline, Part 3: The Final Word on Silence
For Part 2, click here Yesterday, I talked a lot. I mean A LOT-A LOT. I went to my kids’ school and had no less than six decent conversations in the course of a few hours. If you count the three books...
View ArticleDepth Through Discipline, Part 4: Prayer
Confession: I don’t exactly understand why we should pray. I don’t understand how a God who is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent can be influenced by the feeble requests of a weak, limited and...
View ArticleDepth Through Discipline, Part 5: Prayer (again)
My month-long focus on prayer was not what I expected. What I expected: That I’d need to do an in-depth study on the history, purpose and inner-workings of prayer. That I’d need to reconcile all my...
View ArticleThe Key to Balance (No, For Real! The Struggle Ends Here)
I write about Balance, not because I am a Balance Expert, but because I am a Balance Struggler. I find Balance and lose Balance constantly. I have days or weeks or months where I find a good life-flow,...
View ArticleSix Ways to Maintain a Well-Balanced Mind
I used to think I needed a brain transplant. Turns out, I can renew the brain I already have. I remember a specific day when my kids were tiny. I was walking through the dining room with a baby in my...
View ArticleMaintaining a Well-Balanced Mind, Part 2: Help for Those Who Struggle Keeping...
The foundation of a peaceful, well-balanced mind is the discipline of gratitude. I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer...
View ArticleWhen I Can’t Be Trusted to Think My Own Thoughts
I have a Super Power. Well, three Super Powers, actually. The first is that, when I’m stressed, I clean my house. If I get into a fight with my husband, or a Cooper kid sasses me, I tackle baseboards...
View ArticleWhy I’m Leaving Social Media
I’ve gone back and forth about whether or not to even discuss leaving social media. I’ve considered just slipping out quietly. To stop posting. Or maybe even delete my accounts and not say a word...
View Article4 Ways to Create a Peaceful Home Environment
We have been without air conditioning in one side of our home for the last three weeks. FYI, we live in Florida and it’s August. I don’t know if you’re familiar with August in Florida, but the...
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