A Grateful Recipient Today my good friend dropped off a meaningful Christmas Gift-Giving and Traditions Guide. This shows how organized and thoughtful my friend is since it is only December 7. It was really positive motivation to get prepared for the Christmas season ahead. Giving should be stress-free, so I have created a gift planner […]

Recently I was driving Maurie to a friend’s house and she asked, “Why did you want to be a mommy?” Thankful for Motherhood Maurie does not normally ask such frank or deep questions. The question caught me off guard and it made me really consider what she asked. I replied, “So I could have beautiful […]

I have started to see a disconnect between what I value and the amount of time devoted to my values. With value-based planning and living I have added purpose and power to my life. A Personal Case Grit. I need it right now. I have encouraged my students all semester long to be gritty and […]

Yesterday, by the end of the day, I was feeling defeated by everything in my life. I felt like I was pretty useless as a mother, as a wife, as a teacher, and in all the other areas of life. I feel so much pressure to be better and I feel like I fail too […]

Creating Family Traditions is worth the effort! Yesterday we got a package in the mail from my mom. It was full of Halloween decorations: a black cat, a spider-my girls fight over who can carry it around next-, a Happy Halloween sign, window stickers, regular stickers and a card. Everything was taken out and used […]

Ways to See the Best in Husbands and Fathers Cody and I got into an argument about a week ago and at one point Cody mentioned that he felt like I did not appreciate what he was doing for our family. It stopped my mind and heart in its tracks. It pains me to think […]