Practicing Gratitude. Celebrating Life.
Sometimes it happens when you least expect it. you go to your computer for a quick check of your email or your Facebook account and you find the exact opposite of what you were expecting or looking for. Where you were craving connection, encouragement, friendship or just a mindless distraction you instead got a double […]
In honor of Mother’s Day here are some posts on MotherhoodMother’s Day: It’s complicated Everything to me The call to motherhood, even for the childless
Recently I awoke to my twin boys fighting with one another. Although this doesn’t happen frequently, it is beginning to happen a bit more frequently than I would like. So, I’ve implemented something new in our household. Copy work as punishment. The first offense gets you 25 sentences and it will go up in […]
Can you guess where I am? This is the resort that started the Mommy Sabbaticals. It was the first time I went away by myself. It was here I discovered the magic of solitude and how healing it can be to get away and be still. The resort is beautiful. Breathtaking actually. While I was […]
For me when I need to refuel and recharge my batteries I need to be alone. I need the solitude. I crave it. In the bible whenever Jesus needed to really pray about something He went off by himself. So, that is what I’ve done. I’ve gone to this place. Where I know no […]