Most busy women who are scrambling to fulfill all the roles in their lives aren't looking for more pressure. They don't want anyone telling them to run faster and jump higher. And they sure don't need one more thing to make them feel like they're not enough. "New Years Resolutions" can feel like another expectation heaped on their plate, and they're saying "no thank you." But there is a way to … [Read more...] about 2019 Word of the Year
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7 Ways to Reset After the Holidays
Oddly enough, the week between Christmas and New Year's is one of my favorite weeks of the year. It's a time of closing out the old and bringing in the new, for both physical spaces and mental spaces. The physical requires manually taking down, putting away and setting back up. One example is taking down Christmas decor, packing it away and redecorating for the winter season. The mental involves … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Reset After the Holidays
Handy Holiday Recipe List
Confession: My recipe cabinet is only semi-organized. The cookbooks stand in a row and there's a notebook with old cooking magazines inside, but not one of the recipes is computerized or tagged. Random recipes written on loose cards or notes and torn-out magazine pages are stored in a big zip-loc bag. That's the extent of my recipe organization, but it has worked for many years so it's not likely … [Read more...] about Handy Holiday Recipe List
These Small Hours: Living Intentionally During the Holidays
‘Tis the season for extra baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating and entertaining. Starting with the Thanksgiving holiday and ending with New Year’s, the addition of extra activities on top of our regularly scheduled lives can get pretty stressful. Don't get me wrong---I’m definitely in favor of doing the "extras." Holidays mark the passing of the year. Traditions create a sense of belonging … [Read more...] about These Small Hours: Living Intentionally During the Holidays
Family Christmas Calendar
I love Christmas. Something about the hope and the sparkle and the magic, as well as the foundational meaning, touched my heart as a lonely little girl with a broken family life---and it never left me. Even though the holidays have created additional work and stress as our family has grown (and grown), the good things about the season still feed my soul. I still love the atmosphere, the music, the … [Read more...] about Family Christmas Calendar
