“I have a ton of regrets. I’m just not sure what to do about them.” I was unsettled after my conversation with my friend. We ALL have regrets, right? Unfortunately, regret often invites a partner called shame. Satan loves it when we hang out with these two yahoos. They link elbows and try to keep us in a dark corner. Perhaps...
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“I was angry. Shaking my fist and raising my voice to God. ‘Why won’t you let me help you!" My friend sheepishly shared her dream. She said she awoke from it with a start. Mind racing, heart beating she thought, "DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT?!" Is it bad to wonder if we can “help” God? ...
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I know, you know, we ALL know that none of us is immune to being “the difficult one”. I’m certain I’m a burr in someone else’s side. But mercy, there are times it seems that the people we do life with---Just. Don’t. Get. It. There are a couple of ways we can deal with that...
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“I want to be the fun one.” The words I spoke to my hubby were powered more by a sigh than vocalized breath. My amazing guy was about to take the kids on an outing. I was thrilled and crushed all at the same time. There are plenty of circumstances (outside of motherhood) that can cause the “should do” and...
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Why do we say things to ourselves we wouldn’t dream of saying to another person? I suppose the origins behind that kind of behavior could be hundred different reasons for a hundred different women. The good news is that there are only two things that need to occur in order for it to change. ...
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“The future we want tomorrow is affected by the choices we make today.” If you’re a planner (like me) that kind of mentality resonates. You weigh and balance today’s decisions with one eye on the task at hand and one eye on the future. But there’s a downside to always having one eye on the distant future. IT’S HARD TO...
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Life (and lies) can make us forget who we really are. Before we know it “less than loved” has wrangled its way into the driver’s seat. Let's blow a horn in the ear of those dang voices, those uninvited bullies that waltz into our brain and speak less than kind words about...
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