I’m grateful for all the lessons God has taught me about contentment over the years through heartache, disappointment, loss, job changes, and sickness.  ✝️❤️ Excerpt below from October, 2016

After about 10 months of sickness, I am thrilled to share that it seems that I am slowly adjusting back to a healthy, energetic lifestyle!  While I’m not running a 5K yet, I am able to take longer walks than I have since last fall and if my plantar fasciitis would hurry up and heal, … More Medical Update…Giving Thanks!

I haven’t written for awhile, partly due to computer problems and partly due to lack of inspiration.  I decided today that it was time to write, whether I felt inspirational or not…so here we go!  In case anyone reading today hasn’t been following along the last 6 months, the main medical issues I have been battling … More Medical Update: The mystery continues…

I’m still learning how to share authentically about my journey without sounding negative…thus another few weeks delay in writing!  February wasn’t my greatest month, as my symptoms appeared to get worse; however, the good news is that we did find a doctor who has helped uncover more of the root cause of my symptoms.  In … More Medical Update…less mystery, more revealed, more patience required. 🙂

I know I am not dying, I know I don’t have cancer, I don’t have chronic pain, I have full mobility, I haven’t lost any of my senses…but the truth is, some days I still feel like complaining (thus a 3 week delay in my blogging!) I am still learning how to share authentically about  … More When days are filled with more ?’s than answers…

Why is it that we love to be busy?  How many times have you been asked the question: “How are you?” and your response was: “I’m busy!” Why do so may of us (or at least those in my circles) seem to thrive on a busy schedule with various volunteer commitments, small groups, or meetings … More Grieving a Busy Lifestlye: Step 1) Surrendering my Schedule

The last 3 days have not been what I expected.  After being off work for 7 weeks, I finally was ready to return two weeks ago, only to be hit by a virus, temporarily improve, and then be down again.  I’m not sure why it’s been such a discouraging few days, but I have found … More When life presents you a marathon and you’d prefer to sprint…

“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.” ― Stephen R. Covey The concept of having a deeper or … More Focus Word for 2017: “NO”…with a deeper “YES!”

In 2016, I heard a sermon series that challenged us to be more honest with our emotions.  As Christians, sometimes it can seem more holy to present ourselves as happy and put together when really, some days we are angry, sad, or pretty close to falling apart.  I realized through that sermon series that in … More Finding Joy on the Journey- as an “impatient patient…”

MEDICAL UPDATE: I’ve chosen to not say much on social media or in my blog intentionally, but now that I am heading back to work, I want to make a post to update those who may have wondered or been concerned. I honestly didn’t have some final answers until yesterday, so this seems like the … More Medical Update…Giving thanks!