So some of you may have caught my last post with ideas for spontaneous self-care. It was all about finding ways to quickly center ourselves throughout the day which, as a mom, is so important. But if you're feeling that special New Year EXTRA energy and pushing towards more in-depth self care, these are for… Continue reading Self Care Shortcuts
Spontaneous Self Care
Read. Workout. Create. Write. Pray. Laugh. Organize. Dance. Breathe. BE ALONE. These are all good things. Good things we should be doing on a regular basis. But if you're like me, it's not only hard to make time for these, it's hard to feel like you SHOULD make time for them. But you definitely should,… Continue reading Spontaneous Self Care
The Gift of Anticipation
Photo by Echo Grid Photography I like to consider myself a liturgical person. Having grown up as a kid in the Methodist church, I get sort of geeked about shared readings, church hymnals and following along with the church calendar through this amazing little app Pray As You Go. But since I've spent the last… Continue reading The Gift of Anticipation
Awkward Crane
Photo by Ray Hennessey at UnsplashIt was months ago, and I was sitting on the shore of Lake Washington after a failed attempt at going on a run with my baby in his stroller. From about the four month mark to his seventh month, the moment my baby got snapped in to his carseat, or… Continue reading Awkward Crane
The End and the Beginning
Well, why not introduce myself a little by sharing the story about how my family and I closed one chapter of life in Atlanta and began a new one in Seattle 4 years ago almost to the day. There are many factors that lead us to move out here, which I'll explain in another post.… Continue reading The End and the Beginning