New Year, New Resolutions, Simple Steps

Will you be making resolutions this year? Some of us do, and some of us say, Why bother? Which is totally understandable because sometimes, or oftentimes, what we start out doing at the beginning of the year falls off by the end of the year. Why is that? Maybe it’s because we set expectations of […]

Thanksgiving with Family

For many of us Thanksgiving means spending time with family. I know for me it does. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. We focus on family. We focus on fun. We focus on food. We focus on what we are thankful for. Being thankful. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for […]

When Your Ugly Side Comes Out in Your Marriage

It could have gone really really sour. It could have completely ruined my birthday. It could have put a wedge in my marriage. But I did it anyway. I’m at that age where I tell myself “This is what old looks like.” Old, it’s such a relative term, don’t you think? But as each birthday […]

The After Christmas Blues

Christmas is such a buildup. We prepare, we dream, we overindulge, we anticipate, we decorate, we shop, we celebrate, we say goodbye. The saying goodbye part for me is always the worst part of Christmas every year. At some point the celebrating ends and normal life resumes. One of my favorite Christmas movies is Elf […]

Sadness During the Holidays

As Thanksgiving day approaches many of us have so many things to be thankful for… Faith, family, friends, health, the upcoming year filled with new adventures, and maybe crossing another item off our bucket list. For most, our thanksgiving list can go on and on. But for some, dealing with a pain-consumed heart from loss, […]

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