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Turning the Corner–Woo-hoo!
Oh, Friends, what a whirlwind! That’s a common theme in my life, right?
I genuinely and honestly feel like I have turned a major corner.Let me back track a little.Two weeks ago, I was at my Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat with two wonderful women. (Kate, I’m sorry I haven’t responded to your message; I have 465 messages awaiting me in my inbox!)During my time, I realized that I am in desperate need of relaxation. I came to admit that even though my life with children is fun, it is NEVER relaxing. Even when we are in our backyard swimming together, I am supervising them or playing police… Read More -
Dreaded Chores
The house we stayed in for the Reflection & Rejuvenation retreat was absolutely stunning. It inspired me to want to take better care of my home (pictured above) because I am deeply impacted by my physical surroundings. For example, there are lots of maintenance things that need to get done on our house that are negatively impacting its beauty:- The wood siding is molding and needs to be power-washed, scrubbed, and restained
- The deck paint is peeling off 🙁
- We have some warped bamboo floorboards from water damage that need to be replaced
- Henry accidentally pulled one of the towel hooks off the wall and we haven’t done anything about
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Eulogy from My Son
I know that writing a eulogy for myself from the perspective of my son is a little creepy (okay, way creepy), but the exercise (thanks, Stephen Covey!) was actually really illuminating and clarifying. I enjoyed doing it at the Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat. It helped me pat myself on the back in some areas and set goals for myself in other areas. So here it goes…——–I couldn’t have asked for a better mother. She went out of her way to make me feel so loved and so worthy of love. When I was little, she would think of far away places and say, “Do you know… Read More
