Do you ever struggle with figuring out how to structure your day as a stay at home mom? I know I have. I have been on a journey since the beginning of my stay-at-home-mom career to figure out how to create a loose structure for each day. Right now, I’m in the busy-and-difficult- to-occupy-toddler stage. …
Here’s the truth: I’m not a naturally clean or organized person. Like, I’m not a dirty person, but I don’t impulsively tidy things up. A little clutter doesn’t bother me, and I long as my house looks picked up, I am ok with it. However, this is an issue because my husband is very VERY …
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I stared up at my pastor in youth group as he talked about the Joy of the Lord and how we get to walk in Joy and how it’s a fruit of the spirit. Huh, wow that’s so fake, I thought to myself. Steeped in my own negative thought spirals, and halfway through a four-year …
What do you think of when you hear the word “leader?” Maybe you think of a public speaker or the CEO of a company. Maybe you picture someone with a large platform, audience, or following. God has called us all to be leaders in some capacity. How do we know this? Because we are called …
What do you when you can’t get motivated, and you just feel apathetic, lazy, and too overwhelmed to do anything? For someone who talks about productivity a lot, I still struggle with apathy, laziness, and procrastination. All of us do from time to time. We may not even think of ourselves as “lazy people” but …
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How to be productive when you feel overwhelmed is challenging, but not impossible. As I am writing this, I’m wrapping up a week where my baby did not take any naps, and I felt lethargic almost every day. Each day took strategic planning and constant resetting in order to get all my tasks done. I …
How to start reading the Bible can seem overwhelming for beginners. It can seem like a daunting task when just starting out, or when trying to get into a routine. Sometimes it seems like there are so many obstacles from knowing where to start, to how much to read, to understanding what it means. Thankfully, …
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I talked a little bit about my thoughts on self-image concerning my postpartum body here, and I want to share my current approach to postpartum health. My hope is that my approach might work for some of you, or might give you ideas for your own approach to postpartum wellness. I will not be talking …
Photo by Samarah Martin Photography Six months after giving birth, I looked exactly the same as the day I came home from the hospital. Rolls of fat bulged from under my bra strap and hugged my hip bones. My stomach looked deflated, like bread dough after it’s been punched down in the bowl. Scars and …
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If you’re a busy girl like me, you have several things you want to accomplish each day, but it can seem impossible to get everything done. Maybe you’ve even tried to plan, schedule, and organize your life, but find it difficult to still feel unaccomplished by the end of the day. As a mom in …
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