Grace and Perfectionism: How do these go together?
Ahh, the age-old topic of perfectionism, something that I feel like we are hearing more and more about these days. What does it mean and how does it relate to me? Perfectionism: relentless drive for flawlessness, setting excessively high often unattainable standards, and engaging in overly critical self-evaluations. Yes, yes, and more yes. I didn’t know what this word meant when I was a child but boy, did I experience it and continue to ever since. I heard it from everyone ar
5 hours ago3 min read
Leading by example…does it actually work?
The first book my friend and I read in our book study, was Let Them by Mel Robbins. If you haven’t read it, you should. My counselor and my sponsor tell me I shouldn’t use SHOULD as much (haha), but I WILL highly suggest everyone read it. So, thank you Mel Robbins for your realness, insightfulness, and just all-around knowledge of explaining just how we are as humans…what makes us tick…and some ways to help us be the best self we can be. One of the things that really stuck ou
2 days ago4 min read
Waking up today vs then
I woke up the other day (praise God!) with children everywhere. I am still Mama milk cow to our youngest little 10 month-old princess, so she is with me most of the night and during morning wake up time. First thing I know I hear the pitter patter of little feet (our oldest and middle boys- 4 year old and 2 year old) who share their own room, come find me and “sissy” in our master bedroom (side note- truth me told I’m not sure you could call it “master”, its really just anoth
Mar 43 min read
Is this Real Life? Life in the Fast Lane
So, if you don’t know from my previous stories, I lost my driving license in 2015. Technically I had not driven a car since 2013, as my last run in with the law was on a moped. Yes, you read that right…moped. How else was a 24-year-old girl to get around to go get her booze either at the grocery store, ABC store, or frequent water holes with all of her fair-weathered friends? Walk? I think not! But, on that faithful day (night), luck (yes I said luck…more like God) would have
Mar 24 min read
