Category Archives: Journeying

Encouragement From Afar

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

It is Saturday morning and it has been a long week. A week where I’ve wondered when my children’s needs will reduce, how to make certain rules/boundaries easier to follow, how to keep a house clean when no one else … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Adoption, Anxiety, Balance, Being Gentle and Kind, Home Management, Journeying, Motherhood, My Chlidren | 12 Comments

Simplicity Lesson – Ask And Ye Shall Receive

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

A few weeks ago I was in the midst of a big fret. I was worried about my children not having family in their lives, not feeling loved by enough people and I was worried about emergencies – who would … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Anxiety, Faith, Family Expansion, Family Life, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Love, Ma Famille, My Chlidren, My Daughter, New Beginnings, Oh so Blessed, People In My Life | 9 Comments

Thankfulness

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

I write and speak about thankfulness often. Each night my children and I fold our hands together and say all the things we are thankful for, it is followed by a sweet little series of God Bless, where they bless everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Finding Myself, Good For The Soul, Journeying, Making lemons out of lemonade, Sometimes life feels hard, Thankful Tuesdays | 28 Comments

Life Is A Gift, Live It…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

LIFE IS A GIFT, MAKE THE MOST OF IT. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a game, play it. Life is fragile, hold it. Life is a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Things Bright and Beautiful, Dreams, Inventing My Life, Journeying, Life Is Beautiful, Making lemons out of lemonade, Personal Responsibility, Purpose Driven Life, Quotes

Reclaiming Simple Sundays and Q&A

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Everyone slept in this morning, only opening our eyes at 6:15 to the dulcet tones of Mary Ito on Fresh Air.  Sleeping in was a direct result of late night reading, a love so profound for this book I even … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Budget, Countryside Lovin, extreme frugality, Finding Myself, Frugal Entertaining, Frugal Living, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Literature = Food For The Soul, Perpective, Purpose Driven Life | 10 Comments

Mistakes

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Yesterday was a day filled with mistakes – they were literally overflowing out of my cup. I’ll be perfectly frank, these were *my mistakes*.  I could try to blame the man who let the elevator shut in my face while I … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Being Gentle and Kind, Faith, Family Life, In Which I Embarrass Myself Most Profoundly, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Letters To Others, Personal Responsibility | 22 Comments

Late Night Thoughts & Clarification

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

I am not quite sure how I survived the month of May. But survive I did, perhaps with a few more gray hairs added to my head and blood pressure slightly elevated. But survived nonetheless, which deserves a Brownie badge … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Family Expansion, Journeying, Laying Foundations For The Life Plan, Leap Of Faith, Life Is Beautiful, Prayers Needed | 15 Comments

Goals Revisited

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Recently I was asked to write an essay about my long-term goals, normally this wouldn’t be a problem. You see, I used to be all about goals, short-term and long-term goals, I’ve held onto 5 year plans for as long as I … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Ch Ch Ch Changes, Finding Myself, Giving, Goals, It's Not About Self, Journeying | 24 Comments

Debt

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about debt; I loathe debt and yet for a long while I didn’t realize debt wasn’t necessarily about money.  The truth is you can be in many types of debt and not even realize the effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Do something, Downshifting, Finding Myself, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Simplicity | 20 Comments

Miles To Go

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Photocredit But I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. Robert Frost

Posted in Journeying, Quotes | 5 Comments