The more you value yourself, the healthier your boundaries are. – Lorraine Nilon Oh boundaries, everyone’s favorite topic, right? I love this quote because I feel like boundary setting and valuing yourself go hand in hand. Plus, the more you respect and value yourself, often the more you’re able to respect and value others. So, […]

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it’s not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long. -Amy Grant How are your relationships these days? Generally healthy with lots of emotional connection? Generally unhealthy with lots of emotional disconnection? Some place in the middle, or specific to […]

There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness. -Sharon L. Alder How are you doing these days? We’re getting ready to move back into our house after living overseas for two years. We’re all so ready for this move after living in a small apartment for the past four months, while we waited (semi […]

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.  – Barbara Kingsolver How are you doing in motherhood these days? Any overwhelm? How about fatigue? What about any unmet needs? If you’re anything like me, you might cycle through each of these at different times in motherhood. But, when I’m hitting a lot of […]

Grief has its own time frame. It has its own itinerary with you. It has its own power over you, and it will come when it comes -Elizabeth Gilbert It always surprises me the way grief can creep into my everyday life. It’s often surrounding major life changes for me. What about for you? With […]