I don't do well with waiting. Especially when I feel like I've done all the things I'm supposed to do to see results; setting intentions for the day, writing goals, and doing the next right thing. Then, I get restless. The next thing I know, I'm rearranging furniture. So, it makes perfect sense (in retrospect) that I was rearranging Hannah's bedroom this week... The Power of Setting Intentions for the Day Intentions are Like Placeholders for Hope Matt and I intended to run an ... VIEW POST
Make Room for Hope
Surprised by Ordinary
We'd just gotten home from celebrating Christmas with family when my daughter said, "Christmas night feels so final, like everything is over until next year." I told her I understood, that I used to feel the same way. Then, I shared how I move past the sadness by telling myself Christmas day is actually the beginning of the twelve days of Christmas. Then, my husband joked, “What do you tell yourself on January 6th...after the twelve days is over?” “I tell myself it’s time to get back ... VIEW POST
Setting Goals, A Different Approach
So many people talked about taking down Christmas decor, making fresh starts, and setting new goals in the week leading up to New Year's Eve that my soul felt rushed. But, I wanted to look forward to the New Year. So, at about 11: 15 p.m., I sat on my couch and turned the channel to Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. The ball had already dropped in Time Square, so I joined the countdown in New Orleans. (Which worked out because I'm in the Central time zone.) As a big crowd of people ... VIEW POST
