If you’re anything like me, life balance is a hard thing to find even on the most “normal” of days. Throw in a pandemic that isolates you, and your family, from friends, your support system, a faith community, and recreation; and balance becomes an obsolete ideal of days gone by. In today’s blog post, I’ve been asked to share with…
Times of stress and tension in marriage are common. Unfortunately, dealing with them in a healthy way is less common. Sometimes the tension is overwhelming. Sometimes we’re just too tired to deal with it and we hope it will magically disappear. Sometimes it is the same old problem rearing its ugly head over and over again and we feel defeated…
Is it me or is the exhaustion level much higher by the end of the day? I was talking with a few friends about how I couldn’t quite figure out what I needed in the midst of the constant pull to pour out and provide for my husband and kiddos. I’m beginning to realize that my exhaustion is less energy…
Years ago a dear friend—Karebear, I lovingly call her—gifted me a box, a beautiful box she’d wrapped in colorful tape and sprinkled with encouraging quotes to inspire me to dream and have faith in those dreams. This box was so timely because I was in a headspace where I wanted so desperately to believe God for big dreams, impossible miracles,…
These quarantine days initially began with lots of emotions and “unspokens” in the Smith household. 2020 came in like a flood with lots of unexpected grief and the accompanying need to push emotions down until all that had happened could be processed. Well that time to process didn’t happen. Once the shelter in place order hit Austin, there was no…
Having multiple toddlers, or even one toddler, can seriously throw a wrench in your smooth-operator game. The balance between entertaining and keeping small humans not just alive, but thriving, and prioritizing quality time to connect with your spouse can become quickly unbalanced if you’re not intentional. Depleted days can run back-to-back and the thought of anyone touching you or requesting…