A few months ago, I discovered vulnerability and shame researcher Brené Brown, and have since then been working my way through all of her books. I’m currently on Daring Greatly. It’s really been striking some deep chords with me.
My birthday is tomorrow. For a full-grown adult, I still get embarrassingly excited about celebrating my birthday. For the past few years, I’ve tried to do something special to commemorate the occasion. It’s ranged from playing Whirly Ball, to going skiing in Colorado, to visiting the Christmas lights in Centennial Park. I just really enjoy… Read More Lessons learned from birthday disappointments
This month’s Story of Significance comes from a lovely older French couple who stayed with us for about a week. We enjoyed many wonderful hours of laughter and conversation with them as they shared their wisdom and observations on almost everything under the sun. Read on to hear more. My first impression of Evelyn and Gilles was that… Read More Evelyn and Gilles: Create your opportunities
I sit down to write this, my last post of 2016, with more than a little bit of nostalgia. It’s hard to believe that this year is already over! As we draw ever nearer to beginning 2017, I have found myself thinking about my writing career a lot.
Happy day-after-Christmas! I hope that you enjoyed a drama-free weekend relaxing with the people you love best. For many years now, my mother has bucked the traditional “new year’s resolutions” trend. Instead of goals, she comes up with a word – a single word that she hopes will shape her upcoming new year.
I was born in Pennsylvania, a state with significantly more annual snowfall than my current residence of Georgia. When I was little, my dad used to climb on the roof on Christmas eve. He always made a point to bang around and make lots of noise. The next day, he’d bring me and my older… Read More Some of my favorite Christmas traditions
I recently found out that an old college classmate of mine died. She was a few years older than me, so technically we were never classmates. By the time I enrolled in college she had been hired by the office of Residential Life, so even though we never shared a class I still knew her… Read More In the arena of life, are you winning or losing?
Advent – the four weeks before Christmas – is a time of expectation and excitement. Hopefully, you have been able to sit down and think about some things that you’re expecting and planning for in the upcoming year. If you’re feeling a little stuck, however, I thought I’d give you some assistance to help get… Read More What I’m looking forward to this Advent
When I was growing up, my parents had an advent wreath that they brought out every year around this time. Every December, I would wait expectantly for dinner every night so that we could light the candles and prepare our hearts for Christmas.
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently went on a marriage retreat. Although the retreat was lovely and wonderfully refreshing for my marriage, I think it did even more for me personally. It allowed me a chance to rest and get my thoughts together. I took naps, went on walks, read, ate chocolate,… Read More 3 things I learned when I took time for myself
