Good Enough

All of my life, I've struggled feeling good enough. There have been times where I've been pretty confident and happy, felt pretty, skinny, good at something. But mostly...not good enough. And to be honest, I've felt okay lately. Not necessarily on top of things, but enough. Until yesterday. And I don't know exactly why or exactly when, or exactly what...but there it was again. Have you ever felt not good enough? Maybe it's that I'm in the process of putting together a book, and I'm unqualified. Or maybe that it's that I don't string my words together quite as beautifully…

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Faith {One Word}

As you may remember, my "one word" for last year was "intentional." One word is a trend that began in 2009 as an alternative to new year's resolutions and a focus on a one-word theme for your year.  "One word you can focus on every day, all year long… One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live...It will become the compass that directs your decisions and guides your steps." This year, my word is "faith." At the end of the month, our family will be experiencing some changes, as my husband has felt…

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If You Could Describe 2014 in One Word…

...what would it be? I've loved to ask this question for the past several years; I love to hear the answers that my friends and family have to give.  Some years are hard.  Others are wonderful.  I love to hear the stories that come with them. At the beginning of 2014, my one word was intentional. And it was intentional.  I met or came closer to meeting a lot of my goals, because I was intentional. But this year, I'd ultimately have to describe 2014 as transformational. We had pest control out to our house numerous times (an embarrassing yet…

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How Do I Forgive Myself?

I'm sure I can speak for more than just myself when I say that it is often more difficult to forgive myself than to forgive others.  I have specifically felt immense guilt over certain relationships that it has taken years for me to even try to forgive myself.  Even when I thought I had forgiven myself, I expected punishment from God.  I felt that anything that went wrong was a direct result of my sin.  Maybe you're one of those people who have a difficult time forgiving yourself or expect punishment.  Or maybe you know someone like that.  Share this…

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To Be Honest

To be honest...it's past my bedtime.  I'm tired.  But I am here at my in-laws watching Penn State v. Ohio State (well...I'm not really watching, but who's keeping track?) To be honest...I'm typing this entire post on my phone...eek. Right now I'm part of the latest Bloom book study on Let's All Be Brave by Annie Downs.  And while reading through I've come up with a list of sorts.  A list of things I need to evaluate.  I'm going to share my list with you today and later answer my questions for you. So here's the list.  I hope you…

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