7 and 8. My cute little blonde-haired boys are officially 7 and 8. Julien celebrated 7-hood last Saturday, and Matisse turns 8 today. It’s been such a joy watching them grow up over the last five years. When Dustin and I first met, they were still babies! And now they’re boys. Beautiful, smart, curious, loving […]
Category Archives: Good Person 101
My busy life and tips for staying present.
Greetings! It’s been pretty quiet here on the blog lately. That normally means I’m really, really busy. Which I am. 😉 I’ve had a great semester teaching classes. It’s felt so good to be back in the classroom. I didn’t realize how much I missed it until I started doing it again. Granted, not all […]
“Who Am I?” – Part 5
So, to summarize the previous posts: I’ve experienced a massive shift in values over the past several years. Two years ago, the shift was revealed to those close to me, and it was not taken very well, leading to lots of distance and pain. I lost my job, kept my vibrations hight (meaning stayed peaceful […]
“Who Am I?” – Part 4
The desire I had for healing and peace in my life was the impetus behind these radical self-realizations. I felt that I was finally starting to figure this life out. Then, life threw me a curveball just 2 weeks ago when the daycare where I had been working suddenly closed without warning. Not only were […]
“Who Am I?” – Part 3
So I started focusing on releasing. Detaching and going with the flow. So my personal relationships might not be where I want them to be. But I still loved my family and wanted nothing more than to feel close to them again. So why not just start there? I started praying and meditating on detachment. […]
“Who Am I?” – Part 2
Continuing where I left off… So what does this non-confrontational girl do when her life shatters around her and she’s too scared to pick up the pieces? She runs away. The Indiana girl who swore she’d never live farther than a couple hours away from her family packs up what’s left of her life and […]
One year in Asheville…
So I know I’ve been totally absent on the blog here lately, and when this happens, I always feel like I need to give some ginormous update post to fill everyone in on the happenings of my life. But that just sounds exhausting right now. So I’m going to pretend that my last post was […]
Do what makes you happy.
A couple of weeks ago at the Center for Spiritual Living Asheville (where my husband and I have been attending for a few months), the minister spoke about Eben Alexander’s book Proof of Heaven. It is the world-class neurosurgeon’s story of his out-of-body experience while in a coma and brain dead due to some sort of […]
Being Happy is Most Important
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. What does it mean to truly be happy? What/Who defines happiness? I’ve come to the conclusion happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. It’s something you choose. The scripture that went along with my Daily Word reading this morning was Ecclesiastes 3:12: “I know that there […]
“A Jealousy That Makes My Heart Happy”
I know I’ve been a little absent on the blog here lately, but I’m still staying busy and writing my soul. I’ve been going through a lot of old writings – journals, Word docs, cards, song books, etc. – searching for bits of truth and insight that I can share. Let me tell ya, I […]
