Failing Doesn’t Mean I’m a Failure

Wow. I haven’t written in FOREVER. I honesly do not remeber what my last post was about (I haven’t looked at my blog yet to remind myself), but I do feel like I said something about wanting to write more. Whoops!  Clearly, I did not follow through with that plan.  I do know that in …

Self-Care and Sparklers

I read something a while ago about thanking someone instead of apologizing. I am the type person who constantly says “sorry”, so I am always working to correct myself. I hear my daughter starting to say “sorry” all of the time, and I realize I need to be more intentional with my efforts. So, let …

Beyond the Storm

It stormed yesterday. My husband, daughter, and I were getting ice cream, when all of a sudden, the wind began to whip the trees back and forth. Leaves were being torn off the branches and twirled in circles on the ground. The sky darkened, and right after we got in the car, the flood gates …