I wrote about clutter and how to identify (and avoid) it. Oft lately, my mind and heart ponder a different type of clutter. The clutter of busyness. The clutter of doing. The clutter that accumulates when you are not weeding out the good to make room for God’s best. Isn’t it funny how we can…
Category Archives: balance
Battling Perfectionism
{an edited post from the archives as I spend Christmas break with my family} The imperfections of a man, his frailties, his faults, are just as important as his virtues. You can’t separate them. They’re wedded. ~Henry Miller I remember well the days that perfectionism consumed my life. I suppose I came by the desire…
Wants versus Needs
I want to get the packages in my van mailed to my family before Christmas. I need to spend time in the Word. I want to reflect on Advent every night with our boys. I need to communicate His story through the way I live my life. I want to make it to the practices…
Change of plans
I am a planner. (Big surprise, huh?) God wired me that way so it is okay. But sometimes (when I am trying to handle things on my own) I get overwhelmed and let the pressure weigh me down. Yesterday was going to be “one of those days”. You know the ones? Rush, rush, rush. Work,…
Perspective
I have had a rough week. Not the hardest, by any stretch of the imagination, but one of those weeks that makes you doubt your direction, crave chocolate and cry at the drop of a hat. I have snapped at my children, argued with my husband, neglected to follow up with friends that needed me,…
Focus Friday- Balance
Here is the fun meme where we list our focus for the coming week and hold each other accountable for the things we listed as our focus for the previous week. If you want to get focused, along with a great group of ladies, visit Thrifty and Chic Mom.Last week my focus was my quiet…
