When I was homeschooling my children, I would tell people to use the books, don't let the books use you. There was a lot of, what I called "make-work" in some books. For example, if the subject was an event in history, there would be...
As I sat in my living room, engaging in a bit of a pity party for myself, I tried to be objective about 2015. It was a devastating year. I felt like my life would end almost every day. Despite how I felt, I had...
As an entrepreneur, the goal is to make a living with one's own business, to earn money and build a life outside of the confines of a conventional job. The dream is to be independent, build wealth and be extraordinary.Lyme has flushed that dream down...
Lots of people still set New Years' Resolutions. Lots of statistics show they seldom stick. Lots of people choose strategies for goal setting that really work for life.Early in my marriage, Mark and I had few times out alone together. We started our marriage with...
I read a story yesterday that turned my stomach. A judge decreased a mandatory sentence for a child rapist by 15 years. He reasoned that his crime was not premeditated.Where is the justice? If he raped a three year old girl, he had to have thought...
When I started this blog with the new theme, I expected to be actively fighting sex trafficking. Having survived four years of living in my sneakers and child sexual abuse from toddlerhood, God has brought me so far; from uttermost to uttermost.Yesterday, I received a...
It's been one of those days. Every inanimate object is my enemy today. I haven't even seen any people yet; not even a digital interaction and I am frustrated and exhausted.I wake up in pain. That's just my life with Lyme, but some days it's...
Feelings Lie. I often find myself saying things like, “I feel like I should…” or “I really feel it would be best to… “… do whatever.We make all kinds of decisions every day, but some are obviously big, life changing, long-term commitments. Should I quit my...
In the work of healing, there are often setbacks. As I write and compare living with Lyme Disease to living with the traumatic experiences of child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking, I’m struck at the incredible similarities.Lyme is nebulous. There is currently no cure,...
Our culture is bombarded with images, text, and sounds all around us. If we are going to get away from the barrage of input, we have to be very intentional about it. These images and sounds coming from around us are often within our ability...