Have you ever caught yourself sAyinG something like, “I would NEVER do that! I would NEVER put myself in that situation or make a decision like that person!” Someone once told me that you have to be careful using the word “NEVER” because often life makes you fAce the things you don’t wish for. Even thoughContinue reading “Never Say “Never””
Category Archives: Hard Reality
Accountability Partner
It seems like I have always tried to lose weight. When I had a baby, it was a cHallenGe to get back to my previous weight. Even during my pre-kid days, I was trying different weight loss tactics to shed those last several pounds. This year I’ve had my BEST SUCCESS at eating right andContinue reading “Accountability Partner”
Stop Staring at Me!
Are you ever trying to break a bad habit, but the hAbit is always staring you down? I was having this issue over the weekend with a red velvet cake. Although I knew there were a tremendous number of calories in every slice and how sluggish it made me feel AFTER I ate it…I still wantedContinue reading “Stop Staring at Me!”
It Isn’t Always Easy
Have you ever been really pAtient and pOsitiVe about a situation and it still didn’t pan out the way you had hoped? In those moments it is easy to want to “throw in the towel” and let all upbeat thoughts dissipate. Then you start to wonder, why waste so much eNerGy trying to be optimistic allContinue reading “It Isn’t Always Easy”
What If…
After the devastation of the Joplin tornado and all of the threatening weather last week, I can’t help but mention that I’ve had several moments when my MIND began to ponder the “what if’s”. What if I and/or my family doesn’t survive a tornado? Although the chance of us ever being in a tornado are extremelyContinue reading “What If…”
It’s Up to YOU
Have you ever caught yourself responding to a question that sounded like this: “I can’t change. I was born this way. This is just the way I am.”? Often times we find ourselves stuck in a rut or unwilling to try something new because we are convinced we were born with limitations and are unableContinue reading “It’s Up to YOU”
The Grass Is Always Greener
Some of the best advice my parents gave me was this: If you ever want what someone else has, then be prepared to take all that comes with it! It is easy to look at another person’s life and pick and choose what we would want for our own, but be sure to ReMinD yourselfContinue reading “The Grass Is Always Greener”
I Know It, But I Can’t Feel It
This week started off a little rough. On Monday I got an email from a customer saying that I sent her the wrong colored blocks. I was working on two similar sets and happened to swap the colors. This meant that now I had 2 customers that wouldn’t be getting what they ordered. When IContinue reading “I Know It, But I Can’t Feel It”
New Beginnings
In Kansas, we live in what is known as the tall-grass prairie. When explorers first came to the Midwest they called it the “Great American Desert” because they witnessed hundreds of miles of prairie grass that was as tall as a man on a horse. Each spring, by either lightening or fires intentionally set byContinue reading “New Beginnings”
To Get Out You Have To Go Through
Can I be not only honest, but also transparent here and say, I’m in a 9-month “fuNk”? Have you been there? My guess is yes, because that’s life. There are MoUnTaiNtOpS and vAlleYs and everything in BetweeN. At first you try to do everything you know to do. Maybe there is just a slight adjustmentContinue reading “To Get Out You Have To Go Through”
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