Can you believe it… December is in a few days! Eric and I love Christmas! We wanted a Christmas wedding in June. ~smile~ Part of the reason we chose our home is the beautiful evergreen “Christmas” trees growing on the property. Our song is even Greensleeves (i.e., What Child is This)! However, our love of Christmas does not always remove the stress of Christmas. My introverted, conflict-hating self is not a fan of shopping during December. Emotions are high, people are stressed, and the season of love, joy, and peace does not always bring out the love, joy, and peace in everyone. Even I … [Read more...]
Fifteen Ways to Simply Remaining Thankful
It is often easier to be thankful at Thanksgiving. We go around the table and say something for which we are thankful, eat turkey until we fall asleep, and then wake up to football or some other family fun. We are off work, with our families, and our tummies are full. Well, of course we are thankful! But, what about every other day? I don’t know about you, but I struggle to be thankful when I am not 100% comfortable. When it is too hot or too cold, I want to complain. When I am too rushed or too bored, I want to complain. When I am too busy or too lonely, I want to complain. Human nature is … [Read more...]
Simplifying the Marriage Proposal
With Thanksgiving swiftly approaching, I happily await family togetherness, the Drumstick Dash 5K my sister-in-law and I walk each year, and (thanks to my sweet man) the anniversary of the day he proposed to me. ~smile~ Shortly before we were to become engaged, Eric asked me to keep my ring finger free – something which was surprisingly hard for me since I always had a ring of some kind on both hands. Just before Thanksgiving, I caved and put my LU class ring on my ring finger. We were going home to see Mom and Dad and I wanted them to see me wearing the ring they so kindly purchased for … [Read more...]
Quotes to Help You Simplify Life
Last Fall, Eric came into our bedroom to reveal to me our next years’ theme (that is, this year’s theme). As is his tradition, he is mysterious until the moment of reveal. Each theme is fantastic and touches on a part of our lives which could use growth, and each theme is also a journey which we can share with our readers. However, up until this point no theme touched me quite as deeply as this year’s theme: simplify. When he said the word simplify, my insides immediately relaxed and I felt a sense of relief. Simplifying our life sounded wonderful and I could not wait to get started. So … [Read more...]
Steps in Overcoming the Fear of Rejection
Many of us reach the summer of our lives with some scars. Our (once carefree) selves arrived at adolescence, discovered the opposite sex, ran across fair-weather friends, and landed at adulthood a little worse for the wear... a little "wiser..." a little less likely to put ourselves out there. Though it may not be obvious to the world, a solid majority of us go through life with a fear of rejection. Whether it is mild or debilitating, fear or rejection is present in every college, every workplace, every church, and every family reunion. How do we overcome this fear of rejection? Dig. … [Read more...]
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