Have you ever thought about the daily, sometimes insignificant choices that you make?  What do you do first thing in the morning?  Why?  Just because that's what you have always done and you really have never thought about doing it a different way? What if you were to think about the choices you make every day and actually CHOOSE to make sure that the small daily disciplines of life are actually benefiting you and not harming you.  For example, do you eat sweets every night while watching TV for a few hours?  Do you do this just because you always have?   What if you choose to change the process and eat some fruit while you read a book???  Small choices compound over time.  Think of the long term effects of the two choices above. The TV and sweets over five years will gain you some weight and probably very little to no knowledge.  The fruit and a book will gain loads of knowledge and better health! We make small choices every day t...

Do you ever feel like you are walking in circles in life?  I do sometimes!  Especially when it comes to family situations that seem to keep coming around full circle.  It makes me wonder why.  Why do we stay on this endless road that keeps going and revisiting the past over and over. This song speaks to be in so many ways!  THERE'S A BETTER LIFE!  I traded in my lost and painful life many years ago for freedom and I gotta say, I have never looked back!  Although my mind tries to take me back often.....I know that I have a Savior who has taken it all! Listen to this song with an open heart and mind and know that you do not need to be bound!  And the past is definitely not the place to be Bound in! Chain Breaker

I love when I hear people talking about relationships being 50/50.  As far as I know, putting 50% of yourself into anything is not going to give you the best return.  This seems to be common sense.  Or better yet when people say that it should be 100/100.  This sounds so nice and "proper".  It also sounds like Disney to me!  The idea behind the 100/100 is great, but flawed.  I like to think of one of the most rewarding relationships - my kids.  Guess what?  Any mom knows that you put 100% in almost every day and you DO NOT get 100% back.  So, why are we okay with this and why are these relationships still the most rewarding for us? This is partly because we don't generally expect much at all from our children.  It is also due to the old adage that it is better to give than to receive.  Although we may give everything we have to our children and expect very little in return.....these are still the best and most rewarding rel...

TRUTH- what does this mean to you?  Is truth black and white, grey or multicolored? I have a hard time with this one to be honest.  I like Black and white!  It seems simpler when the rules are one or the other.  Almost like I don't really need to make the decision, I just need to choose one of the two choices and be done with it.  Very little thinking is required in my black and white mind. BUT--LIFE!  Life does not allow for all things to be black and white.  This causes me some stress sometimes.  Like I said, black and white is easier for me.  Sometimes grey is the color for the day and this requires thought, prayer and actually making a decision.  Hard Work! I have been pondering this concept a lot lately because I feel that many times, way too often actually, we are raised with ideas or "rules" that we have become accustomed to that we never really thought much about.  I have begun to question many of my beliefs in a ton o...

OKAY--whoever talked me into this camping thing seriously needs to repent.  All of my friends, you know who you are, that told me about all of the fun and the memories and yadda yadda yadda........ LIES...ALL LIES!  I darn near lost my religion going camping for five days with this crew.  OH LAWDY!  I have fully decided that I am not a great camping mom.  I did learn a few lessons on this past trip.  Lesson number one is that I will NEVER forget my Progessence Plus oil at home EVER again!  I packed all necessary essential oils ahead of time and completely forgot the one that I use every night to keep away the "mom crazies". Second lesson is that I need to have a schedule of things for my kiddos to do that includes SCHEDULED times at the pool, playground, etc ahead of time.  Then they MAY not beg to go in five different directions all at the same time. Third lesson is that Mommy NEEDS down time.  I didn't realize exactly how much!...