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Choosing Better

So, it was one of those Sunday mornings where the parents woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but the little misses didn’t seem to care or mind because she was her usual ray of brightness and joy. God love her. I can always count on her smile. The “wrong side of the bed” feeling resulted from a very real series of events that would normally crush me into a stress ball of a mess. And, I did...

Words for the Week + Weekly Wishes #10

Woah. It’s been a hot minute for Weekly Wishes. Life gets in the way and neglecting goals can happen. Not the greatest excuse, but that’s where we are, friends. I’ve started to enjoy a more relaxed down-time schedule, which I definitely think has its advantages, but ultimately, I’m a creature of habit. I crave structure. {Listen to me –  same words I hear from my toddler’s teachers… but there lies the truth!} Whether you just move with the wind or...

Thankful Thursday // 02 // Storm Edition

I’m writing this as we hunker down in the basement during a crazy thunderstorm/on-again-off-again tornado warnings. {…but I know I don’t have enough chocolate for this…} We sure know how to throw a weather party in the Midwest. Seriously. I don’t know the last time we had just a normal week of steady temps and non-exciting weather. I’d like to take a vacation from this “climate” that which is called St. Louis. But if I were to be very honest...

You Have Too Much Time On Your Hands

You have too much time on your hands. This phrase kept popping into my head this morning. Thinking of how it was previously accented and punctuated. YOU have too much time on your hands. You have TOO MUCH time on your hands. You have too much time on YOUR hands. YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS. In the traditional sense, it’s defined as someone that has extra time or time to spare. And, it’s often within the context of...