Happy Mother's Day Mother's Day comes with a range of emotions for the whole spectrum of us. I pray for those that approach each Mother's Day with sorrow and anxiety due to loss, hard life circumstances, infertility, etc. The more I live this life the more I see the hardships that we as humanity walk … Continue reading Mother’s Day Letter to My Children
Today I'm going to run through what I did to meal prep for the week, what I did and cooked, what I spent, and how I got started with all of this years ago. It's been a trip, trust me, and in the beginning cooking and meal planning was so exhausting and stressful. I actually … Continue reading Getting Started with That Grocery Budget…
I know we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to keep a good attitude and hold it all together. There's some legitimacy to that. We can't be dragging our dirt all over the place and going without any sense of self-control. On the hand, to completely shut out our feelings to the point where … Continue reading He leads us in both…
I had the absolute joy and privilege in sharing my story and teaching some budgeting tricks at this morning's I Can Adult Brunch. It was a big turnout and I had so much fun. Thank you to those that organized it, ran it and came. You made it easy, fun, and seamless. It's been quite … Continue reading I Can Adult – Budget/Teaching Notes
This week has been weird with the schedule. The kids started back at school for one day and then had a snow day due to temps being so low with the wind chill. Yikes! But on Thursday, their one measly day of school, I did have goals. Put away all of the Christmas decorations and … Continue reading Just Getting Started!
My grandma used to tell me, 'Just wait. Life keeps going faster." It's just hard to believe that when it already feels like it's flying by. It's become so true. With every new year, child, life change, etc. it just feels like this year was faster than last. Well, today I'm going to review what … Continue reading It’s never how we planned…
Today I posted the first encouraging video to The Encouraging Voice youtube channel since dropping all of my licenses. It'd been since the summer I think since I posted my last one and I was just dissatisfied with what I was producing. Yes, I was getting some aspects of things slowly, and yes there's truth … Continue reading Hang in There, Friend…
I'm sorry if these last few pieces have been a bit deeper. I hope you're up for it, but honestly if you aren't then it's truly ok. Read what you need today and skip mine. I'm not hurt or offended. This isn't for everyone. I've tried to sit down and write cheery little articles that … Continue reading Laughing at the Future…
As the tires leave the pavement my van dips and gives into the gravel and I swing through the open gates. There's something about the sound of gritting stones and dirt underneath me that fuels the adventure leaping within my heart. A couple of pickups are parked way across the lot with empty boat trailers. … Continue reading Bringing back my childhood magic…
At a nice and steady 68mph today we zipped down 23 with excitement and yet this sense of easy peace. Going south of the Michigan border usually finds me impatient at our neighbors' crawling speed limit but today there was no rush. Just us and adventure awaited! With plenty of time to get there, great … Continue reading Preparing for the Change…
