I might be a little late to the podcast party, but now that I’ve arrived I have joined the dance floor with all of my Mennonite awkwardness (which means full ledged limb flailing in no particular pattern or rhythm). In reality, though, podcasts have become the bread and butter of my days, and the bright [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I wish that I was at another stage in my life. I regularly say things along the lines of, “I wish I were [fill in the blank]” or “If only I had [fill in the blank] then I’d be happy” or “Why does God keep me in [...]
I am an expert at pretending to rest. I can fool myself into thinking that I’m taking the appropriate amount of time to be still, to stop checking items off of my to-do list, and to enjoy that art of slow living. But the truth is that I’ve never stopped striving at all, every time [...]
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Walt Disney We all have dreams of varying degrees. Maybe it’s a dream house, a dream job, or a goal of some other kind, we as humans are designed to dream. We aren’t meant to stay in one mindset; we’re hardwired [...]
Burn (oneself) Out Ruin one's health or become completely exhausted through overwork. Synonyms: work too hard, work like a horse/slave, work/run oneself into the ground, wear oneself to a shadow, work one's fingers to the bone, drive oneself into the ground, sweat blood, work day and night, burn the candle at both ends, burn the midnight oil, overtax oneself, overtax one's strength, do too much, overdo [...]
I wish I had clearer skin… I want to have a body like hers… I have to do whatever I can to change what I have into what they have… But I am blessed to inhabit this body that was hand crafted for me.
Confession time: I get really mad sometimes. Now I’m not talking about getting a little peeved now and then, or occasionally yelling into a pillow. I’m talking about those moments when you get so mad that you want to punch a wall, and where you can feel the steam coming out of your ears. This [...]
