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 [...]
Do you know what I love about living in Alberta? Besides the mountains and amazing burgers, what I love the most about living in this province is probably the fact that we can experience every single season all in one…sometimes even multiple times a day! Now when you read that, I hope that you can [...]
Do you ever feel like a verse was made for you? I mean really made for you, as in it jumps off the page and hits you right in the heart. You know those passages of Scripture that when you read them, it feels almost like God is talking directly to you through them. News [...]
