The past couple of months have been a bit up and down around here. Literally ... January was my biggest blogging month ever, February - well, not so much. Life online has reflected my life offline. Since January 27, I've been working for our county by managing the absentee ballots for the upcoming Primary. That has completely changed everything in my world! I haven't had an 8 to 5 job in over 12 years. That's right , not since three months before the girl was born. To say that our ... [Read More]
10 Areas in which I Am Behind
Happy Valentine's Day to the most amazing husband ever! He's been dealing with a lot of my neurotic behavior and keeping the house together while I work. He's the best ... and I don't deserve him. But I'm so very, very thankful to be living out my happily ever after with this guy! I love you, Scott Underwood!! Back to our regularly scheduled programming. A no-frills list this week ... too far behind to be creative. Laundry, my nemesis … the never-ending abyss of clothes and towels. ... [Read More]
Rushing To and Fro
Remember when I wrote about the need to slow? Yeah, me too. I only thought I was crazy busy this past summer with moving (twice) and getting settled into a new community. The past two weeks … i.n.s.a.n.e. Most of the madness is short term. But, the truth is, almost all of it could have been eliminated if I’d been practicing what I preach. {ouch!} I have a knack for concepts. I create clever phrases like “lopsided living” and talk about them. I can share lists and ideas and root it all ... [Read More]
4 Qualities of a Well-Made Home
This business of homemaking can be overwhelming. In fact, if we really contemplate what it is to make a home, it's far more challenging than managing one. Managing a home involves schedules, lists, and plans ... making a home requires grace, understanding, and listening. Managing your home is important and good ... making your home is imperative and godly. Let us never be guilty of allowing managing our homes distract us from the far more significant task of making our homes. Today, let's ... [Read More]
Brain Freeze: When Words Don’t Come
Today I had a great post planned ... it was all about what can happen when we allow home managing to take precedence over home making. I had some great quotes and even an outline of sorts written. But the words didn't come together. I couldn't make it flow. I spent a lot of time working. I spent a lot of time trying. I spent a lot of time frustrated. I even said on Twitter last night that I wouldn't have a new post today (and received several sweet responses, thank you!). {Notice ... [Read More]
10 Ways to Make a Home
Sometimes I think we use homemaking and home managing as synonyms ... and we shouldn't. Managing is not the same thing as making. Manage: to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use Make: to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc. from dictionary.com We have to manage the details of our home ... if we don't, chaos ensues. I get that. But let's not get so caught up in managing our homes that we neglect the far more significant task of making a ... [Read More]
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