“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matt. 11:28-29 NIV) When we think about the busiest times of the year, we tend…
In April of 2019, my husband returned home from a four-month deployment to the Middle East. While he was there, he worked fourteen-hour days, seven days a week. While he was there, he didn’t have a single day off. He knew this ahead of time, and I suggested to him that we go on a…
Last autumn, I embarked on an experiment in what’s commonly termed “hair training.” Essentially, hair training is the process of backing off on washing your hair until you can go several days without doing so, yet your hair doesn’t appear dirty or oily. The science behind this is pretty simple: when you wash your hair,…
Strategies for Balancing a Full-Time Job and Homeschooling A colleague instant messaged me from her newly established home office this week. “Are you laughing at all of us trying to get adjusted to working at home?” she quipped. She has two kids who are at home with her because of school closures. I chuckled, but…
I have a mastermind group that meets monthly, and prior to our meetings, we all fill out and share a reflection form that includes an inventory on our self-care. “I have been doing self-care by . . .” This week, I blanked. Had I been doing self-care? Other than the monthly half-day retreat I attended…
If your life as a modern woman looks anything like mine, it is overwhelmingly full. Whether you work or not, have children or not, are married or not, homeschool or send your children to school, belong to a church or not, you are likely busy in a way that feels inescapable. It may feel impossible to…