If you’re reading these words, you made it. You may be crawling across the finish line, banged up and battle weary, but you did it. Somehow, we survived one of the craziest years ever, and for that alone I want to give you a high five across the computer screen. Well done, friend. Whether you feel as though you accomplished anything in 2020 or not, I can promise you did. If you’re a mom or parent, you navigated a life and classroom that looked nothing like anything you ever imagined. Continue Reading
Signs that Loneliness Has Turned to Despair
While we continue to navigate life in the middle of a pandemic, it's important for us to distinguish between loneliness and despair or loss of hope. Because while one has a solution that is usually quick and simple, the other can be more dangerous. Friends, loneliness and depression are becoming a pandemic of their own. It's one we don't hear about as often, but it's there. It started in late April. This feeling of loneliness overtook me, and I realized I hadn’t hugged anyone outside the Continue Reading
The Truth About Belonging that Opened a Loner’s Heart
“You’ve changed in the short time I’ve known you.” My friend made the observation as we drove up the windy road through the mountains, chatting on our way home from a moms’ night out. I smiled because I knew she meant the statement in a positive way. After over a year living in northern Utah, my walls were finally coming down. I was inviting people into the space in my heart I usually kept guarded. And this was a huge step for me. Whenever we invite someone into the part of our souls that Continue Reading
