I don't usually take significant chunks of down time, usually I plow right through until I crash. Lately, however, there has been a recurring instruction in my time in the Word, in sermons, and in books: REST. SABBATH. Allow yourself to be restored.
One day I was sitting on the couch with my hubby and I lost an earring back to the recesses of the couch. Somehow or another, I was down to TWO earring backs for about six pairs of studs.
We had lots of talk about rain here in Austin during the month of April. There was even the discussed possibility that we might need to open the floodgates of one of our local dams for the first time in nine years.
From around the time I was fourteen, I have started almost every morning with a giant mug of black tea with two teaspoons of sugar and a splash of two percent milk.
One thing I am learning about planners is that often different seasons of life call for a different style of agenda. As I have different needs for organization and dates, I go on a hunt for the planner that best fits my current situation.
Let's be real, meal planning is overwhelming. There are many factors to process such as schedules, grocery shopping, knowing what to cook, and other complexities. So how do we wade through all of the decisions?
This month I read two books that I'm pretty sure are going to make my top ten list for 2016 and I also read almost as many novels as I did nonfiction.
Because of my adoration for the dainty, I love artistic letters that are filled with scrolls, wisps, and elaborate detail. I love seeing the creative world trending toward beautiful lettering.
Whenever I think about organizing, I ponder the impending project for days and sometimes weeks, trying to figure out exactly from what angle I want to attack. Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that I must first look at the item or items that need organizing and ask myself, "How often do I use these items?"
I recently surveyed my office and living room and realized that I had magazines everywhere. It was definitely time to do something.
I have loved reading ever since I was a little girl. While I have had seasons of not reading, I always return to books to help me learn, rest, and explore.
At the end of one year and the beginning of the next, I try to set aside some time to reflect on the year past and to dream for the year to come. I definitely set goals. Except this year, I decided to call them aims.
As my husband, friends, and teachers will tell you, I have a tendency to skip over the basics. I will leave out the foundational details of an idea or thought or story because I have the assumption that my listener or reader already knows or understands what I am talking about. I have discovered the difficult way that this is simply not so.