I’m overweight and uncomfortable. I overeat every day and I binge from time to time. It’s exhausting trying to control my eating habits. Most days I feel so overwhelmed by anxieties and fears that I can’t stop eating. I use food to cope. I’m hurting my body with fats, carbs, and sugars. I know…
Today’s parenting post is by Grace. Grace is a wife, homeschooling mom, doula, pastor’s kid, and writer. She currently resides in southern Oregon with her husband and three gorgeous children, where they enjoy walks in the woods, wading in the river, reading good books, and attending a diverse and compassionate church. You can find…
Dear Readers My Sweet Friend Agreed To Share Her Story With You Today. May Her Honesty and Openness Encourage You If You Are Going Through Post Partum Depression. Please Feel Free To Share This Story With Someone You Know Who Might Be Struggling. My childhood day dreams were filled with fantasies of someday becoming a…
Lindsay I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank You so much for sharing your story with us. I bet your Grandparents love you dearly. You are such a sweet and tender person. God bless you. On January 10, 2015, I lost my grandfather. In two years and seven months I had lost all of my…
Please pick up five things to throw away I tell my kids as I park our truck in front of the house. My truck has turned into everyone’s trash can. Not proud to admit this, but we eat on the go all the time. It’s a habit that seems too big to break. When I…
1:05PM My kids are rustling quietly around in their beds. It’s rest time at our house, and it is a rare day indeed that we can’t set our clock by rest time. Considering I lean in the direction of free range parenting, this strict enforcing of quiet time could seem a little strange. As a…
“If your boundary training consists only of words, you are wasting your breath. But if you ‘do’ boundaries with your kids, they internalize the experiences, remember them, digest them, and make them part of how they see reality.” ― Henry Cloud She was frustrated, it was written all over face. She wasn’t asking for the…
Originally posted on Find the Lovely:
Photo credit: demondimum via morgueFile You didn’t ask to be here. You didn’t want to come in. This valley seemed to come from nowhere. You didn’t see any caution sign. You didn’t see a bend in the road. Your path had been straight and sunny. Until now. It just…
Originally posted on Life with the Sodbusters:
This is not an easy post to write. I am more of a quiet person when it comes to feelings. It is hard for me to share what I am truly thinking or feeling and so I keep it all bottled up inside. But, when others are hurting…
I’m thrilled to introduce you to Beth! Today she shares her story and thoughts about depression. Thank You Beth! ” Crazy Chicken Lady. Depression Warrior. Chronic Introvert. Beth Biggers is the lone island of estrogen in her family of four. She married her best friend at the tender age of nineteen. She is the chief…
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