answering the call to restful living; with joy
Hello November! It’s a new month and that means a new wellness challenge. My challenge last month was to knit every day. I did that successfully and enjoyed working on my projects a little bit each evening before heading to bed. My challenge for November is gratitude, specifically focused on home. I know, I usually …
It’s not about having time, it’s about making time Last week, I talked about feeling like I don’t have the time to take care of myself, and my physical wellness in particular. I also started to feel a bit overwhelmed with everything else I want to do; not the things I have to do, but …
In previous posts, I shared what I’ve been learning from Illustrated Faith’s Word Nerd devotional kit. This week, I’m in the third session which is titled Renew. The word Renew means to make like new, restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection. The author of the devotional reminded us that mediating on God’s word helps us …
It has been a challenging week! That was an understatement. I had difficulty sleeping every single night this week. I had insomnia a couple nights where I woke around 2 AM and had trouble returning to sleep. When I did sleep, I would wake feeling like I didn’t get any rest. These sleep issues are …
Last week, I shared what I learned from session one – Meditate – of Illustrated Faith’s Word Nerd devotional kit. This week, I’m in session two which is titled Remember. It talks about the importance of remembering what God has done and said. It also relates back to session one because meditating on God’s word …
Monday was the first day back to school for us. As I mentioned last week, our family has been homeschooling for the past four years. However, this year, we enrolled the kids in public school and will be doing online learning. Live lessons with a teacher are estimated to start next week and the kids …