I burned the damn onions!

I burned the damn onions!

While cooking dinner tonight I burned the damn onions. Not because onions are hard to cook, but because I was trying to do too much at once. 

Sound familiar? 

While I was cooking the meat and heating up the veggies, I loaded the dishwasher and wiped down the counters. I can’t stand cooking in a cluttered kitchen. 

Everything was going well. 

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God let me down today!

God let me down today!
“God let me down today.” Those were the words that flew out of Darcee’s mouth, my seven-year-old daughter, as she stormed away from me and headed towards her room crying. 

I just stood there with a shocked look on my face. Then, I turned to my other daughter, Delilah, to verify if I heard her correctly. 

I asked Delilah- “Did she just say, God, Let me down today?” At that moment, Delilah and I both started laughing because that was precisely what she said. (We were not laughing at her comment, we were laughing that we both needed verification that we heard her right.) 

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pray, personal development, raising children, family, home, self-reflection,

Do You Strip Your Clothes?

Do You Strip Your Clothes?

STOP, and get your mind out of the gutter. I am talking about laundry stripping. 


Have you ever heard of laundry stripping?


The first time I heard about it was back in March. I thought it was kind of silly. To me, it sounded like it was just like soaking your clothes using the soak cycle on your washing machine. But a lot more work.

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Messy House Messy Thoughts

Messy House Messy Thoughts

Do you feel like your mind is always running in 100 different directions? Ya know the moment you can not even finish one thought before the next thought starts pulling you in another direction. 

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mindset,

Why Mess Is Such a Trigger

Why Mess Is Such a Trigger

Our brains love order. 


Science proves that our surroundings have a major impact on our mood. Including our stress levels. Everything from lighting to smells, even noise, and the temperature contribute to our mood. 


It makes sense that being surrounded by order or organization gives us a sense of control. For some of us, this is why being in a messy environment is a major trigger for us. 

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mindset, relationships, home