Summer in our home has always meant losing track of time. We stay up later and let our body wake us instead of our alarm clocks. Our meal schedule is relaxed, and we eat when we're hungry. Leftovers seem to taste fresher and the never-ending supply of lemonade and ice tea carries us through the lazy afternoon hours. We do everything we can to NOT follow a normal schedule because our souls need to do more than breathe - they need to exhale. Slow and easy. It's been this way for more than 20 summers, and it's one way we refresh and reconnect with ourselves...by intentionally losing time. Summer is too short to not learn the value of losing time. And the benefits are too great to throw away. ~sharper thinking and out-of-the-box clarity ~increased creativity ~more Continue Reading
Summer Refresh: 6 Weeks to a Better You!
Summer could not get here fast enough! It's been an exhausting school year, and I'm tired. My mind, my body and my soul are tired. I feel it more this summer than in the past, and I know I need to spend time losing time. I want to forget about doing and practice being. ~sink in chunky chair and read a good book ~welcome the sunrise over the morning waves ~sink my feet into the warm beach sand ~spend more time with family and friends ~ move and stretch and feel strong ~meander through the green market ~do something creative ~remember happy times ~take a nap ~remember what it's like to exhale Do you feel it also? Do you feel summer calling you to step away from your busy life and choose to be refreshed? Then join me for #SummerRefresh: 6 Weeks to a Better Continue Reading
When we are Called to the Urgency of Rest – Fresh Market Friday
Lately, I've been longing for rest and marking the days off the calendar until life can finally slow down, and my world will stop spinning. But with so many transitions and changes, sacrificing a traditional vacation seems to be the norm for the past few years. Maybe you are in this place also. The place where life just won’t stop spitting out the unexpected. Where anticipating does more harm than good. And if we have one more unexpected emergency or calamity, we just might not be able to get through it without a meltdown. When we live in the realm of the unexpected too long, we risk losing ourselves, our purpose and our joy. We find ourselves weary and worn from the splinters left behind, and we hear God calling us to a different kind of urgency. An urgency void of Continue Reading