Do you dare? I asked myself that question in the last moments of the last day of last month. Did I dare to try more than I had tried before and to continue doing what I accomplished in the days past? Yes. Yes, I do dare. I jumped into the day out of obligation. My […]
Better habits build a better life and if you want the better life you will have to be consistent in better choices. It shouldn’t be complicated, and yet I seem to find masterful ways of making it complicated, convoluted, and just plain crazy. I know to do better, but I choose what’s behind the other […]
Knowing your why matters because it makes it possible to make the right choices, the better choices, and even the saving choices. If you don’t know why, then any choice will be equal because you have no idea which way to go. “Are you doing what you think you’re supposed to be doing?” My husband […]
Stop hoping. Hope provides fuel for possibilities but hoping for it doesn’t get you there. You have to start doing if you want to breathe life into hope. Otherwise, it withers into a wish and then fades into a whiff of smoke. Hope happens to be a favorite topic of mine. The term #hopesmith became […]
You have to have balance. Work, home, family, health – they all need attention! Don’t steal from one to invest in the other. Balance your day so they all get their necessary allotment. It doesn’t have to be complicated to work. It just has to be your own, unique balance. The first time I created […]
You have to take action if you want to make change. Action doesn’t happen to you. Action doesn’t find you. Your actions are driven by you – always. Now, you can allow the actions you choose to be dictated by others or you can allow the actions you take to be determined by you. No […]
Excuses show up and demand attention. You have to find the way to see beyond excuses and find one more step. There will always be a reason not to do it and there will always be a way to get it done. You have to choose. I know it’s up to me, but I don’t […]
If you want to then you will. When we really want something or really feel like we have to do something then we make a way. It becomes a priority and we do what we have to do to make it happen. If you aren’t where you want to be then ask yourself if it […]
The heart of church lies in the relationships that are built up and grown up by hearts and in hearts. It moves beyond the walls of a building or even the dictations of a denomination. True Family happens when hearts connect. You have to know your own place and purpose if you are going to […]
Invest time in others. Step outside of your routine to make room for others. The more you are willing to give the more you will discover you get in return. Moving from homeschooling to traditional school does not only require an adjustment for the student. Mom has to adjust as well. I never realized how […]
