Category: intentional-living
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From Diagnosis to Action: Managing Fatty Liver Health
In June of 2023, I received a test result that stopped me in my tracks. The ultrasound report referenced a Metavir score of F4, which is associated with cirrhosis. If you have ever seen a word like that on your own medical report, you understand how quickly your mind moves. It does not ease into…
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Peace for the Overwhelmed: A Monday Reset After Resurrection
Yesterday was Easter, and today is Monday. The dishes are still in the sink, the emails are waiting, and the to-do list did not disappear simply because we paused to celebrate something sacred. And if you are in Ohio, it may even be snowing, which somehow feels fitting for a year that has already carried…
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Bloom: Focus on What Matters Most
Let’s slow this down for a minute and talk like we would if we were sitting across from each other. Because right now, a lot of you are trying to build something meaningful while living very full, very real lives, and the advice out there often sounds good in theory but falls apart in practice.…
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Friday Flashback: When Hope Ends and Somehow Begins Again
Featuring Natasha Bedingfield — Soulmate There are songs that don’t just remind you of a time period. They remind you of who you were emotionally when you lived inside that season of life. Soulmate was that song for me. Around 2010, I listened to it constantly while an on-again, off-again relationship finally, definitively ended. And…
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National Get Up Day: The Quiet Strength of Getting Back Up
National Get Up Day lands at an interesting time of year. January ends, winter still feels long, and many people are already tired of pushing toward goals they set just a few weeks ago. The ice-skating connection makes sense because skating teaches something most of us resist learning in life: that falling is not failure.…
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Why ‘Vienna’ Encourages a Slower Pace in Life
There are songs that feel like they were written for adulthood, even if you first heard them much younger. “Vienna” is one of those. It waits for you. You don’t fully understand it at first, and then one day it quietly taps you on the shoulder and says, “You’re tired because you’ve been rushing.” Billy…
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The Journey of Faith: Embracing Uncertainty
There is something deeply restorative about being alone in your car. No one is asking you to turn the radio down. No competing playlists. Just a stretch of road, a few thoughts, and a song that somehow knows exactly where you are in life. On my way to the doctor’s office this week, I found…
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End of Year Thank You
As we close out this year, I want to take a moment simply to say thank you. Thank you for reading, commenting, sharing, and showing up here. Whether you’ve been with me from the beginning or just found your way here recently, your support means more than you know. Every like, message, and kind word…
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Healing Through the New Year: A Personal Journey
It’s the last Monday of 2025, and what a roller coaster this year has been. I had posts planned. I had ideas lined up. And then life did what life sometimes does: it intervened in ways I wasn’t expecting. On Christmas Day, instead of soaking in rest and celebration, I checked into the hospital. I…
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Celebrate the Spirit: ’Twas the Monday Before Christmas Poem
’Twas the Monday before Christmas, and all through the house, Moms hurried with purpose, quick as a mouse.The stockings were hung weeks ago with great care,While inflation-driven prices gave shoppers a scare. The tree was already trimmed, lights glowing just right,Two-week breaks have begun, days blurring into night.Packages now rest in delivery hands,While dads eye…
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Slow Down Saturday: The Sacred Work of Waiting
Right now, most packages are no longer in our hands.Except for express overnight, they are entrusted to delivery drivers, moving steadily toward their destinations. The rush is over. The labels are printed. The Q4 push has ended. For resellers, creators, and small business owners, this moment always feels strange. After weeks of urgency, strategy, and…
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Wisdom Wednesday: When You Can’t Be There and the Plan Still Changes
When you are preparing to welcome a child into the world, planning becomes a form of comfort. Appointments are scheduled, lists are checked, and a birth plan is carefully discussed with medical providers. You imagine who will be in the room, how the day will unfold, and the role you will play when the moment…
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