• Mischief Managed

    This week I found myself wondering how many hours I will spend over my lifetime cleaning, decluttering, and reorganizing different areas in my home. How many minutes of this precious gift of a life will be shrouded in stress and anxiety because my domestic surroundings have a hand-holding relationship with my mental health. Our family, much like many others, routinely complete the cycle of purchase, place, purge. My husband and I are constantly trying to figure out how to tetris our closets or cabinets and come up with storage solutions to house all of our belongings. Belongings that once seemed like a blessing now the sepulcher for the illness called…

  • Deep Dive

    I have a secret. At the start of 2023, I revealed “enchantment” as my word of the year. What I didn’t tell you is that God whispered a second word in my ear, but I swatted at it like a pesky gnat because I didn’t know what to do with it. As someone who doesn’t have any debt and lives on a zero-based budget, I felt as though I have been nothing but a good steward of the resources God has blessed our family with. I’ve checked all the boxes, and my report card testifies that I aced the exam. So why would he give me the word “stewardship”? I…