I don’t know about you, but I’m busy. So much so that some days, when people ask me how I am, that’s all I can think to say: busy. I suspect it’s a sign of the times. We live in a world that’s go-go-go. Women today are expected to do so much. We hold down…
Are you exhausted from the accumulation of wife and mom duties, work, social activities, and the stress of trying to do it all? A recent stumble up the stairs, spilling everything out of my arms, made me realize the importance of freeing up my arms and my agenda. Days earlier, I watered yet again the…
Left unsupervised, I’m a zealous joiner. Every project, every committee, every study group, and every volunteer role sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to get involved and make a contribution. When I hear about a new possibility or project, my immediate reaction is to raise my hand or make a beeline for the sign-up…
Summer begs for the tagline “vacation.” Summer vacation—doesn’t that sound good? I’m the child of two travelers, and our summer vacations were epic. Each year my dad pulled out Mobil Travel Books for us kids to help choose a destination and accommodations. We had one super sophisticated requirement in our rubric: the hotel had to…
“Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap.” This tiny morsel of truth might be one of the most profound things my mom has taught me. She gave this advice when I was a type A teenager trying to juggle sports, friendships, GPA goals, and PMS. She repeated it when I…
When I lay my head on my pillow at night, I rarely feel like I’ve finished everything on my to-do list. More often, I sing myself to sleep with the laundry list of the incomplete. Homework papers left unsigned, dishes left unwashed, and books left unread. Women have a jumble of demands pressing down on…