“Bravery is moving Scared” Rebekah Lyons Over the years as I’ve taken various personality assessments or social style evaluations I’ve frequently been seen as having a split personality. Apparently a highly task driven individual(that’s me) is not meant to also be highly people-focused (me also). I have been told they aren’t generally compatible with one…
Early on in my parenting journey one of my aunts said something that truly impacted my parenting style. I’m not sure she realized the impact her casual comment would make, stating it more as a personal reflection on what she wished she had done differently. She cautioned me not to correct my child’s behavior because…
Some people have suggested that I am a minimalist. And while I’m all in favor of reducing, reusing, and recycling the truth is I just don’t like clutter. Anyone who has helped our family move has learned that we have way more stuff than appears on the surface. We happen to be really good at…
Maybe in defiance to all the anger and hate scrolling across my feeds and news media, the word LOVE has been rolling around over and over in my head. My heart has always desired to be someone who simply stated loved God and loved people. To me, it feels like two sides of the same…
When the boys were small as summer approached I would fill outside buckets with sidewalk chalk, bubbles, water balloons, and simple outside activities. We’d often get a tiny pool for the backyard, sprinklers, and water toys. So many summer memories were made in our backyard and driveway. Then they started to outgrow these simple things….
I’ve spent a lot of time journaling in recent weeks, journaling about how I felt angry about what is happening in our world right now. I’d like to think that it is a natural response for many of us as we watch the news. I am angry at the injustice. I am angry about the…
