Tag: rest

• Hope in the New Year

  

  I recently took a really, really deep breath. I am certain I am not alone in the deep breath crowd. The holidays are fun, but wow, they nearly kill me every year. I hesitate to say that out loud because I never want my children to think I hate the holidays or that they themselves […]

  Melissa

  January 5, 2021

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• Stop Empowering Me

  

  On my quest to live my life my way, with little concern for what others think about it, I hit speed bumps daily. This learning to love oneself isn’t as easy as it sounds. It has to be more than just a nice little love. It’s got to be an in your face, you are mine and […]

  Melissa

  February 5, 2020

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• Peace, Love, and Midlife

  

  Please tell me who I am supposed to be when I grow up, because I can’t seem to figure it out. I have always been “different.” I have never run with the crowd. I swim upstream. March to the beat of a different drum…What other cliche phrases can I use to describe myself? It used […]

  Melissa

  August 23, 2019

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  childhood, children, encouragement, family, home education, homeschool, homeschooling, inspiration, love, middle age, midlife, midlife crisis, mom, mommies, mommy, moms, motherhood, peace, raising children, rest, self care, self esteem, single dad, single mom, single parenting, stay at home mom, working mom

• Just Let Me Warm My Tea

  

  I canceled everything today, to enjoy a rainy day at home with the kiddos. I haven’t had a full day at home in so long. I plan on getting lots done – but for now I am still in my pjs at 9:30am, in my bed, with a cup of tea, staring at a blank […]

  Melissa

  June 4, 2019

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  alone time, blogging, encouragement, inspiration, life decisions, life goal, middle age, midlife, mom, mommy, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, prayer, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, rest, self care, single dad, single mom, single parenting