This is a letter to you.  A message to a mother, from a mother.

Who better to write a message to a mother, then someone who’s right there in the trenches with you?  I know what it is to love so much, and at the same time not want any human beings around me.

I know what it is to get angry and feel crushing guilt.

You guys.  It’s time to start spring cleaning the house, and I have created for you (and me!) a free, multi-page printable checklist for all things spring cleaning.  You are about to rock the whole clean house situation.  Free access to that is at the bottom of this post.  But for those of you who don’t mind hearing me ramble and learning some spring cleaning tips and tricks… read on!

Can you imagine a life lived where every moment was spent intentionally?  Even if moments of relaxation and quiet were intentional?  Today, for part 2 of our “Spring Clean Your Life Series,” we’re talking about how to manage your time wisely.

Welcome to Part 1 of the ‘Spring Clean Your Life Series.’  In part 1,we talk all about how to get your priorities straight.

Picture this scene with me.  Another day is done.  As you face the evening and evaluate your day… you know that you missed the mark.  You were impatient with your husband, didn’t read your Bible, the only prayer you said was asking forgiveness after losing your cool at the kids for running late…  and you just know that you need to get your priorities straight.  But… how?

Treat your body like a temple.  I know you have heard it before.  I certainly know I’ve heard it.  Or maybe you’ve heard the flip side of it- treat your body like an amusement park.  

In today’s post, I’m going to break down why you need to treat your body like a temple.  We’ll discuss the why, and of course, we are going to take a very practical look at the how.

I have been wanting to do a blog post on how to make better decisions in life for quite a while, but hadn’t made the time to do it!

Recently though, one of my wonderful readers reached out to me via email.  This is my favorite thing, by the way!  You should do it, too!

Anyway, in her email, she had detailed a few challenges she was experiencing.

I can paint a picture in my mind of how I want to think about sugar.  It feels good to imagine sitting on a warm front porch on a summer day indulging in sweet tea and my grandma’s famous lemon squares.  That sweet tea and those squares are loaded with sugar, and in this dream world, that’s not an issue.  The truth is a bit harder to swallow than those lemon squares and sweet tea, though.  It’s time to reveal the truth about sugar and inflammation.

I can remember being a young teenager, up in my attic bedroom with the lace curtains.  A lot of time was spent sitting on my bed, staring out that window to the fields and mountains beyond wondering WHAT my purpose was.  I fully knew that God created me for a reason, but I couldn’t understand what he wanted me to do with my life.  I was so busy trying to think my way to finding God’s purpose for my life, that I had immobilized myself.