There’s a battle waging for our minds and for the minds of the coming generation.  It’s a battle of truth vs. lies.  But the good news is that there is a way to choose and believe truth.

“Why don’t the stickers stay on her?”

The maker spoke softly.  “Because she has decided that what I think of her is more important than what they think.  The stickers only stick if you let them. – You Are Special, Max Lucado

You want to know how to escape the rat race.  This means you already know what the rat race is.  But let’s just make it really clear.  The ‘rat race’ is a race that no matter how fast or hard you run… you don’t get anywhere.  EXHAUSTING.

Here’s what I’ve learned: Apparently the life of rats can echo the life of people… but the rats are smarter.

In 3 days, I’m hopping on a plane and flying for 6.5 hours to the beautiful island of Maui.  That’s all pretty exciting.  But you know what I’m most excited for?  6.5 hours on an airplane to PLAN.  Yea, I’m fully aware that I’m a nerd.  I’ve been researching the best planners for busy moms, and I finally decided.  So, I went and bought a brand new planner, a fresh notebook, and a whole bunch of nice pens… and I can’t wait for the uninterrupted time to make some plans & set some goals.

This guest blog post on “Healthy Food Options for Kids” is by Christine Muldoon, M.ed, NTP of Nourishing Littles.

This is a guest post from Shanda Fulbright.  Shanda was generous with her time and went live in my Facebook group to discuss this topic- Chasing Perfect.

We were on our way to church and my son wasn’t happy. He looked down at his resin
sculpture, a dog he created with a mold he made, and sighed in disgust.
“What’s wrong?” I asked him. He worked on this piece all day. He was so proud when it first
came out of the mold. He sanded it, cleaned and polished it. He even touched up the edges
and smoothed out the imperfections.

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.

Today I’m going to share the recipe for my favorite DIY all purpose cleaner.  It gets the job done, while keeping my family, and the environment, safe.

At The Grace To Grow, we’re all about living intentionally, stewarding well, and getting the most out of life so that we can love well and serve well.  A big part of that is living as toxin free as possible.

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!