How many times have we tried to fit into jeans that we can no longer fit? No matter how much we jump up and down, squeeze, or promise ourselves we’ll lose a little weight, the jeans just don’t fit anymore. We get so caught up on the number on the tag — telling ourselves, “I […]

I like to be busy. I keep a calendar, I maximize my time and capacity, and I enjoy getting things done. But I had to start asking myself: Am I being busy, or am I being productive? Is this pace of busyness producing the outcomes I actually want? Recently at work, I was on a project that […]

Are you doing okay? I wanted to take a minute and ask how your day was. Have you eaten? Three square meals? I’m not one to talk — usually two is my deal. How is school going? How are you performing in class? I know sometimes it can be hard to focus While containing all […]

God is so faithful! This week, He has been showing me the importance of having the right people around you. It’s not always about who you call your “crew,” your “friend,” or your “best friend.” Sometimes, it’s simply about having reliable people you can call on — and it’s just as important that they can call on you. […]

As I sit here writing, I’m working on the very website you’re reading right now. And let me tell you — the most tragic (okay, maybe not the most tragic, but definitely tragic) thing happened: I accidentally deleted the entire homepage. I’ve been working on this site for a while now — setting things up, designing, tweaking, […]

I did some research on this to get a better understanding of what these words actually mean. Here are the Merriam-Webster definitions of both selfish and selfless. In reading the definitions, the first thing that popped into my mind was: “Hey Barbara, this is Shirley.” Reason being—they’re really two sides of the same coin. When you think about it, selfishness is being […]

Parenting is hard! Not the “let your kids run wild and do whatever they want” kind of parenting, but the kind where you want to raise well-behaved, well-rounded citizens of the world — and pray they don’t terrorize the general public. You make sure they go to good schools, stay involved in extracurricular activities, go out to […]