Reflections
Honest reflections on motherhood, integrative health, faith, and the messy-beautiful journey of becoming who you were made to be.
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I have a problem with the tree in front of my house. Every year, without fail, it refuses to drop its leaves until December. Sloppy action is better than perfect inaction — progress matters more than perfection.
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The marigolds in front of my mailbox were looking pretty rough by the end of August. I honestly thought they were finished. But then September came, and after some simple TLC, they surprised me with the fullest blooms of the summer.
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“Nothing is going wrong.” That’s what I whispered to myself as I heard the dreaded thud, thud, thud, knowing instantly my tire had popped. Hidden in the interruptions are often the exact lessons we never knew we needed.
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This wasn’t how I wanted this to go. I was crushed. Here I was with my fourth baby and he was refusing to nurse. But this time, I had tools to identify my thoughts and find solutions I didn’t know existed.
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This morning, my sink delivered an unexpected but powerful message. So often in life, we notice signs — physical symptoms, emotional struggles — but push them down with good intentions, planning to address them “later.”
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A few weeks back, I shared a beach photo with friends and family. The pristine sandy shore sparked a bit of envy. Then I mentioned the 55-degree temperature — and their jealousy quickly faded.
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I've enjoyed the practice of reading through Proverbs, a proverb a day based on the date. Every time I come to Proverbs 14:4, it resonates so deeply in me during this season of motherhood and littles.
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This past year hasn’t gone how I thought it would go. A year of pivots — leaving the job, starting the classes, and learning that a different type of season is not the same as a wasted one.
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This past weekend I found myself eating breakfast solo at the kitchen counter, watching our bird feeder bustle with life in the falling snow. They had everything they needed — more than enough, actually.
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This past Sunday was 40 weeks. Forty weeks of growing and protecting life inside — and then the due date came and went. There is a joy available in the waiting, if we will take it.
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A few weeks ago I was having my weekly session with one of my newer clients. She got on the call so excited, listing off everything she was going to do — and then never decided on any of it.
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It’s a new year, a new month, a new week — so much excitement can come with that. But so many people skip goals entirely because they don’t stick. What if the goal was never the point?
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You were born to be a creator. You were made to have an idea in your head and bring it into reality — from the toddler stacking wobbly block towers to the work you were made to do.
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I remember sitting at the stop light with tears in my eyes: “I don’t want to go to work.” It was something I found myself saying more and more — and the parable of the talents would not leave me alone.
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“It’s just hard.” That seems to be the theme of this summer that I keep hearing — from family, from friends, from clients, from the lady at the grocery store. Everything is just hard.
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What if I told you that chances are, it isn’t your circumstances causing the stress or anxiety in your life? It’s the thoughts you are having about them — and those you can actually change.
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If you ask most RNs, they remember the moment they knew they wanted to be a nurse. I remember the day I realized I didn’t want to be one anymore — and what I found on the other side of it.
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You woke up earlier than you normally do today, just before my alarm was going to go off. I could have thought “not now, I have so much to do.” There was a time I would have. But I changed my thought.
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