by Laura Howe | Feb 4, 2020 | Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
“Oh. Must be nice! [ insert sarcasm ] They can afford to go on vacation.” “Oh. They have time to shop. Alone! With no kids!! Must be nice!” Have you ever found yourself cynical or having difficulty being encouraging to others when they tell you about their positive...
by Laura Howe | Oct 21, 2019 | Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
Unicorns pooping slime? Why is this even a thing?! My children have been obsessed with slime. This must be a common experience because the toy industry has developed every way in which slime can be marketed. I have avoided slime in my house as much as possible, but...
by Laura Howe | Oct 14, 2019 | Resilience & Anger
Meditation. What comes to mind when you hear this word? Yoga? Buddhism? New age humanism? Or do you think of prayer? Maybe King David’s writing of the psalms and aligning with the Holy Spirit? Yeah, not many people think about that last option. It is true that...
by Laura Howe | Aug 5, 2019 | Anxiety & Depression, Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
“Go for a walk… instead of working on a project that I’m weeks behind in?” Today is a beautiful Monday and I finally have a full day to catch up on a long list of to-dos. But God was drawing me to get out to exercise. I can tell you with certainty that it was God…...
by Laura Howe | Jul 8, 2019 | Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
On the outside, it may fool you. I’m the easy going parent. I enjoy being more spontaneous and love adventure. I’m not a clean freak and I’m okay with leaving the dishes in the sink for a day or two. But on the inside, oh man, on the inside I need to be in control of...
by Laura Howe | Jun 24, 2019 | Resilience & Anger, Stress & Burnout
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” was read every night as a bedtime story at our household this past week. The author, Laura Numeroff, describes how this cute boy offers a cookie to a mouse (in case you haven’t guessed by the name yet, ha!) and how the boy responds to...
