11 Reasons Why Our Resolutions Fail

Who doesn’t want to be happy, healthier, and more accomplished in 2019? Sign me up! I know there are things that I want to achieve this year (most of them writing related!). If you’re like me,  I get slightly panicky thinking about creating, sustaining, and maintaining resolutions in 2019.

You don’t have to have make New Year’s resolutions, but if you do–be gentle with yourself, folks. Remember you’re trying to do the best you can with what you have available. Here’s a list of things I think can trip us up: Continue reading

Rebuilding Dreams From Ashes

After Jess and I had been dating for a year we began to dream a semi-perfect future. We knew it wasn’t going to be perfect, because we’d been in the church long enough to know that’s false thinking. But still you dream and you put into place plans. One of my mentors in College told me to “Hold plans loosely,” which was wise advice especially in light of what happened to us next Continue reading