The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

Are We Just Being Polite?

A true friend tells you that you have spinach in your teeth... We all know there is nothing worse than coming home after a visit realizing that our tag is out or zipper down, and no one said a word! Did they not know, or were they just being…

Looking fear in the face...

Sometimes when you take a long hard look at yourself you discover your reasons for being afraid just aren't good enough! Then you go and do something ridiculous like a video blog! I've been wanting to do a video blog for about 5 months. However,…

I didn't see this coming, but it's Friday!

Today I was in the  middle of writing a blog, when a very sweet friend of mine came over unexpectedly, and we spent an hour and half talking about God instead of me writing about Him. I then wandered over to a blogging friend, Ameena Falchetto,…

The Gift-To-Gab...

I was one of those kids who got in trouble for talking too much! My report card comments always said something like "Sweet, but talks too much in class." My first detention was, you guessed it, for talking in class. My favorite pass time, talking…

Why Do I Do It? What's the Goal?

Why in the world do you blog, Beth? Good question... I've asked myself that several times when sitting at my computer at 2 a.m.! I recently listened to a podcast where a woman by the name of  Penelope Trunk got all up in the business of a…

Show Them How He Loves You!

When my children were small I would pray that they would avoid all of the struggles, and pitfalls that I managed to find. It's a reasonable prayer request. Like any good parent, I desire my children's life to be joyful and peaceful; however,…

The Lazy Parent...

When Kaitlyn was around 18 months, she woke up one day and began testing the waters of who was in charge. We were moving from Montana to Florida, and I felt like we'd literally packed up one child and unpacked another! I called the church we'd…

Here Comes The Rain...

We got the first fall rain today. The day had that true autumn feel – overcast and dreary. On any other day, that description would have left me down, yet there is something the first rain leaves behind. It’s like a really good cleansing.…

Whose pack are you carrying?

I remember hiking through Glacier National Park with a toddler in a carrying backpack. She weighed no more than 20 pounds, but by the end of the hike it felt like a baby elephant on my shoulders.

Is It Possible?

Hello, my name is Beth, and I am addicted to Facebook... If there isn't already, there soon will be a 12-step program for Facebook addicts, to which I must confess, I think I am one. Isn't the first step to recovery admitting I have a problem?…