I have been waking up during the night with a barrage of thoughts and fears. Mainly they revolve around not doing enough, not being enough, and fear of death or losing a loved one. Continue reading Monday Musings- Thoughts on Fall and Falling
This summer, my husband and I are taking a flying hiatus. Instead of plane trips to other states, we are “staycationing” and road tripping in our current state of Colorado (not a bad place to stay, I’ll admit). We love flying and we love trips to see our family in Arkansas, but at the end of a recent busy season of traveling, we were exhausted. So, as a form of rest, we decided not to step foot on an airplane for the entire summer.
Continue reading An Airplane-Free Summer & Our Weekend in Crested Butte
A couple months ago, Heath and I decided to get away for a weekend to Lyons, Colorado for a mini vacation. We chose Lyons because it was a short trip, close to the mountains, and they have a tiny home hotel! Partly, it was a late valentine’s day trip, partly, I have a fascination with tiny homes, but mostly we wanted a “get away & get creative” weekend. Heath and I both have full-time jobs but we both are very passionate about creativity and have our own unique creative ventures & desires. Heath is a worship leader at our church and wants to dedicate more time to writing music. I also want to dedicate more time to writing (and one of the avenues is this blog!). Even though some weeks I may have up to 4 days off in a week, I still find it hard to devote significant chunks of time to writing or any creativity. It is very easy for me to get distracted by my weekly chores, some pile of clutter I want to go through, or meal planning and grocery shopping for the upcoming week. These are all good things, but the problem is.. that if I were to make a list of my weekly tasks and any extra to-dos, I could easily end up spending my whole weekend doing the tasks and put writing completely off. I think part of me believes a lie that creativity is not “important” or “responsible” but the truth is, it IS.
Continue reading Our Tiny Home Vacation & the Importance of Getting Away
