Community
Life’s messy, complicated, and often unpredictable—and it’s in that mess where community becomes essential. This is the place where you’ll find stories about the people who walk beside us through all the chaos, confusion, and hard moments, reminding us that we don’t have to face life’s challenges alone.
Sometimes community means laughing until you cry, sometimes it’s sitting quietly through the tough stuff, and sometimes it’s the brave act of inviting someone in when you’re tempted to shut the door.
In the mess of life—the tangled, messy, beautiful chaos—community is the steady hand that holds yours. Here, you’ll find stories of shared struggles, quiet strength, and the fierce friendship that blooms when we dare to invite someone into our imperfect lives. Because even when the road feels rough, it’s softer when walked together.
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What the 90s Asphalt Challenge Taught Me about Community and Burnout
When is the first time you felt embraced by a community? For me, it was during the summers of my youth on walks home from the pool. “Mama, how are you doing that? Aren’t your feet burning?“ No sweetie peatie, my feet aren’t burning at all. In fact, back in my day, we used to Read more
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Grieving a Dog with Kids: What Helped Us Heal Together
The Mess of Grief: Losing our Sweet Kane Our sweet silver-lab, Kane, went to be with God. Now my youngest prays, ‘God, help Kane shine bright in heaven.’ Saying goodbye to our silver-lab Kane on my daughter’s 10th birthday was a different kind of grief—and now we are trying to find peace in the mess Read more
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Finding Peace During Christmas Chaos: Embrace the Magic
The Mess: Christmas Shopping. Tis the season for stressed out women trying to make the Christmas magic happen for everyone. My goal this season was to find peace during the Christmas chaos. This year I was determine to get all the business and busyness of Christmas shopping over and done with early so I could Read more
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Clueless with Comparison Fatigue
Today’s mess: comparison fatigue and the gut-sinking feeling of not being enough. I’m a firm believer that almost anything can be overcome with personal growth and learning, but it is hard to get there. Understanding Comparison Fatigue: The Silent Confidence Killer It is easy to scroll through social media in the comfort of your own home Read more
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Conflicting Schedules
1 woman needing to get 2 girls to 2 different places at 5:30 that are exactly 22 minutes apart. Stop me if you’ve heard this one or if this is your everyday life. It’s officially spring time and that means tons of conflicting schedules. On this particular day, you guessed it, my husband was at Read more