My first rule for managing a family plan calendar is (drum roll please)…   Lower those pesky little expectations of yourself, sister.  If you’ve been reading VF for awhile …

How do I work from home with kids and get stuff done, you ask? That, my friend, requires tenacity, patience, quick decision making skills, and a solid schedule. There are …

If you found your way to this article, you’re probably thinking that life is just a teeeeensssy bit more stressful than before COVID-19, yes?   Whether you are a nurse …

I have two children. Only one of which is old enough to understand that the world doesn’t make sense right now. She’s been asking a lot of questions like, “Why …

Recently, I was clearing out/organizing the notes in my phone and found this brilliant little excerpt from a marriage book I read years ago. It’s relevant to so many of …

I like to check in with my mind/heart/body/soul EVERY day to see what I need more (or less of) in my life. Then I listen and take action! When I …

I use the Bible’s simple illustration for work/life balance: Work for six days. Rest for one day. Repeat. Although there is a ton of evidence that shows working a full …

After losing our last baby, Paul and I were really nervous about this pregnancy. When we saw that little plus sign on the test again, we smiled, hugged, then gave …

On Thanksgiving day, I got into a car wreck… No one was hurt, so I got back in my car and drove away, trembling but deeply grateful. I could have …

I’m very curious about modern technology (specifically smartphones). How they can be utilized as a tool for good and evil, what smartphones do to the rewiring of our human brains, …

I don’t know about you, but I really enjoy being outside. Something about it calls to me. Both feet planted on the Earth’s soil makes me feel connected to nature …

Many of us have the experience (at least from time to time) of not really being “in control” of our day. Not only are we not in control of it, …