if you’re following along with my things on this blog, i feel like i owe you an apology of sorts. it’s been a minute since i wrote in here. but. that’s going to change.

there’s a lot of irons in the fire on my side of the fence — family and kids, music, business, and things added in here and there that don’t fit into any categories at all, like building a chicken coop (haha yes. for real). i lost track of this community for a minute… but that’s ok. or at least i’m hoping it is 🙂

i’ve found that when i feel overwhelmed with the number of “things” the best thing i can actually do is pause. take a step back from one or two or three of the things. figure out if all of the things i’m doing actually need to stay. what can go. what do i want to continue to invest time in. by now we’ve all wished we could have more time in a day for long enough and it’s still not happening. so if that’s not going to change, we need to.

so i put the blog down for a second along with a couple other things that seemed like great things on paper, but if i’m not able to invest the time to do them well, what’s the point? power through to overwhelm and just do things with half effort? tempting… i do always say that done is better than perfect. but when i see my overall mental capacity decreasing as i have less and less space to even think, something had to go.

i find value, though, in nurturing through written word. i feel like it’s something with external as well as internal benefit… so i think it’s time this gets added back into the rotation.

this blog has always been a place for me to share mental health, motivation, self-care, and overall mindset things i’ve learned along the way or am personally working through or am gaining insight on. my compass has been Holy Spirit, and it will continue to be. i can’t take credit for all the good ideas i have — they’re borrowed, but i believe they need an outlet, because keeping them to myself would be selfish. kind of like music and songs — i write them, but if i never share them or give them to anyone, what purpose do they serve?

let this be your reminder that it’s ok to pause. it’s ok if you’re not where you thought you would be. it’s ok if stuff doesn’t look like you thought it would. it’s ok if God’s plan looks different than your own — actually, if you’re anything like me, that’s sometimes a very good thing. i’ve talked myself in more negative, overly self-critical circles than i can count, and i’m just here trying to help someone get off the ride a little faster than i did with as little collateral damage as possible. here’s how:

encourage → i wanna remind you you’re not alone in your struggles and give you hope to keep going.

equip → i always love to share tools, habits, and practices that actually make life lighter, healthier, and more balanced.

normalize → i wanna break the stigma around mental health and self-care by talking about the messy and the real.

inspire → i like to show you what it looks like to grow through faith, resilience, and self-compassion.

connect → i wanna co-create a space where you feel seen, understood, and like part of this community.

thank you for being here. thank you for sharing in my vulnerability. thank you for taking any of my advice — it truly is something i hope serves you. take what you need and live a little lighter today, knowing you’re not alone and whatever valley you’re in is never permanent.

♥, SF