**Update: I’ve changed the logo for my blog since this post was written, but the message is still just as relevant.** One of my friends recently helped me re-do my blog. I’d needed to do it for a long time,…
5 Tips to Help Turn You Into a Consistent Journaler
I’ve always wanted to be a consistent journaler. But wanting and actually doing are two very different things. I’d do well for a while, and then I wouldn’t. I’d get a new journal, thinking that would be the key to…
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Practical Tips for Becoming an Early Riser
Ben Franklin said it way back in 1735: Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. I think Ben was on to something. Although I struggle with the early to bed part, and I have…
How to Do a Vision Reset: Getting Your Goals and Habits Back on Track
I don’t know about you, but when I was thinking about 2020 back in the last months of 2019, I had starry eyes about the chance to enter a whole new decade, and that decade was full of so much…
Protect the Asset: How Prioritizing Yourself Boosts Your Productivity
I first heard this term—“Protect the Asset”—from Greg McKeown, the author of one of my new all-time favorite books, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. You might’ve heard the term, “Self-Care,” and that means the same thing. It’s all about…
Giving Yourself Grace: What a Walk with My Grandsons Taught Me
One morning a couple of weeks ago, Kam and I and the boys went for a walk on the trail by their house. Tyson, who had turned 4 the day before, wanted to run with me, so we ran. And…
How to Choose a Word of the Year for Intentional Living
I firmly believe that words—the words we say to ourselves and about ourselves—can be so powerful in both negative and positive ways. Hopefully, in more positive ways. So as I’ve done in past years, I’ve chosen a word for the…
Step #1 to Making Changes and Achieving Goals: Keep Commitments to Yourself
A friend recently asked me, “How can I curb my sugar addiction and stress eating?” These are two important (and pretty common) questions! And if you’re struggling with these, or anything else you’d really like to do better at or…
Finding Hope in Failure: Why Your Struggles Are Hallowed Ground
I’m so beyond grateful I got to make a quick trip to Idaho this week to watch my sister (Janine Gilbert, English faculty member and totally awesome teacher!) give this week’s BYU-Idaho Devotional talk. This thought my sister shared during…
