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BBi-2013, Week 8 :: Be on Time (Or Confessions of a Reformed Habitually Late...
I am embarrassed to admit this, but for ten years, I never knew our church service opened with a scripture reading and prayer, not singing. I was one of them. I was the college student who sprinted...
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BBi-2013, Week 9: Manage Your Chaos
Last week, we had some chaos going on in our house. Not life-altering, heart-wrenching chaos. But mess-up-my-routine, nothing-is-where-it-should be, chaos. We are in the midst of remodeling our home,...
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BBi 2013, Week 10 :: Be Quiet
“Quiet time is often not quiet. Our designated prayer time is generally consumed by hurried meditation on a scripture passage, a run through the Rolodex of persons to intercede/petition for, and...
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BBi-2013, Week 14: Give Your Funk to God
I don’t even know where to start with this post. This is a blog about living a well-balanced life, right? Well here it is. This is what I’m trying to balance right now: I’m in a blog funk. And I feel...
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BBi-2013, Week 15: Recognize Rhythms of Life
I prepared this post before I saw the news. I wrestled with whether to go ahead and run it as scheduled, or just let it rest a day or two. I decided to post it. But before I do, I just want to say...
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Fitness Friday :: 13 Questions I Ask Myself When I’m in a Funk
As you all know, I’ve been in a little funk. And as you also know, I’m going with it. That’s because I’m pretty sure nothing major is happening in my body (i.e. pregnancy, depression or illness). Even...
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DeClutter 2014: Week One
I already feel better. Last week, I was hyperventilating. The clutter, it was suffocating me. It secretly lurked in the dark corners of my home. No one could see it, because I don’t entertain in my...
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Bring Balance to Your Life (and Joy to Everyone Else)
I’ve discovered a secret to balance. A way to repel haters, whiners and life-suckers. A way to exit a conversation without feeling the need to rehash, second-guess or defend every word I speak. A way...
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Fitness Friday: 58 Things The Scale Can’t Measure
1. Muscle mass. 2. Blood volume. 3. Bone density. 4. Size of internal organs. 5. Water retention. 6. Blood sugar levels. 7. Resting heart rate. 8. Blood pressure. 9. How many push-ups you can do. 10....
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9 Things I’m Doing to Stay Balanced Right Now
The first full month of school is in my rearview mirror. And I can honestly say, it’s taken every bit of the last 30 days to successfully transition. Moving from Loosey-Goosey-Sticky-Summer to the...
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Balance for the Year Starts in January
I love January. It’s my favorite month of the year. I’ve said it here before, but it bears repeating: I much prefer to celebrate Emmanuel in the quiet, simple, uncluttered routines of January than I do...
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Everyday Balance: Three Practices I Cannot Skip
I have very little margin in my day. Normally, I work hard to keep my calendar clear and my days uncluttered so I have lots of flexibility. But right now, I’m in flippin’ survival mode. I’m not asking...
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Everyday Balance: Thoughts on Guilt and Rest
Yesterday, I took a nap. Here’s the thing about me and naps: unless I’m vomiting or up all night with someone who has been vomiting, I suffer tremendous guilt about the nap. I mean, I don’t DESERVE the...
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The Ultimate Guide to Summer Balance with Kids
I feel guilty for admitting this, but I sorta dread summer. I love the warm weather. I love sleeping in past 5:10 am. I love NOT having to pack lunches/sit in carpool/check math homework/fight with...
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Balance Tip: Discover the Thing that Centers You
Not long ago, on an ordinary Tuesday, I was fluttering around my house, aimlessly. Oh, I was getting-‘er-done (sort of), but I was bouncing from thing to thing to thing, like a pinball: throwing in...
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Finding Balance in Empty Spaces
If moving taught me anything, it taught me this: We have a lot of stuff. Even after getting rid of a ton of stuff, we still have a lot of stuff. I spent a year cleaning every closet, cupboard and...
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The Key to Balance (No, For Real! The Struggle Ends Here)
I write about Balance, not because I am a Balance Expert, but because I am a Balance Struggler. I find Balance and lose Balance constantly. I have days or weeks or months where I find a good life-flow,...
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Six Ways to Maintain a Well-Balanced Mind
I used to think I needed a brain transplant. Turns out, I can renew the brain I already have. I remember a specific day when my kids were tiny. I was walking through the dining room with a baby in my...
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The Real Scoop on Balance (Balance is Not a Myth)
I need to weigh in on something. And it may or may not resemble a rant. It’s not the most important thing going on in the world today, but it’s important to me, okay? I just finished reading Jen...
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Do You See Balance as a Scale or a Pendulum?
If I could describe a Perfectly Balanced Day, it would look something like this: After a solid 8-9 hours sleep (ha!), I’d wake up before dawn, before kids. I’d spend my first hour enjoying coffee and...
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