• Burnout,  Resting,  Shopping

    Finding Rest amidst Fall’s Beauty

    Good morning. Here’s the vlog today. You can watch it here. I’d been feeling pretty burned out and I needed a bit of rest from vlogging. I had planned everything so I wouldn’t have to vlog. I was ahead in the videos. But guess what? I couldn’t do it. I picked up the camera and well, here I am. It’s shorter than normal. It captures some moments of rest and down time. It also shows our trip to Green Hills Mall. There’s a mask talk, lol. I also show a gift I put together for my friend and just random clips of what we have been doing. Yesterday was a…

  • Burnout,  YouTube

    Checking In with Myself: Am I OK?

    Sitting here as I type, eating spaghetti for breakfast. I’ve had eggs and toast in recent days and protein bars and honestly just needing a change. Spaghetti it is, a leftover from the freezer, and also a favorite. I’ve had 2 cups of coffee. George is off for the weekly mens prayer breakfast. The house is quiet. I’ve done my World Bible School for the day which included grading and commenting on 5 quizzes, answering 3 emails, adopting 18 students and sending the already scripted introductory emails. I’ve read a chapter in Beth Moore’s Audacious book as my devo this morning. She loves Jesus so greatly and is a great…

  • Busy,  Cooking,  Dogs,  Home

    Experiencing Burnout, Evening by Myself, Maddie gets a Bath

    Hi everyone. Here is the new vlog this week. You can watch it HERE. Lots of good clips I think that you will enjoy. I’m not gonna lie, it’s been a big bad week this week of the 4th, but somehow the video got out and everything got done. When I’m stressed though, it fleshes out in some kind of sickness. So last night after work I went to bed with 100 degree fever and pelvic pain. This started on the 4th, and to be honest, I’ve not felt quite right for a couple of weeks with tiredness and some tummy issues. But I ate very little yesterday – mostly…