Do you ever play mind games with yourself to get your work done? Do you ever say to yourself, "If I get this part of the house cleaned, then I will take a break and watch a favorite YouTuber?" I used to do that, but with age, I'm now playing even bigger mind games...
When I am overloaded mentally, sometimes I just want to find an easy, fun, book to read. Most of the time I go for middle-grade books because they're usually well written with great descriptions and roll through your head like a movie as you read them. So, on...
I had a very long "to-do" list for Monday. And, I got a lot of work accomplished. My body let me know that in the evening when it was stiff and aching. But mentally and spiritually, all day, I was in survival mode. Some days are just like that. You have to fight...
I started my DIY patio project in April. Now, midway through August, the end is in sight. Below is right at the beginning when I was having to wet the clay to be able to dig it out. Here is a more recent view from close to the same angle showing more of where I am...
When you think of plagues, most of the time for Christians, our minds go to Moses and bloodied water, frogs, lice, grasshoppers, boils, hail, and death, etcetera. As I worked in the garden this week, I kept thinking we actually deal with plagues every day. My...