Last week, I spent too much of our grocery budget. I was sick of not having snacks to eat or to give our toddlers. As any mom knows, all toddlers want to eat are snacks, all day long, every day, and it gets really old cooking a new meal every five minutes just for it... Continue Reading →
The Paradox of Being Grateful When Things are Hard
I find myself oscillating between two extremes fairly often. One is that I am struggling and I am frustrated that things aren't getting better. The second is that I feel like maybe my struggle is not actually that bad, so I'm actually just a horribly ungrateful person who doesn't deserve to live. Okay, that's extreme,... Continue Reading →
The Tension Between Gratitude and Desire
Lately I've been having a struggle that seems so stupid to me sometimes, but other times it is enough to paralyze me with anxiety. I have been struggling with being grateful for what I have when I want more. I think maybe I feel like it is inherently ungrateful to want things. The reason I... Continue Reading →
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