“You cannot spend the majority of your life with toxic people and expect to be happy.” ― David Goggins. Friendship should be a two-way road of giving and receiving with respect and healthy boundaries. We should be able to take correction from a friend and understand they are speaking in truth, and it’s meant to help us, not harm us. However, not […]
We can’t control the things that happen around us in life, but we can control our response to them. How we respond to situations profoundly affects our mental and spiritual health. It is the difference between sitting in depression and defeat or having hope and persevering. It is easy to be grateful when things are going well in life, […]
Growing up, I had a fiery temper and a short fuse, and because I often spoke before thinking things through, I would cause a lot of conflicts or hurt. However, I was quick to defend my position no matter the cost and never back down. My mother would say, “if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything.” But I […]
We would never say, “my goal for my newborn baby is to have him/her walking before they are six months old.” But, of course, many of you would say that is unrealistic and impossible. However, we can often do the same thing regarding our fitness journey. We set an unrealistic goal and get discouraged when we don’t meet that goal, […]
After being married for 15 years, my husband and I took our first-weekend getaway alone! It was the most fantastic time we have ever had. We laughed, explored, loved, and learned new things about each other. It was a time of reconnecting and well needed. That weekend showed us how much we had neglected ourselves as a couple without intention. […]
Julie Whitley is a wife and highly driven, nonstop mother of four boys. She knows the realities of being a mom at every stage of development. She is not afraid to tell it like it is while reminding every mother there is no greater gift than love.