With Valentine’s Day being tomorrow – I found myself feeling like I should post something today about this holiday. But how much do you actually know about Valentine’s Day? My knowledge was honestly very limited so I figured I’d take some time to research it. So here’s the thing…I spent a good portion of a …
Ryan’s Birthday…
Yesterday was my wonderful husband’s birthday. Words cannot adequately express how much I adore this man. He has done more for me in the past 10 years than I can even explain. He has saved me from myself, lifted me up and helped mold me into a more complete and independent person. A good portion …
What it Means to Be an Empath…
I watched a little cartoon a while back about Sympathy vs Empathy and what those two words mean. The speaker, Dr. Brene Brown, went on to discuss on how empathy is a choice. We can choose to be empathetic towards others. And while I agree that people can try to understand another person’s point of …
Deep Thoughts in the Bath…
This is from a free writing session earlier this year. For me, free writing gives me a way to sit and just let the words flow. Sometimes I know what I’m going to write when I sit down, other times it unfolds as I type. I hesitated to share this on here as it’s quite …
Writing And Fear
A little while ago I had the joy of spending a good deal of time talking with one of my super sweet cousins. One of the many things we talked about that evening was writing and fear. The topic mainly came up because of this… this little space on the internet, my online journal, and …
Nature Walks…
One of my great pleasures in life is enjoying the beauty of nature. It was one of the things I loved most about running (when I was younger and in better shape) and what I love about walking now. It’s a chance for me to be good to my body and my soul! These walks …
A Sign…
I have been thinking a lot lately…. I shouldn’t say that. I think a lot all the time… probably too much really. The more accurate explanation is that I was thinking a lot about one particular topic lately. If you’ve been reading my journal for a while now, you may recall my post about our …
Growing Older…
Sometimes I have days where I find myself exceedingly aware of my body. Like I’ll wake up being really aware of my teeth – how big they are, how they rest against one another when my mouth is closed, where they don’t line up, they may ache some or feel off though I don’t know …
A June Sunday Take Away
Does Jesus know you love Him? These were words that echoed in our Pastor’s head last Sunday when he woke up. Off and on all morning – they repeated themselves in his mind… “Does Jesus know you love him?” He shared these words with us. And talked about how easy it is in our lives …
Pieces of Me: My Name
For most of my life I’ve not particularly liked my name. It’s an incredibly common name, especially in my generation. In almost every class or extracurricular I was ever in, there was at least one other Stephanie in the class. I loved that I was named after my dad’s brother, my Uncle Steve, who passed …