As you may know by now, my word for 2013 is “Focus.” Over the course of the last five months I feel as though my efforts to really pursue greater focus in my life have been completely under attack. To be honest, I don’t feel like I’m making any progress in this area. I feel more scattered and distracted than ever! Last night I was discussing my frustration with my husband. He was very encouraging and reminded me that all of us need to “refocus” every once in a while. The word “refocus” made me think about a behavior modification
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Somehow I managed to take an almost two month hiatus from writing. I didn’t intend to take a break. It just sort of happened. I wish I could tell you that I was busy having some grand adventure in some exotic place, but I wasn’t. I was busy doing everyday life: laundry, dishes, feeding the dog, etc. I was doing a lot of reading and preparing lessons for my weekly moms group. I was walking my daughters through some heartache and disappointment. I was cheering on my husband through the ups and downs of completing his graduate program coursework. Sure,
Some very random thoughts on this first Monday in March: My word for 2013 is Focus. I have discovered that the more I focus on Focus, the more distracted I become. Safe to say that progress in this area is extremely slow at this point! I have tremendous respect for truly disciplined people. I am not a disciplined person. Or, perhaps I have disciplined myself to not be disciplined. Which leads me back to focus… baby steps, Laurel, baby steps!!! Spending time outside every day is vital to my happiness and well-being. I worked in the yard Saturday afternoon and felt
I can hardly believe that we are already one week into the New Year. Time seems to be speeding up for me with each new day. I’ve spent the last couple of weeks thinking about this concept of time. Such a precious commodity, yet I don’t always spend it wisely. My days are full of more and more distractions. A guy in our church calls this “ADOS- Attention Deficit…Oooo Shiny!” I am definitely suffering from this syndrome. I don’t really remember having this much trouble concentrating when I was younger. Maybe that’s because my brain was younger (*ugh*). Or maybe
Since it’s 12/12/12 I thought I would post a list of my twelve favorite things for this holiday season: One: My very own “beloved angel” David. This is our 24th Christmas together and I can’t think of anyone else I would rather spend this most wonderful time of the year with than him! Two: My sweet girls who bring Hope and Joy into my life every single day. Three: Baxter, my constant companion and furry friend. Four: My very own life-sized gingerbread house that I call home. Five: Gigantic cups of coffee. This is my newest addition to the collection.