How do I sum up all that has happened in March? Well I am grateful to still be breathing. Let's start there. I think this season has been really interesting for a lot of us in the chronic illness community to observe as for a lot of us, life hasn't changed much. For me, outside … Continue reading April Tending List
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.Colossians 3:17 NLT It's the first refresh in the 2020 powersheets, and I feel it couldn't have come at a better yet also a worse time. (Don't know what … Continue reading Spring Refresh- Cultivating in Quarantine
One of the questions I get a lot is about how I learned to hand letter. I want to share how I learned to hand letter and share my resources. I mainly learned how to hand letter using my iPad Pro but I will also showcase how I learned on paper as well. Many of … Continue reading How to Start Hand Lettering
In October 2018, I read a book for the first time in a few years, I had no idea it would spark my love for reading again. In the first 3 quarters of 2019, I only read 3 books. In the last quarter of 2019, I got back into reading on my own, joined a … Continue reading On My Bookshelf: Fourth Quarter of 2019
2019 has held some of the greatest accounts of God’s faithfulness, yet alongside His greatness, this year has challenged me in so many ways spiritually, emotionally and mentally. Amidst these triumphs and uncertainties so much has happened and I wanted to sit down and recap it all with you. Before we jump into all that … Continue reading 2019 a Year to Review
Friends as you all know, I am a huge fan of Cultivate What Matters. Powersheets have changed my life- even with a chronic illness (check out how I use them here!) In 2018, I got two of my very good friends to order powersheets for 2019. We get together monthly for powersheet prep dinners where … Continue reading 2020 Powersheet Prep Party
Life is hard friends. Life is especially hard when you live with a chronic illness. Days and even weeks can blur by when we are in the middle of the fight. Everyday that goes by is a victory because it means you made it through the day, and because every day is a fight I … Continue reading Celebrate Every Tiny Victory
How I set goals nowadays is drastically different than how I did when I was "healthy" or "able-bodied" if you want to put a label on it. When I became house/hospital bound, stopped being able to drive, and using a wheelchair in 2017, I gave up on goal setting. It hurt too much to set … Continue reading Goal Planning with Chronic Illness
For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined. You brought us into the net; You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins. You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water, Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.Psalm 66:10-12 In … Continue reading Fall Refresh
Dear OST Parents, Dancers, and Supporters, When I created Off Season Training in 2014, it was made to empower dancers in their own bodies, and help them recover and prevent injuries. In 2015, I was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome which is a progressive connective tissue disorder, that causes your body to produce faulty collagen. … Continue reading Thank You for Everything
