Mind Over Matter

  • Pursuing Peace Under Pressure: 7 Guiding Principles for Working Moms

    Pursuing Peace Under Pressure: 7 Guiding Principles for Working Moms

    In today’s fast-paced world, balancing the demands of work, home, and faith is unrealistic, especially for working moms. The pressures of deadlines, family responsibilities, and the desire to live out one’s faith authentically can create a whirlwind of stress and often leads to burnout if we aren’t careful. However, amidst this chaos, it is possible…

  • God’s Peace: Defined

    God’s Peace: Defined

    As a wife and mom of three kids seven and under working full-time outside the home, peace seems unattainable at best or, at worst, a mythical fabrication spread to give women like me a false sense of hope. However, as a Christian woman who was raised in the Church and has witnessed God’s provision, protection,…

  • Three Tips to Stay Sane This Summer

    Three Tips to Stay Sane This Summer

    🌞 Ready or not, summer is here! If you’re like me, you might be in shock that May is almost over and the hustle hasn’t slowed down one bit. Between work, kids, end-of-year events, and planning family activities, it’s a whirlwind! 🌪️ But don’t worry, you’re not alone. Let’s survive this summer together! 💪

  • Love is…

    Love is…

    I read something recently that spoke about moving through life with the desire to love others well. Each night at the dinner table, this family asked each other how they loved others well that day. What a great way to live life! Friend, how have you loved well today? This week? This month? If you…

  • Three Ways to Fight Spiritual Warfare

    Three Ways to Fight Spiritual Warfare

    Fight spiritual warfare by standing firm against the devil, being strong in your faith, and leaning on others believers.

  • 3 Ways to Show Love to Others

    3 Ways to Show Love to Others

    Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! My family has been fighting off all kinds of winter bugs so I’m a little behind on my writing. Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to talk about relationships and what we need to do to maintain happy, healthy relationships. While some feel today is a Hallmark holiday, others use it…

  • How to Write and Practice Positive Affirmations

    How to Write and Practice Positive Affirmations

    “I know that greatness begins in the mind. I know that what I believe about myself, I will become. So, I believe great things about myself and my future.” One of the things I’ve learned so far in life is the power of positive affirmations. When it comes to self-care and self-love, positive affirmations can…

  • Top 10 Ways to Practice Self-Care

    Top 10 Ways to Practice Self-Care

    Part of being committed to better health and wellness this year includes better self-care and more self-love. To be honest, this is not something I’m great at but it’s something I’m constantly working on improving. If you’re anything like me, you tirelessly (or better yet, tiredly) care for everyone and everything around you before you…

  • My 2019 SMART Goals

    My 2019 SMART Goals

    I love goal setting. This time of year always makes me ready for a fresh look at my life and my priorities. Last week, we discussed how to set goals you’ll actually achieve. This week, I’d like to share some of my goals with you. First, I know a lot of people that like to…

  • How to Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve

    How to Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve

    Do you ever wonder where the time has gone? Another year has passed without accomplishing much. Another year of dreams not fulfilled. Another year where life got in the way. Today, we are going to work through our 2019 goal setting together in order for those dreams to become a reality this year. “The new…