Quitting Tyrannical Facebook (Again)
I quit Facebook in April 2018 after debating it for a few months. I never really looked back. In December 2022, God clearly impressed upon me that I …
Tidy Your Spot | Cozy Life Reset – Day 9
Today I spent time tidying my office/homeschool room. I have been working on decluttering and removing excess things off and on for the past few …
Crawling Into My Introvert Summer Cave
I told David and Caroline I am crawling into my introvert cave now for the summer. I intend to hide out here, interacting with people in the in-person …
Even Homeschooling Can Hinder Creativity
And so we begin our last week of homeschooling. This year has been very difficult which has come through in various posts. It started to come through …
Narrative Deployment – Who and Why?
I realized I should have been using the term narrative deployment with some of my recent posts. This term is not my own creation. You will hear it …
A Home’s Atmosphere | Cozy Life Reset – Day 8
One of the core foundations of my homemaking is to create a pleasant atmosphere that serves our family. Our home’s atmosphere is now such a part …
Christian Nationalism in Two Questions
I mentioned a year or two ago that everyone should start thinking through the issue of Christian Nationalism because no one would be able to avoid it. …
Acknowledge Your Limits | Cozy Life Reset – Day 7
I’ve written about the idea of limits many times in posts such as Limits Are God’s Idea and Margin, Rhythm, and Decision Making. It’s …
A Christmas Task | Cozy Life Reset – Day 6
I saw this idea somewhere online, but don’t remember where to give credit. The suggestion was that each month on the 25th to take care of some …
Bring the Beauty | Cozy Life Reset – Day 5
We long for beauty because God has placed that desire in us. We weren’t created to be visually assaulted by evil each day. And yet at this time …
The Complete Tightwad Gazette | Cozy Life Reset – Day 4
The inside page of my copy of The Complete Tightwad Gazette says I purchased it in 1999. That sounds about right. That was around the time I had begun …
Using a Habit Tracker | Cozy Life Reset – Day 3
So many ideas. So many goals. So much honest forgetting to follow through when it isn’t right in my face. Maybe you have that problem, too? …