Author: Lauren Jones
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This Isn’t About Getting Organized. It’s About Coming Home to Yourself.
I thought if I could just get my home organized, everything else would finally feel manageable. The clutter, the routines, the constant feeling of being behind — I was convinced if I could just fix my environment, I would finally feel at peace. But it never worked. A few years ago, my life shifted in…
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Reflection
Over the last several years a big trend for New Years is to pick a word of the year. Maybe a word the previous year taught you, a word for looking forward into the new year, or even a word that reflects a goal you have set for yourself. The past two years my words…
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Navigating Time & Finances Through the Holiday Season
I would never consider myself a Pinterest Mom, but I am a Mom who wants to be present for everything. Especially during the Holiday season I feel the pressure to make everything magical. Before I even flip the calendar page to December I can already feel the overwhelm of events piling up. School parties, Church…
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Glorifying Busyness
Why do we claim busyness like a badge of honor? Like its a measure of our worth? Recently I sat in a circle of a close group of friends. We had finally made our schedules’ work to squeeze in some time to cookout. As the night went on, we were just sitting around catching up,…
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Created For…
There is a TikTok trend that has been going around a while now that goes something like, “Their childhood but it’s also your motherhood” or “it’s their childhood but it’s your first time in your 30’s”. I can get on board with this trend to an extent because we are all going through life together,…
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Is Grace For Me?
I recently heard someone on a podcast say “Grace is not yours to give.” That statement has shook me. As someone who will forgive others to a fault, I can say to a fault because truthfully I probably should have healthier boundaries especially when it comes to telling people no. While I can go extreme…
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Choosing Distraction: When Busy Becomes Distraction
At this point I feel I am at expert level. No matter the task I can procrastinate with the best. I caught myself cleaning the same counter top again- not because it needed it, but because I didn’t want to face what was really on my heart. Lately I find myself more aware of time;…
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Changing Seasons: Embracing new routines with grace
The air feels different lately — mornings are cooler, routines are shifting, and I can sense another change unfolding. As moms, we move through so many seasons — of motherhood, home, and faith — and each one asks us to adjust our rhythms a little differently. I have always been one to be chasing ‘balance’.…