Author Archives: Simplyus

From the moment we are born, society, family, and culture begin shaping us. Before we even know who we are, we inherit beliefs, expectations, and limitations from those around us. These influences plant dreams within us—dreams that may not truly be our own. But what if the reality you live in isn’t actually yours? WhatContinue reading “Are You Dreaming Your Dream, or Someone Else’s?”

Sitting here reading the Bible and challenging my thinking because my inner thoughts need some work. I feel like it’s a on going thing to keep working on challenging my inner thoughts. I have recently got to a healthy weight and have been in a good relationship all things that I didn’t have years agoContinue reading “We have value!”

You know how people will say,” I wish I was…..?” Fill in the blank. We have all done it but why? Why do we want to be someone else, look like someone else or have something else? Now we all can and should thrive to be our best version but we don’t need to beContinue reading “I am enough!”

I see it everywhere on social media on the shelves at the grocery stores….pictures of bodies, new diets, new workouts. What is more important than your body? Your character, your faith, your morals, your values! I’m not saying you should eat healthy and take care of your body I’m saying that it shouldnt be theContinue reading “We are more than our bodies”

You are capable, you are strong, you are resilient and have a beautiful heart. These are the words I hear when I am raising my children especially Ava. There will be as with all children tantrums, tears, resistance and just pain hard mental days but at the end of the day it is beautiful. SheContinue reading “Raising Ava”

It’s the way we think, the way we view our world. When we have responsibilities and look at as tiring, overwhelming and just too much no matter the responsibility we are going to be more angry, upset and negitive. Life can be hard but working on our mind set how we think about thinks willContinue reading “Mindset”

I do but not like you see lol. I had my two year old in my lap and 3 year old I had to give his tablet so he wouldn’t wrestle me lolBut all that aside it was nice. It was calming. I choose to just sit still and focus on my breathing then justContinue reading “Making time to pray”

That feels like so much! How can I ever accomplish that? We all know these phrases too well playing on repeat in our minds. Making it overwhelming to at times even start a change, a project, a goal or if you do attempt it to finish it. The truth is it only seems hard orContinue reading “Insight”

In a church gym with 20 other moms and about 30 children no one sees Ava. She plays on the floor. She sits in her adaptive chair playing with other kids. She sits in her adaptive stroller watching the moms workout and grinning. We must look funny. Us, moms are doing a dance type workoutContinue reading “Nothing is as it seems”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.