In Defense of Uncertainty
In my mid-twenties, I once changed addresses twelve times in twelve months.
November 5, 2021
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In my mid-twenties, I once changed addresses twelve times in twelve months.
Normally, I’d say I do pretty well at “adulting.” Let’s be honest,
It’s been a week since the kids came home from school for
I learned something about myself in traveling these past two weeks. When
Years ago, when I was in my first bout of full-blown anxiety,
One of the blessings prayed over the couple at a Catholic wedding
I’ve been wrestling anxiety the last few days. The trigger is less
They’re so small. You’d think that a mother approaching the birth of
Photo credit: LWPrencipe, via Flickr I’m beginning to think I take the
Part 1: Origins Part 2: The Onset of Freaking Out Part
Part 1: Origins Part 2: The Onset of Freaking Out I was
For part one, click here. When I introduced the topic of anxiety
For quite some time I’ve been thinking of writing a blog series
In my mid-twenties, I once changed addresses twelve times in twelve months. That time between college and real life is a time of transition. I
Normally, I’d say I do pretty well at “adulting.” Let’s be honest, I was probably more adult at twelve than some people are at twenty.
It’s been a week since the kids came home from school for the foreseeable future, and today is day 2 of an official “stay at
I learned something about myself in traveling these past two weeks. When I’m in charge of travel, I’m susceptible to some pretty strong anxiety. I
Years ago, when I was in my first bout of full-blown anxiety, Christian passed on to me a book he’d been given called Telling Yourself
One of the blessings prayed over the couple at a Catholic wedding says, “May the cares of life never cause you undue anxiety.” I had
I’ve been wrestling anxiety the last few days. The trigger is less important than the fact that it’s happening at all. One thing about juggling
They’re so small. You’d think that a mother approaching the birth of her fourth child in seven years (well, 7 ½) wouldn’t be floored by
Photo credit: LWPrencipe, via Flickr I’m beginning to think I take the easy way out in blogging. It’s more comfortable to share about experiences past
Part 1: Origins Part 2: The Onset of Freaking Out Part 3: Engagement I was pretty low-key about graduating with my master of music
Part 1: Origins Part 2: The Onset of Freaking Out I was on cloud nine when I returned to Iowa for my second year of
For part one, click here. When I introduced the topic of anxiety last week, several people commented that they had struggled with it as well.
For quite some time I’ve been thinking of writing a blog series about anxiety. Like infertility, the experience of prolonged, debilitating anxiety is one that
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