Twelve years ago, pre-kids and new homeowners, hubs and I took a finance class at our church to help us take control of our money and embrace good stewardship of what we had been given. We learned so much, set some habits early in marriage we didn’t really understand how much we needed, enjoyed two incomes, travel, the flexibility to eat out and support local farms and more.
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I am thrilled to be 40 just as all 3 of my children head off to the same school (I’m gonna enjoy those 2 years!). I shared on Instagram how there is this sense in this stage of life of shedding years of self doubt and self criticism and perfectionism and leaning into who God made me to be. So freeing.
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I’m turning 40 this month and shared in my recent newsletter many of the ways I’m choosing joy in this season of life, by loving others and loving myself, raising kiddos, leaning into the waves that ebb and flow and just owning my imperfections. Would love to hear anything different on your list.
Celebrate all the things!
Create - seriously, Picasso said it. We are all artists. make art, make cake, make music...
walk in the woods - "it is a great art to saunter." - Thoreau