We are in a busy season, here in the Everson household. Packed in a way I could not have envisioned a year ago. At the end of September/beginning of October I staffed a weekend for Women’s Walk with Christ in North Carolina. Then Tim staffed a Marked Men for Christ weekend in Colorado. In between […]
Self Care is Soul Care :: The Spiritual ...
A couple of years ago, a woman from our church asked a good question on Facebook: Shouldn’t we be less focused on self care and more focused on soul care? There were resounding yeses from other Christians. I had just finished the curriculum for our Spiritual Disciplines class at the Scum Study Center and had […]
That “F” word again…
Last night was a milestone. Ben, my proud two year old, (See him displaying his fingers? “Do!”) moved from his crib to his big boy bed on the bottom bunk. And Jack, my sweet five year old, moved from the bottom bunk to his even bigger big boy bed on the top bunk. It was […]
Wordless Wednesday: Goodnight!
Mental & Physical Health
I don’t remember if I’ve mentioned this here, but I have had a pretty negative attitude in the last few months. I guess I said I was depressed due to sleep depravation. Well, the sleep depravation hasn’t totally gone away and neither has the depression. I’m not clinically depressed. But I am generally down. I […]
Twenty Minutes
Jack’s sleep has been going really well. He has done several 10 hour stretches at night and usually sleeps a total of 12 hours each night. His naps are about an hour and forty-five minutes each with a third shorter one in the evening. They give me time to get things done, relax, or nap […]
Ferber is Stressing Me Out
It has begun. On Monday night Tim and I started “Ferberizing” Jack. I have been mostly against this form of sleep training because it seems so cruel, but I feel it has to be done. Not only am I once again dependent on caffeine, but I’m also depressed. There, I said it. In the past […]
Who Needs Sleep?
Remember that song by the Barenaked Ladies? Who needs sleep? (well you’re never gonna get it) Who needs sleep? (tell me what’s that for) Who needs sleep? (be happy with what you’re getting there’s a guy who’s been awake since the Second World War) Yeah, that’s been in my head the past few days because […]