Withdraw When You’re Overwhelmed
I was sick when I was pregnant and not just a little bit. Doctors diagnosed me with hyperemesis, which I loosely translate into “throwing your guts up day and night.” When I got pregnant the second time, people assured me every pregnancy is different. And they were...
A Way Out of the Homework Quicksand
Homework often feels like swimming in quicksand; it takes a lot of effort to make a small, microscopic bit of progress. I think my son often feels the same. His face, his voice, his delay of the inevitable all lead to a night of overwhelm, and there isn’t one of us...
How Our Family Ebenezer Helped Us Through a Season of Financial Stress
by Amberly Neese Money stinks. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the freedoms and opportunities money can afford, but the lack of it is draining. My husband and I have been in full-time ministry for most of our lives. Budgeting has been a necessary reality since the...
Creating Social Media Boundaries I Needed
by Julie Landreth I had to stop the insanity. Incessantly checking my phone, posting status updates, and mindlessly scrolling through news feeds. Facebook had taken up every free, quiet moment I had. My relationship with social media I developed a persistent tic, a...
Kitchen Prep for the Overwhelmed Cook
by guest Kelsee Keitel "I am really not looking forward to cooking dinner tonight. In fact, I’m kind of dreading it.” I had become an overwhelmed cook. I never imagined those words would come out of my mouth … at least, not yet. At 23, I expected cooking dinner for my...
Episode #233 – Living Out Your Personal Manifesto
Kathi & Cheri's Personal ManifestoCreating your personal manifesto is an amazing way to pre-decide how you are going to handle certain people or situations. Check out Kathi and Cheri's and even a few of our favorites from those that sent them in that have already...
What a Personal Manifesto Will Do for You
by Cheri Gregory I should be more like him. As I sit through the memorial service for a truly amazing man—a beloved teacher and pastor to so many—this one thought plays over and over in my head. I should be more like him. Whenever Jon preached about God’s grace, he’d...
My New Year’s Resolution
Oh, I am no stranger to the New Year’s Resolution, my friend. I know that I made them as a teenager, but the first clear memory I have of making a list was in 1998, in my fourth-floor walk-up in Uji, Japan, where I was serving as a short-term missionary. I was full of...
Last Day for Overwhelmed December Bonuses
24 hours. That's how long the marketing experts told us to offer the special pre-order bonuses for Overwhelmed, our new book that officially releases on January 1. "You have to create a sense of urgency! Otherwise, nobody will buy." We almost did what the experts...