Welp -- I did a thing! I've not even gotten my "author copy" yet, but I wanted to share a little something I've been working on! I've had an idea for a children's book series for years, but I am NOT an artist and I've not really had the financial capacity to look at hiring one. Enter ChatGPT. With the words that I put on the page and the descriptions that I gave Chat, I was able to get illustrations for my book! I know it's not perfect, but it's a great way to start getting some of my ideas "out there". This series will hit some of those "soft skills" that kids today seem to be struggling with. I've used my girls and our farm life as inspiration for the setting and characters and I'm already almost finished with book 2! https://amzn.to/4dPqErD If you order a copy, I'd love to have your feedback! ❤️🏡❤️

This is such a hard thing for me, so this month I’m going to focus on small routines. Some of these probably seem silly to be listed but I need to see it to make sure I do it. Like getting dressed early and not staying in my pjs half the day. 😌 Day one has been a success so far!

I started at work at about 0615. I work in a medical testing office. I left about 10 for the day. I needed self care (pedicure, that just happened to work into my appointments yesterday). I have guardianship of my uncle that has a brain injury. I’m at a spot where I need to look at putting him in memory care and I’m torn because it’s going to upset the family. I toured three different facilities all of them about the exact same price same amenities my ask is if you would place your faith with my faith in line as I asked God for direction for grace, for guidance.

This has felt like the longest week ever, friends! I feel like I’ve been putting out one fire after another at work and we finished up softball season this week with two long drives for our final two games, which means I’ve not been making much progress in the evenings. I’ve been trying hard to really be intentional when I get home with at least doing a quick pickup of the main rooms of the house. Monday starts my summer schedule at school and the guy is coming today to hopefully fix our washer! I think I can, I think I can… How has YOUR week been???

💜Happy Mother’s Day to all💜