If there’s one thing this world can always use more of, it’s kindness.  I love posting about random acts of kindness, and I firmly believe any act of kindness is an amazing form of self care!  There’s something about serving others that always seems to give us more than we give them.  In fact, volunteering is […]

Hey there, Besties!  I’m so so excited to be over at Jessica Dimas’ blog today doing a guest post on why it can be so darn hard to love ourselves.  It’s a topic near and dear to my heart, as I have struggled at various points in my life to love myself well.  I also […]

“Be still and know that I am God.”  {Psalm 46:10} I have heard this verse recited more times than I can count and I am still figuring out what it really means.  I myself have quoted it to others with the best of intentions.   But what does it mean to BE STILL?   Is […]

I don’t know how the weather is where you live, but we were blessed with some WAY unseasonably warm weather this weekend and were all too happy to make the most of it!  Hard to believe a week ago we had a major snow storm!  But I’ll take it!  We took the kids to Central […]

Hello again!!  My mind has been on all things celebrating this week, probably because I still have Kool and the Gang stuck in my head from yesterday.  I’m also hosting some friends for dinner next week and I’ve been on the lookout for ways to go the extra mile for them.  The menu is all […]

How was everyone’s Valentine’s Day?  I hope you all felt the love and spent precious time with everyone you hold dear!  My little Valentines were delighted by their candies and small gifts from my husband and I, and if you follow me on Instagram, you saw my husband delighted me with the complete works of […]

  Do you remember the first time you ever marveled at nature?  I mean, a time when you saw something so stunning and awesome that it literally took your breath away?   I was fourteen at the Cliffs of Moher on a family trip to Ireland.  Standing so close to the edge of those amazing […]

How was everybody’s weekend?  Mine was great, just super snowy!  It was gorgeous looking out at the snow falling, but that meant my husband had a far less relaxing weekend than I, shoveling and re-shoveling a whole lotta snow! In other news, you can now follow Self Care Bestie on Facebook!  As I’m sharing a […]

  Before we officially get to the weekend, I wanted to touch base about our thought life.  How’s it going, Besties?  I’m asking because there is a common misconception that people who struggle with intrusive thoughts have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.  The reality is, while OCD is a serious problem for a lot of people, everyone […]