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Keeping My Dreams in the Light
My daughter was 22 months old when I left my classroom for Christmas break and never returned. Writing was merely a hobby when I left the classroom. I had shelved that particular dream for so very...
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Dismantling the Wall
I claim to want a boyfriend. Or later, perhaps, a husband. And I do. Truly. But while there haven’t been many likely boyfriend candidates in recent history, I still recognize in myself the deliberate...
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Just Laugh
Six new tires. A flooded bathroom resulting in ruined portions of ceiling. A broken arm. A clogged toilet. A house that explodes at will. The baby won’t nap and the teenagers won’t go to bed....
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Change is Coming
Change happens. Change can be scary. Change can be exciting. At Just.Be.Enough. we have talked about changes in our own lives over the last few years, with relationships, in our bodies, in jobs, and in...
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The Graveyard of Fitness Accountability
If you were to visit my house and peek inside my medicine cabinet, you’d see a calendar pasted there. Two printed pages, dated March and April 2013. On the March calendar I’ve scrawled notes about...
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Respect Your Limits
Every spring, as new life sprouts around us, I find myself measuring my little girl’s growth at the park. We bound through the gates, eager to swing and slide and run. And then I watch as her longer...
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The World As I See It
Our experiences open our eyes to the world around us. Grief changes us. For me, it has helped me see the world differently. I see people differently. In my year of grieving and trying to heal from...
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One Little Cell
How many of us have the same center of our universe at all times? How many of us wake up in the morning and our minds go to the exact same thing/person/place every time? I remember waking up and my...
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Boomerang
My 24-year-old daughter is set to graduate with her master’s degree in early May. Because she is also serving as the Graduate Assistant for her department, she is staying in her adopted city until the...
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Drinking the Lemonade
Sharing the stories of many has always been part of Just.Be.Enough’s mission. We are thrilled to share the story of Arnebya today, who like many of us, is on her own be enough journey. Arnebya is a...
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