Category Archives: Perserverance

6 Strategies for Skill Building

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

To be skillful is to do something well. No one is born with skills; they are acquired through practice. The good news is that you can become more skillful at anything. The bad news is it’s going to take work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Perserverance, Practicing | Tagged Excellence | 1 Comment

When the Squirrels Won’t Stop Raiding your Birdfeeder

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I know you don’t mind wasting 21 minutes. You will be so glad you watched this.

Posted in Perserverance, YouTube | Tagged Animals, Persistence, Squirrels, Video | Leave a comment

The “Daring Greatly” Quote

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Overcoming Fear, Perserverance, Quotes | Tagged Courage, failure, Theodore Roosevelt, Vulnerability | Leave a comment

Garage of Delight

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

It’s been almost three and a half years since I wrote about The Garage of Doom, my second post on this blog. This is what the garage looked like then, waist-high with stuff: Many boxes still needed to be unpacked … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Doing Life Together, Finding solutions, Motivation, Perserverance, Transformation, When life seems too much | Tagged Garage, house cleaning, organizing | 5 Comments

In the Meme Time: Hold On

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted in Christian Living, Doing Life Together, failure, Faith, Fear, Life, Perserverance, Prayer, When life seems too much | Tagged Adversity, comfort | Leave a comment

When You Long to Escape

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Carol Boley

Some days I dream about escaping. I picture myself at the Hotel del Coronado (“the Del”) on the southern California coast for three days. By myself. The dream is most vivid seconds before I open the door for the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Alzheimer's, Being still before God, Bible, Caregiving, Christian Living, Confession, Dreams, facial, Faith, Family Life, Finding solutions, Frustrations, Gifts, Grace, Grief, Health and Beauty, Honor, Hope, Jesus, Kindness, Life Transitions, Love, massage, Mom, ocean, peace, Perserverance, Prayer, Remembering, rest, spa treatments, Trust in God's promises, When life seems too much | Tagged despair, Doing Life Together, faith, family stories, grief, Jesus, Life Transitions, love, Prayer, sharing life | 12 Comments

The Beach Ball that Swam to Oma . . . by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

Even though I grew up near the Jersey shore, we didn’t often go to the beach when I was a child. My dad was busy earning a living; my stay-at-home mom didn’t drive. But I do remember one rare beach … Continue reading →

Posted in Doing Life Together, Family Stories, Fathers, Finding solutions, Memoir, Perserverance | Tagged depression, despair, Disappointment, Doing Life Together, faith, family stories | 3 Comments

Big Little Things

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Carol Boley

A couple of weeks ago I completed a challenge to toss 2,014 items I no longer find useful, helpful, or lovely. Even though the goal was to finish this task in the year 2014, (I know, I know…) I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Decluttering, Fathers, Finding solutions, Frustrations, Learning New Skills, Perserverance | Tagged big things, decision-making, g, little things, organizing, perseverance | 7 Comments

The Ups and Downs of a Learning Curve…by Peggy Levesque

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Peggy Levesque

I’ve always considered myself a relatively organized and tidy person. I’m very happy no one had the cameras rolling the day I shot that notion to pieces. Since my husband passed away, just over a year ago, I’ve had to … Continue reading →