Just Vicky G

We're celebrating 21 years of marriage today, which feels both like a really long time and like it somehow went by in the blink of an eye. We've been through a lot in those 21 years. We've raised kids, navigated hard seasons, learned some lessons the hard way, and changed quite a bit along the way. But one thing I really love about our marriage now is how much we laugh. It wasn't always that way. There were seasons when laughter wasn't exactly at the top of the list. But we'v

I heard my daughter say she wasn’t going to homeschool her kids. Mind you, she was homeschooled from second grade through graduation. What surprised me most wasn’t what she said, but my reaction to hearing it. I wasn’t mad. I wasn’t sad. I wasn’t even disappointed. I was happy that she has made a decision for herself. Not just doing something because it’s what I did with her. And I keep thinking about that. Having adult children who make their own decisions is hard at first.

I took off my Apple Watch in January. I loved wearing it and had been for at least two years, maybe more. One night, as I sat on my bed taking it off before bed, I noticed myself doing something I had never paid attention to before. It stopped me in my tracks. I took the watch off that night—and I haven't worn it once since. I love information. I love learning. Information makes me feel like I can make wise, informed decisions instead of guessing. But lately I've been learnin