I started this blog as a way to share my ideas on living a calmer life. My life, as you might imagine as a fellow human, is still a work in progress. My ultimate goal is to be the kind of woman who can stand in the face of incredible circumstances with a steady heartbeat and a clear mind. I want to do this through landing on a solid foundation of faith, implementing daily routines, seeking joy and gratitude and being self-aware in every area of my life with the intention of changing what is needed.
I won't say that my life has been incredibly difficult, but I have certainly been through some incredible circumstances where my heartbeat wasn't steady and my mind was not clear. I'm a barren woman, an adoptive mom of two, attempting a third. I have had my heart shattered through bringing our children home, and not bringing children home. People I have cared about have left this earth, precious pets that I've said goodbye to, terrible weeks where things just went wrong and I did not handle it well. So I'm not coming at this from an all-knowing perspective.
I'm working towards peace and calm from a completely broken place. I hope I learn some things along the way and hopefully am able to share them with you.
As far as a personal introduction, my name is Kristin. I have two sons (J and L) and a beautiful daughter, K. I am married to my high school sweetheart and we have been married for 15 years. We own one dog, Ruhe (pronounced Roo), a red heeler we found at a local shelter. We live in a small town in Nebraska and other than being a stay at home, home schooling mom, I give private music lessons a couple of nights a week. In another life I would have loved to be a recording oboist or clarinetist for movie orchestras, but I enjoy teaching littles how to play just as much.
