Christen Rouson

January 31, 2019

Grace to Finish

I anxiously stood by the time clock occasionally glancing to check the time. I was only one minute away from one of my greatest accomplishments. After a treacherous 60 seconds which felt more like an eternity, I positioned my hand in the holster of the time clock ready to do what I had done four […]

January 24, 2019

Finding the Balance

I’m going to do my level best to get straight to the point today. | Finding the Balance | Today’s post is inspired by the gray clouds that we experienced this morning as well as a post that resurfaced in my Facebook Memories. On this day two years ago, I posted to my Facebook news […]

January 17, 2019

Following Directions

“I don’t know.” That was my entire response when asked what I was going to do next. Usually that response would be a defense mechanism for what I really know in my heart but am afraid to speak out of my mouth. In this case, I really didn’t know, and the fact that I didn’t […]

January 10, 2019

No Apologies Necessary

I felt bad; how could I not? We had once relished in the fact that we were both barely making it. Strangely we bonded because we were both “scratching and surviving.” Misery definitely found company between us, and I would be breaking up the party. How dare I get better, be happy, and move on? […]

January 3, 2019

It’s About the Journey

There it was. Though I knew the time was approaching, it was so surreal seeing my name on that sheet of paper. In that moment it really clicked that I was far from my beginning, the end was closer than I accounted for, but most importantly, I had survived everything in the middle… |It’s About […]

December 27, 2018

Lesson Learned

I missed last week’s blog, but if you are an avid follower, you knew that already. I can explain though. The long and short of the story is that I was too busy for my own good. Anyway, thanks for coming back today. *hugs and kisses* | Lesson Learned | It is so hard to […]

December 13, 2018

What Did I Say?

Transparent moment: I’ve had some trepidation about blogging this week. I feel as if I have hit some kind of rough patch or something. When my life was in shambles, when I was picking myself up off the ground, when I was climbing from the bottom, and when I was encouraging others when I really […]

December 6, 2018

The Note

Preface: Please forgive my two weeks of silence. Between the Thanksgiving holiday and a bit too much on my plate, two Thoughtful Thursdays slipped away without me sharing. It is my hope to be back on track now. Thanks for understanding. Now that I’ve gotten that out the way, let me be honest with you. […]

November 15, 2018

The Grief of Growth

I scrolled through the photos in my phone looking for one specific picture when I saw a picture of us. We had smirks on our face, and I swear I could remember the exact joke that was cracked just before I snapped our selfie. That was our way though: laughing uncontrollably and taking pictures…even if […]

November 8, 2018

A Gentle Reminder

Preface: Today’s blog might be a little boring to some. This is isn’t comical or uncomfortably vulnerable. I’m merely sharing with the hopes to give you the boost to keep pushing forward. “This is so embarrassing,” I thought to myself as I set in my glass encased office with tears trickling from my eyes. I […]