A few things I’m into right now: SEE: Less of my phone screen — I’m trying to disconnect some more. I’d much rather look at faces than phone screens, but it takes conscious effort. So I’ve made this an intentionality of mine lately. READ: Grace Based Parenting — Amazing grace, how sweet the sound… This book is…
“These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed…
Life isn’t always easy. Understatement of the year, I know. My point is that, even for the most optimistic among us, there are moments—perhaps even seasons—in life where it’s a struggle to find joy. It’s hard to remember what we have to be grateful for. Any hardship makes it hard to find happiness again. That’s…
A few weeks ago, nearly every Instagram post in my feed was asking me to turn on notifications, since Insta was shaking up their algorithm and (literally and figuratively) changing the natural order of things. And, for some people, that was a great solution to the “problem”. For me? Not so much. My intention for…
“Take your hands off the steering wheel. Be able to say to the universe, ‘Thy will be done,’ . . . and allow your life to go into the hands of the universe completely.” -Gary Zukav, The Seat of the Soul You could say I’m a bit of a control freak. But that’s pretty standard…
A few weeks ago, I stepped on the scale hopeful, and stepped off so frustrated. After three weeks of moderation, portion control, low-saturated fat, good monounsaturated fats, lean proteins, vegetables, fruits, no alcohol, and almost no dairy and no sugar, the darn thing had inched forward anyway. It’s been a lifelong struggle for me. I…
Well, my friends, it’s April 5th. We’ve made it a quarter of the way through 2016—and I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a little tired. Good tired. Accomplished tired. But tired, nonetheless. The last 96 days have been a flurry of activity—collaborations, conferences, workshops, planning, cooking, painting, travel, and more. And more than…
I grew up in what I would call a “perfect” household. Stable home, good family, solid upbringing… It was also a world that emphasized how much appearances matter. We were the kids who always wore tights with our neatly pressed dresses. We dusted every Saturday morning and kept very tidy bedrooms. Everything had a place…
Ah, productivity. It’s maybe one of the more popular topics on the Internet (and in magazines and in books and in my brain). It seems that every single one of us is searching for how we can balance it all—family, work, friendships, church, businesses, relationships, self-care, and more—with ease and efficiency. As an entrepreneur whose…
