Just In Time for…
Holidays and our Tool Kit drop tomorrow! There’s nothing like a new box of ribbon to delight over!
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What I Hope A More Beautiful Life Can Do For You
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared why I wrote A More Beautiful Life and what I learned about writing a book. This week, I want to tell you what I hope A More Beautiful Life can do for you, the reader. So often, my conversations with friends turn quickly to how we’re all feeling…
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Telling Stories
It dawned on me this morning, that I could use my blog to tell stories. This may sound elementary, but let me explain. You may or may not be familiar with my love/hate relationship with Facebook and Instagram. I have copious notes compiled, and I would really like to organize these into a coherent, well…
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What I Learned Writing a Book
Last week, I told you why I wrote A More Beautiful Life. Today, I’ll share some of what I learned as a newbie to the publishing world and writing process. “Write a book” has been number two on the goal list since I was in 9th grade. I’d always hoped to put pen to paper…
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Sunday Journal || Vol. 1, Issue 7
Our kids are good kids, I said to David. When we lay out a plan for them, give them a vision for what could be (this conversation being about the concept of a peaceful ride home from school), they embrace it. They really do. If they’re misbehaving on the way home from school, and I’m…
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Sunday Journal || Vol. 1, Issue 6
It has been a long week of book edits, client work, and preparing for the holidays. Today’s writing is short and sweet. Things I told myself this week: Recognize when you’ve done the best you can. It might not be YOUR best, but it’s truly what you could give in that moment. Honor that, celebrate…
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Sunday Journal || Vol. 1, Issue 5
I haven’t always been good with routines. When I was in college, I spent a day mapping out the perfect plan for my daily and weekly life. Gridlines on notebook paper were the original Bullet Journal, and my hand-drawn schedule reflected the best intentions. I took it to work the next day and showed it…
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Sunday Journal || Vol. 1, Issue 4
“We’re going to have a little family cleaning lesson tomorrow,” I announced this evening. Halfway between the foot of the stairs and our bedroom door, I was talking to David. But hoping my air of patient authority was wafting back up the stairs to my kids. “Are you talking to me?” David called from our…
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Sunday Journal || Vol. 1, Issue 3
Do you ever have one of those nights where you wake up with a sudden burst of clarity and a great idea? It’s rare, but I love it when it happens. And it just so happened last night. In the wee small hours of this morning, a light bulb went off, and I was inspired…
