Congratulations to Ibelisse who won the copy of Carols Kent’s new book Unquenchable! You still have time to enter the giveaway for Susie Finkbeiner’s new novel My Mother’s Chamomile. Enter on this post! [pinit] A walk through our local botanical gardens was just what my winter-weary soul needed a couple weekends ago. As we traipsed […]
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Love Your Ordinary
For the month of February, I invite you to join me in an adventure. Let’s look for ways to love our ordinary – not just love our ordinary tasks and routines, but look for ways to love God and love others through the ordinary parts of our days. It’s a lesson I’ve been learning since […]
A Morning Manifesto
[pinit] Mornings have never been easy for me. I’ve tried everything in the book. I’ve put the alarm clock across the room, set a stereo to start blasting a happy tune, had a friend call or text me, and even gone to bed earlier. Nothing convinces my brain to wake up on the spot. I […]
3 powerful promises for times of chaos
[pinit] Ever had one of those weeks where you can’t finish a thought, a task, or a cup of coffee without getting interrupted by yet another crisis or task? Yeah. It’s been one of those weeks. My husband was out of state most of the week for work. 7 year-old son, T-Rex, fractured his arm […]
A book for everyone on your list: 18 (ish) books to give this season
[pinit] Happy Cyber Monday. Looking for meaningful gifts? I think that books make the best gifts! I’m a writer so I guess I’m supposed to say that. However, of all the gifts I’ve been given throughout my life – books are the ones that lasted. Clothes go out of style and wear out. Toys break […]
Same ingredients, different results. {be free to be you}
[pinit} It started last week over dinner with a group of girlfriends. The topic of Thanksgiving came up, and someone mentioned noodles. The seven of us grew up from coast to coast. Apparently noodles for holidays aren’t universal. Half the group looked at us and said “Noodles? Like spaghetti?” We noodle-lovers gasped in horror that […]