Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
When I talk about rest
What’s tired in your life? What area feels depleted? Today we’re talking about embracing a lifestyle of rest, including how to rest when you’re emotionally exhausted. If I were to ask every listener if she struggled with rest, I’m guessing 99.9% of you would say yes. When we rest, we feel: Guilty Unproductive Like it’s […]
You’ve got a vision for this next year: you want to look more and more like Christ. So if you’re ready to shed all that entangles you so you can run the race God has set before you, these picked-just-for-you podcast episodes will be immensely helpful. The Lazy Genius: Episode: #87 The Lazy Genius Guide […]
When our oldest was in kindergarten, I was one busy woman doing for God. I was on staff at our church as the children’s pastor and the room mom for our older daughter. I attended one Bible study group while leading another. It was a season of doing All The Things. Today, I do less. […]
She spoke in hushed tones, “I have everything: my health, good kids, a great husband, and a job I like…why do I feel so restless?” And it’s confusing, right? It’s confusing to have All The Things and still feel restless. What happens when our soul has cabin fever? Where does our restlessness come from? Our […]
We all have a past. We all have memories, both beautiful and painful, that have molded us into who we are today. While I do not presume to be God, I do know that His Word is clear on shame, guilt, and His never-running-out love for us. This is a letter written to you from […]
Never in my life has my weight been a simple series of digits. It’s been about identity and self-worth, a point of pride and deflation. My weight has never been just a number. Friends, something is going on in our hearts when we’ve become this obsessed with losing weight. Why are we obsessed with losing […]
You should know that I’m a bit of a mess. I’m wife to Ryan, mom of two, and a writer + speaker. I love podcasts, books, and sprinkles on just about everything. I’m a try-hard girl who values efficiency, productivity, and performance. I struggle with perfectionism and ascribing my value to how much I achieve. […]
Here’s a try-hard girl dishing out common-sense grace! Interwoven in her story is divorce, cancer, parenting teens, blending families, and fostering children while working outside the home. I love Michele because she’s funny, down-to-earth, and loves Jesus a crazy amount. How did you move away from performing for your worth and toward receiving grace? The […]
“Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Chirping robin, budding rose Here comes summer, Here comes summer, Gentle showers, summer clothes. Here comes summer, Here comes summer— Whoosh—shiver—there it goes.” – Shel Silverstein’s Here Comes from A Light in the Attic In our neck of the woods, we’ve got six weeks left before the school bell […]
It’s easy for me to say “Much grace” to my friends but very difficult to say it to myself. Why? I believe that extending myself grace means that I’m giving myself a free pass to Lazytown. Let’s unpack how to know the difference by answering the question: Why do I wrestle with this issue at […]