Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
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 […]
Are you interested in learning how you’re wired? Or maybe you prefer brushing up on how to make your work life + relationships better? Perhaps you’re a history buff? Or maybe you’re interested in growing spiritually? Whatever you’re interested in learning about, there’s a book or two about it here. P.S. You could win one […]
Y’all… I read a lot, I mean A LOT, of non-fiction books. And sometimes, a try-hard girl just needs to get lost in a story. Here are eight fiction books/memoirs I recommend when you just want to relax, escape, and imagine yourself in a different world. The FCC requires that I tell you that I’m […]
What stresses you out about Christmas? Is it trying to meet your expectations and those of others? Or maybe it’s trying to do All The Things so people will think you’re amazing? OR maybe you find Christmas stressful because you’re out of your routine and just hate at small talk? Each Enneagram type has a […]
You feel the push and pull of the holidays: the errands, the buying, the too-tight pants, the traveling, the expectations, and All The Things. Feeling stressed, tired, and a bit worn out from all the celebrating has stolen your love for the holidays. You want to make the holiday season memorable AND you want to […]
When I first read Melissa’s book Eat Cake. Be Brave*, I knew — just knew — that you would cherish her wisdom and sense of humor. Melissa is a former session singer in Nashville, and is now a wife, mom, speaker, writer, vlogger, and all-around hilarious woman back in Texas. She’s struggled with infertility, body […]
Sweet reader friends, I don’t allow just anyone the keys to the blog, but in my friend Lea Turner, you’ll find someone kind, trustworthy, and wired just like you. Lea and her husband are raising five children in Mississippi so if she knows what it’s like to have a house that’s more loud than quiet […]
I stand in our kitchen and scan the house. Dishes in the sink. A project due for work in two hours. Two girls complaining. Dinner in the oven late. And my text messages are going crazy. I’m behind, disorganized, and overwhelmed. I feel like The Worst mom ever, like I’m failing at doing in the […]
I’m not one who likes to be scared. Being frightened isn’t my thing, but living a life of fear? Well, I keep signing up for that. The truth is that I worry a lot and live with a chronic case of low-grade anxiety. It wasn’t until I discovered the Enneagram, an ancient personality typing system […]
As a kid, I ate Oscar Mayer bacon cooked in our electric skillet as a Saturday morning treat. In the spirit of full disclosure, I hated the wavy fattiness of it. Fast forward several years when Ryan and I ate at a restaurant of a celebrity chef. Dotting the edge of my plate were these […]
