Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
As a new wife, I wanted to make an edible dinner for two. So like any normal person, I started honing my cooking skills with a French onion soup recipe. How hard could soup be– don’t you just pour things from cans into a pot? The recipe wasn’t complicated, but I didn’t have the ingredients […]
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 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 […]
This letter is for any mama who’s been on bed rest or has a medical diagnosis that keeps her from doing what she thinks she should be doing. However, it’s also for any mom who struggles with finding her identity in what she does for her children. If you’re struggling as a mama, I’ve created […]
Here’s a try-hard girl sharing common-sense grace, and who’ll make you laugh out loud! I love Melanie Shankle’s ability to point us to Christ as we laugh at life as we find it. She’s the New York Times bestselling author of three books. Melanie speaks at events nationwide and writes on her blog, Big Mama. […]
Here’s a try-hard girl sharing some common-sense grace! I knew that I’d found a mentor and companion in my parenting journey when I heard her dispense wisdom on the God-Centered Mom Podcast. Then I read her book Give Your Kids a Break, and I just knew that Kim must share her truths about compassion with […]
In the ’90s, I heard a radio commercial that announced something I’d never heard before. The voice-over said, “Go to http://www.houstonweather.com/today “ My first thought was, ”What is that nonsense?! That’ll never catch on.” In college, my friend told me her email address was jeh1234@unix.tamu.edu. “That’s ridiculous,” I told her, “There’s no way I’ll ever […]
While training for a half-marathon several years ago, nothing—neither hell nor high water—could prevent me from accomplishing my goal. I ran at 5 a.m. in below-freezing temperatures. I ran when my health was not great. I ran when my feet ached and screamed, “Please don’t make us put on those shoes!” For me, goal-achievement reigns […]
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 […]