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In the beginning, there was an idea… that turned into a story… that turned into a paragraph… that became a chapter… then a manuscript… then a beautiful book on the shelf. Sounds simple, right? I won’t lie. The process of writing a book isn’t what I would deem EASY, but it is worth it. And it is doable, even if you …
In 2021, we decided to take a big leap of faith and leave the job that I’d been at for 9.5 years in order for me to be a stay-at-home mom. And then, hello 2022 – supply chain shortages, gas, grocery, and property tax increases. Are you feeling the pinch on your bank account, too? I’ve often wondered if we …
I have grown a little too talented over the years with worrying more about my to do list than a need in front of me. It’s a problem. As I imagined Mary and Joseph arriving in Bethlehem, I imagine the chaos that must have been this town with everyone coming home. Rome wanted to account for its citizens, and Joseph and …
I’ve always been a dreamer. As a kid there was no telling were my little brain would take me – astronaut, pop star, world traveler, writer, CIA agent, wife and mom. I wanted to do big things. I wanted to matter. I wanted to make a difference. As an adult, I don’t think that’s changed too much. I’m still a …
Joining a flash mob of writers over at Lisa-Jo’s for Five Minute Friday. Today’s word? FLY It’s a season of growing pains. Of feeling so uncomfortable in my own skin that I want to crawl out and escape and then realizing that’s exactly what I have to do to be free. My inclination is to run. To hop a plane and fly …
I’ve never accomplished a significant task on my own, and I’ve never experienced a significant moment without people dear to me nearby. It’s the moment a song we wrote as fourteen-year-olds becomes a song we can still sing together in our twenties and the coffee dates span years of acne and immaturity to young adulthood. It’s the people I learned to march …
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 I swore off dating books when I was 16. I won’t touch one and and I definitely don’t recommend them. Why? Because without fail, all of them push a particular opinion or method of doing things. So, …