My background is in marketing and management. So for the last ten years (+ 4 more when I was learning how to market) I spent the majority of my awake hours telling stories, creating series, themes and programming, developing content and brands, and sharing sharing sharing it all with as many people as I could. … More The Icky Feeling of Sharing
These words jump off the page with such strength for me. These are words that I know I will come back to time and again… for reassurance, for motivation, for comfort, for hope. I hope you enjoy this little bit of Monday inspiration, as well Quote by Wm. Sparks Smith, shared with me by … More I Am Enough
hello, 2014! I just finished the Lara Casey 2014 Exclusive #PowerSheets Webinar and {typical after reading/listening to Lara} I am energized for the new year! If you’ve poked around this blog a bit you probably know that 2013 wasn’t my very favorite year… but there is no use in looking back. I am feeling … More #powersheets
{ ‘truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am’ John 8.58 } Relax. That is a word that I think of often. So often I think that I am relaxing because I am doing things that I enjoy…cooking, decorating, creating. But so often when it actually comes time to fall asleep, I … More relaxing to celebrate
You may have noticed that I started a little handmade jewelry shop on Etsy.com last month, it’s a simple little shop that I enjoy filling with whatever beaded and tasselled creation happens to pop out of the right side of my brain. I have had the good fortune of selling some of the pieces to … More HOPES & DREAMS | every little bit {counts}
The month of November is filled with events, messages and decorations that make it a touch easier to remember to be grateful and to say thank you. For that I am thankful 😉 Earlier in the year I began a 21 day bible study on the YouVersion Bible App called She Reads Truth: Prayer in the … More start with thank you
welcome to the new home of my blog and welcome to fall. Oh it’s just so cliché to talk about a new season and a new outlook on life and new this and new that and yada yada yada. But…it’s just too hard to sit here watching the trees change colors as my sweet and … More welcome
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I must have read this post from Jesus Calling a dozen times before writing it out to lock into my mind. “I designed you to live in union with Me. This union does not negate who you are; it actually makes you more fully yourself.”
Oh sweet husband of mine…while sharing that article on “my generation” was very insightful, humorous even…now I am seriously bummed. I’m not special?! I’m just one in a million and my grand ideas of “following my passion” are as common as the general idea of success. Well geeze…. Must-Read article from WaitButWhy.com:
{written September 10, 2013} Today is one of those days. I can’t break the feeling of being overwhelmed. I can’t figure out where to start. I’m stuck at work and in a state of panic. While waiting for a meeting, I rolled through Instagram and found a gem from Lara Casey, she wrote: … More He is much bigger than my schedule
{written september 8, 2013} There are a couple of moments in my life where it very clearly dawned on me that I dealt with things differently. One night in college, my girlfriends and I were hanging out in the apartment drinking wine and talking about sorority life, school stresses, dating and our relationships. I sat … More the perfect life
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