For the past few years rather than making goals, I've been picking a word of the year. I got the idea from my friend, Tabitha, who's been doing this for quite some time. Some of my words have been faith, brave, believe & shine. It's funny, I kind of tend to forget my word towards … Continue reading The Year of Surrender
Living with Chronic Pain
Pain... it can strike at any time & any place. Living with chronic pain is no joke. Sometimes pain comes in the most inconvenient times & places, like at the top of a mountain. You can be out & about enjoying nature and hiking to a beautiful lake and all of a sudden pain can … Continue reading Living with Chronic Pain
Stepping Out Afraid & Covered in Essential Oils
I've felt a burden on my heart to write for a long time. Like... a ridiculously long time... If I'm honest, it's been years. It's the reason I started a blog in the first place. And I blogged a few times, mostly to say that I did it, and because I felt like there were … Continue reading Stepping Out Afraid & Covered in Essential Oils
10 Things I’ve learned in 13 years of Marriage
FULL DISCLOSURE // I wrote this post right after our 10th wedding anniversary, but for some reason, I NEVER published it, so now with our 13th anniversary being today {I can't believe it's been 13 years!!!}, I decided to publish it because it's all still SO relevant!! Also, Joe and I are NOT marriage experts, … Continue reading 10 Things I’ve learned in 13 years of Marriage
Believe
For the last few years, I've been inspired by my sweet friend, Tabitha, to pick a word as my theme of the year. This concept of picking one word really resonated with me, especially when goal setting seemed daunting and like just a list of things I would fail at soon enough. I figured that … Continue reading Believe
2017 :: The Year of Brave
The Year of Brave was a refining year
Off the hook
We tend to SO easily let ourselves off the hook and just say, "oh, I'm just this way or that way"; or "oh, I can't be perfect, I'm not enough or blah, blah, blah...". It's SO easy for us to just give up before we even start or to believe the worst about ourselves. If … Continue reading Off the hook
Faithful Fellowship — Blog Hop!!
Hi all!!! Much like my insta-friend, Mandy, I’ve been blogging MIA. I’ve been following Mandy’s journey on Instagram for a while now. She loves the Lord, her husband, her 6 kids, coffee and community. She’s super crafty and sometimes even sells some of her awesome art!! Follow her on Instagram and check out the hashtag … Continue reading Faithful Fellowship — Blog Hop!!
Pool party essentials
Hi all and Happy Memorial Day!! Before I head off to spend some time with family, I just wanted to pop in and share with you my pool party/beach essentials. I LOVE and use the products on a regular basis, but they are definitely my pool party/outdoor/beach go to products. First I start off washing … Continue reading Pool party essentials
You are YOU-nique!
When I first signed up to speak on image for my Women Believers in Business Networking Group (some 11 months ago!); I thought "Easy peasy… I'm a beauty consultant, so this is going to be cake". Now, here I am and I realized that this topic is a lot more complex and heavy than I … Continue reading You are YOU-nique!
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