“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on … Continue reading New Year. Not New You?
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Hurricane Florence Through My Eyes
On Tuesday, September 11th, I evacuated with my mom, dog, and kiddo after a mandatory evacuation order was released, for my county. We spent just over a week away from home, due to the dangerous road conditions and flooding. We have had quite the eleven days. My beautiful eastern/coastal NC has been deeply marred … Continue reading Hurricane Florence Through My Eyes
When Do You Stop Chasing Dreams?
When do you stop chasing dreams? That is the question for me right now. This blog - like many decisions I've made in the past two years, is about chasing dreams down. It's about all of those things that make up my greatest life's dreams - that I'm still in pursuit of. Like this. Or … Continue reading When Do You Stop Chasing Dreams?
Babies & White Picket Fences
One day you wake up and you're no longer young. I mean young, young. As a woman, you near a certain point where you begin to be more and more certain that you will not give birth to a child. Some women go through adulthood with that desire a distant thought or a "Eh. I … Continue reading Babies & White Picket Fences
Run & Never Tire
Dear Future Husband, There's a prayer I'm praying right now. It's really the same thing over and over. I am praying for you. I'm praying we can somehow get past this wall that appears to be in front of us now. I pray nothing will stand in our way. I pray you'll find me, see … Continue reading Run & Never Tire
Fearless
As 2017 comes to a close, I started thinking about my word for 2018. Every year for quite some time, I have had a word for my year versus a list of resolutions (my resolutions were always quickly forgotten). Somehow, the word always fits. There have been times I don't know why that particular word … Continue reading Fearless
Fear & Faith
I didn't want to go to church last night. But I went. It's a good thing I did. The last year has been incredibly challenging. I'm tired and worn. A few weeks back, leading up to last week, a series of events happened that have been the straw that has broken the camel's back. The … Continue reading Fear & Faith
Say it. Write it. Do it.
Life is short. There is no better time to say what needs to be said. There is no better time to chase after those dreams. I've stayed quiet when I wanted to speak. I've not written words that needed to be written. And I've put off what is most on my heart. Why? Fear … Continue reading Say it. Write it. Do it.
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Advice from Oprah on Trying & Failure
A few years ago, I ran into the image below on Pinterest. I immediately added it as a profile photo on Facebook. I could not even help myself. It's adorable but also a reminder for us dreamer types. To keep pressing forward, we have to believe in our abilities and in the rightness of the … Continue reading Advice from Oprah on Trying & Failure
