What I Learned this Summer

There's this blog I read every day because it's awesome and inspires me and makes me feel like given enough white paint ANYTHING can be beautiful.  Well, the incredible Myquillyn Smith {whose book is amazing!} has a sister who is precious in every possible way.  So, anyway, in all the bizarreness that was my route to She Speaks this year, the coolest moment was getting this email. What??? Let's just say I might have jumped up and down with excitement. Then reality sunk in and I realized I ... [Read More]

Do You Love Your Life?

Well, y'all, I'm home from She Speaks. THANK YOU for your sweet prayers and words of encouragement. She Speaks was, as it always is, incredible.  I wish there was a way to share every single moment of it with you.  I'll be sorting through my notes and photos and business cards over the next few weeks and you can expect to hear more about the incredible messages from Lysa TerKeurst and Christine Caine ... and the incredible new friends I made and what they are up to ... and the words God ... [Read More]

Quiet Times, West Wing, and Being Invaded

Wow! Yesterday's post spoke to several of you. Thanks for sharing on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. I loved the comments on Instagram too ... gotta love getting a "Boom!" about a post! {Thanks, Stef! And I loved this post she wrote about moms needing their own Bible time.} I've often wondered why my most popular posts are about quiet times and Bible studies. I think is has to do with this one thing: We desperately want someone to tell us we're doing it right! I am amazed at how many ... [Read More]

What’s the Point of a Quiet Time?

I feel the need to confess something ... my mornings have been utter chaos this summer. Camps and vacation and the urgent need for catching up on laundry in between finds me struggling to get into a good routine. I have great intentions. But in the clash between reality and intentions, well, reality typically wins. This summer has been full of hit and miss morning quiet times.  More misses than hits, since I'm confessing. Maybe you deal with the same thing? Perhaps you have a baby or toddler ... [Read More]

Summer Update

I'm the worst blogger ever. It's true ... I want to write.  I mean to write. But then somehow I end up watching a "Friends" marathon with my girl and I realize how very uninteresting a story that makes so I make a list of blog posts I could write.  You know, things like "101 books you should read this summer" or "Tips for Looking Busy" ... The thing is, well, there's been a lot going on around here and I'm pretty much an epic failure at multitasking. {And perhaps I have a very low standard ... [Read More]

Hello!! It’s been awhile …

This summer has been crazy! Can anyone else relate? It seems the older my daughter gets, the busier our life gets. But if you follow me on Instagram, you know we've had a blast. I sure do wish you were here so we could sit down in chairs like those gorgeous blue ones above and chat about all the fun and adventures and stresses of these past few weeks. Wouldn't that be awesome?? In the middle of all the chaos, I've been working on a big project — a new design! And guess what? I did it all ... [Read More]