We Have Abundance not Scarcity

Welcome to day 2 of 31 Simple Ways to Embrace Lopsided Living! Since it's Sunday, I won't be writing a long post but I do want to encourage you with a verse of Scripture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 This verse holds a special meaning to me because it reminds me of an important truth related to lopsided living — God has called me to a life of abundance not scarcity! In the garden, Satan directed ... [Read More]

Lopsided Living: A Better Way to a Fuller Life

Hi! Welcome to day one of 31 Simple Ways to Embrace Lopsided Living! I bet you have some questions about this whole Lopsided Living thing, right? Maybe you saw the video or read this or someone share a post about it on Facebook ... or maybe you just saw the title in the linky on the Write 31 Days website and thought, "Hey! That looks interesting!" No matter how you got here, I first want to say THANK YOU. I know how many choices you had and it is a gift to me that you chose to stop here. ... [Read More]

31 Ways to Embrace Lopsided Living {coming October 2016}

I can't believe it's almost October. Like seriously ... this year is flying by. October is, however, my favorite month. At some point in October it will FINALLY start cooling off here in north Alabama. My birthday is in October. And, in October that gorgeous pear tree in our neighborhood has leaves that turn the most amazing yellow. Seriously, it's stunning. I also love October because it's when #write31days happens. Every day for the whole month I will write here on the blog. I first ... [Read More]

What Counts as Success?

If you've ever heard me speak, you've undoubtedly heard these two sentences ... "Go ahead and take that nap!" and "We have a low standard of success: if no one's dead and no one's in jail, it's a good day." I know, you're now thinking, "Holy cow, this girl is crazy!" And yeah, I probably am. Of course, there's a lot more than meets the eye in those two statements. And, while I'm no where near as level-headed as I'd like to be about life {seriously, I'm an over-the-top emotional girl ... [Read More]

Why So Busy? 3 Reasons and 3 Responses

You're busy. I know. I am too. {Remember, I'm not even apologizing for it anymore.} But here's the thing, there's good busy and there's bad busy. I know, it all makes our calendars look crazy. But the truth is, there are times when life is just busy and it's for all the right reasons. And then there are the other times — you know, when we've let things get out of control and we need a reality check. When I look at the busy season in my life, I've noticed there are three main ... [Read More]

My Vacation Priorities

Y'all, we are headed to the Smoky Mountains today for a week-long vacation. I'm soooo excited. Seriously. We all three are looking forward to doing all the things we love in the mountains — pancakes at Log Cabin Pancake House, DollyWood, tubing the Ocoee, and driving through Cade's Cove. We may even manage a hike up to Clingman's Dome this year. Scott's grandparents are going with us so I feel sure there will be a Rook game or two in the evenings and we may even be able to talk Casiday into ... [Read More]