Change Your Attitude For the Better Right Now! (Plus, a giveaway–scroll for details)
I had totally missed it -- noticing I ended 2018 similarly to how I began: writing about an attitude of "getting to" do this or that instead of "having to" in both and . Maybe once the idea slipped into my psyche, it quietly settled there and began changing my...
How Can a Dessert Be So Delicious, Fancy, AND Simple?
A Tiramisu Recipe ANYONE can make I still remember the first time I heard the word "tiramisu;" I didn't even know what it was and had to ask our friends Christi and Frankie to repeat themselves a few times before I finally understood. They had returned from...
How Ringing Bells Puts the “Merry” in Christmas
Six years ago I began a tradition that would immediately become a beloved holiday favorite: Ringing bells for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle fundraiser. I had no idea two hours could pass by so quickly, or that I had so many misconceptions about bell ringing...
The Reason It’s Crucial to Put On Your Oxygen Mask First
If you've flown commercially, you're undoubtedly familiar with standard safety procedure; it goes something like this: In the event of a loss in cabin pressure, secure your own oxygen mask first, before helping your children or others.The reason is simple and...
Stand with Secret Believers This Christmas
Today, through a sponsored partnership with Open Doors, I'm sharing their message about something important to know. This is a season when many Americans have already begun decorating their homes for the holidays, a lovely tradition most of us take for granted....
A New Month, A Special Opportunity! #1000Mercies #OYTO
Soon enough I'll share some thoughts about what I learned by writing a book (surprising lessons, by the way), but for now, I'm coming out of my deep, deep book-writing hole to share something that well may be one of those "" President Bush spoke of three...
Preorder Your (in)courage Devotional Bible & Receive A Free Leather Journal!
Hello darlings. While I'm anchored to my writing desk racing to complete the rough draft of my manuscript for For All Who Wander (praypraypray!), I wanted to let you know the beautiful is available for preorder now! Order by Sunday and in addition to...
Retail Therapy, Divine Moments, and Imaginary French
It is rare for me to write a blog post these days. Writing a book demands focus and intention and giving my best effort to the words I feel called to write in that space, as opposed to writing in my tiny square of the internet. But something happened recently I...
