I love Birthdays. Seriously love them. It’s the one day of the year when you can do whatever you want, within reason, and it’s completely and totally okay. Feel like eating an entire cake? Wouldn’t recommend it, but if you want to – go for it. Want to sleep all Continue Reading
If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would do differently? This is a question I’ve heard asked of people, often, in one form or another over the years. I would sit on the edge of my seat awaiting their answers; trying to take it all Continue Reading
A refugee. An outcast. Homeless. Hunted. Murdered. This is the life God chose. His father and mother left the town of Nazareth and traveled to Bethlehem. Because Joseph belonged to the line of David, he had to go to register Mary, who he was pledged to be married to. But Continue Reading
It’s been a rough week. And there just isn’t time right now for a rough week to happen. There are gifts to be bought. Presents to be wrapped. Parties to be thrown. Cookies to be baked. Lights to be seen. And more. But regardless of my holiday to-do list, this Continue Reading
*This originally appeared in August 2015 on my blog mylifesettomusic. I came across it today and found myself motivated once again to put my phone down. I am challenging myself to be more present. More engaged. To take in my surroundings without feeling the need to reach for my security Continue Reading
Yesterday, a friend of mine sent me a clip from a Q&A session that took place at the Truth Matters Conference. In this clip, Todd Friel asks John MacArthur, and other panel members, to give a one-word answer in response to the name Beth Moore. His answer was not one Continue Reading
As many of you know, I recently started an interior design business. It has been a blessing and joy to see my clients’ dreams for their homes become a reality. Since starting my business, I have gone shopping for furniture, lighting, curtains, shelving and household decor; rearranged rooms and spaces; Continue Reading
When I was a kid and someone would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would often answer art teacher, or writer. I never imagined one day I would be able to call myself both. Since having a home of my own, my love of art Continue Reading
Have you ever felt like a hamster stuck in a wheel? Your legs are moving and you’re working hard, but you just aren’t getting anywhere? That was me yesterday. I tried to go for a run, but the heat got the best of me. Instead of the long run I Continue Reading
Last Friday was the first day of school, and it began as all the other firsts before it. The kids were eager to put on the clothes that had been laid out the night before. New, carefully chosen, brightly-colored backpacks and shoes sat by the garage door, waiting to be Continue Reading
