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My Valentine’s Day Surprise!
In honor of one of my favorite holidays, I’m announcing today that I have a NEWLY-DESIGNED WEBSITE 🙂 I redesigned it last weekend, tinkered with it, & finally went live yesterday. You guys are some of the first to know!! Hooray! I plan to continue updating & adding new items, so ...
Celebrations, Faith & Prayer, Marriage & Family, My Story
My Word for 2014: “Live”
Friends! I know this post is super-dee-duper late. Sincere apologies for waiting 1.5 months to update this blog (if you noticed)! I was outta town for 3 weeks over the holidays & made an executive decision to leave my laptop behind & hang with real human beings (my family!). Very good ...
Blessings, Celebrations, Marriage & Family, My Story, Praise
The Thankful Project {Day 3} – Taos, NM
Taos, New Mexico. Ever heard of it? Neither had I. So when my friend Brian invited me to go skiing there with him and some friends, I declined. You can ski in New Mexico? Wasn’t that one border short of Tijuana? This is what I wrote after the fact: “No we weren’t sunbathing in ...
Blessings, Leadership, Marriage & Family, Masculinity & Femininity, My Story, Praise
The Thankful Project {Day 1} – My Mom
Happy November! I hope you’re settling into the holiday swing o’ things. We sure are! This month, I’m joining Kenzie at Chasing Happy for “The Thankful Project” ~ 28 days of expressing gratitude in our lives! I love this idea. I hope you’ll start counting ...
Celebrations, Marriage & Family, My Story
Our Autumn Vision Retreat [PHOTOS]!
Y’ALL ~ Autumn is amazing! I know, I know: Ironic for a girl named Summer, but my husband & I just had the best weekend playing in the Ozark Mountains & I wanted to tell you about it. Sunday night we returned from a whirlwind 4-day trip to see the leaves change. Neither of us had ...
Celebrations, Marriage & Family, My Story, Praise
Five-Minute Friday: {Our Ordinary Love}
Every Friday, a group of ladies spends 5 minutes writing on a new topic. This fun assignment – created by Lisa Jo Baker – helps us write freely & not worry about our imperfections or format. I love it! This was my first “Five-Minute Friday” and I hope not my ...
Confessions, Culture, Feminism, Marriage & Family, Masculinity & Femininity
Have I Forgotten My Ministry As a Wife?
This message is very special to me, one I’m learning more about as a new wife! Before continuing, I encourage you to read about the Proverbs 31 woman. . . . . . . . . . . “Being my husband’s wife is my most important ministry.” ~Wisdom 4 Wives Some days seem to ...
Culture, Friends & Dating, Giving, Inspiration, Leadership, Marriage & Family, My Story
Are You a Balcony or Basement Person?
This question is so near & dear to my heart – and one that ultimately defines our lives. I first heard it at a women’s retreat in college, & it’s come to mind many times since: “Am I a Balcony Person or a Basement Person?” In other words… do I bring ...
Challenges, Faith & Prayer, Marriage & Family, My Story, Wholeness
The Prayer That Changed Our Marriage
No marriage is perfect. We’ve all learned that by now 🙂 Such an intimate relationship requires us to face our fears and (even scarier) our true selves, and the outcome isn’t always pretty. But there is great power in prayer! I have experienced firsthand prayer’s ability to ...