There was a season that lasted about four years where I honestly never carried a purse. Ever. I had the diaper bag & would just stuff any essentials of my own in one of the outside pockets– my billfold, my phone, a tube of lipstick I never remembered to use. And on the off chance…
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Who are you? I’ll tell you. You are loved. Don’t skip this first one because it seems generic & cliche. You may have been born out of biology & free will, but make no mistake that the second you gained a beating heart, God’s reflection took place within you. Before you took your first breath,…
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I’ve been following Rachel Hollis for nearly five years– before she wrote Girl Wash Your Face & her name was all over the map. And when I went to her first conference two & a half years ago, it felt super successful to me when she gathered 240 of us in a hotel conference room…
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So the migraine at the beach happened. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s fine, but you can read about that here if you wish.) The migraine happened, & when we got back home, I made an appointment with my doctor to have some blood tests done & make sure I wasn’t scheduled…
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Rachel Held Evans had died. Thirty eight year old wife to her college sweetheart, mom to two babies, & author. Her books have been on my amazon list for years (planning to have a RHE month later this fall), & I’ve loved hearing her talk on podcasts. She was hospitalized in April for a bad…
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Kelly Leveque began her career working for Fortune 500 medical field companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Stryker, focusing on tumor gene mapping and molecular sub typing to oncologists. Yeah, the girl doesn’t play. I don’t even know what that job description means. But from reading her book, I get that Kelly knows science…
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I’ve always been a snacker. I mean, who doesn’t feel happier with a snack in hand? But add three tiny humans to the mix who also live for the snacks, & it’s like Why do I even make all the meals? Our world revolves around snacks. I remember after Jude was born, the thought of…
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I’ve always considered myself a morning person– maybe it’s because I’ve never ever been able to stay up late so the morning was my only option. Even so, babies change everything. Now, I still love my mornings, but they look different. First of all, they are completely dependent on how well I prepare the night…
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I remember when Blake & I were engaged eight years ago & the Pinterest iPhone app launched. I knew I’d hit the recipe jackpot! Never would I be low on creative ideas for our meals! I would have a virtual board for chicken & beef & vegetarian & cocktails because we were about to be…
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When I workout, it’s usually in the early morning, so I need some STRONG music to get my head motivated & my body moving. Maybe I was sleeping like a hibernating bear thirty minutes ago, but play a song from Hamilton, & it looks like I’m in a charismatic church service from outside my car…
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