Merriest of Merry Christmases, Friends!

It’s aaaaaallmost here and I am literally bursting at the seams right now. It’s probably not mature of me to admit this, but I get thisclose to my holiday vacation and become like a 9-year-old girl about to go to summer camp. POSITIVELY GIDDY. I’m so, so thankful for the chance to get to celebrate

Wordless Wednesday (12/15/21)

Thanksgiving 2021, Y’all!

It’s about that time, y’all. It’s officially abandon-your-diet season, and as much as I try to stick to a cleaner-eating lifestyle, I struggle with letting go of my holiday favorites. I mean, I’ve been trying over the last couple of years, but there’s nothing quite like the old classics. Balance, right? It’s all about balance.

From The Vault

This is another one from the vault, y’all. Edited for clarity and relevancy, but I believe in every single word I typed, just as much then as I do now! I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed. I remember it all—oh, how well I remember—the feeling

Fall Bucket List 2021

Happy Monday and Happy NOVEMBER, y’all! I’m totally in my element right now, so if you see me standing under a tree, stroking the sleeve of my fluffy sweater and wearing a sappy grin, please remember it costs zero dollars to mind your own business and keep it movin’. I can’t help myself. Possibly because

The Potter

Throwing it back to 2008 today, y’all. This post has been edited for clarity and relevance, but it’s still an oldie-but-goodie that deserves to be shared. So I’ve been mulling over the principle of the Potter’s wheel lately. The story of the clay and the Potter is a familiar one to most Christians, given to

On Being ‘Woke’

Hang on, friends. It’s about to get honest and maybe a little uncomfortable. Here’s the truth. I don’t want to be ‘woke’. Not only on Saturday mornings, but in the current cultural sense of ‘wokeness’, which, ten years ago, was just a hip way to say that you’re paying attention, but now is an entire

The Middle

Hey, friends! Thanks for checking in today. I didn’t exactly know how to start this post out today, because I’m nothing if not awkward and mildly inappropriate so it’s hard to say if my introductions are really the right approach. But. BUT. I’ve been thinking (and talking) a lot about these weird middle aged years

Wordless Wednesday (8/4/21)

From The Vault

This post was originally published in 2008 on the way-back blog. It’s been dusted off and edited for clarity and relevancy, but the content is just as applicable today. Don’t you love when inspiration strikes someone else and ends up knocking you on the nose, too? I recently heard someone talking about one of the