Day Six :: Freezer Cooking is Your Friend
I’m no expert here, but this just makes sense. During October and early November, spend a day or two deep in your kitchen prepping for busy days during the holiday season! Your freezer will be stocked, your budget will be on track (both financially and calorie...Day Five :: Have a Quiet Night
Actively plan for a quiet night after the kids are in bed – even though it’s late and there are projects to check off and floors to clean and plans to make and and and… You need this – you need rest and refilling. So mark your calendar and keep...
Day Four :: Let Your Kids Help (for real!)
This weekend I let my son water the flowers. Not a big deal, I know. But it drives me nuts when the walk is soaking wet and we track it into the house. Or when he waters the weeds or giant bushes that don’t need water. So dumb, but it’s a thing (tell me...
Day Three :: Intentional Decor Only
As you deck the halls of your home, be intentional about the décor you set out. Do you really, truly love it? If not, place it in a separate bin. At the end of the season, donate whatever items are in that bin. Your home will be a little lighter and only decorated...
Day Two :: Create a Holiday Notebook
Keeping it simple & practical, and starting early = holiday organization. Buy a brand-new notebook (bonus points if it has a Christmas cover!) I always grab a cute one from the dollar bins at the craft store. Label it and make this your go-to place for storing...
Day One :: Pray Over Your Season
We’re starting simple, at the very best kind of beginning. Start with your heart in the right place – start in prayer. Don’t enter battle unarmed, the kitchen without ingredients, the holiday season (or any busy season) without a heart open to Him....
31 Days To a Less-Stress Holiday Season!
I have this thing for Christmas. Growing up, my mom always made it a magical time for us. There were cookies, a grand tree decorated to the hilt with heirlooms and popsicle stick ornaments, bedtime readings of the Polar Express and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s The...
31 Week Bumpdate!
Yeow. Single digits, people – SINGLE DIGITS until we meet this baby. This baby, our grace/bonus/surprise/gift baby that I still can’t even believe is coming. The symptoms list is getting longer, the days are getting shorter, and we’re in the single...
On My Top 5 Non-Pumpkin Spice Fall Favorites
It’s the first day of autumn! While you know I love me some good pumpkin spice everything, I deeply adore parts of autumn that have nothing to do with pumpkins. Or boots, or sweaters, or even the crisp air. For real. Here are a few of my non-pumpkin spice fall...
On the ‘More’ My Heart Needs
I wrote recently about being a megaphone, about living in my sweet spot, about the job that has my hands and heart. Here’s what I didn’t share: sometimes it’s hard to watch others rise while you fall. Over the past year especially, I’ve...
On Being a Megaphone
I’ve written here at Girl with Blog for nearly 8 years. I’ve written an ebook and edited/curated another. I’ve submitted words to publishers, websites and blogs. I work with words. I steep in words. I wrestle words into 140 characters. I think...Meet Anna
Anna E. Rendell: Author, latte lover. Content Marketing Manager at (in)courage by DaySpring. Wife of Jared and mom of four littles. Telling real stories from real life, and encouraging you to find the extra in your ordinary.
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