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Writing. Real. Encouragement.on Five Minute Friday: red
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the lovely Lisa-Jo Baker‘s.The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely written in...
on grace & doing it all {and how I struggle with both}
I work 20 hours a week for an amazing non-profit, coaching congregations in social media use. I'm part of the (in)couragers leadership team, creating and sharing documents and emailing and corraling 100's of women leaders. I am a mom to a cunningly adorable and...
on Five Minute Friday: worship
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the lovely Lisa-Jo Baker‘s.The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely written in...
on losing my way & remembering my voice & why our stories matter
I've been quiet around the fence lately. My heart hasn't been able to connect with the keyboard, and I've been feeling very small in the blog world. And so I share recipes and a giveaway, which brings me joy, but I know it's not my norm and I feel that. But here's the...
on a one-skillet supper: Ham & Potato Skillet from Gooseberry Patch
Every Easter, we'd get up at the crack of dawn and dress fancy. Since mom was the choir director at church, we had to be there early early. While it felt too early to eat breakfast (you know how your stomach feels kind of sour when you're up before dawn?), we managed...
on Five Minute Friday: small
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the lovely Lisa-Jo Baker‘s.The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely written in...
on a simple supper: Skillet Lasagna from Gooseberry Patch
Just a quick little recipe for your midweek! It's from Gooseberry Patch's new 101 Stovetop Suppers (which you can enter to win a copy of here!) Keeping it simple because I have a toddler who doesn't sleep well, a board meeting for work tomorrow, so.many.documents. to...
on Five Minute Friday: story
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the lovely Lisa-Jo Baker‘s.The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely written in...
on (in)courage today: guest post for Bloom book club
I go through dozens of Grandma’s collected pieces of china, each one delicate and fine. And my mom, she had a story for each one: “Oh, that was THE candy dish! If I snuck a piece, I had to lift the silver lid just right, so it wouldn’t make any noise.” “She set out...
on Five Minute Friday: belong
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the wonderful Lisa-Jo Baker‘s. The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely...
on Building Benches: for the mom who needs a thank you
--this is the second letter in a non-regular 'series' of letters I felt compelled to write. Some will be on friendship, others encouragement in mothering, and all will be straight from my heart to yours.-- I wish I were a more selfless girl. But the truth is, I want...
On Five Minute Friday: Beautiful
Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the wonderful Lisa-Jo Baker‘s. The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely...