My quiet time today was a walk. It wasn’t really “quiet time”. I listened to a podcast from The Village Church. Matt Chandler was interviewing Lacrae. (I know. Amazing.) One of the things Lacrae said just blew me away. He said, “It’s not about how loud you can scream it. It’s about how long
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Do not Drift Away
We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. -Hebrews 2:1 Oh it’s so easy to drift. To look away for a moment and completely lose my way. To gaze longingly at something shiny. To be tempted. To wander. In church the other day,
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When did I stop playing?
I made a huge discovery the other day that I have to share with you. I am taking the training for Kids Holy Yoga. We have been talking about play and how important it is. One of our assignments was to play for 20 minutes. Oh my gosh this was eye opening! I decided to
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You Get Wise, You Get to Church!
My husband loves to quote movies. Thus, the title of this post. Can anyone tell me who said it? Or what movie it’s from? We get lots of advice from people, don’t we? Solicited, Unsolicited…it doesn’t matter, some people just like to advise. Let’s be honest, we have all been given some bad advice
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Party!
Front porch of the Hatmaker house! Maybe you watched them renovate it on “My Big Family Renovation” on HGTV. I know I did. I watched and laughed and cheered them on. Jen Hatmaker and her family are fun and real and hilarious and Jesus lovin’ Texas Rock stars in my book. Here’s the
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The Last First Day
Be still my heart. This is the Last First Day. My oldest is a senior in high school. Lord, hold me. How did we get from this: To this: It seems impossible yet it’s happening all around me. Kids are growing up. Last night I went up to Natalie’s room to tuck her in. Yes, I
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For the Love – It’s Time!
Every once in a while a book comes along that INSPIRES. Jen Hatmaker’s new book, “For the Love” does just that. This book is for all my friends who are leaders. That is EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. OF. YOU. Mothers, daughters, sons, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, friends. You are champions. Young, old. Single, married, divorced,
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BOOM! I finished the Whole30!
Yep. It’s done. I did it. I didn’t cheat once. Not a lick, not a taste, not a sip of off-limits food. I’ve never felt so accomplished. Honestly, college, jobs, motherhood, races, triathlons, yoga certification, career, speaking to groups, starting a business, writing, teaching, studying, learning, blogging, growing, parenting…who cares about any of it…the
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Panic at The Restaurant
You’ve heard of Panic at the Disco? I panicked at the restaurant. We went out to eat twice last weekend. the first time wasn’t so tough. It was a new Austin place outside of the city, rural really. It’s called Proof and Cooper. The outside was so cool. Rusty tin roof, lots of land. Inside,