5 Tips for Creating a Soulful Home
A soulful home is not about perfect design or the latest décor — it’s about creating a home that tells the story of who you are and who you love. It’s where beauty sets the stage for belonging, and...
View ArticleDiscovering Your Philosophy of Home
I love home. Matter of fact, there’s no place I’d rather be than at home. That’s why I find myself endlessly dreaming about houses and how to make them comfortable, beautiful, and welcoming. It’s...
View ArticleLearn Something New
What does it look like to be a learner? Recently, my daughter Sara and her five-month-old baby Annie, came to visit us. Annie was in the middle of hitting some development milestones and what a delight...
View ArticleA Prayer for Creativity
Creativity is evident in everyone but when you look inward, it’s easy to succumb to comparison and extinguish your creative spark because of fear or disbelief. Creativity takes courage. And sometimes...
View ArticleCreativity as a Spiritual Practice
God is the Creator, inherently creative. And he made you in his image. So that means: you are creative. Learning to see yourself as creative is the first step in using creativity as a spiritual...
View ArticleCreativity as an Antidote for Anxiety
In the beginning God created … God is the Creator. He is creative. He made us in his image. So our birthright is creativity. But sometimes we get in our own way and doubt the creative gifts God has...
View ArticleLiving Each Day as Your Last
How do you live each day like it’s your last? How can we manage to live each day with delight and gratitude and a big ole thankful heart? And how do we express gratitude and love to those nearest and...
View ArticleWhite Light God Story
You’ve probably heard about people that have had a white light kind of pre-death experience. There are some books and even movies out there that recount those kind of experiences but I’ve never talked...
View ArticleOn Being A Fighter (like Martha Stewart)
I started The Dear Daughters Podcast way back in 2016 as a way to encourage younger women. Especially women in the midst of what I call: the ‘decade of big decisions.’ It’s the time in life when you’re...
View ArticleSpinach & Mushroom Egg Casserole
Time to replace your old school breakfast casserole (with bread/sausage) with this new one filled with spinach, mushrooms and cheese. Such a keeper! So delicious, so easy, and reheats in the oven or...
View ArticleA Prayer to be Present
A couple years ago, I wrote a letter to Thanksgiving. Kind of an apology, kind of a letter of gratitude. Kinda both. I wrote it because every single year – Thanksgiving has to share crowded space with...
View ArticleJoy Journal & Simple Prayers
Thanks, God. You are good. I’ve been living this prayer in all kinds of different ways these days. Like first thing in the morning, coffee in hand,“Hi God. Thank you for this one beautiful life you’ve...
View ArticleWhat to Wear: Fall Edition
A million years ago when I was in college at Baylor University, we’d wear wool skirts and sweaters to the football game because it was fall y’all. Pull out the cardigans. And of course, we’d be...
View ArticleA Prayer with No Words
What do you pray when you don’t know what to pray? Especially when it’s a prayer for a person you love who is experiencing difficulty? What do you do when you run out of words and wonder if God is...
View ArticleA Prayer for Courage in Uncertainty
Curiosity can change your life. It allows you to reframe your past, your present, your future. It leaves room for the realization that God does things his way – which doesn’t always coincide with our...
View ArticleA Prayer Guide for the Fearful One
I’ve heard from so many of you. The worried mom in Texas, the anxious attorney in California, the fearful daughter in Florida. You are my people. I love you. You need to remember you’re not crazy. I...
View ArticleA Blessing for Teachers
Here we are at the start of a new school year. I see the school bus rolling down the road and I’m thinking back to teachers throughout my life— and the teachers my kids had growing up. I am so grateful...
View ArticleBald Pate Inn Cornbread
The first time I tasted cornbread that I truly loved was sitting at the lovely Bald Pate Inn in Estes Park, Colorado. Though The Bald Pate Inn is now longer The Bald Pate Inn (new owners named it Seven...
View ArticleA Prayer to Trust God in an Unsafe World
On Saturday, after dinner, Will and I were sitting in the family room. I was watching a movie and he was on his computer. He simply said, “Someone just tried to kill Trump.” What …? “Someone shot and...
View ArticlePrayer to Slow Down
A couple of weeks back, my son and his two oldest sons (my precious grandsons :), came to visit. We enjoyed a rainy June morning following a small frog hop around our patio. Then we curled up on the...
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