The door pops a stark shade of blue. I was immediately moved when I first saw this photo. It caught my full attention as God gave a visual image of myself walking to front step of this brick house. While waiting for the door to swing open, I postured myself knowing there was an ocean […]
Category: Encouragement
Plunge
My dreams, hopes, plans, and wild ideas were like friends of mine. I would spend hours thinking about them, praying over them, and preparing for the one day that they might arrive and stay a spell. I have always been a dreamer. I see bright colors in the most drab places and hope in all […]
Six Summer Essentials
Creating lists and capturing summer memories are kind of my thing. It is my hope this season of baseball, fireworks, friends, and tropical fruit will be all sorts of amazing for you. Here is a list of what I would consider essentials to any stellar summer! 1|Snap decision shades You do not have to own […]
The Pink Pineapple
For $9.99 this pink pineapple would be mine. I bounced through the Marshall’s check out line cradling my ceramic fruit trinket. As an English major, symbolism is everything to me. Everything can mean something and nothing is done without some kind of purpose. This pineapple is no different, it is incredibly symbolic for this budding […]
Little Words. Brave Change.
Nothing is more inspiring than the color pink and a little word that packs a punches. I am talking about the black band on my arm sporting the white beads that spell out BRAVE. This statement dangles on my wrist as a daily reminder of the person that I want to be, a braver version […]
Letters of Encouragement
Confession, the title of this post is not an original thought of mine. In fact, it came to me right after I clicked “confirm purchase”. It is the title of the She Reads Truth 1 & 2 Thessalonians study, a slim book filled with scripture and beautiful botanical design. Its greenery and floral freshness feels […]
It is iTunes official…
Click here to listen to the podcast Link for Android users Finally, my little podcast project has launched. I have prayed over this thing for so long and I am so excited for you to finally hear it. The idea for “Still With You” did not magically come to me overnight, it was a number […]
Armloads of Blessings
All photos by Annsley McRae Photography As many of you already know that I a huge fan of the hilarious, beautiful, author/speaker, and now friend of mine, Annie F. Downs. Therefore, you can only imagine my reaction when I discovered my mom and I had won tickets to her That Sounds Fun Weekend 2017 in […]
18 year olds, Ezra, and an abundance of hope
Invite five 18-year-old girls into your home and I promise you it will change your life. This challenge sounds like a nightmare to some of you and I believe it could be in some cases. Yet, when my front door swung wide open and in walked three blondes, a brunette, and lively redhead, nothing was […]
Finding Focus
Why do I inundate myself with apps, constant movement, events, loud music, and nonstop conversation? For the past couple of months I have felt this way, completely unfocused and exhausted in trying to keep up with everything around me. It is not just balancing my to-do list, weird work schedule, marriage, and social life. It […]
