LITTLE BY LITTLE / Simplifying + Sabbath

Hi, friends!! Welcome back to my new weekly series. (In case you missed them, here are Week one and week two.) What a week this has been. It is hard to write today with the heaviness swirling around us, but I am trying to keep going—focusing on giving and loving as much as I can. I hope Ari and…

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HOW TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE: PRUNE

This is a hard truth: too many good things is still too much. Grace and I picked blueberries this morning (can you spot her below?). The blueberry patch has been here for over thirty years, and these bushes keep making good fruit! How? Our friend, Wanda, works hard to keep them well-fed and pruned. If…

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IT’S OKAY TO BE AVERAGE. I’ve been believing a lie.

It’s okay to be average. It’s okay to love something and not be the best at it. It doesn’t mean you or your gift are worthless because you aren’t the “best.” It’s okay if your talent or passion isn’t a business. And it’s okay if your business isn’t the “best” either! I caught myself comparing…

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LITTLE BY LITTLE. A new weekly series!

Welcome to my new series, Little by Little! Each Friday, I’m going to wrap up the week with a quick post about my little by little progress, things I am loving right now, and a scattering of various thoughts. Here goes! First, the most important news: my husband joined Twitter. You’re welcome. And I joined Snapchat a couple weeks ago. I…

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HOW TO OVERCOME INSECURITY. No one has it all together.

Ever feel like everyone has it all together but you? I do. Lately this thought has been swirling in my head. But, here’s how I am evicting that lie out of my life, and how you can too: 1. Name it as a lie. Everyone else “having it together” is not true. I was just…

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