"Celebrate what you want to see more of." – Tom Peters
Happy Sunday, Friends! It's the first full week of October, I hope you're enjoying the crisp weather. Below is a meditation and something fun to try - two small glimpses of joy for your week. Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will [...]
1. Thankful Cards Take some time to tell your people why you're so glad they're in your life. Share something you love about your relationship and something about them that inspires you. 2. Menu from Sorta Awesome Kelly from Sorta Awesome shared her tried and true Thanksgiving favorites which look super yummy. 3. Macy's Thanksgiving [...]
1. Mummy Brownies This is the perfect themed snack for me- cute but EASY. They were a hit for me last year and might just become a tradition. 2. Ghost Gourds & A Scardy Cat True Confession: I painted gourds for our small group to decorate last year...then forgot about them and they just sat in [...]
(about the mess in Luke's apartment) "This is what I always pictured the inside of my head to look like." -Lorelai Welcome back to the Gilmore Girls Challenge. Grab a friend and watch the episode together! Each episode, I share a challenge to do something the Gilmores do during the show. Here are some ideas:
Sherry: I'm going to have to drink a lot of coffee to keep up with the two of you. Lorelai: Damn, our secret is revealed! Welcome back to the Gilmore Girls Challenge. Grab a friend and watch the episode together! Each episode, I share a challenge to do something the Gilmores do during the show. Here are some [...]
"Don't just count your years, make your years count." - George Meredith Happy Fourth of July! And happy birthday to me :). It's the big 2-9 this year- the last year of my 20s. Year 28 has been a great year. I went to Colorado, bought our first house, celebrated a few weddings, got a new [...]
Last month, I did my first Whole30. Here's what happened and what I learned (recipes at the end!). What is Whole30? The Whole30 is a 30-day fad diet that emphasizes whole foods and during which participants eliminate sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, soy, and dairy from their diets.The Whole30 is similar to but more restrictive than [...]
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -Martin Luther King, Jr. January always seems to be a quiet, lazy month filled with quiet evenings to myself, tea and books in hand. This January has been no different and has inspired a few of my Top 5, but [...]
"Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand." - Dr. Seuss Here are the Top 5 Things I'm loving this month (warning...most of it is Christmas-related...as it should be): 1. Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church, By Rachel Held Evans I've been meaning to [...]
The Last Two Weeks, I was... I had a bad day at work last week. Actually, more accurately, I was in a bad mood from work one day last week. This has been happening a lot lately. All these little things that happen put me in a crummy, angry, frustrated, defeated mood (even though a [...]
GLIMPSES OF JOY 