Tag: Lent

Nourish: 6 weeks in

The first six weeks of 2016 have flown by. We’ve had a few unusual stressors come our way, but with those came unexpected opportunities. I had great plans for how I would be nourishing my faith, family, community and health this year, but God had other plans.

To be honest, there are a million better ways to increase your prayer life, strengthen your reliance on others, hold your family a little tighter and get healthier than a motorcycle accident, but we play the hand we are dealt.

Let’s talk about my one word resolution and explore those four areas God placed on my heart, shall we?

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Sunday Share

Happy Sunday, dear friends!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and are ready for the week ahead! This week’s Sunday Share is all about being kind to yourself, inspiration, a behind the scenes look at a photoshoot and a Lenten Bible Study.

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I’m so over Valentine’s Day

I’m so fed up with Valentine’s Day and it’s not even here yet.

I know, I know. Valentine’s Day is supposed to be this big, romantic night filled with chocolate covered strawberries and roses and cards and fancy dinners and jewelry and whispered sweet nothings and s-e-x. It’s supposed to be the most romantic day of the year, the day you truly, deeply connect with your spouse in an uber-meaningful way.

But you know what, all that “supposed to” stuff? It’s bullcrap.

Yup. Bullcrap.

That’s not love; that’s materialism. In fact, I’ll go even farther. It’s the devil.

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