Erin Napier from HGTV’s Hometown inspired this post. Thanks Erin! On Instagram before the new year, she said she, her husband Ben, and their friends all agreed their children were not getting cell phones or using social media while they were growing up. Erin’s post made me think about how different I would be as
Category: Granny
I have been feeling uninspired lately. That is hard for me to admit. Inspiration is so important for the work I do now that being honest about feeling uninspired feels a little uncomfortable to say the least. Being honest is also important in the work I do so I just I’m going to be honest.
My Aunt Judy’s transition to Heaven got me thinking how do we honor those we love who are no longer here. I have several ideas because I want to make my life count in honor of Aunt Judy, Kirk, and Granny. Living in a way that makes them proud is important to me. I also
Having a tough last several weeks and still having tough stuff to face with my family got me thinking about joy. How to find it in tough times specifically. Finding joy is easy when life is going great, but when it’s not joy feels gone often. As a follower of Christ, the Bible says in
I want to address something I’ve written on before, but I keep getting asked in some form. “Where does your positivity come from? I don’t know how you are.” First things first: I do have bad days. Sometimes, I have a bad week. Usually, when that happens (as is life now and then) I won’t
I come from a line of strong women. I have made connections and friendships with strong women who became part of my family as well. This blog post is a salute to all of them. My mama is the strongest woman I know. She has made so many sacrifices for me and taught me exactly
If you’ve been following this blog for a while: you know how important music is to me. I’ve written posts about Sarah McLachlan, Billy Joel, and Garth Brooks. Today’s post is another one about music that’s important to me. This one is about the Backstreet Boys. I wasn’t a typical teenage girl by most standards.
I’m going to break this list down by genre. Some artists might belong in multiple genres, but will only be listed once. The genres will be listed in alphabetical order. My mama and Granny were and are huge influences on my musical tastes. They shared their favorite artists with me and gave me the freedom
In honor of International Women’s Day: I want to talk about the women in my life who help and expect me to thrive. Mama: my mama is my champion and friend. She is my warrior. She also has no time for excuses from me. She raised me to love God, and everyone else. She taught
If you read my blog regularly: you know music is a very big part of how I thrive. I like every possible genre of music there is. You’ll find everything on my iPod. I leave it on shuffle, so I get all my favorite music mixed up. However, I do have a list of very