There’s something about the words wild and free. They capture my imagination. Though I live in a staid, rule-laced box, I want to live a life that runs off the path and into wildness. Just ask my husband about the Grand Canyon. And I long to live a life that is free of other’s expectations and the voices in my head.
It’s a Summer Bookclub
Last week I finished listening to Wild & Free by Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan. It’s a book I want to dive deeper into and when I mentioned that on Facebook many of you wanted to dive deeper, too. So here we go. It’s been a few years since we’ve done a study together. If you’ve never done with me, these are really low key. We’ll read a chapter or two a week depending on the length of those particular chapters. Then I’ll write a post designed to get us thinking and talking about what was covered.
Summer Bookclub?
So I have a question. Anyone interested in doing a book study with me this summer? Either Wild & Free or Galatians? If you are leave a comment below and I’ll start organizing the details. And if you like audio books like I do, you can buy the ebook for $1.99 (as of 5/4), and add the WhisperSync for about $4.
The Best Yes: Where from Here — 4 Application Steps
One challenge of reading a book like The Best Yes is the application. Reading a book is one thing. Doing something with what you’ve learned is hard. Hard work. Hard remembering. Hard applying. So what can we do? Here are a few suggestions: 4 steps to applying new #principles to your life. #TheBestYes #challenge Click To Tweet 1) Take …
Following God’s Call Feels Selfish, but should It?
Last night as a group of us discussed the first few chapters of The Best Yes a common theme emerged: When we do something we feel God is calling us to, it often feels selfish. Oh, can anyone relate? The precious women in the study sure could. Does is feel selfish when you pursue God’s calling? @cara_putman shares why it isn’t. Click To …
The Challenge of an Underwhelmed Soul
Imagine with me a woman who has a job or two. She has four or so kids. She serves at her church, homeschools, and knows she’s competent. This makes it hard for her to say no. But in the rush of keeping up with the kids and their activities. Tracking where her husband is with his busy job. Juggling all …
Use Me, Lord
This week has been a week of vulnerability. Last night I spoke at a local church for their book club. I had a BLAST! But as I walked into the room, I realized the PowerPoint I had on a flashdrive wasn’t going to do me any good. It was a great exercise in relying on God! I love those times …
3 Steps to Sharing Your God-Sized Dream Story
I am a story girl. I love to learn about the ways God has moved in other people’s lives. That often comes through story. In fact, one of the classes I’m taking right now has reinforced just how much of a story girl I am. In this class we have a standard textbook, but we also had to read a …
Purpose in Everything We Do
I have been immensely blessed in life. I grew up in a Christian home with a heart to serve God from about as young as I can remember. Maybe that’s why this quote from Holley Gerth’s book You’re Made for a God-Sized Dream resonates with me. There is a purpose for everything we do. In a day and age where …
5 Reasons Your Dream is Worth It
Last weekend, Eric and I got away…just the two of us. It was a much needed time to escape and reconnect. We are in such a busy time that it would be easy to just hang on, bury our heads and focus on simply completing the next task. Yet as we walked the streets of Nashville, Indiana, and stepped in …