May was an unusual month for me, but I wouldn’t realize it until I woke up on June 1st. Unless it’s a freelance graphic design job, my creative projects don’t have hard deadlines. A draft could sit for weeks. I…
how practicing simplicity in a particular area is freeing my soul
Last year as J and I prayed, brainstormed and decided on three values for our family. We considered how God has gifted us in regard to interests and joys as well as how to honor the Lord and our family’s…
why I created a rule of life
Two good friends sat across our living room, having just asked how they could pray for me. “I want to be a deeper person.” In typical external processing fashion, words of explanation tumbled out: I crave simplicity of passion, sweeter…
small changes that help me as I cook
Honesty time: cooking is not my favorite thing to do. I am growing in meal-creating knowledge, hallelujah, and I’m truly happy to serve my family this way. But meal planning, grocery shopping, preparation, wisdom to use ingredients with completely different…
do less. make it mean more.
I am a sucker for a lovely art print or book or desktop wallpaper. True sucker. What used to be Naptime Diaries is now All Good Things Co. Sweet women striving to share the message of Jesus and hope with…
unmuddle the simplicity of the gospel
All of this I suppose is just a way to say to you that if what’s in your eyesight when you look up is what everyone else is doing or thinks you ought to be doing, clear the way, friend….
striving for a more intentional holiday season
I have already heard it from a handful of friends, Here comes the busy months! or Our calendar is already so full. or How will we do everything? All good, beautiful things! My heart is feeling this tug, though, as…
television is losing its lure
“Idolatry is when you become the source of your own joy. Poverty of spirit is a wonderful thing.” Paul Washer I’m pretty sure I’ve been slightly addicted to television. Or maybe not television, but the comfort of having my attention satisfied….
how I plan on living more fully
I plan to take my camera everywhere and take a lot more pictures. I already have a wild passion for capturing moments and taking photos of people, but I have barely scratched the surface. I want to carry my big…
14 things I don’t do
“It’s not hard to decide what you want your life to be about. What’s hard, she said, is figuring out what you’re willing to give up in order to do the things you really care about.” Shauna Niequist From the…
Trying To Simplify My Life And Focus On Less Media
Trying to simplify my life and focus on less screen time. Every social media outlet can be a source of life or death, it’s how you balance it, what you make it. I am a sharer, writer, creator, celebrating the…