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Marriage Is a Partnership, Not a Competition at (in)courage
A few years ago, my husband and I had the opportunity to celebrate a big anniversary in Hawaii, not only in style but at a budget price. A friend who works for an airline offered us buddy passes, saving us hundreds of dollars in airfare, and by agreeing to attend a...
Her Children Arise and Call Her Blessed today at (in)courage
My mother passed away on my birthday in 2004, the year before the birth of my youngest child. More than anything, I miss my mom being a part of my daily life. You’re never too old to need your mother. So, in honor of the upcoming Mother’s Day — and in memory of my own...
When You Need to Get Creative With Your Personal Devotional Time today at (in)courage
At the end of January we welcomed a ten-week-old puppy into our home, two weeks after the death of our older dog. I’d had a bad case of puppy fever for months but wanted to make sure I was mentally and physically prepared for the work and training that would be...
A New Desktop Wallpaper for Spring!
Hello, friends! I'm trying something new with our desktop wallpaper (notice I didn't say desktop calendar?) and I'd love your feedback! Sometimes it's really hard to get a calendar out at the first of the month. It's a busy time for my Young Living business and then...
He Prunes Us So That We May Bear More Fruit today at (in)courage
With few exceptions, our house has always been a place plants go to die. I’ve tried to buy varieties that thrive on neglect to improve the odds, but I usually forget about them until I spy one that looks especially droopy. And then I water them all at once. As it...
Stop Playing the Comparison Game This Christmas today at (in)courage
You don’t have to experience many Christmases before the comparison game begins. Children remember their biggest presents, their Elf on the Shelf’s most challenging hiding places, the time when your home was the most elaborately decorated (interior and exterior) and...
Get Your December 2021 Desktop Calendar!
We moved one year ago today. It's been an eventful year and my life has changed in so many ways! One of my favorite things about our new neighborhood is the walking trails, like the one around the lake pictured in this month's desktop calendar. Georgia gets cold, but...
Ask Yourself: What’s the Worst That Could Happen? today at (in)courage
A dear friend of mine has an unusual and unsettling knack that, after years of being blindsided by it, I’ve decided is actually a gift. At times when I’m particularly troubled by the potential outcome of a situation, she looks at me and calmly asks, “What’s the worst...
Even When I Feel Lonely, I’m Never Alone today at (in)courage
It’s surprising how often I’m by myself considering I live with five other people: my husband, our twenty-one-year-old, eighteen-year-old, and sixteen-year-old daughters, and my twenty-one-year-old daughter’s best friend, my bonus daughter. As a mother of eight...
October’s Desktop Calendar!
Happy fall, y'all!! This is my favorite time of year. It's not only our anniversary month, but we start to feel hints of cooler weather. I love living in a place with four distinct seasons, although spring seems to fly by in the south. Have you ever noticed how a 70°...