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Tech Gifts You’ll Love {with giveaway!}
[Contest closed: the winner is Lesli Richards!] I love gadgets: cool, techy things that either enhance my productivity, my life, or are just plain fun. Recently I've tested three which now feel indispensable to me—the PUNK wireless speaker and RELAYS in-ear headphones...
Because Christmas Isn’t About Me at (in)courage
It’s the first week in December and I’m already prepared to fail at Christmas. I never complete a Jesse Tree devotional with the kids; I shop at the last minute; I rarely manage to open our home to others as much as planned before the chaos sets in, in the early days...
December 2014 Desktop Calendar
It's currently 70 degrees at my house this first day of December, but I'm channeling Christmas cheer no matter the temperature! We decorated our trees instead of shopping on Black Friday, and I snapped a photo of this quirky red mushroom ornament from a set I found at...
When You Ask Others to Pray
She looks me in the eye and says, "Do you have a group of people praying for you?" We met this morning, my new friend and I, but already she asks hard questions. The truth is that no, I don't have a group of people praying for me while I work on my second book. {I'm...
Everlasting Light (and a DaySpring giveaway)
[Contest is closed: the winner is Terry C.] The end of Daylight Savings Time combined with the ever-shortening days of fall throw my internal clock for a loop. I circle the house in the morning opening blinds to let in the sun's rays, but close them again...
Win Tickets to See Straight No Chaser in Atlanta!
[Contest has ended: Charlotte is the winner!} Straight No Chaser and I connected at the perfect time. Perfect for me, that is. I met the group in 2009 and have seen them every time they've performed in Atlanta, from Center Stage (twice) to the Cobb Energy...
Decorate Your November Desktop!
My husband and I visited a winery and vineyard on our anniversary and thankfully we found a few clumps of grapes still on the vine. Although it wasn't the best time of day, photographically speaking, I was able to crouch down and get some backlit images. I'm still...
Practice Makes Perfect is More Than a Catchy Phrase
We all have gifts. Some naturally sing, write, run, cook, or throw better than others. But no matter the amount of talent, there's a level of performance you won't exceed without practice. Today's daily grace uses an alternate definition of the word: Grace noun :...
It’s Not Your Home that’s the Heart of Hospitality
Hospitality was the overriding theme of last week's Allume conference: both hospitality in your home and on your blog. But the final night I received a visible lesson in where its home truly lies: in your heart. One of the attendees, Amanda, planned an after-party,...
The Gift of Reasonable Expectations
My sister asked me to photograph her wedding just two months after I got my first DSLR. Boy, was I nervous. I carried Scott Kelby's digital photography books in my camera bag and read them every spare moment; drove to Nashville to attend a NAPP (now KelbyOne) one-day...
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