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On Finding My Rhythm
I usually walk the hilly mile to the front of our subdivision alone and then jog back, but today four of the kids go with me. I head out the door with my phone but no earbuds, anticipating two miles of silly conversation. The kids who are on foot took off without...
Red Tricycle Pedals into Atlanta with the Big Peach Giveaway!
Red Tricycle is an online city guide for busy parents, offering ideas for things to see, eat and do with your kids in your own neighborhood. After adding Atlanta earlier this month, it now serves 7 cities plus a national edition. I attended a Red Tricycle launch party...
The Graduation Toolbox: A Gift Idea for Graduates
[Post contains affiliate links.] Most homes have two kinds of toolboxes: the kind that contain hammer and nails, screwdriver and screws, and a sewing basket with scissors, needles, thread, and buttons. These two boxes are indispensable; you don't need them every day,...
You Can’t Take the Worldview Out of the Art Today at (in)courage
My son 18-year-old son and I enjoy listening to the Avett Brothers. Musical compatibility with a teen isn’t always easy, so I’m thankful. When he told me that some listeners wish they wouldn’t sing about their faith, I just laughed and shook my head. It’s not that...
The Embarrassing Post You Might Need to Read
When you get used to feeling, seeing, or hearing a certain way, you just assume it's normal. It's your normal. It surprised me when I couldn't pass the vision exam for my driver's license test at 16; the lady giving the test kind of bluffed me through it. My senior...
Decorate Your Desktop for May
Click on over to (in)courage to download your desktop calendar for May! {Do you download a new wallpaper each month or keep the same one for a while?}
Fire-Roasted Corn Guacamole for Cinco de Mayo {and a $100 VISA gift card giveaway!}
When the Motherhood invited me to join Meghan, Renee, and Diane for a recipe project featuring Avocados from Mexico, I knew exactly what I wanted to recreate: Chili's Fire-Roasted Corn Guacamole. By combining a recipe from Food.com (submitted by a Chili's employee as...
My (in)RL 2013: Where Less was More
[Post contains affiliate links.] On Saturday, 6,000 women met in homes, churches, and coffee shops around the world for (in)courage's 2nd annual (in)RL (in real life) meetup. An intimate group of five shared food, fellowship, and a photo booth at my home for a few...
A Sunday Scripture: Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. ~Galatians 6:9
Does Someone Need Your Words Today? at (in)courage
My son carried two cards to our mailbox today: one for Sister Nat, a sweet lady at church who’s experienced great healing with an experimental cancer treatment; the other for Mr. Harold, an older gentleman who works in the office of the church where the kids and I go...
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