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Giving Grace in the Days of COVID today at (in)courage
I can easily recall my emotions from the early days of the pandemic: fear of catching the virus, nervousness that every person or surface I encountered was covered in it, paranoia each day when my husband went to work that he would be exposed and bring it home, and...
Be Still My Soul: Embracing the Need for Rest today at (in)courage
“I don’t do down time very well.” How often have I thought or spoken these words? Although I know it’s important, I often have trouble embracing my need for rest. I pressure myself to check items off a never-ending to-do list and allow myself to believe the lie that...
The Power of Being Winsome today at (in)courage
One spring before I began tutoring high school students in our local Classical Conversations homeschool program, I sat in on another tutor’s class to observe for a day. Latin, British literature, art and music history, logic, biology — the discussions fascinated me as...
The Peace Found in Decluttering and Simplifying Our Lives at (in)courage
The week after my mother passed away, a professional organizer spoke to my homeschool group at an evening moms’ meeting. I had a heavy heart and a busy life, with seven children ranging in age from six months up to eighteen years. I was overwhelmed in every possible...
Reflections on My Relationship with Stuff today at (in)courage
My mother liked to say that stuff is a good Bible word. Although it sounds casual and not-very-biblical, stuff is found in thirteen verses in the King James Version, such as 1 Samuel 25:13 which says, “. . . and there went up after David about four hundred men; and...
Our Desire for a Redemption Story today at (in)courage
Because my husband spends two to three hours a day driving to and from work, we’re selling our home of fifteen years to move closer to his office and many of our friends, family, and activities. We last moved when our youngest daughter was six weeks old, the year...
Joy Is Contagious — Share It with the World Around You today at (in)courage
A few years ago, I took my daughter Chloe on a three-day trip to Mobile, Alabama, for a combined birthday/high school graduation trip. She knew we were going but not the destination until minutes before we hopped on a bus in downtown Atlanta. The biggest treat in...
Spruce Up Your Desktop with October’s Desktop Calendar
Hooray for Fall! I'm so excited October is finally here. Normally it would still be hot here in Georgia, but recent hurricanes sent us rainy days and cooler temperatures. I still expect us to top 90° a few more times. Bryan and I celebrate our wedding anniversary this...
IT’S BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!!
It All Began in a Garden launches today and we're giving away FIVE copies at (in)courage!! Here's a snippet of the post, but click on over and read the whole thing and enter the giveaway: As I take care of my own family, I always search for natural options and ways to...
Decorate Your September Desktop with Luscious Lavender!
This month's desktop calendar features an image taken at the Red Oak Lavender Farm in Dahlonega, GA. where I took the photo for the lavender chapter in my new book It All Began in a Garden. After over 2 1/2 years of working and waiting, this book baby enters the world...
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