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August’s Desktop Calendar has Arrived!
Last month I visited Utah for the first time and attended the Young Living convention. It was our 25th anniversary, so everything was BIG!! I got to visit the Mona, UT, farm and walk among the fields of plants that will one day become our oils. I'm writing a 52-oil,...
When All You Can Do is Pray at (in)courage
Have you ever watched someone you love travel a path towards destruction? Some decisions are life-altering, multigenerational, take-no-prisoners kind of mistakes that affect everything and everyone they touch. It’s like watching an avalanche in slow motion, and you...
July’s Desktop Calendar is Here!
Every year our gardenia bush gets a little bigger. When it blooms—which is twice per summer—it is covered in fragrant white flowers. I walked outside Saturday evening and photographed some of the final blooms from round one. I think they're kind of dreamy. You can...
Do You Have an Exit Strategy? today at (in)courage
The older my kids get — my youngest turns fourteen this month — the more I try to imagine what our empty nest years will look like. Because we spread the births of our eight children over nineteen years, we will have lived with children at home for at least...
June’s Desktop Calendar!
I intended to create a calendar before leaving on June 1 for my annual (in)courage authors' retreat but it didn't happen. I photographed some lovely water lilies last month and I'd hoped one of those images would work. Since I spent the last few days in Colorado—my...
Eight Ways to Fireproof Your Marriage today at (in)courage
A few years ago, I told my husband I felt that someday we would be called to work with couples. I presented it as a heads-up, almost as a warning: prepare yourself. Since then, I’ve wondered what that call might look like. Is it the book I compiled, The Heart of...
May’s Desktop Calendar Tiptoes Through the Tulips
Happy May! I hope April's showers blessed you with May flowers. Spring is in full swing here; I love the cool evenings and not-too-warm days. Our family wrapped up our our track season, got our daughter back home after a three month mission trip, and finished our...
An Easter Sunday Hymn: Thus Far the Lord Has Led Me On
On this Easter Sunday morning I'm thinking about Hope with a capital h, Hope you can hang your hat on and cling to in the dark. Take a moment to soak in the lyrics from this beautiful hymn written by Isaac Watts in 1707. I can only imagine how many hearts they've...
Words for Parents of Teens today at (in)courage
In November, my two teen daughters and I attended Girls of Grace, an event put on by speakers and musicians who have a heart for teen girls. I’ve worn the title of mommy, mama, mom — it differs depending on the child who speaks it and the mood they’re in — for...
April’s Desktop Calendar!
Instead of delivering a late March calendar, I decided on an early one for April! I got a membership this year to Gibbs Gardens, specifically with desktop calendars in mind, but this one came from a small potted plant my son gave me. I wanted to capture it while it...
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