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To Train Up a Child today at (in)courage
In the years between the momentous day a tiny, helpless infant enters your world and the emotional day when your child — now a young man or young woman — strikes off on their own, it’s not only the child who will grow and transform, but the mother too. Some stages of...
Ever After at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre!
Remember the 1998 movie Ever After: A Cinderella Story starring Drew Barrymore? I do! Based on the movie and the original fairy tale by Charles Perrault, Ever After: a Musical for the Ages is currently running at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre until February 17 and I've...
Fall in LOVE with February’s Desktop Calendar!
Decorate your February desktop with roses that won't wilt and die a week from now. (Sorry, I couldn't help myself!) No matter the status of your love life, I want to remind you that love comes from above and that we love because God first loved us. That's the real...
My Two Big Announcements!
I've been keeping a secret and I hope you're as excited about it as I am. I'm writing a new book! It will be called It All Began in a Garden (unless the title changes) and will feature 52 essential oils—one for each week of the year. Designed for both the new and the...
The Resolution that Really Matters at (in)courage
“New year, new you!” “Out with the old, in with the new!” “We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” “What is the one word that will change your life this year?” Both our social media feeds and our brains brim with thoughts this...
5 Favorite DIY Recipes with Essential Oils
One of my favorite things to do with our Young Living essential oils is create non-toxic, chemical-free DIY health and beauty items, and these are five of my favorite recipes for moisturized skin and glossy lips: Peppermint Sugar Scrub, Anti-Aging Face Serum,...
Refresh Your Desktop for 2019!
Your desktop needs a new look for the new year—no diet or resolution required! I apologize for not giving you a desktop the past two months. Truth be told, these winter seasonal desktops STRESS ME OUT! I live in Georgia, which is not a winter wonderland, and...
Don’t Self-Sabotage Your Own Christmas at (in)courage
Sisters, I’m going to admit something ugly here. This is a safe space, right? Lean in close so I don’t have to speak these words above a whisper: I have a love/hate relationship with Christmas. There, I said it. (Please don’t judge.) Since we’re being honest, can you...
How to Host a Prayer Mug Exchange
One of my favorite traditions of the Christmas season is a ladies' prayer mug exchange. We had them years ago in my old homeschool group and now more recently at my church. So what is a prayer mug exchange? Each attendee at a prayer mug exchange brings a wrapped tea...
My Early Morning Sisterhood at (in)courage
My family’s late summer and early fall schedule combines one of my favorite things — watching my kids run — with one of my least favorite things — early mornings. I’m a night owl by nature. My name is one of the great ironies of my life; it’s a time of day I rarely...
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