I am terrible at asking for help. In college my best friend and I ran a couple coffee shops to help kickstart our college ministry. We did it all…art, advertisement, decoration, food, set-up, planning, talent booking, volunteer recruitment, setup, tear down. We owned it, and it was awesome. However at the second coffee shop while […]
Do the Hard Thing: Adopt
I love how God works out the details for us. I decided to join the #write31days challenge at the end of September. It’s a challenge where you write for 31 days on a specific subject. For the last several months I feel like over and over God has been pressing on me that living out […]
Do the Hard Thing: Weeknight Meal Part 2/Chicken Tortilla Soup
I lamented on Friday about the difficulty that is making weeknight meals (and gave you a stir fry recipe). I’ll cut to the chase today. During the cooler months, this soup is on my table usually once a week. I typically throw it together in the morning and throw it in the crockpot on warm, […]
Do the Hard Thing: Weeknight Meals/Flank Steak and Broccoli Stir Fry
Twice a week I have approximately an hour to get two kids through their homework, dressed and ready for practice, make sure all the needed practice necessities are in the car, make dinner, serve dinner, and wrangle a three year old simultaneously. Also, it’s guaranteed that AT LEAST 1/3 of the children at my table […]
Do the Hard Thing: Get Inspired
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:27 (ESV) I believe that we were created by God. I believe that God is a creator. He is brilliant and attentive to every tiny microscopic detail. Every piece of artwork […]
Do the Hard Thing: DTR with Social Media
It is, praise Jesus, the end of a long hard week, and I find myself at the beginning of a new one. One where my husband is in town and not gone for 7 days and 6 nights. One where my hormones are hopefully a little more balanced. One where I will have interaction with […]
Do the Hard Thing: Ask How Others are Hurting
There is a saying that goes “hurt people, hurt people”. I’ve found that to be very true, both personally and as I’ve observed other relationships. When I’ve done things to hurt people, it’s typically because I’m operating out of a place of hurt myself (not justifying the action, explaining the behavior). When other people hurt […]
Do the Hard Thing: Feed Souls
I have yet to find a person who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies. I also have yet to find a person who can eat them and not seem a little bit happier while eating them. So one could make the conclusion that chocolate chip cookies make people happy. Celebrations call for chocolate chip cookies. Hard […]
Do the Hard Thing: Get Over Yourself
We went to Disney World a few weeks ago. It was a great time as a family. It was perfect timing as we are exiting one trying season and prepping for another. Time to be together, laugh, and have fun. Everywhere my kids went they were called princes and princesses, made to smile, and pretty […]
Do the Hard Thing: Shop Responsibly
Can we all agree shopping is hard? Maybe you happen to love one particular area of shopping (say, clothes?). I’ll give you one area…but I mean, across the board? Keeping up with all the household needs, groceries, clothes, underwear, birthday presents, teacher gifts, Halloween costumes, shoes…it seems like there is a never ending list and […]