Advent Calendar 2021

Motivation is both wonderful and awful. It's a beautiful, inspiring thing when you have it and a dreadful, haunting memory ...

Stick with the tried and true. It will save you so much time. If you’re looking to create a ...

1%. It’s so very little, 1%. But 1% over time…? Remarkable. Extraordinary. GROWTH. 

I’ve been reading ...

"God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, ...

Give yourself a break today. No, I'm not saying to give up. Just - take a deep breath. You are ...

"For Christmas is tradition time—
Traditions that recall
The precious memories down the years,
The sameness of them all."

Helen Lowrie Marshall

What is your ...

“No one is coming to save you.” Do those words sound familiar? A motivational speaker’s lesson in self-improvement became ...

You don't have to sacrifice your relationships to meet your goals. Believe it or not, you can have balance. It ...

Is anybody out there? Is anyone listening? Sometimes in this journey called life, we feel so alone. We want accountability ...

Do you have an Advent calendar? Is it cute and fun for the kids or fancy for the sophisticated ...

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry ...

Are you a little bit extra? Do you go a bit overboard. Do you have “reckless extravagance?” 

This weekend I caught a cold. Nose stuffed, ears plugged, throat soar sort of cold. I struggled with my writing. ...

What are you waiting for? It’s December 5th. You’re 26 days away from new year. If you’re like me, ...

"And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, ...

Ah, Thursdays. They are the "deep breath before the plunge" of the weekend if you will. I often found Thursdays ...

 Waiting is the worst. Honestly, I hate waiting. Over the years I’ve learned that I love change, I ...

Stop feeling. Start thinking. 

I could legitimately write a whole book on this. Many people probably have. ...

If you're reading this today, then you either LOVE my advent calendar or are escaping to your phone out of ...

"Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance ...