Makeup Won’t Send you to Hell

Makeup Won’t Send you to Hell

I was applying mascara the other day when I remembered a discussion regarding the sinfulness of cosmetics. Basically, the people involved were saying that wearing makeup was sinful. The more naked your face, the closer to Jesus and all that. I’m pretty...
Be Awesome

Be Awesome

Did you do something awesome today? Wouldn’t it be great if, at the end of every day, we could lay in bed and think about the awesome thing we built, created, cooked, wrote, said, or did? So far, I’ve started a project, made cheddar bay biscuits, and not...
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Public Speaking Panic

I’m preparing for two speaking engagements this week. My first talk is for approximately 75 high school girls. They’ll see a prom fashion show, have dinner, listen to me speak on confidence, and then they’ll visit different pampering stations....
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God is not Sephora

Thousands of pretty bottles, tubes, and jars line the shelves of my favorite beauty store. Known for high-end, try-before-you-buy cosmetics, Sephora is like Christmas morning to me. Friendly faces greet you when you enter, offering assistance on the best foundation...
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High-Maintenance Mentality

I brought two dresses, nine pairs of pants, ten tops, and twelve pairs of shoes for the writers conference. For four days. When I asked Justin to retrieve the suitcase from the attic, my sweet husband heard, “Please get the smallest carry-on we own.” How...

Why I love Donald Miller’s Storyline

I’ve been using Donald Miller’s Storyline resource for about two months…maybe three…and I love it. It’s made me realize that I need to add a resource page to my site. Which I will do. Soon. There is a workbook, as well as a free daily...