You ever say a sweet little prayer like, âLord, help me be more patientââand then suddenly find yourself trapped in a never-ending loop of elevator music and automated messages? âYour call is important to usâŠplease stay on the line.â Uh-huh. Sure it is. Thatâs exactly how Godâs sense of humor hits sometimes. One moment youâre …
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(And no, I donât mean metaphorical jailâI mean orange jumpsuit, cafeteria mystery meat, and one phone call kind of jail.) Listen, Iâm generally a loving, patient, âchoose kindnessâ kind of gal. But there are momentsâvery specific momentsâwhen I feel an unholy urge to throw my manners in a blender, hit purĂ©e, and watch the chaos …
Letâs get one thing straight: grace isnât just for ballerinas, Sunday mornings, or that one friend who somehow never spills red wine on her white blouse. No, honey â grace is for you. Itâs for me. Itâs for all of us messy-haired, coffee-dependent, âoops I said that out loudâ women just trying to make it …
đ Love Languages, But Make It Southern! Now yâall know the official list â Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Physical Touch, and Receiving Gifts. But down here in the South? We have a whole different flavor of romance. We may not say I love you every second, but weâll serve it to …
Because sometimes the truth tastes better with cream and conviction. Letâs get one thing straight: Iâm not here to throw my coffee or my convictions across the room. But I am sipping something strong, and itâs laced with a little faith, a little freedom, and a lot of love for this country. Iâm a conservative …
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Letâs be real: I love cookingâbut I love not cooking even more. You know what I donât love? Spending three hours over a stove only to end up with a 4 course meal that gets the âwhatâs thatâ look. Thatâs why Iâve decided to embrace my inner domestic goddess⊠the lazy way. Enter the Crock-Pot. …
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Let me confess something right up front: I am a cruise girlie. A floating-city, towel-animal, soft-serve-after-midnight, âwhereâs my lanyard?â cruise girlie. And if youâve ever wondered why people like me keep booking floating vacations like weâre collecting loyalty points (because⊠we are), let me take you on a deck-by-deck tour of why I love to …
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Turning 50 didnât make me invisibleâit made me unstoppable. I may not chase trends, but I do chase comfort, quality, and a killer suede bootie when I see one. Fall is the season where fashion meets function, and honey, Iâm showing up wrapped in warmth and wisdom. These are my go-to fall looksâequal parts cozy, …
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âWe have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.â âRomans 12:6 Letâs be real: if spiritual gifts came with a sparkly gift tag, half of us would still forget to open them. Or weâd say, âOh no, I couldnât possiblyâŠâ while secretly hoping someone else figures it out for us. But …
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Letâs play pretend, shall we? Imagine a day where everything goes right. The coffee is strong (and sweet), the waistband of your favorite skort fits like it did in 2001, and your to-do list mysteriously disappears. That, my friends, is what I call the perfect day. Let me walk you through it⊠I wake up …
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Honey without Flowers 