Have You Heard??

YOU GUYS. It’s official! I have a book contract!!

I am SO stoked to announce that I am partnering with Broadstreet Publishing to bring you a devotional on faith & anxiety next year!

Joe and I celebrated per our usual with a dinner downtown and a jaunt around our beloved Cincinnati.

I have felt incredibly supported and encouraged over the past 24 hours - so many of you have reached out to say ‘Congrats’ and ‘I knew it would happen for you one day’ and (in the words of Leslie Knope) “You are a beautiful, talented, brilliant, powerful musk ox.”

I am a lucky, lucky girl.

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Hope you have a great weekend friends!

What am I leaving behind in 2019?

Goodbye 2019, hello 2020!

At church this morning, we were asked this question: What am I leaving behind in 2019?

This, my friends, is what I’m for sure leaving behind:
▫️Insecurities, perfectionism, and comparison.
▫️The mental punch of “I’m behind” and “I’m not enough.”
▫️The criticisms of people who are not in my trusted inner-circle.
▫️The idea that money equals security.
▫️The notion that my self-worth is tied to my productivity.
▫️Selfishness disguised as ‘self-care’

Here is what I’m taking with me into 2020:
▫️a renewed confidence
▫️growth in the skill of effective communication
▫️a different definition of the word ‘balance’ (#myth)
▫️a ritual of deep breathing
▫️a never-ending obsession with the work of Brene Brown
▫️an adult skincare routine 

I’m curious to hear from you, friends! 

What are you leaving behind in 2019 and taking with you into 2020?