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✌🏼 out, Houston! Ready for @getyourteachon i

✌🏼 out, Houston! Ready for @getyourteachon in LA!!! ✈️
Also...it’s all fun and games until you spill coffee down your plain white tee and have to scramble to change so you won’t miss your flight ☕️🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. •
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Up early 🌅 on a Saturday morning for a basketba

Up early 🌅 on a Saturday morning for a basketball game and back in bed & in my robe before noon 😴📚Not mad about it. Also doing everything I can to procrastinate....I can’t be the only one who loathes packing 🧳. I overthink way too much to tackle that task right now. Are you a packing procrastinator too???
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The shelves are the focal point here, but let’s

The shelves are the focal point here, but let’s talk about that red chair for a sec. It matches with absolutely NOTHING in my house. She’s a bit of a hot mess, sticks out like a sore thumb, and sits off in the corner all by herself....kind of reminds me of myself at pretty much every social gathering I attend 🤷🏻‍♀️😂🙌🏼 I found her in the trash. She was sitting at the end of someone’s driveway in a dump pile on heavy trash day years ago and I couldn’t stop my car and pick her up fast enough. I had no idea what kind of condition she was in or what kind of home she was from. I just knew I loved her the moment I saw her and thought she’d fit in perfectly with all the other eclectic pieces I’d been accumulating those first few years of marriage.

Aside from a few little scratches on the leg, she’s in perfect condition. She needs to be reupholstered so she’ll coordinate with everything, but I kind of love that she stands out. She’s like that amazing friend you adore...she never changes, she’s got a story to tell, she’ll hold you up when you need support, and gosh dang it...she ages incredibly well 😉. Hands down, the best piece of “trash” I’ve ever brought home 🙌🏼♥️ #cozylife #farmhouseliving #farmhouselife #farmhousechic #woodsandwhites #mybhghome #myhomestyle #budgetdecor #myhousebeautiful #modernfarmhousestyle #trashtotreasure #shelfdecor #bookshelfstyling

Why yes, yes it does ☕️. May your coffee be st

Why yes, yes it does ☕️. May your coffee be strong and your Friday be short. Cheers to the weekend 🎉
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a note taker. 📝 I carry around small notebooks with me all the time just in case I feel the urge to jot something down. My notes are typically incoherent to everyone other than myself, but I know what they mean so I guess that’s what counts.

It’s no different when I’m studying the Bible. My notes are a hodgepodge of things I want to remember. Commentary & thoughts gleaned from biblical scholars are hastily written in the margins. Sticky notes filled with scriptures and quotes are plastered over the pages. I highlight and underline and circle and throw in a few arrows for good measure, too.

Studying the Bible doesn’t have to be pretty or worthy of your IG highlight reel. God shines through the messiness...it’s where He does His best work. All you need is a heart eager to know Him ♥️. He’s got the rest.

More details about my bible study, bibles, and other materials are in my stories 👆🏼 and you can check back in highlights for more as well!

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One of my favorite books to integrate into learnin

One of my favorite books to integrate into learning this time of the year. Too bad it feels more like the muggy days of early summer than the chilly days of winter 🤷🏻‍♀️. You can grab this writing craft freebie on my blog to use ANY time of the year 🙌🏼🐧
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Since the beginning of the new year, I’ve been s

Since the beginning of the new year, I’ve been selecting new books to read at random and enjoying both listening to them read aloud on Audible and flipping through the pages of the hard copies. I just finished this book and wanted to share. This is a thought provoking novel that I found myself reading through a lens of humility. It challenged me, made me a little uncomfortable, and motivated me all in the same breath. “No One Ever Asked” tackles a range of sensitive issues abundantly present in today’s culture like racism, adultery, poverty, adoption, and abuse…and I absolutely loved it.

This book is told from the point of view of three different women and centers around the issues that arise when a school comprised of mostly brown and black students loses it’s accreditation and a neighboring school of mostly white, affluent students, is designated to accept them as part of their student body. It’s loosely based on real life events that transpired in the St. Louis area in 2013 regarding segregation in modern-American education…a disparity still present in today’s education system.

If topics like these make you uncomfortable and defensive, then please do yourself a favor and read it.
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“I’m aware that I have stepped into a sensitive space. I’m a white girl. I have a black daughter; even so, I’ll never truly understand what it’s like to be black in America. I’m aware that there are a plethora of black authors out there writing stories that absolutely need to be read. But the Lord has pressed a hot iron against my heart. He has shown me an injustice I can never unsee, and as I wrestle with what to actually do - there has been a common refrain I hear from many in the black community: “If you want to do something to fight racial injustice, talk to your people about it.” @katieganshert
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Christmas is down. O#ld decor put back up. House

Christmas is down. O#ld decor put back up. House is purged of all junk (almost). And the weight of all the excess clutter that we’ve accumulated over the course of our 15 year marriage has been lifted thanks to a few days of intense purging. Praise Jesus!🙌🏼 Fresh starts like this make me happy. I didn’t really change anything, I just got rid of the rubbish. New beginnings like this remind me that I don’t have to transform myself and start all over to set myself up for happiness and success. I really just need to let go of all the junk that’s weighing me down. That’s about as good a fresh start as any.
New year. Same me. Less junk. So much better than inevitable failed resolutions that usually lead to feelings of disappointment, guilt, and failure. So here’s to a new decade of moving forward and leaving behind all those things that weigh me down 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼. Hope you’re walking into the new year a whole lot lighter, too.

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