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Have you ever had one of those weeks that felt bot

Have you ever had one of those weeks that felt both long and short at the same time? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m SO happy that Friday is here because there has been a lot jammed into one week and yet, at the same time, I can’t believe how quickly the days have gone by!

I’m so excited for the long weekend and that I’ll be getting some quality time with my people starting with a girls night tonight with my favorite 12 year old. Do you have any fun plans for the weekend?

I used to think that there wasn't anything that I

I used to think that there wasn't anything that I would feel as passionately called to as writing. But then I started getting booked for speaking engagements and I realized that I am equally as passionate about the spoken word as I am about the written. I LOVE the personal interaction and getting to invest in people that way! The most requested topic I'm asked to speak on is how to have a more peaceful home and there is a question I ask every time that seems to stop everyone in their tracks and really force them to stop and think about the answer.

I ask them, "Would others say that your home is peaceful?" Do the people who live with you consider it a peaceful home? Do the people who walk through your door find themselves feeling more peaceful when they are there?

It's one of those questions that can really make a lot of things more clear for us and help us to realize whether or not we need to take some steps towards inviting more peace into our homes and our hearts. Because it's something we all crave, isn't it?
And I can't think of a better time than the start of a new year to find out just how peaceful your home really is and get some tools that you can use starting TODAY to make your home a place of peace (not perfection!!) for yourself, your family and your guests. I've created a super quick and easy quiz you can take to determine the current peace level in your home and a FREE mini ebook called '6 Ways to Have a More Peaceful Home' that is yours to download after you sign up to get your results.

My hope and prayer is that 2020 will be the year that you discover the joy that comes from have a home (and a heart!) that is filled with peace no matter what challenges come your way in the months ahead! **If you want to take the quiz just click on the ‘Peaceful Home Quiz’ story highlight. **

If there's a security camera outside of Trader Joe

If there's a security camera outside of Trader Joe's someone will get a kick out of watching the footage of a crazy lady running around the parking lot trying to grab reimbursement receipts that flew out of the back of her husband's car when she opened it to put in the groceries.

She wasn't expecting his travel expense file to be in the trunk and for there to be huge gust of wind to pick up those papers and fling them all around the parking lot but, hey, I'm sure she gave some people a good chuckle as they watched her LYING DOWN on the ground to get receipts out from under cars and chasing after some that were flying in the air! She may have even located some that weren’t even his to begin with but she figured she should grab them just in case.

And the whole reason she has her husband's car is because her car was in the shop for the THIRD attempt at getting her windshield fixed properly!
Sooooo...that's how my day has been going! How about you? 🤪😂 #forthelove

Everybody’s sharing their word of the year or th

Happy Saturday friends!! I’m soaking up all of t

Happy Saturday friends!! I’m soaking up all of the twinkly lights and cozy Christmas vibes in our home for as long as possible but will start transitioning my decor to a more winter-y look after New Year’s Day.

When do you start to take down your Christmas decor? Do you decorate for winter then or go to a non-seasonal look?

If I’m honest, I wish we could leave it all up until February because seeing Christmas trees in store windows and lights around houses and businesses all over town just makes these long, cold, dark days a bit brighter you know? Wishful thinking! ✨😉

Happy day after Christmas!! One of my favorite day

Happy day after Christmas!! One of my favorite days of the year!! 👏🏻👏🏻 Everything is still decorated, it’s still acceptable to listen to Christmas music, we all have fun new toys to play with and...the best part...leftovers!! No cooking or baking!! 🙌🏻 I think I hear the hallelujah chorus playing in the background! ☺️
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What are you up to today? Hopefully you get some time to rest and just savor the best parts of the season without the flurry of activity that always preceded it. Now I’m off to read, work on a puzzle and take a nap in that order!

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas dear frie

From my family to yours, Merry Christmas dear friends!

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

I’d say I’m feeling like this 😅! So close b

I’d say I’m feeling like this 😅! So close but not quite done! How are you doing?!

“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in

“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans–and all that lives and moves upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused–and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.” (Sigrid Undset)

I’m hosting a cookie exchange on Sunday night an

I’m hosting a cookie exchange on Sunday night and we’re taking goodies to neighbors this week so there’s going to be some serious baking happening tomorrow at our house!

Are you baking this weekend? What are your ‘must have’ treats this time of the year?

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