I don't know about you, but I'm getting excited for the holidays! It's a special time to be creative and spread joy throughout our communities and our families. The warm scent of cinnamon and chocolate layers the air in my home, and although I am never able to create every beautiful item pinned to my Pinterest boards, the idea of someday is enough to keep me happily dreaming. Among my favorite gifts throughout the season are those handmade and homemade creations. I've received many through the years. A monster cookie jar mix that provided a perfect rainy-day kid's activity. A beeswax candle that kept my home smelling fresh for months. Sachets of lavender tucked within my drawers remained fragrant all year-long. Delicately packaged sugar cookies, gingerbread men and biscotti to line Continue Reading
You’re Already Amazing
If you’ve been a part of the Fresh Market Friday Link-up community for any amount of time, you know I’m passionate about living with intention and building a legacy that inspires and brings hope. I just think it makes life so much more worthwhile and opens us up to amazing blessings we might not experience apart from both. That’s why I want to share something with you that I wholeheartedly believe in and have witnessed the fruit of in my own life for many years. Let me start by going back in time a few years when I was a new wife, a new mom and a pastor’s wife…. All that sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Well, it was, but it was also the beginning of the most difficult journey of my entire life. One that would last many years. It was the time I came face to face with some very deep Continue Reading