2018 Inspiration

Let this be the year we lift each other up, support each others dreams, and inspire one another.

Here are a few books I am reading (or hope to read soon) and podcasts I'm listening to.

Happy Friday friends!

"She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings." -Ariana Dancu

Books on…

*Home

A Simplified Life

A Book That Takes Its Time

Chasing Slow

Present Over Perfect

Love Lives Here

The Lifegiving Home

*Motherhood

Why Motherhood Matters

Mom Set Free

She's Still There

*Life

Unseen

A Fierce Love

If You Only Knew

*Food

The Lifegiving Table

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime

Forest Feast Gatherings

Podcasts

The Happy Hour

The Encourager

Mom Struggling Well

For The Love

Glorious in the Mundane

The Shauna Niequist Podcast

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It all bubbled up and exploded last week when I threw a tantrum and in an attempt to keep from yelling I kicked the wall. My house that I love, that I built with my hands, that I poured myself into; I kicked it and put a hole in the wall and injured my foot.

It was stupid. The tantrum was stupid. I feel stupid.

But even more than that, I am angry at myself. I am angry that I allowed myself to get to the point that I would act that way.

I wasn't being grateful, I wasn't practicing grace and I certainly was no where near feeling joy.

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