Where Passion & Purpose Collide
I know, I know. It’s been almost 3 million years since I first teased you with pictures of dirt and concrete and paint. Okay, maybe just 4 months. But it feels like forever since we dug up the dirt around the building to install drainage tile and get the studio makeover rolling, and I’m sure you’ve been waiting on the edge of your… Read More
Hello, hello! Today is the first official day of Spring, and I am just giddy at the sight of grass and mud and sunshine right now! My wee ones and I have taken several walks through the woods and around the lake and have come home utterly filthy, sometimes shoe-less (due to getting stuck ankle-deep in mud) and absolutely tickled… Read More
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I was reading in my Jesus Calling this morning about waiting, trusting and hoping, and how the three are intricately connected to each other. How they act as a strong chain, woven around the central cord of trust, connecting our hearts to God’s. And it reminded me how hard it is to rest in Him – to wait and to… Read More
Ever since designing shirts for Union28 several years ago, I’ve wanted to create more. I love the idea of fashion with a mission. I haven’t stopped thinking about it. But the burden of having to order the correct sizes in colors that actually sell, not to mention the upfront cost of purchasing stock – enough to keep the price down… Read More
It happens every time I tell the story. I’m right there. In the muck, in the shame. In the hopelessness. I can feel the grip of self-loathing tighten around my throat. My heartbeat quickens as the fear of exposure whispers; You are such a mess. You are worthless. You’re finished. It’s just for a second. But it’s there. So much… Read More
I love South Africa. With my whole, occasionally-homesick heart. I also adore Namibia, because while most of my family still live in SA (and that’s where I was born), Namibia is the home we knew growing up. Where life in all its raw glory happened. I also wildly heart the United States. Mostly Michigan (because it’s “home” now)…and California (because… Read More
I find that there are people you meet in life who make you want to drink. And then there are those you come across who make you want to drink coffee. Or tea. Or hot chocolate. Really any warm beverage you can sip slowly – together – will do, if it gives you a few more minutes to soak up… Read More
I simply love this time of year! With all the burlap accents, pumpkin scents & flavors, cute boots and scarves,…it’s like an annual reminder of why God gave us eyes and noses. And necks to wrap things around. And the ability to pin hundreds of thousands of Fall inspirations without actually moving more than a finger. Which, in combination with… Read More
We’ve read lots of excellent parenting books over the years, but nothing has shifted our paradigms quite like Danny Silk’s Loving Our Kids On Purpose. It rocked our parenting world. It’s like Shepherding A Child’s Heart meets Parenting with Love and Logic, edited by Erma Bombeck. It’s brilliant and simple and biblical and fun. And it just.makes.sense, which…when you’re a… Read More
I have never been particularly business savvy. Partly because I just haven’t a clue what I’m doing. Most mostly because, if I’m honest, I’ve established really blurry boundary lines. If boundaries at all. I have always struggled to find balance between my firm belief in the importance of generously sharing your unique talents and giftings with the world around you…and… Read More
Not many words today. Just a quick reminder that… YOU. ARE. ENOUGH. That nothing you do or say…or don’t do or don’t say…effects your worth. It’s a call to stop claiming your successes as luck, and your failures as confirmation of identity. A reminder that your inability to check every single thing off your daily checklist has nothing to do… Read More
I’ve been processing a lot over the summer – a lot of good, deep, heart stuff – and it’s been an incredibly liberating journey to say the least. Not always easy, but always good. As God has slowly been chipping away at the unsightly parts of my heart, dealing with misplaced priorities and my maternally-inspired anger issue, He’s tenderly brought… Read More
