4 Simple Ways to Encourage Others {Plus a Giveaway}
Hi, friends! For a moment, I thought about titling this post "Where in the world is Rachael?" because I have been missing in action on this blog! Much has been happening in my world with the most recent being my dad undergoing a risky neck surgery. God miraculously...
The Magic of Motherhood {Book Review & Giveaway}
I came to the library this morning with my kids in hopes to get some quite time to write this post while my kids read books. But instead, I was greeted with a noisy library full of moms, toddlers and crying babies who just got out of story time. I've never heard...
Chasing Highs
Hi friends, I have missed writing in this space and didn't realize I went all of April without doing so! I'm a member of Compel training and one of Lysa Terkeurst's teachings addressed how, as writers and speakers, we must let life happen in order to deliver great...
Surprised by Marriage {Book Review & Giveaway}
I was not your typical little girl who dreamed of her fairy tale wedding and prince charming. In fact, I don't recall even one memory of dreaming what marriage would be like. The memories I do have from childhood are me spending hours talking to God. I loved to be...
How My Parents Taught Me to Leave a Godly Legacy {Giveaway}
Do you have childhood memories that you can remember like it was yesterday? Good or bad, our childhood shapes who we are today. I recently visited my parents and took a stroll down memory lane. Memories came flooding back as I walked along the same road I have...
Comfortable & Cute Clothing
If you've read my blog for long, you know that I usually write articles that inspire you to walk freely and confidently in the direction of your God-given dreams. This week, however, I want to take a minute to share a clothing company with you that I absolutely...
Do You Owe Her an Apology?
TEN. That's the number of deadlines I have lurking in my "to do" list that is either articles people are waiting on me to submit or teachings I need to write for speaking engagements. Everything in me is screaming "knock one of those off the list tonight!"....
God’s Fit Kids: Training Kindness {#firstfruitfriday}
When I was a little girl my dad, who was a pastor, loved to tell the story about my interpretation of the "Golden Rule". When asked what I thought it meant I would say: You be mean to me, I be mean to you. Obviously, my parents had to correct me on my thinking but...
Are you the Perfect Wife?
Have you ever set out on a pursuit to be the perfect Proverbs 31 wife? If you have been in church long, I am certain you have been referred to this chapter in the Bible to help guide you in your pursuit of being the "perfect woman/wife". I don't often(if ever)...
