In my family, the tv in the living room is always on for background noise. If no one’s actually watching something, then you can probably find it on one of three channels: Food Network, HGTV, or ION (NCIS and Criminal Minds reruns alllllways). I often catch myself wondering which vacation home a couple will pick or Googling what a “financier” is in the middle of a baking competition when I’m supposed to be doing a million other things around the house. And sometimes I sit down and realize that …
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Intentional Gratitude: What to Write in a Thank You Card
Almost nothing can beat the warm, loved feeling that you get when someone takes the time to give you a gift, whether it be a thoughtful, hand-picked item that you’ve been eyeing, the gift of their time or service, or even just a simple “thinking of you” card. I LOVE sending cards and picking out meaningful gifts for the people in my life, and it’s extremely special to be on the receiving end of that gifting, as well. And while I’ll be the first person to send you a “thinking of you” or a …
Sermon Notes: Peace in the Waves
We all go through times in our lives where everything just seems out of control. Maybe it’s simple anxiety, maybe it’s something huge and life-altering, but either way, we’ve all experienced it. I’ve felt anxious and stressed often lately, mostly because of self-imposed deadlines and to-dos that are completely unreasonable and unnecessary. As silly as that sounds (like, just stop doing that, Jordan!!), sometimes we just need to be reminded of the undeniable, all-encompassing peace that Jesus …
My Morning Routine + The Fresh Faith Challenge
Happy February, friends! I know everyone’s been saying it, but I’ll say it again… January was a LONG month! I think the day after Christmas my mind has already switched gears to goal-setting and planning what’s ahead, so I accidentally add an extra week to the new year. But we made it, and it was a good month. So many good things were cultivated in January for so many people, myself included. I set some new routines and habits and I started becoming more intentional in certain aspects of my …
4 Important Lessons I’ve Learned From My Mom
Happy Thursday! Today’s post is a little bit different from what I normally share, but probably my favorite thing to write in a long time. Today is my mom’s 50th birthday, and while she and my dad are off traveling through Italy today, I’m sharing the four biggest lessons that my mom has taught me so far in my 24 years of life. I’m sure there’s been hundreds of lessons she’s taught me, like when I was in seventh grade and learned that TP’ing someones house stood for “toilet papering”, or more …