October 2011

31 Days of Real Life: I Can’t Do It All

October 31, 2011

1. ‘staches on our #incourage instagram feed @ #relevant11 How? 2. @dearabbyleigh & I #relevant11 #incourage 3. @Kristen_Strong @holleygerth my dinner buddies! #relevant11 #incourage 4. Mother/son time @ #relevant11 #incourage 5. Pizza with friends #relevant11 6. We’re here @Moes_HQ! #relevant11 7. Loaded rice bowl @Moes_HQ roadtrip #relevant11 8. Filling up & hitting the hwy. in our sweet ride thanks to @Kia & [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: What is the Source of Your Joy?

October 24, 2011

I started my morning worrying about three aspects of our Relevant trip: a sponsored car, two pair of pants I should have had hemmed before now, and something I needed to pick up in Atlanta (not a quick, easy drive). I needed to be “on” and productive, but instead I was stressed and in a [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: Who Do You Represent?

October 23, 2011

While driving into Atlanta for Bloggy Boot Camp, I had the thought that I “represented” (in)courage there. One thing I’ve learned in blogging is never to assume that another blogger has ever heard of or read you or any site that you’re affiliated with, but still: in my universe (in)courage is important and representing it well [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: Be Kind IRL (in real life)

October 22, 2011

Tonight at the pre-conference party for Bloggy Boot Camp Atlanta, I enjoyed hanging out talking with Meghan and Bernice. Meghan is a relatively new Atlanta blogging acquaintance—so sweet—and Bernice is an old friend from pre-blogging days. Another lady, alone, walked up and introduced herself and we immediately included her in our conversation. A few minutes [...]

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{31 Days of Real Life} Camera Phone Friday: What I Ate and Where I’m Going Next Week Edition

October 21, 2011

1. Doubt this is supposed to be scary, but it is (why is she biting her finger?), 2. Sombrero shopping, 3. Fried rice, hibachi style, 4. I may be eating late, but this BLT (oops – no L) looks kinda sorta perfect, 5. Blueberry pancakes in the works, 6. Dutch Puff with vanilla & cinnamon. [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: The Lasting Effect of Memory Work

October 20, 2011

Do you realize that those crazy rugrats running around your house have an amazing capacity for memorization? Don’t squander it! I wrote about it almost exactly 2 years ago, but the lesson was driven home to me again today by an example from my own childhood. I attended a live production of Macbeth at the [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: You are More Than Your Stats

October 19, 2011

I‘d be lying if I said blogging doesn’t make me feel like I’m still in high school sometimes. Not the good parts—being young and healthy and able to eat whatever I want without gaining weight—but the ugly stuff: insecurities, doubts. Documenting pageviews and subscribers for blog campaigns or the often demoralizing and disheartening quest for [...]

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31 Days of Real Life: The Lord Provides

October 18, 2011

One day a week I teach five subjects to a class of homeschool sophomores. This is my second year so I’ve done it all before, but sometimes things still slip up on me. On the way to church I realized that we’re studying mold—bread or cheese—under a microscope this week, and I forgot to “create” [...]

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{31 Days of Real Life} The Joy of Surprising a Friend: The Boo Bag

October 17, 2011

When Collective Bias asked members if they’d be interested in putting together and mailing a “boo bag”—a gift bag full of Mars candies and decorated for the fall season—to another Collective Bias member, Stacie at The Divine Miss Mommy immediately came to mind. Stacie generously and consistently gives to others and is an asset to the Atlanta [...]