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5 Ways to Keep the Holidays Stress Free
The holidays are coming up - and while we want to create great holiday experiences for our kids - most of us are super stressed out. If that's you...I've got 5 tips to help you work through it and reset. Tip Numero Uno Don't say yes to everything. Easier said than...
When God’s Time Isn’t Your Time
If you are one of those fortunate people who was seemingly born knowing what you wanted to do when you grow up - I'm super happy for you. But for the rest of us, life ends up being a series of starts and stops, with constant changes in direction. You either choose a...
It’s Ok to Not Be Ok
The world we live in is a very connected world. Yet most of us feel more disconnected than ever. We put our best foot forward on social media because God-forbid anyone find out that we are struggling. It leaves us feeling like a fraud; like we are helplessly alone;...
Bold Women Modern Edition: Christa McAuliffe
When I was in 3rd grade, I wanted nothing more than to be an Astronaut. This passion carried into my 4th grade year, so you know it wasn't just a passing fancy. I read everything there was to read about the planets, constellations, the space program and was generally...
Bold Women Modern Edition: Marie Curie
Did you know that prior to 1869, the periodic table didn't exist? Me either. I'm just enough of a science geek that I find how it was developed to be extremely interesting. Sixty years before the table was developed, scientists were aware of about 47 elements. By...
The Decluttering Challenge
This week in Free to Be (that's my 6 week course for boldly taking control of your life so you can chase your passions) we are talking decluttering. So what pops up on my Pinterest board today, but the perfect decluttering content? So, it's on. Starting November 1st,...
Bold Women Modern Edition: Jane Goodall
You know who Jane Goodall is, right? She has fancy words after her name, like primatologist and anthropologist - but what I bet you don't know is what she was before her famous work with chimpanzees. I know that I, personally, had no idea. I assumed that she went to...
Bold Women of the Bible: The Proverbs 31 Woman
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep9.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes Unlike the other women I've highlighted - there isn't much evidence that the woman talked about in Proverbs 31 is an actual person. She is an ideal. Which...
Bold Women of the Bible: The Daughters of Zelophehad
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep8.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes If you've never heard of the The Daughters of Zelophehad, you are not alone. These obscure young ladies are mentioned in the Old Testament book of Numbers....
I Love My Kids – But I Don’t Even Know Who I Am Anymore.
My oldest son is four months away from being seventeen. He reminded me of that this morning. This is madness to me. How did the last seventeen years pass by so quickly? I vividly remember the day he was born. I was induced at 7am, but by 7pm, my baby was still in my...
Bold Women of the Bible: Deborah
The book of Judges is one of my favorite books. I love the stories of Israel dancing back and forth. First realizing how much they need God because of some giant mess they've gotten themselves into...and then forsaking Him to try to do it on their own. Rinse. Repeat....
Bold Women of the Bible: Esther
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep6.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes One of the interesting things about the story of Esther is that you will not find God mentioned anywhere in it. That doesn't mean His hands aren't all over...
Bold Women Modern Edition: JK Rowling
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep5.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes The Harry Potter phenomena happened before I had kids. I had just finished Goblet of Fire around the time that my oldest son was born, and since I spent the...
Bold Women of the Bible: Miriam
I'm pretty sure you've heard about Moses. The guy that delivered the Israelites from Egypt... Did all the plagues with pharaoh... Burning bush... Red Sea... I'm pretty sure you know who I'm talking about. Well, if you'll recall, the days when Moses was born were not...
Bold Women Modern Edition: Katherine Goble Johnson
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep3.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes Have you seen the movie Hidden Figures? It's about three African American women who worked at NASA. All three of them were absolutely integral in getting...
Bold Women of the Bible: Rebecca
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGs2ep4.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes Because I know not everyone knows all the stories in the old testament, I'm going to start each post in this series by giving you a little background on...
Being a Mom is the Most Important Thing…But It Isn’t the ONLY Thing
My message is never not going to be "You can be a mom and have other work in the world." If you are a mom, raising kids is absolutely part of the life God designed for you, it's absolutely the most important thing, but that's definitely not the only plan He has in...
I love Jesus… but I cuss a little.
This one has been percolating in me for awhile. Brewing around, waiting for me to find all the words to say to get my meaning across. I'm still not 100% feeling like I've got it all formulated, but I guess it's time to leave off the dragging of my feet and just put it...
A Love Letter to My Sister (and maybe to you too).
When I was about 3 1/2, my mom did the worst thing she's ever done to me and brought home my baby sister. It took me about 16 years before I finally appreciated her, my sister I mean, and the only thing that caused it to happen was...
How is the least important part of the equation.
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGep3.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes I think one of the things that gets most of us all hung up on forward progress is not knowing exactly HOW to accomplish what you have been dreaming about. Or...
If you never leave the couch… you aren’t ever going to get anywhere.
https://pdcn.co/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/justboldlygo/JBGep4.mp3 Listen on Spotify Listen on Itunes Sitting on the couch, or lying in a hammock and daydreaming about "what if" is so easy to do. What if I let the nudges of inspiration lead me down the road...
Don’t Let Anything Hold You Back
Alright, so I'm no spring chicken. I'm also not exactly fit. And when I need an excuse for why I can't do something, those are two excellent options. So, I'd been dreaming of the re-purposing of this travel blog into a brand new travel-inspired project for weeks....
Fun in the Fort: All In Adventures
I'm a firm believer that if you don't get out and see the world, you are living a life half lived. Not just because you miss out on the wonders of the world, but you miss out on experiencing life outside of what you are accustomed to living. That all being said -...
Day 15 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Vegas, Baby
When I say we don't like crowds - I mean it. We were at the Hoover Dam before anyone else. Waiting patiently for a tour that was not to be. (Broken elevator). We did do the visitor center - very informative, very interesting. We spent quite a bit of time checking it...
Day 14 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Bryce Canyon + Valley of Fire State Park + Lake Mead
Our last real day of travel has arrived. We are all feeling it a little - ready to head home, but at the same time totally in love with this trip we've taken. Or at least most of us are. My daughter is 14, and she's...well, she's weary by this point. For our finaly...
Day 13 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Grand Canyon + Horseshoe Bend + Paria Toadstools + Ho’Made Pie
This post wins for longest title ever...but I couldn't leave any of them off! The day started just outside of the Grand, at our campground at Ten X. I want to stress again that this was in our top 5 campgrounds of the whole trip - and it was TEN DOLLARS a night!! So,...
Day 12 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Seligman, Sedona & TenX
From Death Valley, we started heading toward the Grand Canyon. Along the way, we had plans to stop at Seligman. If you've got kids, you've surely seen the movie Cars. Seligman was the main inspiration for the film. When Interstate 40 was built, Seligman (built right...
Day 11 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Death Valley
The trip from Sequoia to Death Valley was basically uneventful, save for a very fortuitous stop at Gus's (don't bother with the grammatical error of that) Jerky. It's phenomenal, and very worth the stop. Round about here, we got buzzed by what we think was an F-14...
Day 10 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Glacier Point + Sequoia National Park
Contrary to the name - you will find no glaciers at Glacier Point. This fact bummed me out. There ARE glaciers in Yosemite - but you have to hike over 14,000 feet peaks to see them, and since I couldn't hack Vernal Falls - well, yeah, it's just not happening for me....
Day 9 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Yosemite
When you leave Lake Tahoe to the South, you will encounter an agricultural inspection point. They grill you about what kind of fruit you are bringing in and where you got it from. We blew the fellow's mind because we'd been in California, only very briefly back in...
Day 8 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Lake Tahoe
Collectively, this was our least favorite stop on the trip. Lake Tahoe is lovely. But... The mountains surrounding this gorgeous lake are incredible. The whole area looks like a postcard. We arrived by noon local time, and desperately wanted to rent a boat – but 30mph...
Day 7 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – The 8th Wonder of the World + Lassen Volcanic
It’s said that when Teddy Roosevelt saw Burney Falls, he said it had to be the 8th Wonder of the World. He’s not wrong. (Full disclosure: I have a massive dead-guy crush on Teddy Roosevelt, so I would probably just believe everything he ever said, but, this is legit)...
Day 6 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Glass Beach + Humboldt State Park
You've seen those pictures of sea glass beaches on the west coast. They say that the beaches at Fort Bragg were once so covered with sea glass that you can see nothing but glass everywhere. They are no longer like this. Or rather, there may be one more - but it's only...
Day 5 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – San Francisco: Alcatraz + Chinatown
If you are going to do Alcatraz, I suggest doing the earliest tour possible. At the time of writing this – that’s the 8:45. I also suggest skipping the little ranger talk they give you when you first arrive. They’ll tell you it’s mandatory – it’s not. And the only...
Day 4 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Big Sur and San Francisco
If I didn’t mention this before, I will now – for this 16 day trip, we had exactly SIX nights with pre-arranged lodging. Primarily this was in campgrounds, with the last night booked at the Bellagio in Vegas. I don’t like over-planning trips, because I find it...
Day 3 – The World’s Most Epic RV Road Trip – Hidden Valley Hike + The Salton Sea
The thing about Jumbo Rocks campground is that there is no electricity, so no air conditioning...but it was so pleasant we didn't really need it. We slept great. Our goal for today was to get to Los Angeles, camping somewhere near the Pacific. We got there, but had to...