As soon as the Christmas tree goes up every year, my morning routine shifts. All I want to do is pour a cup of coffee & linger in front of it, taking in the silence of the morning & the softness of its glow (team white lights FOREVER, you guys). I can see those little …
This year, I rediscovered the library. I've loved to read since I was three. (I know, the nerd in me showed up early & has been going strong ever since.) If I close my eyes, I can still picture the library in my hometown neighborhood, can still smell that well-read paper & feel that calming …
Tonight, I'm crashing into bed proud of myself. Over the past three weeks, I've pushed myself harder than I can remember. I took on three new clients in an already insane season. I worked a lot of 12+ hour days - and still went to bed on time. I took care of my body. Today, I …
It's my birthday week, but I want to give some things I love to YOU. So here we go - the very first #makeMondaykind giveaway! (To learn more about #makeMondaykind, click here.) The winner will receive: 1️⃣ Two copies of Darling Magazine No. 18 - one for you to keep, one for you to make Monday …
“A thrill of hope; the weary world rejoices. For yonder breaks a new & glorious morn.” O Holy Night has always been my favorite Christmas song, & I've always held that lyric close. But this year, it hits new depths in my soul. Because this year, more than ever before, I’m weary. I’m weary of opinions …
2016 will go down as the year I stopped trying to control people. Not that I was successfully controlling them before. But I tried. Wow, did I try. My soul still has some scars that prove it — on their way to healed, but still visible if you look hard enough. I think my heart …
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Jesus & I had a good talk about Lent this year. I'm not much for giving things up simply for the sake of sacrifice. But this year, He set me straight, & something clicked. At the core of it all, Lent is not about giving up something for Jesus. Lent is about receiving something from …
Lynchburg might not have much, but we pride ourselves on unparalleled sunsets. Tonight, as I was driving home, yet another one took my breath away. I don’t have many sunsets left in this city, so maybe I’m just waxing nostalgic, but I turned off the music & just drove for a while, taking it in. …
To know what you love, you have to know who you are. You’ll find that phrase in just about every corner of this website. It’s become a calling card of sorts, that one little tagline that cuts to the heart of what I want my writing to be about. What I want my job to …
Sometimes, life is all about a leap of faith. We’ve all been at the crossroads of big decisions that come with big uncertainty, & so we have stories & plans & advice galore. Seasons like that are kind of the buzzword these days. But what if you’re not in one? This morning’s musings are for …
