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I love a good plan. Planning out my day, a night out, or even a vacation makes me happy. I’ve talked about the importance of planning, and am a person who’s good at forming a routine. While it is hard…

I have had a stagnant winter. I know in advance and through experience that winter is always a hard season for me. The cold and the darkness are imposing and affect every area of my life. I barely treaded water through…

Our move to Austin from Dallas back in 2015 was significant. We left behind a two-bedroom condo with a two-butt kitchen, and a slab of patio. We moved into our first house with two stories and five bedrooms, set on…

Professional Organizer Laura Romero discusses with Kelli simple ways to bring order and peace to your home. She cites some of the biggest obstacles, provides tips to navigate through them, and shares some of the spiritual benefits of organizing your…

I cannot remember what it felt like not to be broken. The sexual abuse started probably around the same time that I can recall some of my earliest memories, age four. Abuse, fear, shame, and all the other effects of…

I will be your God. You will be my people.” Leviticus 26:12 Sometimes we find ourselves at the end of a journey that we never thought we would take. That’s how I felt this week as I sat on a…

When my great-grandma died, I came home from college to my childhood home in a state of chaos. My beloved childhood home had been upended—some problem with the supports underneath the house, causing the kitchen to sag. Cooking was difficult.…

“Jesus Christ sanctifies storytelling because He teaches us most of His most powerful lessons through the power of stories.” Author Joseph Pearce said this in a recent episode of the Christ Stefanick Show, and his words resonated with me, especially…

This giant panda video reminds me in some ways of what entering 2023 looked like for me, but this panda is sliding backwards and later playfully rolls around in the snow. My experience felt more like I was facedown backsliding…

I love spring, and I love summer even more. One major reason I moved to Austin was for the climate—not necessarily the excessive heat that climate change has been bringing during the summer days, but still I would rather be…