The “Intentional Living” category is all about practical tips and personal insights for creating a more meaningful and balanced life. Explore articles on personal development, goal setting, and well-being to live with purpose and enhance your quality of life.
Finding Joy in Living Slow Despite the setbacks, I’m accepting the challenge of truly finding joy in living slow. As my husband and kids do life on the other side of my quarantine, I am in solitude and trying to figure out how to rest. God does cool things. Sometimes in hard ways. Wowzers. Thanks…
When you feel off track, do this. I feel off track. We are in the middle of one of the most tumultuous times that I (Nick) have ever experienced in my 37.5 years on this earth, at least that I can remember. In the midst of everything going on in our world right now: an…
The True Guide to Happiness Wouldn’t it be nice to know the true guide to happiness? For the past couple of weeks, Nick and I have come to you with conversations about stress, peace, and the unnecessary things in our life that we need to eliminate. Today, I want to talk about the lies that…
Rest is good but living slow is not easy. It’s undisputed that rest is good but our culture has found itself leaving no room for this vital behavior. The world says: The faster we get to our destination, the better—even at the cost of our mental and physical health. Thankfully I had a mom who…
Combat Stress with Minimalism: 3-Day Challenge How can you combat stress with minimalism? First, give yourself grace for the season you are in. My family is 54 days into our Floridian “shelter-in-place” life. What’s your count? Have you lost count? I think today is Wednesday. And when did May happen? Years before 2020, God began…
Five Ways To Live Slow (After a Stressful Season) We all need more ways to live slow. But how 2020 played out was not on my radar. Now, I know this may be premature for most. But my home state, Georgia, is beta testing this re-opening apparently. Thanks, I guess? Regardless of your thoughts on…
2019 in Review: Goodbye 2019! If there is one picture that could summarize what 2019 felt like… it’s this one. My 2019 in review: I’d like to call it, “What the crap just happened?!” 🤣 2019 in Review: God has rescued me a thousand times. FIRST QUARTER, I continued school battles for Leland that left me…
Do you feel like you are on a losing streak? Are you on a losing streak? Yes, we can all agree that losing sucks. I tend to be an eternal optimist (to my husband’s despise) and don’t get too worked up if my team loses. If you are a football fan like us, you know the…
Are you on track to finish strong? How can you tell if you on are the track to finish strong? Another way to look at it: Are you on track to be a Paul or Demas? There are two kinds of people in this world, the Pauls and the Demas’. You may be more familiar with Paul,…
Are you playing it safe? Don’t. How can you tell if you are playing it safe? Do you feel God has called you to step up and you are avoiding it? God wants you to report to duty with boldness. God has you where you are for a reason. If your season of life feels like ground…