(in)courage

06 Aug 2012

Ever wanted to lead an online community group?

in (in)courage, (in)RL, Cheering for you, Girlfriends

Women encouraging women is one of my favorite things. Sisters caring, showing up with soup, watching the kids, folding the laundry, sharing the recipes, picking the kids up, shuttling to baseball practice, holding the hard times with both hands and a full heart, celebrating through the beauty of extraordinary days, spreading their five minutes of writing so that it ends up rippling far and wide with encouragement. Yes, that’s the sisterhood of the real, the glorious, the messy, the wonder keep reading…

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25 Jul 2012

When It’s Best Not To Listen To the Voice In Your Head

in (in)courage, Cheering for you, Faith

There are so many things I’m not good at. And apparently I have an inner monologue determined to record each and every one of them. There’s a voice in my head that tells me I am not enough. Some days it’s quiet and some days it’s super shouty. It’s the strangest thing, to discover the back of your brain muttering mean things to yourself. The whisper is so soft, so ordinary, so normal by now that I rarely stop to keep reading…

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06 Jun 2012

You’re Right, Christian Women {and (in)courage Writers} Aren’t Immune From Cliques

in (in)courage, Cheering for you, Faith, Girlfriends

The last time I really dressed up to impress a man was probably a decade ago when Peter and I were still in the do-you-notice-me-not-noticing-you-noticing-me phase. The last time I dressed up to impress another woman was yesterday morning when I painstakingly blow-dried my hair before escorting a group of preschoolers on a field trip to the farm. To. The. Farm. Micah’s teacher is the opposite of me in every way. She is petite and effortlessly fashionable with truly great keep reading…

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26 Feb 2012

What I learned from almost 2 months almost unplugged

in (in)courage, Blogging, Callings

I just got back from Blissdom. It’s a blogging conference hosted by some super awesome women in Nashville for the last five years. And a lot of super awesome people attend. But it can induce a case of “I’m-not-good-enough-oh-my-goodness-how-will-I-ever-keep-up-itis” in even the best of us. As the last night wound down and women sat around over burgers, fries and their blog cards and talked life-blogging balance, it got me thinking about this post I wrote last year. I think it keep reading…

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15 Feb 2012

When you’re sure you can’t do it you need a friend who believes you can

in (in)courage, Faith, Girlfriends, Inbetween

Two years ago I sat on a park bench eating orange sherbert ice cream and telling Holley all these dreams that were crammed so tight inside my heart I could hardly breathe for fear of splitting down the middle. I told her about my sleepless nights. I told her about the desperate desire to be poured out. I told her I needed to create a space for women to connect. I needed to spill out all the ideas that had keep reading…

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