Sep 24 / 2017
To the overachieving, world-conquering, (possibly also holding down a job) mama, stop. You need to know something. You need to know that YOU are ENOUGH. Read that slowly. You, yes, YOU, are enough. You are doing okay. You are doing more than okay. Because it really has nothing to do with “doing”. It has to […]
Apr 14 / 2015
This blog post is going to be a little harder to write than normal. I had all sorts of plans for it originally. We were heading back to the Valley that I grew up in for Easter, and I was so excited about some of the shots I was going to get for this month’s […]
Nov 09 / 2014
So last night marked the end of our one-month-without buying anything. I’d have to say that it was a lot easier than we thought. When we got within 5-6 days of the end, I started craving some sushi, though, haha. We learned not only to be more thankful for what we have, but we also […]
Oct 23 / 2014
So today marks almost the half-way point in our One Month Without (buying anything) challenge. There’s been a lot of reactions as people find out what we’re doing. I’ve had people question my motives, my resolve, and my sanity. I’ve had people feel inspired and write to tell me how their lives were being impacted […]
Jan 30 / 2014
My name is Laura, but that is just a title that I answer to. It is not who I am. It is not how I define myself. If you ask me to describe myself I will throw out words. Words like… overachiever, tenacious, stubborn, artistic, logical, and so on. I will stick more titles, more […]
Dec 12 / 2013
Winter:I know it’s a little early for a New-Year’s-Eve type post, but I can’t help being reflective already. When I look back at all the changes in our life over the past 12 months, it’s amazing where God has taken us. My husband entered the year being a part of his original film company with […]
Jun 05 / 2013
My coworker and I were talking after class last week, and he asked me a question that was harder than I thought to put into words. He asked me, “Why.” Why do I choose to follow Christ. Have you ever tried to put something like that into actual words? How do you begin to even […]
Apr 29 / 2013
This is where God is. In the present. I AM – His very name…. It’s not the gifts that fulfill, but the holiness of the space. The God in it…. This is supreme gift, time, God Himself framed in moment. …and time is only of the essence, because time is the essence of God, I […]