Have you ever had a coworker that just kind of feels like sandpaper when you chat with them? You find yourself ditching and dodging away from them on your way to the bathroom or coffee area? Or perhaps, even worse, you have a friendship that has gone down this route. Somehow your conversations with Nancy […]

I’d still consider myself a newlywed (by the way – what’s the appropriate time when you stop considering yourself one? Just a side note- asking for a friend), but it was just a few years ago that I was newly married – as in, just a few days into the marriage thing. I was coming […]

Dating is hard. But throw a few thousand miles between the relationship? Feels nearly impossible. Sister, I’ve been there. When I was dating my now husband, Matt, we moved from being in the same city, to long distance, to being married and living together, to doing the long distance marriage thing for again awhile. And […]

Does the fear of wasting time keep you from fully investing into a new project or idea? Do you feel that your path is so NOT linear that your life story will never make sense? When you’re multi-passionate or risk averse, it can feel really scary to begin something and not know the outcome. And […]

Have you ever felt torn between wanting to process through a problem, but not be gossipy about the situation in the meantime? Do you worry that you’ll hurt feelings if you share frustrations with a third party, but then also be left without a resolution to the problem? You’re not alone in this, sister. It’s […]

Can you believe it was only two months ago that we were ringing in the New Year, 2018 turned into 2019, and it was time to tackle all of those New Year’s goals? It feels equally like 10 years have passed, and no time at all. How are those goals you scribbled down into your […]

So, your friend is dating a less than ideal guy. Their communication isn’t great. And the relationship is quickly turning toxic. What’s a girl to do? Have you ever been there? Feeling a bit helpless on the sidelines? While trying to decide if and when to intervene in love? Sister, I’ve been there. And truthfully, […]

Does your pulse start to race a bit higher when the word ‘finances’ is brought up in a conversation? Personally, I HATE spreadsheets. So the thought of creating a budget makes my skin crawl a little bit. Thankfully, my husband is better in this department than I am, but at the end of the day […]

“I could get grumpy or I could get creative.” Not exactly the words you want running through your mind on your first Valentine’s Day as a new wife. First off, if you’re reading this the day I’m posting, HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 2019, GIRLFRIEND. I hope that your day is full of hearts and chocolate and […]

Do you believe that you’ll just ‘know’ if you’re ready to be engaged? If so, how? Do you have a specific check list? A financial goal to attain first? Waiting for a feeling within that ‘moment’ when you’ll just ‘know’? And if you ARE currently engaged, are you finding it difficult to steward that season […]

Valentine’s Day. What’s the first thing you feel when reading those words? Excitement because you’re in a relationship? Dread because you’re not? Loneliness because it reminds you of past V-Days that were great, but things aren’t looking so promising this year? Well, sister, no matter your perspective of V-Day currently, we’re going to shake things […]