Common-sense grace for the try-hard girl
Do you ever feel fleh? “Fleh” is a completely made-up word in our house used to describe when Ryan or I feel off. We use it when there’s nothing big going on, no major life changes, but there’s still a sadness that’s settled over our souls. What do we do when all doesn’t feel merry […]
I have a few dreams sprouting in my heart. You have dreams too. Dreams like starting a non-profit, adding a little girl to your family, taking people on high-adventure tours to enjoy God’s creation, going to work at a job that fills your heart and uses your gifts, and owning your own bed and breakfast– […]
Our kids fear missing out when they don’t have social media, aren’t invited to certain social activities, don’t have our permission to date, aren’t allowed to watch movies, and can’t go to slumber parties, and so on and so on forever. On the other hand, moms fear that our kids will miss out but on […]
Whether we like to admit it or not, we live with a chronic case of low-grade anxiety. We disguise our fear and call it stress, but we know what it really is. The great news is that we don’t have to live this way. We can break free from fear and live in the abundant […]
Maybe you don’t struggle with the desire to be a perfect mom, but you want to be a good mom, and you’re beating yourself up with negative thoughts every time you “fail.” Perhaps you feel like you could do better, that you’re not doing enough, that you’re failing in all the ways, or your previous […]
What’s the difference between being selfish and living into the Jesus-expression of who you are? How can you tell when you’re living under the weight of unhealthy expectations? How have we misinterpreted “dying to self”? Today we are talking about unhealthy expectations, and don’t we try-hard girls struggle with expectations? We think about them less […]
What’s the #1 way to get unstuck from shame? How are shame, conviction, and guilt different? And what are the two main default responses to shame, and how do you get unstuck? Today we are talking about shame, and y’all shame is a place so many of us have stayed stuck. We can feel shame […]
How can you get unstuck from a negative thought life? What do you do when your thoughts seem to spiral? We’re in our second installment of the four-part Get Unstuck series. In this series, we’re tackling where try-hard girls struggle most: our identity in Christ in Episode 81 with Jen Babakhan, our thought-life, shame, and […]
In this bonus, special edition episode, we’re talking about 9/11 and how God meets us in the face of national trauma and personal loss. To help us walk through what it was like to work one of the 9/11 scenes and how she saw God’s provision in those hard days, former crime scene photographer for […]
The #1 struggle of try-hard girls is living out of our identity in Christ. When we don’t operate from this foundational truth, we are prone to: Being rushed and feeling frantic on the inside, Trying to do All The Things, Getting caught up in perfectionism + people-pleasing, And wondering if we’re doing enough. We’re kicking […]
