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One Word 2015: Clay

One Word 2015: Clay

A lot of people pick New Year’s resolutions to follow each year. Those are all well and good, but they tend to not work for me. I much prefer to select one word to focus on. The last few years, I’ve done this and enjoyed looking back at the results. Two...
The One Thing I Want With the Time I Have Left

The One Thing I Want With the Time I Have Left

Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. It’s hard to believe I’ve lived three decades, but I have. Time flies, and yet it feels like I have yet to accomplish so much. But unlike many people who bemoan the fact that the big 3-0 has arrived, I tend to look at things a...
4 Tips to Make Your Marriage Stronger

4 Tips to Make Your Marriage Stronger

Today is my eighth anniversary of marriage. I’m blessed to be married to my best friend — a guy with whom I’m survived disappointments, graduate school, debt, disagreements, and much more. But we’ve had a lot of good times, too. We have many...
Face Me Blog Tour: The Real Face of Pregnancy

Face Me Blog Tour: The Real Face of Pregnancy

When my friend Jaime Wright first brought up the idea of a blog tour featuring posts on beauty — requiring blog authors to post a picture of themselves without makeup — I said, thanks but no thanks. I’m 35 weeks pregnant and let’s just...
How to Become Dissatisfied Overnight

How to Become Dissatisfied Overnight

This time last month, the beloved car I’d had since my senior year in high school bit the dust. The 1996 Ford Contour was in decent shape on the outside, but its insides decided to give up the fight. It was going to cost way more than it was worth to fix it....