With the start of a new year, it gives us a chance to look back at the previous 365 days. I love going through old posts and remembering what happened throughout the year. So here are the highlights and favorite posts from 2016: JANUARY The… Continue Reading…The Best of JDC in 2016
When we look back at the year 2016, I think we are going to say, “Whew. That was a lot.” We road-tripped. We bought a house. We sold a house. We went to full-time self-employment. We created a new class and launched a new shop (well,… Continue Reading…#tired
1. Today is my birthday. 2. I am 37 years old. 3. Truth: I just typed that I was 38 and had to think real hard about how old I actually am only to realize that I aged myself by one year. 4. This is what… Continue Reading…37 Things (happy birthday to me)
We often say that stuff doesn’t matter. And, yes, of course that is true. In the big scheme of things, stuff is meaningless. Absolutely. 100 percent. I always thought this was true, but now I can say that after living with very, very little, I believe it more than… Continue Reading…Why Absolute Minimalism Will Never Feel Like Home
I’m about to do something crazy. Something every woman (except maybe professional athletes and models) would rather pull out their eyelashes one by one than do … Believe me, when I first shared this photo on instagram, I was a little freaked out. But I had a… Continue Reading…When putting on a swimsuit makes you crazy insecure
Friends. We leave on our 3.5 month road trip in 9 days. I’m starting to freak out a little. As the date comes closer, our to-do list gets bigger. Our heads were beginning to bulge, so we taped up a laminated poster to a very visible door and… Continue Reading…a little bit of this and that
I sat on the beach, tears streaming down my cheeks, asking the hardest question I could think to ask: WHO AM I? Towards the end of our trip to Hawaii last spring, I just needed a moment to myself. Just me. And God. On the beach.… Continue Reading…who am i?
Be Kind. The quality I admire most in others, the one character trait I wish for our children and the word I’d love for our family to be defined by is kindness. My friend just told me this weekend that in a study of what makes marriages last,… Continue Reading…learning how to be kind to myself
This week is Make Your Bed week hosted by Crane + Conopy, an online resource for gorgeous bedding at affordable price points. They generously sent me a new white duvet and shams with handsome gray piping detail (see it here) which looks so crisp on a… Continue Reading…the beauty of an unmade bed
Sometimes I look back at the post archives on the blog and think it’s fun to see what was going on one year, two years, even four years ago to the date. When I came across this post from August 15, 2011, it felt like a good… Continue Reading…Four years ago: blogs are like …
Ryan and I took the boys on a day trip to Mount Rainier this weekend. You know how it is when you live somewhere and take certain places for granted and skip out on doing the ‘touristy’ things because you aren’t a tourist? This was one… Continue Reading…a day trip to mt rainier
I haven’t been great at opening my bible these past few years. I’ll just put that out there from the start. The reasons are legit – my kids wake earlier than I do, I’m just so exhausted by the end of the day, I’m not… Continue Reading…My daily bible reading routine
My friends Myquillyn and Emily (and their dad) host a monthly podcast covering all sorts of themed topics. Their most recent, and the one I listened to yesterday, was titled What Only Summer Can Teach Me. They talk about the things they have learned this summer… Continue Reading…things I’ve learned this summer (so far)
I met Jamie Ivey (next to me, second from left) over chips + queso in Austin at if:gathering this winter and connected instantly. We both have four kids – three boys and a youngest girl. We are the same age. We love Noonday and Sole Hope and talking and Jesus.… Continue Reading…if you’re curious about what I’m really like …
It’s a message I keep getting over and over and over: Be who you were created to be. Stop comparing yourself to others. Walk confidently in the gifts God has given you. Shine your light. Twirl. At If:gathering a few weeks ago (it was so,… Continue Reading…when you don’t know what your thing is
