Have you ever gone from being on the mountain top to the valley all in a matter of minutes or days? Ever thought, “Well, that was THE BEST but what about now?!” Last week, I announced on this Happy Monday Blog that our youngest son asked the love of his life to marry him and […]

I told you last week I was going to do a Cowgirl Up blog series leading into Happy Girl 25 and then today has slipped by and I failed to Cowgirl Up until now soooooo… I decided to share with you what to do when you don’t Cowgirl Up and you wish you would have […]

Cowgirl Up!

Have you ever felt like you were soaring one day from the applause—only to be crushed the next by criticism? Here’s the truth:If you need the cheers, the jeers will destroy you. It’s a harsh reality, but an important one. Because often, it’s not long before the same people who cheer you on are the […]

HAPPY Monday! Let me just answer this question right off the bat, sis… YES. You are enough.Not because of what you’ve done.Not because you “finally” hit that goal.Not because someone else finally noticed you.You are enough because Jesus is enough — and He lives in you. But I know how loud the lies can be. […]

HAPPY Monday! “Why do I have to be the one to forgive? Why me?” Girl, if you’ve ever asked that—same. It doesn’t feel fair, especially when the other person has no clue what you’re carrying. But hear me: forgiveness isn’t saying it was okay. It’s saying you’re done letting it control you. Forgiveness is for […]

HAPPY Monday! Let’s just be real: some losses feel like they take the breath right out of you.The kind where people say “you’ll get over it” and you’re like—how? Spoiler alert: you don’t get over it.You go through it. And you CAN GET THROUGH IT TO THE OTHER SIDE of this heart ache and misery. […]

Happy Monday! Here’s one of the happy habits from the 30 days of HAPPY HABITS challenge we did! If you didn’t participate, I double dog dare ya to go to my Facebook group and start the 30 days today! Or if you did it, this is a good one to be reminded of today! Listen […]

Have you ever had days when you could have written, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope” (Job 7:6)? I know I have. Can you relate? You might be thinking, I thought this was about happy days! It is—stay with me. Psalm 91:16 says God will satisfy us with […]

Are you as self-aware as you think? Be aware that you’re not as self-aware as you probably think. In fact, studies have shown that the more people think they are self-aware, the less they actually are. In other words, people who think they are self-aware are far less self aware than they realize. “Pride brings […]