Anything bothering you lately? I was so incredibly bothered about something recently and it was filling my thoughts as I drove down the road, put on my make-up, and even as I studied Scripture, prayed, and worked. Am I alone or does that happen to you? I was constantly taking thoughts captive and bringing them […]

Living off the top is so much more fun than living off the bottom. And I’m not even talking about financially. I’m talking about an abundance mentality like John 10:10 speaks of that Jesus came to give us. I’m talking about an abundance way of thinking when it comes to forgiveness, time, energy, health, and […]

Disappointed: sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfill one’s hopes or expectations Offended: resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult or being displeased Can you see by definition, we will all be disappointed at times but where we get in trouble is when we choose to follow […]

Whatcha wearin’? Who ya brangin’? Watcha expectin’ when ya get here? I’ve got my outfit picked out and hope you do, too! If not, you better get to shoppin’, Girl! Grab your boots or go getcha a pair and a cute pink dress or whatever suits your fancy and call up a girlfriend or three […]

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 interrupt this Cowgirl Up Happy Monday Blog Series for a Special PSA… My youngest, Garrison Cooley asked Sophie Snider to be his wife! AND she said YES! I just could not get into the boots, hats, and spurs mood when all I could think about is wedding bells, that gorgeous engagement ring, the beautiful […]

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 […]

If not, I feel ya! And you may be saying, “Wait?!” I thought this was supposed to encourage me and so how is THIS encouraging? Let it encourage you that we ALL have “those days”. You know, “those days”… when stuff is flying at you from every single angle? when they have no idea what […]

This past week I was talking with some friends and something one of them said reminded me of what my mom always taught me. As women, we really have to get the art of “praying without ceasing” down and “living in divine communion with The Father” pretty much at all times so that as we […]

So how are you doing today? Would happy describe how you are? Or would overwhelmed or underwhelmed better describe the answer to that question? Or…fill in the blank. One thing happy people do differently is locate and face how they actually are doing spiritually, emotionally, and physically. But they don’t stop there. Happy people decide, […]