My Reading List | July through September 2021
10/02/2021

My Reading List | July through September 2021

Hello everyone!
It’s hard to believe that these months have already come and gone and I’m sharing my recent reads again. It feels as if my reading has slowed down a bit in recent days, but I’m hoping to stay consistent with it as we finish out the year. I’m already looking forward to sharing another list of books with you as I continue to work through my list.
I’ve included pictures of each and a short summary/review to help you decide if they are ones you’d be interested in reading yourself. Enjoy!

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Heart Over Hustle: Working As Unto the Lord
08/25/2021

Heart Over Hustle: Working As Unto the Lord

I don’t think God cares so much about what I do as He does about how I do it.
We spend so much time trying to figure out what to do– what to do with our lives, our time, our energy. People everywhere, of all ages and backgrounds, waste so much energy trying to “fulfill their purpose” or find their ideal job or “make something of themselves”.
This kind of unspoken expectation to do something “meaningful” with your life is ever-present; a subtle but weighty pressure from society to have big dreams, big goals, a game-plan to make it happen, and the confidence that you can’t fail…Rather than always striving for something else we should instead work to be faithful and diligent with what God has allowed us to steward within the scope of our current circumstances…What I’m doing doesn’t matter as much as my attitude regarding the task.
God cares about my heart more than He cares about my hustle.

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50 Things I Do Not Buy or Own | Minimalism
07/05/2021

50 Things I Do Not Buy or Own | Minimalism

“Minimalism” looks different for everyone.
It’s not a one-size-fits-all kind of deal.
What a minimal(ist) life looks like for you will vary depending on your circumstances, current season of life, family situation, work situation, etc. And honestly there are some days where you buy things you do not need, or even want, and they end up getting resold or donated again eventually- this is okay. We don’t need to be rigid with our belongings. But we aim to ensure that the items we own are functional and purposeful- that we find some use in them- and that they bring us pleasure or joy in our lives.
Personally, I don’t buy a whole lot of anything.

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My Reading List | January through June 2021
06/24/2021

My Reading List | January through June 2021

Hello everyone! The last year or so I’ve rekindled my enjoyment of reading, and have covered a wide variety of books and topics. I’m always looking for suggestions, and so really enjoy when other people share the books that they have read or are currently reading, and I wanted to do the same for you:)
Last year I read a total of 36 books. This year I want to read at least that many, if not more.

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“What Now?”: Finding Joy and Peace on the Uncharted Journey
08/18/2020

“What Now?”: Finding Joy and Peace on the Uncharted Journey

My journey is different because my destination is different.
And just because my journey is different does not mean that it is wrong.
Different journeys require different preparation, which requires not only different amounts of work but different kinds of work.

For me, the work that has been required in this season has been heart-work first and foremost; He been working *in* me, as much as *through* me.

God cares about my heart more than He cares about my hustle.
This work is the vital prerequisite work that must happen in order to reap all the blessing that is the natural consequence of God-given, and God-honoring, dreams.

Faith & Life
Dingbats* Notebooks | Product Review and Discount Code
03/27/2020

Dingbats* Notebooks | Product Review and Discount Code

If you’re anything like me, you really love (like, really love) notebooks, and all things stationary related. But, if we are similar in that regard, we are probably also similar in that we are very selective as to the kind of notebooks we actually prefer to use. For example, I prefer college-ruled paper over wide-ruled. And, being left-handed, I enjoy spiral-bound notebooks, but that’s less important than it being college-ruled. What are some characteristics that you always look for in your notebooks? As I have been increasing my environmental awareness over the last year or so, another thing I look for in my stationary items is a certain level of sustainability. If I can find items I really like secondhand, I prefer to purchase them that way.

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Life Interrupted: Coronavirus and Finding Freedom in Our Lack of Control
03/17/2020

Life Interrupted: Coronavirus and Finding Freedom in Our Lack of Control

Dear friend, I don’t know about you, but this is not what I envisioned when I considered how 2020 was going to play-out. Though it’s still early in the year, and things are changing every day, there is potential for this to linger for months. …

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Walking Away from Society’s Blueprint for Adulthood… Life Update Part 2
01/22/2020

Walking Away from Society’s Blueprint for Adulthood… Life Update Part 2

So, yes, some people seem concerned that I don’t have a solid plan or roadmap for my life. They are concerned that I don’t have a “real” job. They seem to think I must be mooching off my family or accumulating debt because how could I support myself without a significant, full-time income?
Well, I’ll tell you how, and it’s really very simple:
My current lifestyle and circumstances do not require that I have a full-time income. I have created a lifestyle for myself, and strive to maintain it in the future, that doesn’t require I retain a miserable full-time job to sustain poor spending or financial habits or to maintain an overdone, excessive, stuff-filled life…

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