When I worked for (in)courage, one of my favorite parts of my job happened when we would open up guest post opportunities a few times each year. I loved coming up with the themes, interacting with other writers, and sending emails with the good news that their post would be published on the site. Sending the the emails with a "no" wasn't as much fun, because we would inevitably receive hundreds more submissions than we had space for - but even then, it taught me how to communicate news - good and bad - with kindness and encouragement. Writing guests posts for other blogs and websites helped me to become a better writer. I learned to take the time to understand their audience and ... View the Post
Writing with Crayons and Breaking Facebook
I broke Facebook this week, you guys. I'm officially adding it to my bio because I'm pretty sure that's a little more impressive than some of the other accomplishments I usually include. Tricia Goyer invited me to be an "expert" (I will never stop putting that in quotes, by the way) for her Write That Book group, which is a beta test for Facebook to see how paid membership groups would work on their platform. Somehow, the people at Facebook failed to add me to the group. Cool guys. Super cool. So our solution was that I would sign up for the free week that comes with the class, be added to the group, then cancel my membership and still be in there as an expert. Except that didn't ... View the Post
Holy Hustle Holiday Gift Guide
Usually by this point in the year I've done most of my Christmas shopping and mailed out Christmas cards. This year, I've done almost nothing, I have no idea what anyone in my family wants for Christmas, and I'm not sure Christmas cards will be a thing this year. Honestly, it all feels pretty overwhelming. I'm not going to be very helpful if you're looking for gift ideas for kids (although really...don't buy a Scruff-a-Luv...that thing is trash), or the men in your life, but I thought I'd give you some ideas if you wanted to put together a gift to honor the holy hustler in your life. Pop a few of these into a cute gift basket and you'll not only have a gift they'll love, but one that also ... View the Post
Holy Hustle Book Club: Chapters 5-7
Quick sidebar before we get into the book club today. When was the last time you put yourself in a position where you weren't the most accomplished person in the room? If you've read through Holy Hustle already, you'll know that I'm really, really uncomfortable in those situations. If there is a chance I can fail, I usually bail. But sometimes God has me say "yes" to something and keeps all the information that would make me nervous to Himself. When I spoke at the She Conference a few weeks ago, I had no idea that I was going to be, without a doubt, the least accomplished, talented person to grace their stage. I followed absolutely amazing women who blew me away with their messages...and ... View the Post
Holy Hustle Book Club: Chapters 2-4
Ok my holy hustlers! It was so fun to read your responses to last week's intro/chapter 1 post! This week's reading assignment was chapters 2-4: A Good-Bye Party for Striving Called Here Hello, Hustle So what did you think? Did you have a favorite chapter this week, one that stood out to you or resonated most strongly with you? Let's chat! So for Chapter 2, we threw a good-bye party for striving. When we went over this chapter with my group at church, we had an actual party - with balloons (ok...so they said "happy retirement," but it was close!) and cupcakes. I highly recommend it - it makes saying "no" to something a little easier. Striving is sneaky, and sometimes it takes ... View the Post
Holy Hustle Book Club: Chapter 1
For our first official book club post, I'd love to get to know YOU a little bit more! What was the last book club/Bible study you were a part of? Have you read "Holy Hustle" already, or is this your first time? What do you hope to get out of our time together? Is there anything I can do during THIS book club to help you feel confident to lead one on your own? Feel free to jump into the comments and share! Our first chapter today jumps us right into the heart of "holy hustle" - in order to adopt a new mindset about work or rest, we first have to acknowledge what we think of when we hear the word "hustle" so we can learn to let go of it. God can't redeem something we're not ... View the Post
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