It is possible that I haven't always been the truth speaker that I expect others to be for me. The word 'Pharisaical' may have been bandied about more than once in this house. When I am bound up by rules and expectations, it comforts me to know that you might be too.As I've loosened my grip on fear ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 8} Truth Speaking

It's risky to trust someone to speak into your life. Sometimes the people around us are motivated by what appears to be love, but often it looks and smells more like fear or judgement only wrapped up in a prettier package. If you want to walk in freedom, you must be able to sniff out the ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 7} Truth Hearing

Expectations.Perceptions.Judgement.Criticism.Other people's opinions matter, and I won't pretend that they don't. The important thing is who you're listening to, and how much you are allowing their words to dictate your life.There is a common (mis)perception that every maternally inclined woman who ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 6} People pleasers

'Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavor.'~Truman CapoteAre you still afraid to fail? You won't taste success until you do. Add a little sugar and spice to your story. This post is part of a 31 day series. I promise to return to my regularly irregular and non-cohesive posting in ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 5} More on failure

Guilt speaks loud and long into the hearts of women, but perfectionism is the quiet gossip in the corner who speaks lies and half-truths that sound just close enough to the facts to keep us listening.I don't consider myself a perfectionist in the traditional sense. Unlike my Type A friends, I have a ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 4} Don’t be afraid to fail

There are as many reasons for living within limitations as there are personalities, but as I've talked and read and listened to what women are saying about living free, I've found similar themes. Sometimes we've had poor role models, or we've lived under legalism, or we simply don't know where to ... Read More about 31 Days to Finding Freedom: {Day 3} Silence the voice of guilt