by Hope HealsIn April of 2008, Katherine suffered a massive brain stem stoke while 6-month old James slept in the other room. She was not expected to live or recover, but as you may have guessed, she did both. In the time since the AVM rupture (the congenital condition that…

by Mandy den DekkerRemember how, when you were a little girl, you used to love those movies about a princess, looking for her one true love, her prince. They found each other in the end and lived happily ever after. Obviously, the prince was extremely handsome, heroic and everything the…

by Allie Marie Smith and Taylor HendersonOur friends Hilary and Kate gave us a tour of their cozy Morro Bay mountain side bungalow, check it out! Stay tuned for a video interview of the musicians tomorrow. Check out their music at hilaryandkate.com 

by Sarah JaggardSarah Jaggard and Natalie Collier are co-founders for 30 Days No Makeup: The Brave Ones Face Themselves, a campaign encouraging women to take a month to love their faces and themselves, and give culture back its messages about beauty. Here is a bit about their work and upcoming…

by Jillian WrightAs I write this, I can hear my sweet four-month old daughter breathing gently in her sleep. Her precious little heart beat that once beat inside me being sustained and strengthened by God’s grace and peaceful rest. I love being her mom. What a privilege and honor to…

by Kendal CraigThere is an art these days to being busy. It seems as if the "my schedule is packed" lifestyle has become something that is glorified. Nowadays when I ask people how they are, they say things like "Oh I have been crazy busy," and "just super busy with…

by Christina StolassI have something to say; it’s been on my heart for a long time. But, before I could say it, I had to live it, really live it.  I am old enough to know that talk with a life that doesn’t follow is only senseless chatter. You and…

by Allie Marie SmithI'm so excited to introduce my dear friends Brittany and Ian's new venture to you girls: Parker Clay. Back in 2008 Parker Clay founders, Ian and Brittany Bentley, were moved by number of orphans living in the world. Some statistics place the numbers at 163 million orphans worldwide.…