Grace + Common Sense

Find the lovely [already] in your life.

These days, common sense is a luxury… and grace is often withheld where it could be poured out.

What to do? Because if I pay too much attention to this crazy world, I will lose heart and mind. So I choose to lavishly sprinkle grace and common sense onto everything: motherhood, spiritual and mental health, wellness, business, fitness. Life.

This is what this blog is all about.

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    (And I don’t mean the holiday) Okay, as a mom I get unnerved when I hear about all the toxins that we are all consuming each and every day. I had no idea how much I was consuming and giving to my family. Like, it gets super overwhelming sometimes. So this is something to think…

  • All Shall Be Well

    All manner of things shall be well. I’ve been listening to this song on repeat these past few days: from Tenth Avenue North’s Reconcile album. By no means am I nearing the end of a good, long life. But I know another precious soul that “has graduated” on to heaven and I am reminded that…

  • “Blessed”

    Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Proverbs 31:28 Annamae Nealey December 29, 1934 – September 15, 2024 It’s hard to gather the right words to express what an influence this lovely woman has had on our lives. I’ve only known her for about 14 years, but her…

  • Nothing Bundt the Best Cake

    I guess we’re not eating our bananas fast enough. Cuz, lately, I think I’ve been baking this cake once a week. And, also, because I love it. Ingredients: Instructions: Start heating up your oven before mixing up the cake. 350°. Prepare baking pan… Bundt or whatever else you choose… with butter/spray and flour. (I’m thinking…

  • Halfway Through

    The healthiest decade of my life You had no idea I was talking about decade number three, right? I know, I can’t believe it either … how am I 35? What’s the Big Idea? When I turned 30 I determined that this would be the healthiest decade of my life. And so far, that’s exactly…

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