She Lives Free

The Uncomfortable Truth About Sometimes Single Parents

Somewhere out there is a woman whose husband comes home just often enough to make her remember what she’s missing the rest of the time, while he’s gone. Right when she’s found her footing and begun to adjust to her new normal, it’s almost time for him to leave again. So she finds herself resisting the closeness they would otherwise… Read More

A Creative New Twist on Journaling

As a hardcore Type B personality, I’ve never been much of a journaling planner type – so needless to say, I’ve never been super into planners.  That is until I discovered the whole new world of Happy Planners that make my aesthetically oriented soul sing and suddenly I was all about it.  Well … as excited about planners as a non-planner can… Read More

The Life You Hoped You Would Have and Embracing the Current

Every year of life, I’ve experienced a small struggle, (small in the big scheme of things), that ultimately led to much greater discouragement because it went unacknowledged and therefore invalidated.  I was too embarrassed to admit my feelings to anyone beyond one close friend who I knew felt similarly until summer of 2015. It was only then that I shared… Read More

Looking Ahead in 2016

Have you seen the little tutorial on how to create your own unique vision board here on She Lives Free?  They’re so fun to make and though I haven’t created one for 2016 yet, I’m feeling grateful for the ups and the downs of 2015 and expectant & envisioning God working in mighty ways this year! I thought it’d be fun to share… Read More

A Glimpse of Heaven and a Longing for Home

It was a really rough week leading up to Christmas 2015. For a long list of reasons, a super sick kid was the beginning of my undoing that week.  There was so much brimming just below the surface, that all it took was one last thing throwing a wrench into pre-holiday and travel plans for me to feel THISCLOSE to… Read More

Best of She Lives Free 2015

Happy 2016! I thought I’d share a few of my favorite posts from this past year… These are in no particular order, but they are all my own favorites or those that appear to be reader favorites  🙂 When You’re Wondering What You Want to be When You Grow Up “Have you ever found yourself feeling stuck at an impasse,… Read More