I met Lisa and her delightful family for the first time on Mackinaw Island. I instantly liked her. She’s effervescent, wise, funny and so beautifully raw. And she has raised 5 incredible human beings (and home-schooled them) to boot. We’ve shared multiple deep conversations over the past few years, and I’m incredibly honored that she’s kicking […]
Everyday Blooms | Shannon Leigh
There are few makers who encourage and champion the creativity of others quite like this one. In a day and age where comparison breeds cut-throat competition, and the battle-cry of individualism too often silences the sweet anthem of community and collaboration, she boldly breaks the trend and sings the praises of her creative comrades. We […]
Everyday Blooms | Lyndsye Felsman
While we’d connected briefly online through The Influence Network and Instagram, it wasn’t until I was shuffling into her van in a parking lot in Charlotte, North Carolina, that I realized just what a treasure she was. She’s fun, feisty and wise beyond her years, and has a knack for making everything she touches beautiful. […]
Everyday Blooms | Genna Smith-Lubanski
I spotted her on the dock while waiting for the ferry to Mackinac Island to pull in, her gorgeous shoulder tattoo wooing me from afar, and was just delighted to see her again at the conference I was speaking at that weekend. We have since dug toes into the grass together, watching our littles play […]
Everyday Blooms | Erin Wolf
Life as we know it can change in an instant. And this one – this brave momma to four, with a tender heart and a wild faith – she knows it all too well. I met her 8 years ago while our husbands endured 20 grueling weeks of state police academy together. Drawn in by this common […]
Everyday Blooms | Caitlin Lantz
Being a parent is hard work. Choosing to be obedient and follow God across the world, to raise your family and flesh out your faith in an impoverished nation, is a whole new sort of difficult. I’ve watched this precious family over the past several years, as they’ve navigated missionary life, tragedy, loss, grace and […]
Everyday Blooms | Cara Olsen
I met her through Instagram, drawn in by the incredible way she applied watercolor paint to paper – in both minute detail and broad sweeping strokes – and I stayed because of the vulnerability she wove throughout her words. In a world that peddles superficiality, she is a refreshing change. Her art woos you in, and […]
Everyday Blooms | Jolene Underwood
In a day and age where comparison and competition can drive us to isolate and hoard, there’s something incredibly refreshing about someone who uses their gifts and passions to stir up the gifts and passions in others. Someone who faithfully serves and encourages and equips others with the very tools they’re using in their own field. Between her […]
Everyday Blooms | Retha Nichole
While I’d seen her name pop up several times on Instagram, and through our mutual involvement in The Influence Network, it wasn’t until I heard her share her story with Jamie on the Happy Hour podcast that I was undone by the thought of her. People, I was wrecked. Sitting in the Meijer parking lot, ugly-crying through […]
Everyday Blooms | Elise Hurd
I first connected with this sweet momma & maker through The Influence Network, and was struck by her wisdom and grace while listening to her share her story of heartache and struggle on the Feathers Podcast. She’s artistic, tender-hearted, has a fierce faith and quite possibly the best lips on the planet (just look at that smile). Meet Elise… […]
