The Carrie Life

Life is hard, isn't it?!  I feel like I was always looking for the time in life when it would be easy, but even in this amazing stage...

Happy New Year everyone! This year, I've decided to set themes each month - my essential oil classes, videos, and writing will focus a...

This post will be short and sweet and it’s dedicated to all my mom friends out there. Today, like every other alternate Wednesday morni...

The past few weeks have been an emotional roller coaster.  Tonight, I leave for a road trip with my friend as we celebrate our 40th birth...

Recently, I sat across from a woman I've known since before she was a woman.  We met under duress, as she has honestly, been avoiding me...

As a woman with perfectionist tendencies, the word, "failure" is often a four-letter word in my world.  However, it shouldn't ...

The human ability to remember is amazing to me.  All our memories and moments are stored in our brains and yet we can equally recall the pas...

Life truth: none of us can control what happens to us in life.  The truly inspirational are those who take the trash they are given and make...

Its no secret, I am one sentimental gal!!!  I'm also pretty silly so I stay balanced.  When I left Doulos Ministries in 2002, my parting...

A couple of years ago, I wrote on the topic of suicide in the wake of Robin Williams' tragic death.  Every time I hear someone else has...

I think anyone who has kids, of any variety, knows parenting is HARD! Don't get me wrong, it is also amazing!! Becoming a mom awakened a...

I will be honest, I get tired of my own issues.  I work hard to be the best I can be.  I am always learning and growing but I still fail - A...

  Have you ever wanted to lose weight? Get a better job? Organize your house? Be more efficient? Be a better communicator?  Use that gym...

This past Saturday, my son was watching a cartoon, Bible story.  He was glued to the screen in the accounting of the story of Joseph.  I was...

If you are new to my blog or don't know much about me, you may not know when I was 18, the summer before I started college, I had...

I love to share my life and lessons learned with others. Whether its speaking from a stage, leading a workshop, writing a blog post or just ...

I don't know about you, but this past week has been really exhausting! As a youth pastor, this time of year is usually taxing o...