Carey Bailey, Author at Carey Bailey

A Fresh Perspective.

November 21, 2012

Picture your world differently. Imagine yourself living in the middle of a country side with only a handful of others within your immediate proximity. Your ideology has changed. Your perception of life, breath, hunger, comfort, health, resources… God… has shifted. You no longer expect ease ...

Motherhood/Parenting

The Shoe Talk

November 18, 2012

Oh! Look at you. Wait! I didn’t come for you. But look how cool you are. You are hip, trendy, and a bit risky. You are sooooooooooooooooo NOT me. But I want you! Let me JUST try you on. What will it hurt? Oh no! I like you even more. Hmmmm…how bad can you be? You are in the clearance section. ...

Advent/Christmas, Reviews

Let the Advent Planning Begin!

November 14, 2012

Yesterday I claimed my desire to live the next 8 weeks with intention. Choosing Christ Planning ahead & Letting go as needed I told ALL of you about it so guess what that means? I am surrounded by accountability. LOVE it! I started thinking about our Bible reading plan for Advent. For years ...

Motherhood/Parenting

3 Steps to Avoiding "Crazy" this Christmas.

November 13, 2012

I can feel the winds shifting. Literally. The desert just went from hot to cool! Thank goodness! But I can also feel the winds inside me changing as well. The calendar is starting the fill up, the lists are being made, trips are about to happen, the parties are getting planned, the budget is ...

Reviews

Blog Warming Party and GIVEAWAY!

November 12, 2012

Welcome! Welcome to the new space and place of my little dream, Cravings: desiring God in the midst of Motherhood. Pretty, right??? I think it is simply delicious. And you want to know the best part? It was a complete blessing to me. As much as I wanted a fancy WordPress site there was no ...

Advent/Christmas

Christmas Cravings Are Coming!

November 7, 2012

The holidays are weeks away and we all know that they get hectic, nuts, and down right crazy! We hope to spend dedicated time in our Bibles but the time slips from our hands as we spin our ourselves silly cooking, cleaning, shopping, wrapping, and countless other things. We need to help our ...

Dear God Letters

God, Ann Voskamp is in my head.

November 6, 2012

Ann Voskamp - One Thousand Gifts "Inside I am feeling raw and discouraged. I am trying to be it all. Not enough of me to go around. Am I making the right decisions? Am I doing anything well? Do you see me? Do you want to use me at all?" - Ann Voskamp (Allume 2012 Keynote) God, As I heard ...

Crafts/Printables

God, help me create order.

October 31, 2012

God, You have heard my desire to seek balance and I am thankful that you dole out an infinity of chances. It helps me to create order in my chaos and strive to stay on a sense of schedule and plan. Help me to stay on track and work daily to stay on top of the tasks in front of me for the sake ...

Dear God Letters

God, I failed you...again!

October 30, 2012

God, The view in the mirror right now grosses me out. Seriously. Over the last several weeks I have allowed things to get out of whack. Unbalanced. I am listening. Balance. That word just seems to haunt me. I desire it in every fiber of my being but I can't seem to manage it. Instead I let ...

Dear God Letters, Reviews

God, I failed.

October 12, 2012

God, I need to admit something. Okay, what? Over the last few days as the reality of everything is starting to settle in I feel as if I have failed my children. How and why? I have been so focused on selfish prayers, my doubts, and worries that I have let go of pouring into them. Our daily ...