Carey Bailey, Author at Carey Bailey

Whistle While You Work.

July 14, 2014

One surefire way to know whether or not you are on the wrong track is to watch your children. When my daughter began praying each morning at breakfast, "Dear Lord, please help us to finish school early, so we can have some fun today" (OUCH!)...I knew I was doing something wrong. At first blush, ...

Summer of Joy

STOP Drowning in Your Day!

July 9, 2014

Monday Britta shared her story on living life with a Joy sucking schedule and I am so thankful. The facts is that she is not alone in this battle. I often hear in a first session with clients: I reach the end of my day and don’t feel like I have done enough. or…. My day feels so overwhelming ...

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Abiding in Our Schedules

July 7, 2014

For many years I've walked a tightrope between being a slave to, or being run over by, my schedule. I've been relentless in my pursuit of check marks OR I've been a little duckling crossing I-10...and here comes that 18-wheeler! It all comes from this: This year I have committed to learning to ...

Summer of Joy

Create Joy in Relationships.

July 2, 2014

Last week we looked at what happens when joy grows legs and up and runs away on us and during tough seasons it is always interesting to observe what people do inside their relationships. What do you do? Do you run towards your closest friends or lock yourself in a closet wondering if anyone ...

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Generosity of Joy

June 30, 2014

Do you ever find yourself nit-picking your friends, your children, your husband? There are definitely times when I can be a little snarky with my husband. When he gets home, he leaves a trail from the front door to the kitchen of the mail, his work out clothes, his lunch dishes...you name it. ...

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July Printables

June 27, 2014

July. July! What? It is July!!!! July means I only have one month and a few days before my little man enters Kindergarten. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...Sorry, I have mini mama freak out moments when I think too hard about it. July. July equals lots of happy, happy in our house! 2 family vacation, a ...

Summer of Joy

My Joy Is MIA! What Now?

June 25, 2014

I was a first born, rule following, kid. IF by chance I didn’t follow a rule my conscience talked to me so loudly that I would run to my mama with tears in my eyes and spit out a blubbering confession (ex: the time I shaved my legs on a dare at a slumber party in the 5th grade.) AND I didn’t ...

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Abiding in Obedience.

June 23, 2014

I LOVE the movie The Princess Bride (amazon.com link). There is a great scene where the villain, Vizzini, keeps saying that what he sees and hears is, "Inconceivable!" He uses this word it again and again, and what he is doing amounts to denying the obvious. Finally another (great) character ...

Summer of Joy

Abiding in the Word

June 16, 2014

Sometimes I am a big bundle of hormones. Like today. I can’t think straight. I don’t remember why I came in this room. I get really peeved over embarrassingly irrelevant things. And I will cry at the drop of a hat. I think women should have some way to warn others on days like this. Maybe a ...

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Tips and Tricks to Scripture Memory

June 11, 2014

If you asked me my phone number I could rattle it off for you. If I asked you how you take your coffee you would smile and share with me a variety of options depending on if you were in the mood for a skinny or full fat version. If you asked me what scripture I read this morning you ...