Carey Bailey, Author at Carey Bailey

Dear God, How do I explain makeup?

January 23, 2014

God, Avery comes in as I am putting on make-up and every time she asks me “why?” What do you say? The first time I ALMOST said because it makes you pretty. But thankfully I stopped! Why? That is not what I want her to hear or think. I don’t want her to think that make-up is what makes her ...

Dear God Letters, Sole Hope

Dear God, I feel like a slacker.

January 21, 2014

God, Well I have done it. I have gone and messed up. Don’t you hate that? You see I released my e-devotional a few weeks ago in an effort to raise funds for my trip to Africa with Soul Hope. They are funds that I honestly need to raise. Well, I don’t need to tell you that you see my bank ...

Cravings {The Devotional), Sole Hope

.99 cents Sends This Mama to Africa

January 17, 2014

[vsw id="84368326" source="vimeo" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] I am a sucker for sales how about you??? So we are putting the e-version of Cravings {The Devotional} on the sale rack for a limited time! .99 cents! .99 cents will get you God time on-the-go and it will get me a few ...

Creating Consistent, Life Coaching

When Your BUT Isn't Moving

January 16, 2014

Tuesday I was pretty hard on me/us about our BUTS. The obstacles, the excuses, the things that get in the way of us meeting our goals are frustrating to say the least. But we do need to acknowledge those times when are BUTS are unavoidable. A few examples... You have a well oiled plan for the ...

Creating Consistent

Get Your BUT Out of The Way!

January 14, 2014

We know the goal… We stated the why?… We named the what?… And now we deal with those pesky things that get in our way… the big bad BUT!!! We all have them. When was the last time your BUT got in the way? I would like to open an Etsy shop BUT I would like to take a mission trip BUT I would like ...

Creating Consistent, Life Coaching

What's up with Consistency?

January 10, 2014

I set my priorities every 90 days. I try to be realistic with what those 90 days hold. Is there travel going on, are there lots of birthdays, am I in a busy season with speaking or Allume? My last set of priorities was made back in November and end on January 31st. I am currently failing at ...

Creating Consistent, Life Coaching

Why in the world should I be consistent?

January 9, 2014

I have decided to makeover the word consistency. It has been looming on my current 90 Day Priority Plan and time is about up. Sooooo I gotta get crackin! But if I think of shows like The Biggest Loser or The Swan {anyone remember that awful thing?} makeovers take time. This ain’t happening over ...

Dream Team, Life Coaching

A Letter. To The Freedom Seekers.

January 8, 2014

Last year Holley Gerth assembled together 99 God-Sized Dreamers. Our mission was simply to dream together, risk together, encourage each other, throw in read Holley's awesome book together but the whole party turned into so much more than that. There really are no words to capture it all. ALL ...

Creating Consistent

Creating Consistency

January 7, 2014

My husband and I sit down for half an hour every night after the kids go to bed, share prayer requests, and pray for each other. Lovely, right? The truth is my husband and I sit down for half an hour every night after the kids go to bed, share prayer requests, and pray for each other for 4 days ...

Life Coaching, Motherhood/Parenting

5 Tips to creating Resolutions with Resolve.

January 6, 2014

Monthly I hang out on Not Quite Amish and host a series called “Ask a Life Coach.” As a certified Life Coach and contributor at NQA I respond to readers questions. I thought this month's question was just too good not to re-post here. E.W. asks: Each year I am determined to set goals or some ...