Craving Rest Archives - Carey Bailey

Craving Joy, Craving Rest, Life Coaching, Soul Care, Tips & Tricks

#SoulCare: 5 Unique Ways to Manage Stress

August 9, 2017

“The Lord will guide you always… You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” – Isaiah 58:11 When life becomes busy and it seems like too much to handle, it can be easy to forget that God has a hand in everything. We all deal with stresses—whether ...

Craving Rest, Craving Time, Life Coaching

Discovering My Daily Joys

June 26, 2017

Do you remember the movie Stand by Me? I think of it as a total summer flick. I remember learning what a leech was when I saw the movie. I was pretty disgusted! How often do we let the little annoyances of the day become leeches in our lives? These last few days have been filled with what I ...

Craving Rest, Craving Time, Life Coaching

Discovering Joy Through Scripture

June 19, 2017

When I’m having a bad day, one thing that can lighten my mood is a good old-fashioned piece of snail mail. When I get a real, handwritten letter in the mailbox — not just one of those pieces of junk mail where they use fake handwriting for the address to get you to open it — I can’t wait to see ...

Craving Rest, Craving Time, Life Coaching, Motherhood/Parenting, Summer of Joy

5 Feelings Every Mom Goes Through During the Summer and How to Cope

May 15, 2017

The best time of year for kids is sometimes one of the most overwhelming for moms. You veteran moms know what I’m talking about: summer break. The time when kids celebrate their freedom from school by saying, “I’m bored, Mom!” every five minutes. When you still have work to do but less time to ...

Craving Rest, Motherhood/Parenting, Soul Care, Summer of Joy

#SoulCare — Family Friendly Playlists for Your Summer Roadtrip Music

May 8, 2017

Raise your hand if you love and dread family road trips! With summer break coming up, it’s time for many of us to pile into SUVs and minivans with kids, more bags and snacks than a well-stocked Target, and destinations with names like “Ocean City” and “Grandma’s House.” Even though these trips ...

Craving Rest, Life Coaching, Motherhood/Parenting, Prayer/Prayer Requests

Craving Rest? Take a Deep Breath and Find Peace

April 17, 2017

One of my favorite things about working with women is empowering them to build time into their schedules to spend with God. In the hustle and bustle of life, we sometimes need to be reminded that what we really need is Jesus — not a better reputation, or nicer kids, or a thriving business, or a ...