Carey Bailey

Motherhood/Parenting

Got something ugly to say? Zip your lips!

I was made fun of as a kid and it was hurtful. I can recall the time when someone made fun of my nose in the 5th grade and when someone made fun of my glasses in the 3rd grade. Shoot, I would make fun of this all matching 1985 Esprit outfit. Words do damage. But when I was made fun of by 3 other grown women I didn't expect it to sting like it did. I thought I had out grown that. For at least the last 6 months I take my daughter to ballet class. The sweet little group of girls go into class  ...

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Motherhood/Parenting, Pin God 1st, Sole Hope

The Philippians 2:14 Challenge

I hope I don't scare you too much with this information but I don't spend too much time planning our Pin God 1st reading plan. I have the calendar for the year mapped out through prayer and unless I get clear direction to move or shift I stick with it. This month I was told to move. So Philippians here we are. How is it treating you? I also look for natural breaks in the text as I plan our daily reading so that I don't over analyze.  I want to have  fresh eyes when I read it with you. When  ...

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Dear God Letters, Sole Hope

God, I can do this better than you.

God, 30 days. In 30 days I head out on my adventure with Soul Hope. Exciting, huh? Um. I guess. I am sure that is how I am supposed to feel. How do you feel? I feel like I am fighting fear. Fear of what? Fear of death. What? You know you could die at any point in any day, right? I do. But there is nothing like a long flight, a foreign country, and leaving your family behind that keeps my mind extra wandery (Is that a word?}. And I don't actually fear death. I mean I know I would go to  ...

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Life Coaching, Reviews

You're Going To Be Okay.

Oh friends, I am so excited to tell you about this book. You're Going To Be Okay by Holley Gerth is hitting shelves today and I got the honor of reading it early. This book is a life preserver for you when you feel like you are drowning. You know drowning? That feeling of too much on our list that we are paralyzed. That feeling of like nothing you ever do is good enough. That feeling of past sin winning over undeserved grace. That feeling. This book is like a life preserver being thrown at  ...

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