Carey Bailey

Crafts/Printables, Pin God 1st

July Printables.

I couldn't even accurately count the number of times in a day I say “PLEEEEASE, make a good choice and obey.” to my children. It is a lot! When I find words that are a pattern in my life I like to evaluate them and ask why? (I never thought of that as odd until I just wrote it down.) As I was pondering how often I ask my kids to obey me I of course went to thinking about how often I myself am disobedient. (Please tell me you are nodding your head and thinking “me too!”?) How often I let  ...

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Life Coaching, Motherhood/Parenting

Yikes! The Supermom cape is dirty.

Every mom IS a super hero. You wake up with your cape on and you are ready to fight germs and not good choices. Your powers: The ability to hear five conversations at once and know exactly what everyone is saying. Flipping pancakes, doing laundry, the dishes, and your makeup all at the same time. Posting to Instagram, breaking up a sibling fight, and wiping a chocolate-milk covered face all while driving. (not the safest power we posses) You may not be a bird, or a plane but you are  ...

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Dear God Letters, Dream Team, Life Coaching, Motherhood/Parenting

Letting Go.

This week it is finally time for me to let go. After over ten years of full time church ministry with my current church the day has come for me to “retire” from this vocation I was called to twenty five years ago. People keep asking me why I am saying “retire” when I will still be working. It is mental for me. If I use the word retire then I feel like I am closing the door. Sometimes doors have to be closed on things we have done for long periods of time or it is simply too easy to go back.  ...

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Crafts/Printables, Motherhood/Parenting

Praying for Others Printable.

Yesterday I shared my struggles with creating a way to pray for others and this world so I made a list of frequent things I do in my day and week and then I associated them causes and people I want to be in prayer for. I hope my list is a jumping off point for you to come up with your own list. Can I tell you my favorite part of this list? Last night when I was cooking dinner I told my kids we were going to pray for our Pastors and church teachers. I LOOOOVED listening to my kids prayer for  ...

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