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About 365 days of marriage

I started this blog in April of 2011. At the time, Bret and I were wedding photographers and it was a way to share how marriage is more about the day to day and so much more than the wedding day itself. For about 5 years, I blogged about the joys and sorrows of the Christian walk, marriage, work, family and friends. I’ve blogged every day since a few weeks after I started. In May of 2015, we photographed our last wedding. Now, I have become passionate about simplicity, particularly in marriage, Christianity, business, travel and life. For a number of reasons, we have become minimalists. I’ve found that having simplicity makes life so much deeper, refreshing and joyful. I hope that this blog will help others see the benefits of living simply.

Day 2080 – What I’m Reading Right Now

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I love having a ton of books to read at a time. One little “productivity tip” I’ve found helpful for me is to have 1-2 books that are non-fiction/work books and then a fun book, read a chapter in each and then repeat that for as many books as I have. Here’s my current list!

What Motivates Me: Put Your Passions to Work – Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton – I’m only a chapter in, but I love the topic so far. It talks about what gets you really jazzed about work. So good.

Unlocking Potential – Michael Simpson – This is a great book on coaching and has been making my heart sing so far! I’ve realized recently I have coaching tendencies that I never verbalized before. Boy do I love helping people!

Insurgent – Veronica Roth – This is one of my fun books. I like to reread some books before I see the movie and young adult trilogies are at the top of that list.

Reading Like A Writer – Francine Prose – This has been a really helpful book so far. It’s been great to “get permission” to read more. 🙂

Remote: Office Note Required – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson – I love the guys over at Basecamp! This is a great read, much like Rework. I love the simplicity of reading and “duh” moments I get from their books. This one has been great for learning about working remotely as our society moves more and more towards that.

Youtility: Why Smart Marketing Is About Help Not Hype – Jay Baer – I randomly heard a webinar by Jay and was just blown away by what he had to say. Basically, his message is that by giving away a ton of information and being helpful without expecting something in return, you are actually becoming more desirable as a business. Love his message!

What about you, what’s in your current stack of books?

p.s. I’ve already added a few more to this stack! Heh heh…

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Day 2079 – The Status Of My Book – or – Sparkly Fingers

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Today, I’m doing a bunch of reading. It hit me while reading that it may be helpful to print out a section to help organize it. I feel stuck in the format of the book, this then that, etc. I feel pretty good with where I’m at now, but still needed a bit more clean up. I printed out the section I wanted to work on and then thought, you know, I’m going to print out the whole thing. This draft is about 16 pages long, some sections are only a note/idea, some a full blown almost chapters.

I printed it out, stapled it together and it just hit me, this is my book. It may never make it over 18 pages and that’s ok.

The weight of God’s blessing and mercy on me was overwhelming. I am honored that He has called me to share what HE has done in our lives through our business with others.

I sat there and just started to cry. Holding this draft and thinking about everything that had lead me to this point.

I went to wipe my eyes and that’s when I realized I forgot I put on my black eyeshadow with sparkles….yea, I was a black sparkly mess. 🙂

Note: this picture was taken after I had wiped off a little bit. lol, it was SO much worse.

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Day 2076 – What Do You Want To Read? – or – I Need Your Help!!

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Hello friends! I’m coming up on my fourth anniversary of this blog (WHAT?!) While I think the stats of the blog answer some of these questions…I need your help! What do you like to read here on the blog? I’ve blogged about SO many different things over the years, but I want to talk about the things you truly enjoy reading about. So, take a peek at the list and let me know!