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You Can't Do It All and Do It All Well. I grew u

You Can't Do It All and Do It All Well.

I grew up watching movies where the end credits rolled right after the main character landed her man, the big contract and reconciled with her best friend after a disagreement.

They got it all, so why couldn't I?

I spent the majority of my college days booking myself in 15 minute increments, saying yes to everything. I carried that into the first several years of my career. I was convinced that success would only be reached by making it to the top of every area in my life.

You know what happened next?

BURNOUT

I exhausted myself before I even turned 30.

Since those days, I have learned how to better manage my expectations around what is realistic. I can have it all - I just needed to decide what ALL looked like for me.

For me, all looks like: serving people with the gifts God has given to me, encouraging others, hide and seek with my kids, playing board games with my husband, morning walks with friends.

I don't care as much about: Working out (aside for general health purposes), movie marathons, being crafty, cooking, rest in the form of doing nothing, and comparing my own race to everyone else's.

What does Having it ALL look like for you? Comment below and tell me with just emojis!

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"God doesn't give you more than you can handle"

"God doesn't give you more than you can handle"

I heard that said quite a few times this week as people tried to comfort each other about the loss of power and water all across Texas.
"We can get through it because God doesn't give you more than you can handle"

While, yes, we can get through it, it isn't because we were each granted some special threshold of managing all the suffering life throws at us before we just lose it.

If that was the case - I would feel like a constant failure because my threshold for managing stressors is pretty low.

Life itself is more than we can handle - without God at least.

We live in a broken world, which means that terrible, overwhelming, and annoying things are going to happen to us all the time.

But God isn't wanting us to take it on alone. He is there for us each step of the way, if only we would cast our burdens on Him.

God absolutely does give us more than we can handle - but it is never more than HE can.

Share this with a friend who needs to hear some encouragement.

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Congrats to my first best friend, my sister @annie

Congrats to my first best friend, my sister @anniemarion who got married this weekend after the wildest engagement season I could imagine.

My sister is the most encouraging and loyal individual I’ve met. She celebrates all my wins with me - big or small. Takes a genuine interest in what I am passionate about. And handled the near weather cancellation of her wedding like a champ - Just like Annie Banks in Father of the Bride ❤️

Annie - standing outside in a cold front to watch you get married will be a highlight of my life.

And as stated in the matron of honor toast - “we hope all your future days are completely precedented and totally non-historic”

Here’s hoping our rainbow and sunshine is right

Here’s hoping our rainbow and sunshine is right around the corner after this arctic blast!

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❄️☺️❄️ Happy Texas snow day! This da

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Happy Texas snow day!

This day was all about turning lemons into lemonade for me.

I had all these expectations of a perfect snow day, but Texas had other plans.

We lost power at 5:30 am and it has yet to come back on.

But my kids will remember the fun and won’t be as concerned about the other stuff. ❤️❄️

Stay warm friends!

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My littlest loves ❤️❤️ They warm my heart

My littlest loves ❤️❤️

They warm my heart 🥰 - which is really needed during this Houston freeze!

We love watching them grow and really appreciate how they seem to support and encourage each other as siblings.

Hope everyone is having a cute and adorable Valentine’s Day!

**and yes, I do know that my doormat is still Christmas themed.

Hip hip hooray! I just launched my first course ai

Hip hip hooray! I just launched my first course aimed at helping you and your spouse set goals together that will set lasting foundations for when you are old and gray.

It is a short course that is meant to be done during a date night or an afternoon at home and the price point is affordable at just $19!

Check it out at the link in my bio or in my stories!

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What is your biggest motherhood pet peeve? For m

What is your biggest motherhood pet peeve?

For me - it is when everyone in my house seems to be unable to hear me when I speak. Nobody likes to listen to mama when she is passing out chores.

When I was younger, I remember my mom getting so frustrated with us not listening to her that she would start just talking nonsense. Things like "and then after school, I will pick you up and we will go chase miniature red elephants until they explode into gold confetti".
Just to confirm that we were in fact, not actually listening to her.

I get it now.

And even Alexa doesn't actually listen to me unless I speak in a British accent.
Apparently I had a twang when I set up voice recognition, and now I have to speak to her like a Bridgerton cast member. 🤷‍♀️

Tag a mom friend who gets it!

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This weekend I became a sports mom. To be fair -

This weekend I became a sports mom.

To be fair - it is just tball and she did ask if it was a ball like in Cinderella. But still.

We got a pink glove, pink bat and pink cleats. Excited to see her play out there with the boys.

And just like that, my @lilyjade diaper bag is becoming a tball bag.
All blush colored products from #lilyjade are on sale this week leading up to Valentine’s Day! Up to $50 on some bags 👏🏻👏🏻

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