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14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - being present... · 0 replies · +1 points

Man, I love Settlers of Catan. I will be at Catalyst, and I will be at the bloggers meetup. Are you going to be there? http://www.bloggersmeetup.org/#4

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - two hands... · 0 replies · +1 points

My family went through this with my cousin just over a year ago. Praying peace and healing for all.

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - getting old... · 0 replies · +2 points

I turned 31 in June, and my 30s have been a bajillion times better than my 20s. I'm different. The worlds different, and I'm actually adapting instead of existing. I say Bring It On! :)

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - a change in a new dire... · 0 replies · +1 points

I can't wait to read the stories! Praying for you in this new journey!

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - martha stewart i am no... · 0 replies · +1 points

The last time I cooked anything was over three months ago. It's too darn hot here to heat up the house with the oven. Salads and ice cream for me. Funfetti is my favorite, but it's gotta have Rainbow Chip icing! Anyone who makes that for me, I'd swear was Martha Stewart. I'd probably even bail you out of jail. :)

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - what the hell did i do... · 0 replies · +1 points

Unfortunately I have to ask myself what the hell I just did a lot. Not in regards to being a s'mom, but all this other stuff I get myself into. And then I step back and look and have loved every minute of it. Stress at times, a few frustrations, but totally worth it all.

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - owning it... · 0 replies · +1 points

I have a hard time with branding because it does seem as if you lose part of yourself. I'm working on building a platform as Julie the blogger, but what if blogger becomes author and speaker? And then what if that Julie turns into Julie the wife and mother and, like you, there's a whole new ballgame to consider? And then I feel like those parts are going to be the only things that people connect with in relationships that will be forming. What if people don't want to look past the blogger/author/speaker/wife/mother? What if I get perfectly content only letting people see those parts of me and not Julie the friend or Julie the impulsive buyer? :-)

All that being said, I totally agree with you. Authenticity is the way to go. I'm just trying to figure out how to keep it all real as I go along.

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - five... · 0 replies · +1 points

Sack cloth and ashes? How about jeans and a little makeup? Praying! You'll kill it!

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - dieting, gluttony, and... · 0 replies · +1 points

Our posts today are sort of on the same topic. I'm thankful that I have friends to help keep me accountable. Not knife-to-your-throat friends, but honest friends who love me and who are willing to say the hard things.

14 years ago @ In The Name Of Love - heart marked by love... · 0 replies · +1 points

Love is everything selfishness is not. Love is honest and compassionate, but kind enough to tell you the hard things at the risk of losing what I love. Selfishness makes it so easy to tell you the things I think you want to hear. Love makes it easier to be real. I didn't say easy. I said easier.

Being in love? I don't know. Honestly, haven't ever been there. But what I would imagine is hope and trust and dependence for the future. Safe and vulnerable all at the same time. A willingness to lay it all out there and risk being hurt with a greater chance of being loved.

Just my thoughts on the subject. :-)

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