THE BLOG
This blog is the love child of my left and right brain, where chaos and calm happily coexist.Ā
I share real stories and experiences to inspire personal growth, faith, happiness, and purposeful living.
Earlier this week, I woke up in the middle of the night with horrible anxiety. 
Like, really, really bad.
This hadn’t happened to me in a while, and I was hoping I’d be able to shake it off and go back to sleep — but no such luck. The longer I lay there, the louder that ugly...
I did something yesterday that I’m willing to bet none of you have ever done before. 
I pulled a rotten banana peel out of my purse.
And no, I wasn’t performing a magic trick.
Before you pass judgment, let me present my defense, then you can judge me as harshly as you see fit. 
My...
It was early one morning in 2010. I had just dropped my daughter off at preschool and my 2 year old son at daycare.
I parked my car in my driveway, opened my front door and headed straight for my bedroom. With my curtains closed to keep it dark, I fell into my unmade bed and began to cry.
Again.
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“Christie, honey, there’s someone here to pick up your Jeep,”
I was staying with my aunt at the time, and she’d just come back to her guest bedroom to inform me that someone was in her front yard to repossess my vehicle.
“I tried to talk to him to see if there was...
When I was 14 years old, I dreamed of being a mom one day.
I pictured a little brown-haired, blue-eyed girl, and a blonde-haired blue-eyed boy, and day-dreamed in depth about holding them, loving them and watching them grow. I even picked out the name of my daughter. I prayed that God would one...
