Hi friends!This has been the year of Christmas movies for me. So far, that has included Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Home Alone: Lost in New York, The Polar Express, A Christmas Carol (1984), and all three versions of The Grinch. I sti...

Hi friends! If you're new here, I'm Audrey! I'm a (twenty-something-year-old) author, an author virtual assistant, and I work in full-time ministry at a church located in the 417 area code of Missouri! I have a cat named Izzy who demands lots of snug...

Happy Saturday!We had a women's Christmas event at our church this morning. It was a place to start fresh and focus anew on King Jesus before the holidays begin.The refrain of my heart this season seems to be "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus." The wor...

Wow. What a crazy weekend. I planned to send this newsletter days ago, but a friend had a pretty sick kiddo, and I chose to set everything else aside to be present for her in a scary situation. God answered prayers with healing and peace, and we're a...

Hi friends! Happy weekend!I started a book on vacation that I could not put down. And I've been so excited to tell you about it because I think you'll love it too. My goodness, friends, this is a GOOD read. Compelling characters you'll cheer for, sus...

Hello friends!This newsletter was meant to go out last Friday, but I sent my computer on ahead with family to Florida so that I could hop on a plane Friday without any luggage and meet them here. What was supposed to be an easy trip was fraught with...

Fall is officially here this weekend, though it's been here mentally for weeks. I've had a busy Friday so far. Fridays are my day off from being Office Administrator at a non-denominational church in Rogersville, MO. For the first time in weeks, I am...

Hi everyone!It's September! My fall decor is up. And in Missouri, it actually felt like fall outside this week after a cold front came through Tuesday night. It was wonderful to fall asleep to soft rumbles of thunder and rain and wake up the next mor...

Hi everyone!Just popping in on what is a very full day to say hello! As people are gearing up to head back to school, our church is having an end-of-summer celebration tonight...and I'm in charge! Complete with grilling, an ice cream truck, inflatabl...

Hi friends!I hope you are having a wonderful Friday. I'm officially settled into what will be my home for the next twelve months. It feels good to be out of boxes and bags, to have clothes hanging in the closet and books on shelves where they belong....