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What Do You Do For No Good Reason?
What do you do for no good reason? Here's the story of my mother's massive cookbook collection and why I couldn't bear to part with it.

Cara McLauchlan


Little Fall Things I'm Loving This Season - New & Classic
What little fall things are you loving this season? Here are my new empty nester favs and classic fall loves.

Cara McLauchlan


Good Things I've Been Reading Lately - Fall Edition
No other season says "get reading" quite like the fall does. Of course, best said in your brightest teacher voice. Here's my favs so far.

Cara McLauchlan


Three Things I'm Doing for the Last Back to School
This week marks the last fall back to school for me. Here are three things I'm doing to honor the milestone it is.

Cara McLauchlan


My Summer's End Picnic Menu
What's on your summer's end picnic menu? Food eaten in the outdoors with the people you love takes on next level greatness. Here's my menu.

Cara McLauchlan


The Summer's Not Over Yet Collection for You
If you are like me and lamenting the back-to-school ads, this post is for you. Here are my favorite summery goodies.

Cara McLauchlan


The Summer I Learned the Art of Canning
I always wanted to learn how to can. Pretty jars of fruit and vegetables sounded dreamy. Here's my story of the summer I learned to can.

Cara McLauchlan


My Summer Highlights (So Far)
What are your summer highlights so far? If the season is going too fast, now's the perfect time to pause and celebrate the goodness.

Cara McLauchlan


How to Answer the Question, "What's Your Story?"
Recently someone asked me, "what's your story?" I wanted to give a surface answer, but sharing in a deeper way invited a real connection.

Cara McLauchlan


A Note to Your Summer Self
What words do you need to hear this summer season? For inspiration, here's my story about my summer note tradition.

Cara McLauchlan


An Invitation to Listen to the Soundtrack of Your Life
Sometimes inspiration comes out of nowhere. Here's an invitation to tune in to the soundtrack of your life to remember your best self.

Cara McLauchlan


What I Learned from Studying Romans for a Year
I didn't mean to spend a year in Romans. But after finishing an 8-week study, I couldn't tell you anything I learned. So I stayed for more.

Cara McLauchlan


How to Be the Most Interesting Woman in the Room
What makes your heart shine? Here's a personal invitation to shine more and become the most interesting woman in the room today.

Cara McLauchlan


3 Renewing Goodies to Put Some Spring In Your Step
Spring is cranking up the goodness around here. I thought I would follow suit by sharing my favorite renewing thoughts with you.

Cara McLauchlan


5 Good Things for Easter Week
It's Easter Week! Here are five good things I'm grateful for and enjoying this week.

Cara McLauchlan


The Best Conversation Starter
What's your "go to" question for making small talk? Here's a fun story to consider taking your conversations to a more authentic place.

Cara McLauchlan


The Story of Happy Oranges
What could a smiley face on an orange do? Turns out, it became a reminder to a sweet girl that she was seen and loved.

Cara McLauchlan


What's Saving Your Life Right Now? 2023 Edition
As we are halfway through winter, a favorite blogger invites asking the question, "what's saving your life right now?" Here's my answer.

Cara McLauchlan


Do You Scripture Doodle?
I used to think the Bible was dusty stuff. My friend Michele encouraged me to dig in. She was right and doodling made it personal to me.

Cara McLauchlan


What Do You Need to Flourish this Winter?
What do you need to flourish this winter? For me - books! Re-reading a winter favorite that invites caring for ourselves well.

Cara McLauchlan
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