Baked Thoughts

Cookies with a Story

Cookies with a Story

People ask me often how I came up with my cookie flavors. And I didn’t know what to say for a while. I thought they just… came to me really....

Cookies with a Story

People ask me often how I came up with my cookie flavors. And I didn’t know what to say for a while. I thought they just… came to me really....

Life Gets Sweeter When We Dare Greatly

Life Gets Sweeter When We Dare Greatly

Aha—guess what? I’ve read another book and now y’all have to hear about it. šŸ˜… This time it’s Daring Greatly by BrenĆ© Brown, and honestly, I couldn’t put it down....

Life Gets Sweeter When We Dare Greatly

Aha—guess what? I’ve read another book and now y’all have to hear about it. šŸ˜… This time it’s Daring Greatly by BrenĆ© Brown, and honestly, I couldn’t put it down....

Feelings, and the Messy Work of Connection

Feelings, and the Messy Work of Connection

Everything in life comes back to feelings. And yet feelings are the thing so many of us avoid at all costs. I know this because I was a pro at...

Feelings, and the Messy Work of Connection

Everything in life comes back to feelings. And yet feelings are the thing so many of us avoid at all costs. I know this because I was a pro at...

10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Months Sober & Cigarette-Free

10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Months Sober & Cig...

1. Shame doesn’t live here anymore. For years, I carried shame and guilt like a second skin. I’d wake up hungover, sick, and angry with myself, whispering, today is the...

10 Things I’ve Learned in 10 Months Sober & Cig...

1. Shame doesn’t live here anymore. For years, I carried shame and guilt like a second skin. I’d wake up hungover, sick, and angry with myself, whispering, today is the...

Your Struggle Is a Gift. Don’t Squander It.

Your Struggle Is a Gift. Don’t Squander It.

On a recent drive home, I tuned into a podcast featuring Dr. Caroline Fleck. In the middle of the conversation, one line stood out and refused to let go: ā€œYour...

Your Struggle Is a Gift. Don’t Squander It.

On a recent drive home, I tuned into a podcast featuring Dr. Caroline Fleck. In the middle of the conversation, one line stood out and refused to let go: ā€œYour...

Iron Sharpens Iron: Living Beyond the Highlight Reel

Iron Sharpens Iron: Living Beyond the Highlight...

There’s a verse that’s been circling in my head: ā€œAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.ā€ (Proverbs 27:17). It makes me ask myself: How can I be of...

Iron Sharpens Iron: Living Beyond the Highlight...

There’s a verse that’s been circling in my head: ā€œAs iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.ā€ (Proverbs 27:17). It makes me ask myself: How can I be of...