“Do everything before you’re ready.” -Jodie Fox, lawyer turned entrepreneur, co-founder of shoes of prey I read this quote today as I finally began #therechargechallenge. (A guided reflection/goal-setting program hosted by The Rising Tide Society on instagram) Ironically, as I was reading the introduction in the guide, I was already thinking about my big takeaway […]
Rachel Dawn 0 Life Lessons, Success & Motivation
Earlier this month, while sitting across the table from a beautiful 16 year old, I recognized the familiar look of overwhelmed-ness on her face and in her tone that I have felt myself for most of the last 18 months. She told me about changing schools so now she’s in a vocational program in addition […]
Rachel Dawn 0 Life Lessons balance, busy, childhood, childhood home, childhood memories, city, coming home, country, dry ridge, family, farm, fields, going home, hectic, home, hurried, kentucky, life balance, memories, pause, reflect, reflection, relax, rest, rural, rush
(Originally published in the Grant County News Oct 13th, 2016) Sherman Mt Zion Road. That’s where the Pennington’s live. All of them. Well, we used to. My father, Donald Pennington, has 6 brothers and sisters, and I remember a time in my life when every single one of them and their families lived on our […]
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I can pinpoint the exact season(s) in my life when I have been the prodigal. The rest of the time, I have been really, really good at being the other brother. Feeling like I deserve things because I’m “the good one”, the responsible one; I follow the rules, I make good grades, I make good […]
Rachel Dawn 3 Life Lessons annoying, bible, deception, falsehoods, freedom, garden, gardening, God, God's word, insecurity, left out, lies, liked, little sister, loved, peewee football, pursued, redeemed, saved, saving, savior, tent, thoughtlife, Thoughts, truth, uninvited, unloved, unwanted, unwelcome, voices, wanted
Saturday was Clayton’s first football game. Clayton is the 9 year old boy who currently lives at my house with his mom, Jenny. I forgot my pom-poms but dressed in team colors with Nikon in hand, my husband and I walked into the ballpark ready to cheer on our little friend. Jenny met us at […]
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Three Summers ago my stomach was in knots as I hit the send button emailing in my application to work as a camp counselor. I was afraid I wouldn’t be accepted because of what I had been through. I doubted I was worthy or qualified. I wondered if my divorce would make me appear as […]
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Hi, my name is Meagan. I am a songwriter/nanny/blogger in Nashville, Tennessee. I love Jesus and I love Taco Bell gorditas. I believe the invention of Crocs initiated the American decline. I regularly tell waiters I am allergic to cilantro when really I just don’t like the taste. I have watched Gossip Girl to its […]
Rachel Dawn 5 Life Lessons God, God's Voice, hard, Holy Spirit, life, life lessons, listen, listening, overcome, overcomer, silence, speak, struggle, tough, year, year in review
2015 was a pretty rough year. If you want more details, I get right into the thick of it in my blog called “The Year God Stopped Talking to Me”. The last year I had that was as rough as this was 2009, the year my marriage absolutely fell apart. But what I’ve learned is […]
Rachel Dawn 0 Life Lessons big brother, brother, letter, letter to sister, life lessons, little sister, sister, wisdom
A Response to “Big Brother, Don’t You See….” Little sister, please remember big brother isn’t perfect nor will he ever be if you put him on a pedestal one day he’ll let you down, you see. Little sister, please remember He’s a human being just like you You need to let him be Give him […]
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A few weeks ago, I sat watching my niece and nephew play together. I smiled and felt a sting of pain simultaneously as I watched the way she looked at him. She never left his side; she needed to be everywhere he was, doing everything he was doing, at every moment. And to use an […]
