Rachel Dawn 1 Life Lessons, marriage appreciation, appreciative, complaining, critical, household, household chores, marriage, praise, spouse, thankfulness
Can I confess to you something I’ve been really good at? I’ve been really good at noticing “the one thing”. And that’s not a good thing. Our household is a little bit unique because I travel for my job, so my husband actually does most of the day-to-day keeping the house tidy and in order. […]
Rachel Dawn 4 Life Lessons, marriage argue, arguing, dishes, divorce, family, fight, fighting, life lessons, marriage, newlyweds, peace, perfectionism, prayer, relationships, remarriage, second marriage, shut up, silent, stress, stressfree, timing, tone
I heard an all-too-familiar story this week about a newlywed couple I know having the same kind of toxic, merry-go-round fights that were a constant, continual pattern in my life at one point. Young wives, can I share with you the two best pieces of wisdom I learned after failing miserably at my first marriage? […]
Rachel Dawn 1 faith, Life Lessons, Success & Motivation
Every year, I tape a quote to the front of my planner, something I am going to focus on for the year. This is what I choose for 2013. March of that year would mark 2 years since my divorce, and 3 years since my husband left. 2010 and 2011 were a blur, as everything […]
Rachel Dawn 1 Life Lessons audience, grace, life lessons, notes, platform, speaking, words, writing
The first time someone tells you they took notes on your talk, is a humbling and sobering moment. You realize you’re not just talking anymore. I’ve always been a story-teller, but now my stories carry a weight and a purpose, and can change people’s lives. They always have on a smaller scale. Words are seeds. […]
Rachel Dawn 1 grace, Life Lessons
We ran into a Purple Heart Vietnam veteran in Vancouver, when my husband thanked him for his service, he turned and looked him intently in the eye and said, “you were worth fighting for.” Makes me tear up again just typing it. Though vastly underappreciated, what an incredible generation of warriors. And what an honor […]
Rachel Dawn 1 faith, Life Lessons, Spiritual Growth atlanta, black, cincinnati, color, division, ferguson, kentucky, media, message, racism, riots, skin color, small town, unity, white
This is the most uncomfortable topic I’ve written about. Here’s the thing, I grew up in a small farm town in Kentucky, of the 1300 kids in my school, there were like 3 black kids, and I was friends with them. I wasn’t naïve enough to ignore that there were some people in my town […]
Rachel Dawn 2 Life Lessons, Metaphors, Success & Motivation
It’s been said that our eyes are the windows to our souls. I believe that. I saw a picture tonight, of a girl I don’t know, and this thought went through my head: There are some people, who even though they are smiling in every picture, and even if their smile is perfect, you can […]
Rachel Dawn 1 faith, Life Lessons, Spiritual Growth basics, battle, bold, brave, bucket list, calmness, conquer, death, faith, fear, fearless, flying, football, fullness, future, God's will, hope, life, life lessons, limitless, lombardi, mind, no fear, overcoming, peace, prayer, skydiving, speaking, spiritual growth, spiritual warfare, thoughtlife, Thoughts, tongue, victory, words
Skydiving is was on my bucket list. It’s number 56, in fact. I kind of had it penciled in for this Summer, and then my best friend turned 40 and decided that’s what he wanted to do to celebrate. BINGO! Weeks leading up to the event I was pure bottled excitement and eager anticipation. My […]
Rachel Dawn 6 Life Lessons depression, isolation, lies, rock bottom, shame, thoughtlife, voices
When we go through dark seasons in our lives, there is a little voice that comes and whispers in our ears, “You are the only person going through this. You are alone. No one else will understand.” And so we withdraw from the world, and keep our problems to ourselves. The more people I meet […]