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Hi, I´m Joey

It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.

While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.” 

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For when you need to find God in your everyday

For when you need to find God in your everyday

I look for God everywhere, in everything. I can find Him in most things. Some might argue I see what I want to, and you know what? I'm okay with that. Because I'd rather see him and believe and be wrong. Because who does that hurt? I believe he sends us little signs...

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Point Taken: On Patience and Hope

For this post, you need to know a little backstory. My grandfather died on 12/12 before I was born. Because of that, my family sees 12s in almost all special things. They just present themselves. We take it as a little nudge from our loved ones who have passed. Maybe we're weird. But that's our...

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Long Wearing Drugstore Gems!

Long Wearing Drugstore Gems!

Today I wanted to share with you some makeup that I wore out on Saturday night.  The look was 100% drugstore, and I was so so impressed with how everything held up throughout the evening.  Especially the lipstick. J and I went out for date night (yay!) to a Draft House.  We...

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The Better You: Get Fed Up

The Better You: Get Fed Up

Okay, so you've decided you want to change something. You've accepted that you're enough. You've mapped out some goals. And you're committed. Now what? In order to set everything in motion, you have to get tired of the way things are.  Not just annoyed with them, fed up.  Even the...

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HI, I'M JOEY

 Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.

My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.

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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS

If you’re into the kind of books that suck you in, make you fall in love with the characters and root for the underdog, then you’ll probably love these stories.