A lifestyle blog.

And author website.
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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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Finding Hope in the Darkness

Finding Hope in the Darkness

For I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and not harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future. Jerimiah 29:11 Months ago, I was in a scary dark place. Life has a way of just kind of throwing everything imaginable at you until you're face down in a...

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Soft & Warm with Essie Parka Perfect!

Soft & Warm with Essie Parka Perfect!

Essie: Parka Perfect Striping tape Y'all.  It's been friggin freezing this week.  And I love it.  I know, go ahead and get those phones ready to call the nearest loony bin and haul my ass over there.  I love winter.   I thought it was a perfect time to dig this pretty...

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Stuff & Things 11/20

Stuff & Things 11/20

>> YAY YAY YAY!  Stuff & Things day is my favorite day, you guys!  Like a mini holiday every week! >> I have resorted to the most pathetic meals.  We're in the home stretch friends!  The last football game is SATURDAY and then I should resume fixing...

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A Winter Challenge

A Winter Challenge

I had such a groove going.  Run every other day.  Sometimes it was 2 miles.  Sometimes it was 3.  But every other day, without fail, I was out running. And then came the excuses.  It's dark out.  I'm tired.  My joints hurt.  I washed my hair today... It...

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I’ll take it…

I’ll take it…

Y'all. Monday morning I woke up to a text from my mom. "And it all comes tumbling down." I'm being tested.  The tree is just the most obvious.  But in the last several months, I've made it no secret things have been hard.  But the tree falling twice, resulting in me having to travel...

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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.