Hi friends! Last week I announced I’ll be writing around a theme for the month of September. That’s right. I’m getting organized and intentional and I’m blaming it all on Compel Training.

(Don’t know what Compel is? Find out HERE.)

So, starting this Wednesday, September 2nd, we’ll be exploring the topic of A New Season. I’ll post every Monday and Wednesday and wrap things up on the 30th. If you missed the announcement and want to read more about it, you can do that HERE .

The announcement alone caused quite a stir so it’s safe to say we will have lots to talk about. Blog comments, emails, and even a few phone calls from some of you let me know I’m not the only one who needs a little help getting out of my comfortable place and bravely going where I’ve never gone before. (And just so you know, that’s exactly what I’m expecting to happen here. We are going to help each other.) I can’t wait to get started. I hope you’ll join the conversation.

Some of you tried to put your email address in that little box to the right of this post (see it up there under the pretty pink flower banner? OR if you’re on your phone, you can find it at the bottom under the comment section) to make sure you didn’t miss a single post of our series but that little box was not cooperating. I’m so sorry about that. I have good news! Thanks to a very smart and generous friend, it is now working! If you haven’t signed up already and you’d like to, you can do that now.

Oh, I almost forgot! We had a little contest, didn’t we? I’m excited to announce the winners of the very valuable painted rocks 😉 Drumroll please!

The winner of the Pause rock is Jeanie Benson.

The winner of the Pray rock is Stacey Mendro.

Yay (insert confetti and balloons)! Congratulations, girls! Email me your mailing address and I’ll get these little guys on their way.

I’ll leave you today with some pictures from my weekend (which included a spontaneous beach trip with my daughter, Brooke, and friend, Dawn, and my Granny’s 97th birthday celebration!).

Ignore my cheesy smile in the pic with my Granny. She’s so cute I just couldn’t not post it.

And if you’re wondering about the feet, well, it’s the beach. Who doesn’t go to the beach and take a feet in the sand picture? (I just happened to take two. One in the bright Texas sun and another at sunset. Did anyone catch my Periscope of the sunset?)

Ok, now what did you this weekend?

Go have a FABULOUS Monday! Love y’all!!