🧑🤝🧑Lil Treasures #168: Dave Grohl and a Doula for Your Dreams
Plus breakfast foods and the perfect cup
Well. Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes?
Happy Friday to finest group of people to grace Lizzo’s internet. For all of those hanging out with us in the Lent study, thank you for showing up and being a part of the community there. So much great discussion and care in those comments.
My brain is on overload this week: making some big decisions, being an under-compensated Uber driver for my children, and you know, just life in general. I don’t know about you, but I needed some treasures this week. Here’s what’s keeping me afloat right now:
Trader Joe’s Sea Salt Brownies: Hey TJs - WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN THESE? The Trader Joe's in Birmingham is a good 15 minutes from my house and in no way convenient, but I’ll be darned if these brownies don’t make their way into my house at least twice a week.
The Endel app: My brain has been fried lately, and it takes massive amounts of energy and self-discipline for me to focus and function. My friend Meredith texted me a link the other day and asked if I’d heard of this app called Endel because her family was obsessed. Honestly, I thought it looked like those weird 10-hour YouTube videos promising binaural beats that will magically help you pay better attention and I was skeptical. But they had a free trial, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. It’s basically sonic ADHD meds. I went full Minority Report the first time I tried it. I’ve done more deep work this week with this dumb app than I have probably since the pandemic began. I tried out the sleep function and assume it worked well because I have no memory of anything after 5 minutes of getting in the bed. The very kind folks at Endel have offered a free, one-month trial for the Lil Swipes (this is double the free trial you get just through the app!) through this link. This is in no way sponsored, but it might be some nefarious witchcraft, so no lightning candles or summoning virgins unless that is your bag.
All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore: I literally cannot shut up about this book. It’s not that I thought Sister Beth wasn’t a good writer (she obviously is), but it’s that she put her whole foot in this memoir. Come for the excellent writing; stay for the Miracle Whip defamation. I’m reading it, but I’ve also heard the audiobook is killer.
Love you, mean it 💋
The good good treasures
🏆 Here are some very important reminders for your Friday and please remember there it is okay to change your mind about things and there is no shame in giving yourself prizes for basic tasks! Did you make brush your hair and get your kids out the door today? Treat yo self. Remembered to thaw the meat out? Prize ribbon. Get your teeth cleaned at the dentist? Major award!
🖼️ I am not a patient human which is why I need this print ASAP.
📙 Something I am really looking forward to reading this summer is Amanda Held Opelt’s book, Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life. If you’ve gone through grief or frustration in your life as a believer but have been made to think it was because of unbelief or failure, this book will offer a differing and refreshing perspective. Amanda’s book comes out in July but you can pre-order it here!
🥤 Let’s talk about our obsessions with the perfect cup and how we can all probably relate to this video. Do you have a daily Cup Roster? Let me know in the comments!
✝️ We’re smack dab in the middle of Lent and this week's episode of I Kid You Not on The Bible Binge we’re tackling the topic of Good Friday! If you honored Good Friday as a kiddo, do you remember your thoughts about it? Well, we’re unpacking it in the best ways alongside some tiny voices + the wise and wonderful Meredith Ann Miller.
💚 This is one of my new favorite poems from David Gate. Because shouldn’t we all be our besties’ biggest hype squad?
📸 Birminghamians: My friend Laurabeth Davidson is coming to the Ham March 24-26 to take some of her excellent photos. I mean, look how cute we are! 👇 DM her to get on that schedule!
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Alright my sparkly jewels, I’m very much looking forward to reading all of your treasures from the week. Have the best day today!
My 9 year old son has finished his treatments for his relapsed neuroblastoma, and he is moving into maintenance therapy to keep that pesky little remaining amount "at bay". This is very good news and I'm being told this over and over... but I feel slow to celebrate. It's tiredness and caution. I'm trying to have grace for myself in this. My son is better and happy, and that is indeed a TREASURE.
I just added a few of you on Goodreads, so if you're wondering who "Dawn" is, it's me. I love to read but I have been trying to claw my way out of an exhausted dry spell for a while.
My 15 year old son is in a one-act play tonight so that is my other weekend treasure. He comes alive on stage when he is otherwise reserved. It is always a joy to see him do what makes him happiest. ❤
Endel app might just save me? I am in a new role and have SO much freedom, but it's almost too much some days where I don't know what to do next. I'm in my first 20 minute Endel sesh and I have gotten so much done. THANK YOU!
🎁Treasure one: I got a new tattoo. I love tattoes. I never thought I would have one, let alone two and planning for a half sleeve but here we are. They feel like quiet and beautiful rebellions that make me feel more alive.
🎁Treasure two: After years of financial discipline, it feels like this is the year we get to start having every day fun instead of every once in awhile fun
😢 Opposite of treasure- junk? crap? of the week: Found out this week my former boss's 7 year old has cancer. If you are a praying person, her surgery to remove the tumor is this morning and all the prayers would be so appreciated. Her name is Isla.