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The Inspired Path: A Guided Journal for Christian Women Entrepreneurs
Carrie's Handmade Essentials The Inspired Path A Journal to Rekindle Your Spark and Lead You Back to Clarity As Christian women in business, we carry a beautiful calling—but also a lot of weight. Between managing daily tasks, dreaming big dreams, and trying to stay aligned with God’s direction, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or stuck. Sometimes the ideas feel scattered. Sometimes motivation fades. Sometimes clarity feels just out of reach. If you’re in that season, you’re not alone—and you...
READ POSTYour Weekly Calm: Reflect on What Matters
Carrie's Handmade Essentials a gentle start for the week A gentle start for the week Mondays often greet us with long lists, full calendars, and a familiar sense of “here we go again.” But beneath all of that, there is an invitation to reconnect with what truly matters. Not everything deserves your energy. Not every demand deserves your yes. Not every urgency deserves your peace. This week, reflection becomes a filter — a way to sift out the noise and return to what is meaningful. Word of the...
READ POSTOne Gentle Shift for Your Glow
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Your glow begins with rest One Gentle Shift for Your Glow Hello beautiful soul, I hope this week has given you a moment to pause, even if it was small or fleeting. Sometimes, one deep breath can feel like a reset. This week while creating the podcast, something simple happened that made me smile: my skin looked extra glowy… on a day I didn’t do anything special. No new skincare.No extended routine.Just a calm morning, herbal tea, and a full night of sleep. I don’t...
READ POSTMidweek stillness for your soul
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Reflect on grace Midweek stillness for your soul Midweek has its own kind of energy, a blend of fatigue, routine, and quiet momentum.Somewhere between what has passed and what is still ahead, there’s an invitation: Pause. Reflect. Notice grace. Word of the Month: ReflectGrace reveals itself when we slow down enough to see it. Grace shows up in unexpected forms —in the calm after a hard moment,in a friend’s kind words,in the strength you didn’t know you had,in the...
READ POSTFour Journals to Inspire Calm, Creativity & Self-Care
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Four Beautiful Journals to Guide Your Daily Rituals Hello lovely friend, I’m excited to share four beautiful journals designed to guide you through self-reflection, creativity, and self-care—all from the comfort of your own space. Each one offers a unique way to connect with yourself and your daily rituals: 🌟 The Inspired Path Journal – A Journal to Rekindle Your Spark. Do you ever feel stuck in your business, overwhelmed by too many ideas, or unsure of your next...
READ POSTA Skin Ritual That Feels Like a Hug + A Word to Guide Your Week
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Embrace What's Growing Hello beautiful souls, I’ve been thinking a lot this week about the pieces of ourselves we try to hide: the softening skin, the changing pace, the feelings we don’t always know what to do with. And yet… these are often the very places God meets us most gently. A few mornings ago, I was sitting with my Bible and a cup of tea, and the sun was streaming in at that perfect angle, the kind that makes dust look like gold. And I thought: Maybe...
READ POSTTwo quiet minutes that make you feel beautiful ♡
Carrie's Handmade Essentials on two quiet minutes, neighbor cats, and the kind of beauty that starts with stillness ♡ The Wildflower Letters on two quiet minutes, neighbor cats, and the kind of beauty that starts with stillness ♡ Hello, beautiful soul ♡ Lately I’ve been guarding two little minutes every morning like they’re sacred... because they are. A warm cloth, a drop of oil, one slow breath, and a whispered kind word to the woman in the mirror. That’s it. And somehow those 120 seconds...
READ POSTA Simple Rhythm for Your Glow (and Your Peace)
Carrie's Handmade Essentials Just a simple, steady ritual to bring back your glow. Hello beautiful souls, This week I’ve been thinking a lot about rhythm, the quiet kind that doesn’t demand anything from us, but gently invites us back into ourselves. Yesterday morning, while cleaning my little skincare corner, I realized how much calmer I feel when everything is simple. A few trusted products. A small ritual. A slow breath. Simplicity has a glow of its own. And that’s the heart of this week’s...
READ POSTWhat if you saw yourself the way God does?
A gentle reminder: you are wonderfully made Moments of Light Shop Create Your Self-Care Routine YouTube Books Hello, beautiful souls, I’ve been catching myself rushing again, skipping my journaling, half-whispering my prayers, moving too quickly through the little rituals that make me feel whole. It’s so easy to drift away from the practices that anchor us, isn’t it? This week, God has been gently reminding me to slow down and see again… to notice the light, the texture of stillness, and even...
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