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When Church Stops Feeling Like Home: Finding Belonging in Midlife Faith

For many women in midlife, church has long been...

They Said His “Southern Accent” Made Him Sound “Unintelligent”–So He Apologizes with a Southern Flare

Chad Prather responds to haters with a smile and some sarcastic love--y'all are fixin' to love it!

This Is What I Wish You Would Say When Your Child Points at My Daughter

As we enter the playground area, your child immediately points to mine, calling loudly “Mom, look at HER!”

Jill McCormick

Jill McCormick is the writer behind jillemccormick.com, a blog where she shares common-sense grace with the try-hard girl. Jill’s married to her high school sweetheart Ryan. They live in South Texas with their two daughters, born 18 months apart. Most days you’ll find her with a book in her hand or a podcast in her ears. She starts and ends every day with sprinkles: on oatmeal for breakfast and on ice cream for dessert.

The One Flaw That I Don’t Want You to Know About

It’s so much easier to ignore our calling and chase what everyone else is doing. It’s easier to push away our gifts when they don’t seem to be on trend. It’s easier to not be passionate about certain causes because no one else is. We don’t want to be the outlier.

The High Cost of Being Low Maintenance

This low maintenance perspective isn’t right, and it isn’t sustainable—there is a high cost to being low maintenance.