Shelly Snow Pordea

Autumn Vibes It was pumpkinfest in Franklin, Tennessee. I'm a sucker for all things autumn, but I didn't go for the fall festivities. I w...

I took a month off. Well, not really. I took a month of blogging off. They say to be relevant, you must be consistent. And so, I broke th...

I know, I know. I talked about this in the last post. Like, reasons you should just say yes. But I can't stop thinking about it, really–t...

I think it's a little bit ironic that I'm entitling this post the way I have. If you've subscribed to my website, the current free downlo...

Last week, I intended to post, but this is one of the months since I began this blogging journey that I have let a week of time pass by w...

My heart is torn betwixt two places And yet I cannot go The path once traveled Lies in wait And beckons me back home But here I find the...

* Recently, I have been in conversations or seen Facebook posts that have the show, This Is Us under a great debate about being "so good"...

Hello friends, Let me introduce myself. I am Michayla, and if you didn't know, I am Shelly's favorite daughter and best friend forever. I...

My daughter is getting married. We are full-on DIY-ers. And we love it. But it is a L.O.T. of work! Coupled with the fact that I have tak...

I stand gazing out the kitchen window. Leafy droplets descend from trees, fluttering across the open space of a still-green lawn as they ...

This writing thing is throwing me for a loop. I know. Kinda sucks. I'm a writer. I recently had someone ask me if I feel pressured to "ma...

This summer we had the opportunity to visit Switzerland. O.M.G. Switzerland (said in softest whisper). I was breathless most of the time....

I've heard the word tribe tossed around a lot over recent years. In fact, a group of three families including my own have a self-proclaim...

When I was about to publish my first book, I was suffering from a massive fear of failure. As I shared my thoughts with a close friend, s...