The Allie-Way

A Year To Grow I think we often forget how lucky we are to participate in this thing that we call life. We take for granted people, things, routines, and hobbies that we are able to do. But, at the beginning of every year, we wake up saying how we are finally going to grab life by the horns and actually live by doing all the things we want. Only to wake up in February the same way we woke up every day the year before. This year I want to be different, I want to wake up and feel the...

2025 What a year 2025 has been. As I reflect, I can honestly say that it felt like one of the longest/shortest years. Because dang, how can it already be New Year's? Didn’t we just celebrate that? But, at the same time, did all of these things happen this year?! Looking back over those 365 days, there were a lot of emotions that came to mind. So many good things, but behind a lot of smiles were a lot of tears. Although, I think the best growth comes from being watered by our tears. We have...

Chapter 1 She put her kids down after a weekend of Thanksgiving, Black Friday, a Saturday full of Christmas decorating, and Church that morning. So, as her body hugged the couch and her muscles melted into the cushions, her phone found her face. As though it were a sport, her thumb ran a marathon. Scrolling from one website to another as the lights on the Christmas tree bathed her in the holiday spirit. Her brain felt overwhelmed as the sales yelled at her, flashing in multiple colors every...