The Hello Mornings Blog

This post is by Janine Muniz.

Around this time of year, I always get excited. No, not for PSL (the infamous Pumpkin Spice Latte) or autumn but for the start of the school year! And no, it is not the reason you might think (although my three boys returning to school is a glorious thing, can I get an amen?). It’s school supply season! For a lover of all things planner, this is my time to shine. Many of the things I use for my planning (and even my quiet time) wind up being on sale. When it com...

I think you’re going to have a HUGE aha moment while listening to this episode!

If you watched my video the other day on Habits vs Routines, then you know that there is a huge difference between the two. 

But in this episode of the podcast I go even deeper into how we can COMBINE habits and routines into a rhythm for flexible and powerful mornings (and beyond).

If you've been frustrated by habit building efforts in the past, you definitely want to give this a listen.  

Cheering you on,

❤...

This post is by Shari Gabourel.

Okay. Humor me for a moment.

In the event you are one of those intellects who knows the responses to this pop quiz, I ask you to trek along as I attempt to challenge us on the subject of human anatomy. 

What are Venae cavae?

What is Cerumen?

Do you know what the accessory lacrimal glands are?

If you are like me and did not readily know the meaning of each medical term, don’t allow yourself to feel any other way but uninformed. 

The venae cavae (Latin for...

This post is by Courtney Cohen.

For ten years, I have loved the simplicity of God-time, Plan-time, and Move-time that Hello Mornings emphasizes. My God-time has transformed across the years and life’s seasons. I’ve now settled into a rhythm I love and yet there are always opportunities to go deeper. Plan-time has always been easy for me – I love planning! I’m one of those people who has lists within my lists.

 But Move-time? Moving regularly has been a continuous struggle. Only in the past ...

This post is by Shaina Weisgerber.

Planners, calendars, journals, goal sheets, to-do lists; these are a few of my favorite things! I really do love anything that makes me get organized, helps me see things far in advance, assists me in keeping a family of 4 all on the same page and gives me a sense of control (even if we all know I have way less of that than I wish). These tools are all so helpful and yet they are only as useful as we allow them to be. 

I have been known to let my planner stay...

This post is by Cindy Chen.

Recently I attended a conference for lay leaders hosted by my home church. I had been battling a feeling of being ashamed for my lack: my lack of time, my lack of intentionality, and my lack of discipline. I saw all these other people from around the world leading in ways that I was not, and found myself feeling like I was behind. As a 40-something grown woman, I should know better, I should be better equipped, I should be a better prayer warrior. I should be able...

This post is by Jen Stanbro.

I’ve always enjoyed goal setting. I think I get a shot of dopamine when I check boxes off the old list. It feels good. But my goals today look pretty different from my goals past. 

I used to create destination style goals, like, “by this time, I will have accomplished this thing.” To be honest, I rarely got there. And if I didn’t, then all the work I’d done along the way was worthless because that destination was all that mattered. I believe my biggest problem w...

This post is by Jen Shultz.

Habit. That one word has been so daunting for me in the last decade. The world has been chaotic. My life, specifically my health, has been chaotic. How is one supposed to build and attempt to evolve in a hurricane? A better question is why would we not? When those winds of change provide even a partially clean slate, let's pounce on that opportunity to rebuild into better versions of ourselves. Sounds simple enough, right?

Obviously, when faced with a challenge I...

This post is by Patty Lewis.

Hello Mornings has been very instrumental in helping me build habits and maintain them.  God – Plan – Move.  It took a long time to build the habits that have become routine for me.  Sometimes I have had to rebuild them when I have gotten off track or experienced life events that interrupted my regular routine.  It has been wonderful to have the website, the blog, The Academy, the Bible studies and the support of online community groups that Hello Mornings provides ...

This post is by Christy Hinnant.

Every morning I do this thing.  I stand at the coffee pot, and I wait.  And while I wait for that gorgeous rich aroma to start filling the house, I check on all my little plant babies.  

You see, I love succulents.  They bring me joy and happiness that I can’t really explain.  I love to watch them grow.  Some days, I need to turn their pots so that they continue to stretch up straight, instead of bending toward the window.  Predictably, some days they need wate...