The idea came to me in the shower. (Is it just me, or is that when all the best ideas happen??) It was one of those things that just clicked and I was like, "this is it." I had been thinking about changing my blog name for awhile. I mean, I love Kaeleen Michelle, it being my name and all, but I kind of wanted something that reflected more of what the blog is about. I want it to be an inspiration and even kind of like a virtual coffee date. And also, I really love coffee.

So that's where the coffee part of the name comes from, and the dignity part comes from one of my favorite Bible verses, Proverbs 31:25.

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This verse is what I aspire to be, and what I think we should all aspire to be. What a way to live, without fear of what may come. With nothing but dignity and strength, through whatever life may hand you. So this is it, With Dignity & Coffee is this little blog's new name. Because really, all you need is Jesus, strength, dignity, and a little bit of coffee.

xoxo, Kae.

High Five For Friday

Welcome to the first H54F of the year! I'm comin' at you from Florida right now... here's what's been happening over here.

1. Pretty palm trees.

2. I love this lake across from my Grandmom's house.

3. There's something about the sand between your toes.... even in January. 

4. How cute is this?

5. I'm in love with the ocean. It's one of those places where it's impossible to not feel God's love wrapping around you. It's incredible.

Happy weekend!

xoxo, Kae.

It's the new year. & a mantra.

Happy new year lovelies! Since it's January 1st, I have started my journey of reading Demi Lovato's book, Staying Strong. The goal for the first day is to come up with a mantra for the year that you can repeat to yourself and know that it's there during difficult times.

I decided that Let go and let God is going to be my mantra for 2014. It's one of those phrases that is always kind of stuck in my mind, and I like the meaning of it. It's so easy to say you're going to give all your worries to God, but it's much harder to actually do it. We want to be in control, it's just human nature. 

It's not our fault.

But this year, I want to be able to put this phrase into action. I want to be able to let go of all my worries, fears, and struggles and just lay them on His heart. I want to be able to let Him take control and know that it's going to be okay.

I encourage you to come up with your own little word or phrase that you can tuck away in your mind and take with you everywhere this year. It really does help. What's your mantra?

xoxo, Kae.