by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Nov 13, 2022 | Anxiety, Faith, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal
Be careful what you pray for. I had a conversation with a friend not too long ago about worship song lyrics. We both admitted that we’re uncomfortable singing songs that express surrender or a commitment to God’s will when we’re not entirely prepared... 
by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Nov 6, 2022 | Anxiety, Devotional, Faith, Health, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal
I began 2022 with high hopes that this would be my year to celebrate and work on my health: physical, mental, and spiritual. I had goals for the number of races I would run after the Flying Pig Half Marathon. I had strength training goals. I had goals to continue to... 
by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Oct 20, 2022 | Book Review, Faith, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal
It’s been a hot minute, I know. Let’s do a quick recap! In March of this year (2022) I released my poetry collection, These Bones Will Sing. If you haven’t had a chance to pick up a copy, please do! It’s now available on my website, Amazon, and... 
by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2022 | Anxiety, Book Review, Faith, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal, Poetry
Hi Friends! My poetry collection These Bones Will Sing is FINALLY OUT! You can buy it on Amazon here. When you do, please share on social media and leave a review on the Amazon page! And if you forgot to leave a review for Messy Bun Mantras, here’s your chance... 
by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Mar 23, 2022 | Anxiety, Devotional, Faith, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal
A while back I mentioned that I participated in the 40-Day Sugar Fast, based on the book of the same name by Wendy Speake. I kept notes during the fast and typed up my thoughts when it was complete. Here’s what I learned. To be clear, for the fast I refrained... 
by megdiefenbacher@gmail.com | Feb 23, 2022 | Anxiety, Book Review, Faith, Motivational, Non-Fiction, Personal
the following is an excerpt from Messy Bun Mantras In the early fall of 2017, I read the book In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. It tells the true account of the tragedy of the Essex, an ill-fated whaleship that was attacked and sunk by a whale. It is the... 