A PRAYER PROMPTING TURNED PROJECT:

Since 2021, Iā€™ve been learning how to like my own life. I've catalogued some of the ā€œjourneyā€ under the hashtag #likelife. It might sound like a fluffy phrase, but it holds a lot of weight.

This mission came about on a plane in prayer, when I was basically asking God what I should do with my life. I was hoping for a quick fix or something I could do to get me closer to that imaginary destination where everything was perfect.

In response, I felt The Holy Spirit gently suggest, "Instead of trying to perfect your life, why donā€™t you just try to like it?" Since then, I've been trying to document simple daily delights. This practice has changed my life.

The bad news is this: We wonā€™t love every second of life. Life is hard. We are human and we arenā€™t made for here - weā€™re made for heaven.

But this is the good news that I have found: We can just like it - and we can do so now with the normal lives we have and the gifts weā€™ve already been given.

Doesnā€™t that take the pressure off? Life isn't always loveable but it is likable. If we keep waiting until we have that job, graduate, get married, live somewhere else, have different friends, feel like we've arrived ā€“ we'll be waiting forever. 

The special occasion is today.

What do you like about life?

  • We recently moved, so finally having a cute neighborhood to walk in versus living out in the country. I love wearing the color pastel purple/lavender - from workout tops, to dresses, to painting my nails and toes lavender purple too :-)

    Lexus Rhome

  • Iā€™m really liking time spent with my in-laws right now. My sister-in-law just had a baby, and weā€™ll gather in her cozy living room to just be together and visit. Itā€™s cozy and happy. šŸ˜Š

    Caitlan K

  • Spontaneous FaceTime dates with my 2 year old niece and enjoying ice cream with a dear friend!

    Jennie Droog

  • Chatting with my roomate before church over breakfast and iced coffee, reading, watching Barefoot Contessa, an evening walk, Jeniā€™s Ice Cream

    Joi Payton

  • I went on a random camping trip with a friend and was able to sleep in my cute new tent in my favorite sleeping bag and wake up to a completely clear sky because I was able to sleep with the rain fly off!

    Meghan Bonham

  • My bed :ā€™) i love every evening the feeling of snuggling up under my perfect covers on my perfect mattress! I soak it in every night. I also moved into a new apartment and my new bathroom is just the most charming city apartment bathroom. Cramped with old fixtures, but itā€™s just so cute to me!

    Emma Stanley

  • Cozy fire on this cool morning looking out at Lake Michigan

    Anne Cata

  • This project has helped me realize that this summer has so far almost been the answer to the last, because it has so many of the same themes, but so much sweeter! So thank you for bringing to my attention the importance of liking life!

    Kendra C

  • I like making a decaf coffee & staying up late while reading a good fiction book because Iā€™m an adult and can do stuff like that. Hehe!

    Treasure Bishop

  • Itā€™s been an abundant summer, and Iā€™m so grateful for these reminders that you keep providing to notice the beautiful things around me, to trust that God is good and present, and to choose abundant life.

    Emma A

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On the Lookout for the Like-able

DOCUMENTING DAILY DELIGHT

MEET PROJECT #LIKELIFE

I know the world will change if everyone could stake the claim: ā€œI know how to like my own life.ā€

Join me in documenting daily delight.

Wondering how to join us? The rules are simple - find one thing you like about your life, just how it is, every day. Learn more below!

What started it all ā€¦

It all started with a casual Instagram invitation. Iā€™ve been finding things I like about life ever since!

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