Meet Mickie

Just a small town girl.. well, for those who get that reference – you’re welcome for the Journey earworm that will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day! I love Jesus, my family, and my rottweiler. I live in a tiny southern town, where life tends to move a bit slower. And I wouldn’t want any other way!

Among my favorite ways to spend my time are cooking, baking, and renovating my 100+ year old farmhouse. I also love to travel, especially to the mountains or the ocean. Rainy days are my favorite! There is just nothing that compares to curling up with a great book while listening to the rain hit the roof.

I have always known there was a higher power – God. I just didn’t know Him. There were times I felt forgotten or as if He hated me. I compared myself, and my life, against everyone else. I would watch the families on my favorite shows, and see the cool stuff (toys, clothes, cars, family vacations – depending on my stage in life), and wonder why I couldn’t have those things. Why couldn’t my family be like that? Whenever my life would fall apart, or get a bit rough, I would blame Him.

Thankfully, my perspective has changed as I’ve gotten older – as it tends to do with gained life experience. And over the past several years I have been cultivating the relationship I didn’t realize I had been longing for my entire life. As I’ve begun getting to know Him, I look back on my life in Awe. I can see Him in moments when I would feel so alone, scared, or frustrated. Even though I ran from Him at every opportunity, He never left me. He was always there taking care of, patiently waiting for me to be still.

She’s Just a Small Town Girl is a way of sharing my favorite things with anyone who needs them. I hope to create a space for sharing delicious recipes, useful travel tips, and (most importantly) the love of Jesus Christ. I know first-hand how overwhelming (but exciting) it can be. Hopefully, by sharing what I learn along the way, we can all grow in our faith and draw closer to Jesus.