A throwback blog post! “I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 Peace. Everyone wants to be at peace. We seek peaceful moments and places, peace of mind. Peace seems… Read More Not the World’s Peace
Mother’s Day. So bittersweet. The sweet Four amazing Littles who call me “Mama.” Joy and light and laughter And yet, the bitter pill is hard to swallow. Seven Mother’s Days without my own. The first few years, I just ignored it. Skipped church. Stayed in. My littles were small enough. They knew no different.… Read More I Will Say “Happy Mother’s Day”
A throwback blog post! How does the saying go? Ah, yes, two things you can always be certain of — death and taxes. We, in the United States, all face the latter on a daily basis. We, in our household, faced the former last week. My Mima went “home.” It wasn’t a long, drawn out process…in… Read More Death Sucks
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 A famous tightrope walker had strung his rope out over Niagara Falls. People came from miles around to see him make it safely from one side to the other. He asked the crowd, “Who here believes that I can make… Read More If I Can See It, It’s Not Faith
Is anyone else here with me: Unable to keep up with life…. Rarely feeling like I am keeping all of my plates in the air…. One meal leads to the next meal and then the next…. (Why do they want to be fed.every.meal????) Laundry is finished for maybe five seconds…maybe…. Toilets need to be cleaned.… Read More When I’m Not Enough, Drowning, Failing – Gotta Change My Focus
A throwback blog post! “Be still and know that I am God.” Life is loud. Even if we stripped away …the tv and radio …the dishwasher …the washing machine & the dryer …the mixer …the vent hood over the stove …the timers …the phones We are still surrounded by …voices …bodies moving about …children laughing… Read More Be Still
I like food. Truth…Bottom line…Unequivocally so…Period. I am not one of those “eat to live” kind of people. Not that I “live to eat,” but good food is just that — good…and I definitely believe it is a gift from God. I try not to become obsessive about it. Really. But a girl’s gotta eat…as do… Read More Food for Thought
Teacher’s Pet. Over-achiever. Perfectionist. Ever had those words thrown in your direction or thrown them at yourself? Yep. Me, too. I was the one in school who could not get a “B,” much less a “C.” The thought of getting a “B” or “C” was cringe-worthy indeed. I could not let good enough be good… Read More Let Good Enough Be Good Enough
I’ve blogged on several different sites, and I have discovered that the first post is definitely the most intimidating! Here I am, putting myself out into cyberworld and hoping that someone reads what I have to share, and reads with a gracious eye that is less critical than I am of myself. It almost feels… Read More The First Post