If you’re anything like me you might shudder at the thought of having your young ones help in the kitchen. After having 4 babies in 4 years, the many needs of littles took precedence over my love of cooking and baking. Now as I navigate through what was once my haven, I sigh as I…
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5 Tips For Cultivating Gratitude
In a study noted at Harvard, psychologists found that giving thanks can actually make you happier. They also found gratitude helpful for people focusing on what they had, instead of what they lacked. As fall turns to winter, shorter amounts of daylight breed depression for many. Instead of succumbing to the negative, why not try…
Magnificent Adversity ~ Finding Purpose in Pain
His face seemed sad as he sat quietly beside me. I could tell he wanted to chat, to tell me the thoughts currently plaguing his mind. I struggled knowing the right questions to ask, though I could guess exactly what was coming. I had urged him to go to an overnight multi church event, telling him…
Living Deliberately
Today my sweet friend buries her mother. As I sat and chatted with her a few weeks back, she shared how she had helped her mom pick out the dress and jewelry she would be buried in. As I stood at the casket admiring the sparkle of the fabric and the beauty of the necklace,…
Finding My Place
Before I begin, I want to emphasize: *1. I am writing in the spirit of Proverbs 11:14 where it says “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; In the multitude of counselors there is safety” I am hoping to spark a discussion on a subject that has been kind of taboo. It may not…
Beautiful Words
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24 The knots in my stomach got a little tighter. I felt my heart breaking into teeny tiny pieces as I sat with my husband listening to the angry voice rage on and on at the other end of…
Between Two Camps
When I first started writing in public places, I set my heart on writing from real places about real things, real emotions, real life, hoping to focus on the blessings and finding joy in life. Lately, I’ve been accused of airing dirty laundry, of speaking before thinking and being to critical, just to name a…
New Things
Isaiah 43:19 – Behold I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. New things. For me, new means change. Sometimes “new” is welcome. Like the new blooms after a long winter. Other times…
Choosing Joy Over Fear
I’ve been pondering a lot of things as I sit thinking about the year that is leaving and the year that is to come. It’s been a not so fun year with all my crazy health issues that lasted through out most of 18 months. My last living grandfather went to heaven this year. Some…
Let The Real Church Arise
Today was a very different day then I had planned. I baked some treats to deliver to friends and neighbors. It was supposed to be quick. I’d be home again in 20 minutes. I took Lexi and as we made stops she’d jump out and run to the door, pink Santa hat bobbing. If the…