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…
Beautiful Scars
What if I told you I had a marvelous tip for dealing with scars? If I’d have known at the beginning of this summer how many scars I’d soon acquire, it would have been discouraging. 2 years of illness and a previous major surgery and subsequent hospitalization with sepsis and staph had left me anxious,…
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…
You Asked For It – Installment #3 “Sheri’s Secret Cheesecake”
Our family just got back from a week at the ocean, which is our very favorite time and place. We usually go in the month of May which means I always try to create something extra special and super yummy for my baby sister Rhoda’s birthday. She usually asks for my cheesecake. I am always…
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…
5 Things Every Husband Needs
In conversations with other wives the conversation often turns into “husband bashing” sessions. As Christians, I think this is extremely contrary to what God wishes us to do. Now don’t get me wrong. My husband and I are so very far from perfect! And we have a history. About a decade into our now nearing 22 year…
You asked for it….Installment 2 – Hannah’s Banana Muffins
I am somewhat of a fanatic when it comes to food. Trying to making food healthy and yet not taste like dry cardboard is high on my to do list. A few weeks back I paid a visit to my newlywed friend Hannah. As we sat chatting she served up all things appropriate to my current…
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…