Hear me out. Seriously. I know you don’t want to hear it, but it’s for your own good. For my own good. We must forgive. NOTHING— n.o.t.h.i.n.g. can replace the this simple act […]
The Gift of Forgiveness
Shine
Angels and tinsel and tree tops and lights and sparkling, glittering gold and silver. But nothing shines brighter than the joy on their faces. I love giving gifts. The most heart-warming, rewarding […]
Momentary Thankfulness
Sure. I want to live a life that is grateful. I want to dwell on the good. And I definitely prefer to camp in the “out of the woods” zone. But sometimes […]
Unpacking Hope
I’m not sure where I put it, but I know it’s there. Stored away. Forgotten. And this treasure so once held dear should never have disappeared. HOPE. Where does it come from […]
Is America Teaching Casual Christianity?
It’s probably not fair to say “America”. It’s also probably not fair to say “Christianity”. You obviously can’t blame a country, and it’s getting harder to define the term Christianity in a […]
Sometimes I Forget That I’m Strange
I am a Nana, yet I still talk baby-talk to my grandbabies. I like dill pickles with my chili. I can use a sewing machine and power tools. I love to read–and sometimes take […]
When You Feel Like A Nobody
I am not anyone important to you maybe, but I am: Wife Mom Nana Friend Daughter Sister and I am loved. Sometimes… God takes me and shows me who I really am. […]
The Key
To those looking for that secret to a happy life, guess what? In this life, we will have joy and we will have pain: ~~The day comes and we can hardly contain […]
What Are You Looking For?
What is it that you’re looking for? Is it purpose? Success? Position? Or maybe it’s a person. The perfect date. The perfect spouse. The perfect children. We spend much of our life […]
Summer of Cedar
It’s only my personal opinion, but cedar trees are not the most beautiful of trees… My husband-with-a-memory-bank-that-never-runs-out is stashed with all kinds of treasure. He has been trying to teach me to […]
Happy Birthday, America! 🇺🇸
We live in a country like no other in the world. My travels around the globe have only solidified and confirmed in my heart and mind that America truly is the land […]
The Crack in America
This is a flat-out WARNING: A heads up. This one’s been brewing in my cup a long time, and it’s kinda overflowing… so, umm, it’s gonna be a long one. I just […]
Happiness is Highly Overrated
Or so it seems. The very definition of happiness can be elusive, so why do we think our pursuit will end in anything other than a temporary feeling? Maybe we should consider […]
Wedding Fail
The groomsmen’s tuxes were too long, too short, too tight. [They all deserved it, after kidnapping the groom and driving him around in the trunk of a car the night before!] The […]
Just.BE.
Unfinished projects lurking in the corner. To-do list covered with stacks of mail. Half-written posts hanging in the balance. Piled up papers wait to be filed. Clothes in a sewing basket beckoning a needle. […]
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