June. It’s June! It’s been an up-and-down year on many levels. It really has. Yet, May flew right by for us. This becomes a busy season on our farm. June means green-wheat-changing-golden and “the time of reaping upon the earth.” A.K.A harvest in Kansas! 🙂 I’m looking forward to taking photos during wheat harvest this […]
Living Gratefully and Aware
Gratitude for what I am given is something I never want to take for granted. I’m no more deserving. I’m not extra special. I most often feel like a misfit. Yet, I often wonder and ponder why I have a home and fresh water when half-a-world away, the children we sponsor with @compassion, often struggle for […]
I Still Believe Digital Giveaway
Happy Friday! Have you been able to watch the new movie I Still Believe yet? If not, I have a giveaway for you today! {I have a giveaway for you, EVEN if you have watched it! 🙂 It’s a good movie to own.} I’m happy to get to offer a giveaway for a digital copy […]
Pages and Projects {Winnie the Pooh, Bible Journaling, and Whispers of Hope}
I’m currently working through this Whispers of Hope Prayer journal and devotional. I didn’t take time to show you the inside. My apologies. It’s a format I like. It gives a Bible passage to read, followed by a devotional page. Each day is completed with two pages to journal prayers. Beth Moore uses a P.R.A.I.S.E. […]
Happy May Day, Handpies, and Distraction
Happy May Day, friends!!! I believe flowers to be one of God’s best gifts to this world. What variety!!! What colors!!! The detail. Ruffles and layers and intricacy. Variety! They feed our senses. Flowers bless our eyes with beauty. Sweet fragrances meet our pause-and-inhale. The gentle sway of a row of tulips breathes peace. A […]
Cultivating What I Consume
What we consume, begins to consume us. When I dwell on negatives, I become sour, stifled, tight-fisted, grumbly, grumpy, fearful, anxious, bitter. At best, it produces less-than-living. Less than desirable. Less than encouraging. Less than uplifting. Less than inspiring. Less than glorifying. Less than trusting. Less than hoping. Less than joyful. Less than peaceful. Less […]
Read a Bit {The Successful Speaker and The Vision Driven Leader}
Are you finding yourself reading more or less during these Quarantine/PhysicalDistancing/StayAtHome days we find ourselves living in? I can’t decide quite. In some ways, I am. And then again, I feel like I’m not. I happen to fall into the camp of people who don’t mind the extra time at home. {For the Most Part} […]
It Reminds Me
Lightning flickers in the wee hours of dark and splays a light show across our curtained bedroom window. Thunder rumbles deep in the distance and raindrops echo off of eaves. Blinking sleepy eyes, I roll over, listen, lean against my good farmer man, and let slumber beckon me back. The spring storm splatters its wind […]
Intentional Resolve and Choosing To Make a Difference
I underlined the words with my fingertip and laid my Bible in my lap. Gazing out the window, I thought about the words I’d just read. Words pointing towards waiting, resolving, and making an intentional difference in a loved one’s life. I knew waiting was not my strong point. Sitting in settled stillness or practical […]
Life Essentials Interactive Study Bible
Blessed Good Friday, friends! What are your Easter plans this year? It’s a different year, yet Easter is unchanged. Jesus is Risen Indeed!!! Hallelujah! On this Friday afternoon, I have a Bible GIVEAWAY for us. I’m happy to get to share another Bible giveaway and happy I could share it for Easter weekend. It seemed […]
Ten Devotionals From the Bookshelves
I really love devotionals and I think they make lovely gifts. I love them for busy days when you may not have much time to read, but you can still snag a few minutes to read a page or two. I appreciate the ability to read partway through, lay the book aside for a while, […]
Practicing Gratitude
Gratitude pulls us away from focusing on problems and points us toward the positive. Gratitude reminds us of all that’s good. Gratitude says, “I choose to pause and say thank-you.” At it’s absolute best, life still offers overwhelm and difficult decisions. When the extra difficult shows up, it demands leaning with especial intention on the […]
Books and Podcasts That May Be Exactly What You Need Right Now
Good day, friends! Kansas is showing off beautiful this morning. Blue, blue skies. Rolling out the puffy white clouds because they look so fantastic with the blue as a backdrop. Green wheat waving. Spring blooms swaying. Truly magnificent! Our world is full of noise, isn’t it? Even in ordinary days, we all have a lot […]
Made to Move Mountains
The back cover of Made to Move Mountains begins with these words, ” Life is an incredible journey with many ups and downs.” It is, isn’t it?! We know and believe this, but never are we more aware of it than when upheaval and uncertainty come calling. Right now, for most of us, the coronavirus […]
Friendship Award Certificates Happy Mail Idea
Can any of us ever have too many words of encouragement? This thought kept wandering through my head, fluttering like a banner pulled through the sky by a Piper Pawnee aircraft. It kept dancing in my brainspace. Rippling in a rhythmic fashion. Reminding me of the importance of speaking good words into people’s lives. Prompting […]
Little Mole Finds Hope
Hope. Isn’t this what all of our hearts need? Some days more than others. Sometimes it feels that hope has vanished. We can’t seem to see it. We can’t find it. Discouragement and heavy cares hold us hostage. Our world has felt crazy here in March with panic, fear, and trepidation dogging people’s days. Sometimes […]
Read a Bit {For All Who Wander}
The back cover of this book opens with this verse “Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief!” Mark 9:24 I was hooked. I’ve long loved this verse and I whisper it often as a prayer all of its own. I turned the pages and as I read, I was again reminded of how much I appreciate […]
