Last week, one evening I was hurting and aching and I wanted to accomplish several more things and it SIMPLY was not going to happen. Instead of pausing and reflecting on what I had done and thinking on the things I COULD celebrate, I started to slip into a SELF-PITY party. Because sometimes it just […]
Monday Musings About Haiti and Home
Two of my people were gone all last week. Matthew and Renae spent a week in Haiti. They met up with a team and helped out on a church building project. They arrived home over the weekend, very tired and with lots of stories and adventures and pictures. I was very glad they could take […]
Monday Musings on Pain and Stuff
It’s a lot harder to do things, to accomplish tasks, to fulfill daily routines, when you hurt. That’s not a profound statement. But it’s one I’ve come to know as true over the last couple of years. It’s nearing six weeks since my surgery. I wasn’t supposed to lift anything over ten pounds for six […]
To Whom It May Concern On Monday Morning
{affiliate links included} Just some general chit-chat on this Monday morning. And a refreshing picture of ice water and lemon. Though it seems the ice has all melted. Ha! Tomorrow it will be five weeks since my surgery. I can tell I feel stronger each week. I really felt good right after my surgery […]
Monday Morning Musings ~ You Are Everything
Lord. YOU ARE GOOD. Even when life feels like it’s full of landmines. YOU ARE ABLE. In every circumstance. YOU ARE STRENGTH. When it seems I can’t take another step. YOU ARE SHELTER. When life feels shaky and the rain is cold. YOU ARE GUIDANCE. Directing feet when my future feels uncertain and unsure. YOU ARE […]
As 2015 Ends
The end of 2015…. It’s held… Ups and downs, good days, not-so-great days, smiles, tears, pain and fears, JOY, gratitude and giving, lots of living, memories made, hellos and good-byes, baking and farming, questions and answers, growing and changes, hard days, happy days, blessings abundant, FAITH and audacity, learning to live loved, embracing that I […]
To Always Gaze Upon That Baby
I want to see the baby in the manger, yes, I do, I want to gaze upon him with a child’s eyes and view, I want to see him all wrapped up in his swaddling clothes, I want to gaze upon his little fingers and his toes, I want to smooth his hair, all downy, soft, […]
Monday Morning Musings
That Kitty hadn’t shown up for a post for a while and he was shyly wondering if he could again this week. Of course, I said “Yes.” What a week it’s been! Good in a lot of ways. Bunches and bunches of reasons for gratitude. A week ago today, I was busily working to […]
In Which I Have a Microdisketomy Also Known as Surgery on My Back
In the above pictures, my microdisketomy had not started yet. Just in case you were wondering. This was the night before. After nine years and two months, I am no longer employed as a cleaning lady at the doctor’s office! As you can tell, this was an event worth celebrating! I can not believe I’ve […]
Romans 12:10
Romans 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. NIV Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. NLT Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. ESV Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one […]
Dear Mamas
Dear Mamas… We have got this. We can do this thing. Dear Mamas everywhere… Dear new mamas, dear older mamas, mama of one, mama of many, Dear spiritual mamas, dear encouragers and mentors, though you may not be “physically” the mama, And to the joyful-today mama, to the discouraged mama, to the can-I-get-a-quiet-moment mama, to […]
Experiencing Frustration
Sometimes there are words all wound around inside and woven in my soul and wallowed into a well of wondering. Wondering about the hows and the whys and the what ifs. And they’re all sort of stuck together but splayed all across the page, too. Picture a white sheet of printer paper with words placed […]
Just a Good Book For Mamas {Hoodwinked}
Hoodwinked. What does the word, or in this case, Book Title, conjure up in your mind? A simple definition for hoodwink is to deceive or trick. A few synonyms that caught my attention are bamboozle, beguile, bluff, fake out, snooker and suck in. Read them again. Bamboozle, beguile, bluff, fake out, snooker and suck in. […]
When Brilliant Beautiful Bursts Forth Over Brokenness
AND…gorgeous sunrise! God is the best artist. I think He loves beauty and creating and art. Every day He paints new sunrises, new sunsets. Every day He heals broken people. Every day He changes lives. Every day He brings beauty from ashes. He never tires of it. There is so much hurt and broken […]
Doubt {Five Minute Friday}
Doubt. Doubt means I’m all out. Of trust and I’m second-guessing. Questioning truths I know deep in my soul. Doubt lets Satan get a foothold. Doubt lets him throw accusations at me. He lobs them with precision. He is evil through and through, but he is good at hitting his target. Doubt. Doubt may be a […]
The Number One Cause of Divorce
Today, my friend Darby Dugger is guest posting and bringing us some words promoting marriage! I’m so excited to have her here, sharing with us. Thank-you, Darby! One of my very first giveaways, over here in this post, was the book she authored, titled For The Love Of Our Husbands. You can peek at the […]