Life certainly has its moments. “You seem like you just have it all together.” THAT. That is what a friend recently said to me. Alrighty then. While I appreciated the thought and the compliment, {who doesn’t appreciate a good compliment now and then?} this big part inside of me wanted to fall down on the […]
A Very Disjointed Blog Post About Words and Manners and Wastebaskets
Words interest me. There are old terminologies that make me laugh. There are lots of words that are way over my head. There’s something that I think we all have in common and that would be an appreciation of kind words spoken to us or about us. I’ve heard and read stories of the opposite. People can […]
Just Some Thoughts on a Saturday Night
I’ve been more pain free this last week, than I’ve been in a long time. I am beyond thankful. AND we had nice weather, so I’ve been walking again some. Another thing I’m thankful for. AND I even jogged a little bit when I took a walk on Friday. This is monumental for me. Even two […]
A Lifeway Visit {Five Minute Friday}
I stood in the middle of the Lifeway store and looked around me. My sister-in-law had a gift item that needed returned and I was glad to visit an actual, real life, Lifeway storefront. I’d shopped Lifeway online, but never stepped foot inside one of their stores. I felt at home as I looked at all […]
Known By You, Lord
Lord, You always show up~You just show up in so many ways, in just the word I need, in just the way I need, Lord, YOU are so mighty. So above me. Yet, so close to me. Lord, I can not comprehend it. I am in awe of it. Lord, here I sit. Your creation, […]
My ABC’s of 2014
As 2014 drew to a close, words swirled around my brain. Words that characterized events and feelings and happenings and ups and downs of my year. Words that many others could relate to, yet at the same time their 2014 was unique to them alone. And my 2014 unique to me alone. Words patchworked together, […]
Fourteen of My Favorite Posts From 2014
Now in theory, it sounded easy. Quickly choose and post fourteen of my own personal favorite blog posts that I composed and hit the publish button on in 2014. Starting to browse back through 2014 and choose the posts became a different story. There’s so much heart and meaning in our own personal stories. Lots […]
From Point A to Point B to Point C
When we got married, I started out driving a 1989 two door gray Blazer that still had a tape deck and I still listened to cassette tapes. I loved my little gray Blazer. My young husband had sold his black 1993 Chevy stepside pickup right before we got married and bought the Blazer for us. […]
More Quotes and Words That Resonate With Me
Oh the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person: having neither to weigh thoughts or measure words, but to pour them out. Just as they are-chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness, blow the rest […]
Even Though…Yet I WILL…
Even though Satan hisses fiercely and growls threateningly and mockingly and darkly in my face… Even though discouragement swirls in eddies and drops of disdain, from others, fall in cold splatters flinging their deceit up and around me… Even though milo falls down and rains don’t come or come all at once and bills stack […]
Quotes and Words and Things Like That
Ever feel like all the wise words and inspiration and good teaching and witty words and humor and encouragement has already been written? Sometimes I do. I read things sometimes and think it couldn’t be said any better. I enjoy copying down and mulling over quotes that touch me and I often wish I could […]
Because Mamas Do a Lot
I have these two half-grown children living at my house. And if you read my blog very often I’m sure you’re thinking, “Wow. She mostly just talks about how fast time goes by and how quickly her kids grow!!” Too true. I do feel that way a lot and I do think about it a […]
Our Guest Room Makeover, Decor Style, and a Good Bit of Rambling
Back in the winter, I dug around for the leftover paint I knew I had and moved a few things out into the room-at-the-top-of-the-stairs and rounded up paintbrushes, dropcloths {a.k.a. as old shower curtains and plastic}, paint rollers, and such, and commenced to paint my guest room. We didn’t paint it before we moved in […]
The Interpreter Inside Each One Of Us
I’ve been thinking off and on about interpretation. We all do a lot of interpreting. We do it and aren’t even aware that we are. We read something and we interpret what we perceive the author is saying. We watch a movie and we take away something, whether we watch it just for fun or […]
Three Things I Struggle With
Three things I struggle with ~ Hmmm??? Only three?? 😉 Ok, hit it………. {not listed in any special order or in accordance with how big or small the struggle} No. 1. INTERRUPTIONS I don’t like to be interrupted. Especially when I’m really focused on something or trying to really think […]
Pain, Planes, Pressure, Plans, and Parties
Plans. We all make ’em. We all keep them. We all have them. We all dream them. We all change them. And sometimes we just flat out cancel them. Plans. I had plans. My littles, that aren’t so little, but I still always want to call them my littles and probably always will, and I […]
