The wind has been surging all around the eaves today. Gray paints the sky in the afternoon. It looks and sounds very March-like. I watch the tops of the trees swaying from my upstairs window. Baby wheat is beginning to think spring and waking up to green and grow. Where are you finding beauty these […]
Ten Simple Sayings I Love
Today, finds my fingers on the keys of my computer, pecking away to jot down a list of ten simple sayings I’ve acquired from here and there. They stick in my head and I love the sentiments that belong to each one. They’ve inspired, encouraged and added value and direction to my life. They’re simple. […]
How Good of God to Give Me This
I have tried since…to make every pleasure into a channel of adoration. I don’t mean simply by giving thanks for it. One must of course give thanks, but I meant something different…Gratitude exclaims, very properly, “How good of God to give me this. One’s mind runs back up the sunbeam to the sun.” ~ C.S. […]
Praise, Quotes and Baby Calves
Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you. ~ Isaiah 60:1-2 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices […]
Life Will Not Always Be As It Is Today
Life will not always be as it is today. ~ I read this quote a few years ago and it lingers in my mind. A reminder that resonates with me often. It applies well to all the days. On the hard days ~ they won’t last forever. On the discouraging days ~ another day will […]
The Post About Marriage That I Didn’t Intend To Write
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Seventeen. Eighteen. Nineteen. My fingers type out each number word. It takes me longer to type them than I think it will. I have to go back and add capitals to a couple of places. My fingers tried to […]
A Photo and A Quote
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~ James M. Barrie A photo and a quote! They are two of my favorite things! That’s all folks! 🙂
Beauty to Bless and Quotes to Ponder
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today […]
Ten of My Favorite Comfort Foods
{affiliate links included} Let’s get this party started on this Simply Tuesday! Linking up with Carole! Our list today is all about comfort food!!! What a great category! Oh, also, if YOU like to make lists, you should check out this book. It is called The 52 Lists Project. I’m talking about it in a […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 5}
Unforgiveness is like sipping on poison and then expecting the other person to die. We should be tenderhearted and toughskinned. Colossians 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form. There’s so much bad in the best of us and so much good in the worst of us that it […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 4}
There are very few places where the soul is truly safe, where the knowing, the questions, the longings of the soul are welcomed, received, and listened to rather than evaluated, judged, or beaten out of us. ~ Ruth Haley Barton Psalm 147:11 The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 3}
Being happy doesn’t mean everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections. I’m beginning to see how the secret ways and deepest mysteries of God and His kingdom are often revealed off the beaten path of organized religion and frequently missed by the too-smart. Sometimes it’s not the professor or […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 2}
Affirm your husband often! Husbands have a need for our affirmation. This is at the heart of the “helper” role and why God said it is not “good” for man to be alone. Your man needs your affirmation! Give at least one encouraging statement {really more than one} daily! ~Kimberly Wagner I realized why […]
Quotes to Remember {No. 1}
What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while. ~ Gretchen Rubin I look at you…and I’m home. ~ Dory from Finding Nemo Reverence for God impacts how we relate to people. Our respect for Him translates into a respectful attitude toward others. #TrueWoman201 It’s easy […]
Let’s Quote Some More
More quotes to record and ponder and remember and smile at….. Complaining is a terrible habit, becomes a negative way of life, and strips away gratitude and any hope for contentment. It tells God: “I don’t like what You’ve given me, and I don’t trust You.” ~Vicki Rose Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely […]
More Quotes From True Woman 201
You can read the first post on True Woman 201 over here… True Woman 201 What true women have you been inspired by? I feel blessed to know a lot of women who desire to be true women of God and to strive for Him. I didn’t say perfect. They’re real. We’re real. […]
Memoir Monday {No. 53}
Nieces!!! What more is there to say?! Lovely new yard decor! Flamingos. Plastic flamingos! “Someone” stuck these in among my stuff coming home with me from my Grandma’s. {No names ~ but the conspirators very closely resemble my big sister and little brother.} My husband and my daughter then sent them on home with said […]
