“Being scared isn’t really that much different than being scarred.” I read it on Ann Voskamp’s blog. It’s true. I nod my head. Read further.Tears prick my eyelids and squeeze at the corners. Scared and scarred both carry trauma and pain. Truth is, it doesn’t even have to be big or deeper traumas. It shows…
Category: Things I Love
Ten Things Bringing Me Delight These Summer Days
A few favorites……a few life-giving practices…..a few ways to delight in the daily………. My lovely prayer journal ~ jotting lines each evening or morning. The practice grounds me. Watering flowers……..I love slipping out in the evening dusk and offering all the thirsty plants a drink. The heat has subsided some by then and our backyard…
May Musings
Let’s chat about beauty and gratitude and all the places and books where we’re finding hope and encouragement and anticipation these days of May! I’ll go first. 🙂 1. ANTICIPATE At this very moment, as write these words, I’m anticipating my parents coming to visit and a graduation celebration for Tucker. We’re in the throes…
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…
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…