Goal setting has been a part of my life for years. Checking off lists and projecting work assignments began at an early age for me. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from making a mark straight across the item-don’t you think? My family jokes a little about my lists….
Hey Friends! Since mid-December when the website was redesigned, I’ve been needing to redesign my printables page. So today I worked like a mad woman (ok, I do have a habit of doing that every day…) AND TADA! I finished it! Woo to the hoo! I decided that today’s Whimsical…
Last fall I attended my church Bible study and we studied Gideon by Priscilla Shirer. Wow- it was a fabulous study and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Have you ever been involved in a study where you knew it was exactly what God had for you at that time?…
Week before last I wrote a list of 20 things to say to encourage my husband. 7 Ways to Praise Your Husband for 7 Days and 7 Ways to Praise Your Children for 7 Days have been two well-loved articles here on the blog. The power of praise and encouragement…
There are moments in life you never forget. You may have heard me tell about this particular moment in my life or read about it in our family’s story. But the night I googled ‘mucopolysaccharidosis’ and read the description was one of those moments. MPS III, Sanfilippo syndrome, is marked by…
Some days you give so much, you get to the point of feeling like you have nothing left to give. Have you ever been there? Emptiness can be such a twisted feeling. When I get to this point, when I feel empty inside, the only thing I know to do…
How does one traverse from solely breathing to soulfully living? Long ago and far away, there lived a divorced mom. This story is one of her total revolution- from striving to thriving. I know, I know- it seems impossible, but it’s true. That mama- her heart was scarred and her…
A Prayer for Peace Dear Father, Today I realized How much strife is in this world, How many hurting hearts need love, And the number of broken people Who are barely surviving. In fact, we’re all broken, Lord. That’s why we desperately need You- To learn to love and to…
Waiting is my least favorite thing to do. Who invented waiting anyways? Worse yet, who invented the “waiting room?” Essentially, it’s a room to tell you: It’s not your turn yet….we have no place for you, so you’re stuck here. Waiting. Yes, we know this room is a bit rigid, but we keep…
At the beginning of the calendar year, many people are thinking of the opportunity for a fresh start. We set new goals and look toward the days ahead as a common New Year practice. For some, the holiday rush is over and routine kicks in a bit more solidly. But…
With the New Year unfolding before us so quickly, a prayer for a new beginning has been stirring in my heart. I hope you enjoy this prayer. Would you mind letting me know in the comments if you’d enjoy having a book of the prayers I’ve written and pinned? I’d…
It’s Christmas Eve! Wow- time surely flies. Today I just wanted to give you a few reminders of the Christmas posts for this month. In case you need to print out some gift tags real quick, or take a deep breath and pray, or you know that grace is always…
