photo credit Yesterday I ran to the store to pick up that one ingredient we just “had to have.” Â I was shocked at the number of people doing a full-blown shopping trip on the holiday. Â I was hoping for a “run-in, run-out” kind of trip…and folks all around me were…
When my husband and I moved into our house years ago, a thorny bush grew in one of the flower beds. Â Didn’t look like much and I honestly thought we would be ripping it out in the future. Â But it turned out that this bush of thorns was actually something…
My sweet baby girl, Tessa, is developing quite the opinion at her ripe age of 15 months. Â I love watching her learn. Her little eyes wide open to her world, taking it all in. Each night my husband and I say prayers with our children individually. Â Yes, it takes a…
It’s 5 minute Friday again. So I’m late to the party. Better late than never. On Fridays, a bunch of writer friends around the world link up and exercise their writing skills in the form of a five minute post. No re-runs. No do-overs. Just plain ol’ spelling it out…
I’m a crazy fool reader. Shamelessly addicted to books. It seems that reading is as ingrained in my genetic makeup as my giraffe neck. A little more advantageous than the neck though. I remember in college, one of my dates brought along a book he thought I might enjoy.  Poor…
Lately when I’ve looked in the mirror, I’ve been a bit more critical. Â Perhaps because that magical age of ….(you thought I’d actually tell you?!) is arriving very soon. Â The creases and wrinkles seem to be more prominent. Â I watched myself on video today and the lighting wasn’t exactly flattering….
Do you ever think to yourself Is that really what God wanted me to do? Because I so desperately want to follow God’s plan for my life that I get a little… anxious about it. Sounds crazy, perhaps. I mean, doesn’t worrying about whether or not God wants you to…
Ok, that title is not EXACTLY true, because I have as many favorite Bible verses as my 3 year old has favorite dresses. Which is essentially every dress in her closet. 😉 But, I do have a favorite for today;this one seems to be my turn-to verse. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust…
The clover flower stood in the middle of the entire bed. Â No more important than the ones next to it, the purple seemed to be magnified against the sea of green surrounding it. In the middle of dividing players into teams and demonstrating how to dribble a soccer ball, one…
Hey Friends! This gift from my friends at What’s In The Bible? is so fabulous that I had to share it with you. Father’s Day is this Sunday; can you believe it? This link from What’s In The Bible? will get you some great dad stuff at their place! Including:…
Every Friday a bunch of us writer chics link up together at the Gypsy Mama’s place for a five minute writing challenge. Â No takebacks, just blurting it all out. Â This week’s word is “expectation.” And Here. We. Go. Beginning with a story of promise, God declares Abraham to produce unending…
The glory of the moon, full and bright, bids me look upon its beauty. Through the window, the mysterious glow beckons my eyes to be still and gaze at the creation appointed to rule the night. Darkness gives birth to fullness of wonder at God’s mysterious formation of hazy, gleaming…
