Every month I look back at the things I learned, loved, and lived through. I also look forward to the next month. Since today is the last day of the year, I will be looking back at 2015, and tomorrow, on January 1, I will look forward to 2016. Can you believe we start a […]
12 Days of Christmas Countdown Calendar
It’s Christmas Eve! I can’t believe how time flew. We all say that though, don’t we? It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of holiday preparations that we lose track of time. Suddenly, it’s here. Christmas Eve. Christmas Day. A new year. This morning I received a FutureMe.org email I wrote a year […]
Faith Related Gift Ideas
I am pretty much done with Christmas shopping. For the first time in years, I won’t be scrambling for gifts so I thought I would share with you some faith related gift ideas for this Friday’s Weekend Fun post. Book: My Fringe Hours by Jessica N. Turner This is a colorful bite-sized version of Jessica’s The Fringe Hours. […]
A Look Back at November
It is with a sad heart that I say hello to you today. There was a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California today, and it reminded me of the shortness of life. I have been quiet on this blog lately because of a few things colliding with each other. I was sick for over a […]
The Gratitude Attitude
The Oxford Dictionary and Google defines gratitude as the “quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” With Thanksgiving coming up and today being Veteran’s Day, being thankful is on everybody’s lips, as it should be. But what I struggled with, and maybe you have too, is accepting thanks. Have […]
Weekend Fun & Songs from My iTunes
This month will have a little more Weekend Fun posts because of the Blog-tember Challenge! Enjoy your weekend! Blog-tember Challenge Prompt: Put your iTunes/music player on shuffle and share the first 10 songs that play. 1. “Afloat” by Caleb and Sol I love this song and I’m so happy it popped in first. Here is […]
A Look Back at August
Every month, I’m looking back at the things I learned, loved, and lived through. This is my look back at August. Learned This month, God has been stretching me to emptiness. To live by faith with no return. To be empty without becoming a minimalist. I also learned that I don’t know how to read […]
