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 […]
Weekend Fun and Wins
Today is the last day of my first Giveaway! You can win Emily P. Freeman’s latest book “Simply Tuesday” below. The contest ends tonight at midnight (August 29, 2015; 12:00 AM). a Rafflecopter giveaway Watch This Greatest Dad Wins video is hilarious. Go dads! This penguin wins at having fun. Read I’ve been pulled aside […]
Weekend Fun, Smarts, and a Giveaway!
Students have been going back to school the past few weeks, and I’ve envied their back-to-school shopping. There just something about shopping for school supplies that excites me. The great news is in August, my church starts collecting supplies for Operation Christmas Child! That’s right! A great excuse to go school supply shopping for those […]
Weekend Fun and Turning Two
I turned two yesterday! Well, this blog did. It’s easy to see how much I didn’t do or could have done for this blog in the past year, but I want to choose to look at where God has taken me. In the past year, my top two posts were: The Truth About New Age, Single, and […]
It’s My 2 Year Blogiversary Party!
This little space is turning two years old on Thursday! Was it only two years ago that I felt a turning point come in my life? An awakening from a long slumber. A pouring of new wine into new wineskin. Two years ago, I had a nudge to honor God with my writing. Not One […]