Be Sure to Make Time to Breathe
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Join me there as we write for five (mostly-) unedited minutes of writing on the prompt, “breathe”. ***** If only I could just find a minute to BREATHE….. Do you ever feel this way? Or perhaps a better question is how do we […]
Freedom in Learning the Balance of Control
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Join me there to read other writers’ brief, unedited thoughts on the prompt, “control”. ***** Control. So difficult a word for some of us. Or is it really quite simple? I like to feel in control. My personality is most comfortable when […]
Refine
*****Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday. Our prompt for today is the word, “refine”.***** Today I’m thinking about the word, “refine”, and the first thing that comes to mind is the process using fire that refines gold. According to Oxford Living Dictionaries, the definition of refine is, “Remove impurities or […]
Managing in the Middle
Are you feeling stuck in the middle of anything right now? Starting something new can be exhilarating and motivating, finishing can be a celebration and a relief, but what about life in the middle? When you think about it, most of life is spent somewhere in the “middle”. Just think about middle children for a […]
Make Something Beautiful Of Your Brokenness in 2017
Happy New Year, friends! I don’t know about you, but I feel somewhat behind the eight ball in this new year. While I keep reading online blog and social media posts about folks who have all their goals mapped out for 2017, I am still trying to adjust to “non-holiday” status and schedule, […]
Simple Gifts in Mason Jars – great last-minute Christmas gift idea
Today I’m wondering…..do you have any last-minute gifts to give? Perhaps you’re going to someone’s home for the holidays and need a small token of your appreciation. Maybe you are looking for just the right “something” for your child’s teacher. Or do you have some close friends or church small group members to whom you’d […]
Hope and Peace Amidst the Chaos
I sure love Christmas and the holiday season! I keep wanting to write fun posts about “Christmasy” things, but lately I have been drawn to write about the more “serious” side of things, like finding peace in this busy, festive season. I’ll try to be brief, but in this morning’s quiet time I gleaned some […]
Now
I’ve always been one to look forward to things. It’s so easy for me to think, plan, anticipate, and sometimes even worry over the future. I also think a lot about the past. I like to remember, even re-live good moments, and sometimes find myself dwelling on hard ones. But living in the moment??? It’s […]
Count it All Joy
Today’s post is written for the link-up at Five Minute Friday on the prompt, “joy“. ***** Oh, how I wish to just write a simple, happy post about Christmas joy today! But the first phrase that came to me as I started to think about this prompt is the scripture that reads, “count it all […]
11 Things I Learned in October & November 2016
I’m so happy and privileged to include this post with Emily Freeman’s What We Learned link-up. Since she is now posting this quarterly and I usually try to post each month, in order to get the full story please be sure to check out my 10 Things I Learned in September 2016 post as […]