Tag: challlenges
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Hanging On or Letting Go
I’m sitting here under a cozy blanket, quickly cooling coffee next to me, and a cat (finally calm) watching me. I’ve got YouTube on the TV with a beautiful Christmas scene inside a home with snow falling outside and soft music playing. I’ve recently put up my Christmas decorations and I’m enjoying them let up…
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Just Another Day…
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August 2, 1997. It was just another day for most. It was a big day for me. Happiest day of my life… or so they say. For 7 years it was a day that was celebrated. Today, 19 years later, it’s just another day. One day closer to summer being over and getting back to…
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Seasons…Part of Living
today, tomorrow & every day – THOUGHTS ON LIVING A BRAVE AND REAL AND GORGEOUS LIFE. Written by M.H. Clark and illustrated by Jill Labieniec. Here are my continued thoughts on this amazing book I received as a gift. “Things really changed,” she said, “when I started to be more generous to myself.”…
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Resiliency and Growth Over Time…
today, tomorrow & every day – THOUGHTS ON LIVING A BRAVE AND REAL AND GORGEOUS LIFE. Written by M.H. Clark and illustrated by Jill Labieniec. Here are my continued thoughts on this amazing book I received as a gift. She hadn’t always been this way. …
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today, tomorrow & every day…
I recently received a very beautiful book from a friend. today, tomorrow & every day …
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Standing in the Gap…
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I love to pray. I love when people reach out for prayer and I can intercede on their behalf. I don’t take prayer lightly. When I say I will pray for someone, I pray. I stand in the gap for them. A friend recently asked me what I meant by “stand in the gap.” She…
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Grief Revisited…
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It takes only a song, a smell, a memory shared on FB, a sound, a picture, a date on the calendar… and the grief comes flooding back. Fresh as the day it began. Today was just that… a date on the calendar. Four months to the day. A time on the clock. It happened right…
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Entering the Throne Room…
“In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” -Psalm 5:3 It’s so easy… yet so hard. I’m up early before leaving for work. I can’t just get up and go. I need time to prepare for the day. I need coffee and…
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#lovewins
This morning I’m irritated. I’m irritated because it’s way too hot for the end of June and I didn’t sleep worth a darn last night. I’m irritated because it’s only 9:15 and almost too hot to be on my patio. This morning I’m also disappointed. I’m disappointed in myself and in people in general. Why?…
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It IS Well With Our Souls…
Uncertainty… fear… worry… pending crisis… facing the unknown. We all struggle with these. Some seasons feel more intense than others. Where do you go when we are living in these uncertain times? Whom do you call? Do you face them alone? This morning I awoke with some uncertain fears and worries on my mind. I…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 