Heart Murmurs… The Weekend Brew
God whispers and words reach my soul. The words come unexpectedly, but show up at just the right times. God's whispers look like pictures, poems from students, His Word, heart stopping beauty and the gifts of friendship and family. The heart murmurs are blessings to...
Five Minute Friday ~ Door
And so - we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out - no editing, no polishing - just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do! Click here to learn...
On This Day
On any given day, I can feel all the feelings ranging from joy to despair, excitement to discouragement, courage to fear and everything in between. Compassion and love weave throughout to lace all the "feels" together. I am a teacher! Most days I wrap up the day...
God’s Beauty Defined
God takes one still life piece of beauty and speaks volumes to bring us life and perspective. Today I am sharing snapshots of God's glory with reflections and questions to give us the chance to go deeper in our own lives. Each image stopped me long enough to ponder -...
Life’s Lens …The Weekend Brew
What do you surround yourself with each day, each hour or minute? Does life look like an ending becoming a new beginning? Do you watch as the day turns into night and the cycle of many awakes becomes many sleeps? Does the sun remind you of all the possibilities that...
Five Minute Friday ~ Tomorrow
And so - we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out - no editing, no polishing - just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do! Click here to learn...
Oh The Places I’ll Go!
In less than 40 days ( teaching days) I will be ending a career of 30 years in the classroom and begin my sequel. The next chapter of my life is a blank page waiting to be filled with dreams, next steps and most importantly looking to God to fill in the white spaces...
He Had Me At Thank You…Guest Post @Made to Mother
Motherhood is a story of opposites - of ups and downs, heartache and joy, hurry ups and slow downs as well as many beginnings followed by ends. Motherhood is a series of snapshots that blur together in fast forward until one day after you've blinked you realize your...
Five Minute Friday ~ Relief
Exciting news at the end! Read all the way through for more FMF retreat news! And so - we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out - no editing, no polishing - just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute...
The Importance of Real Connections in a Non-Connected World
On any given day, I can get all the news, conversations, pictures and daily life snapshots I wish for online and never need to engage in face to face conversations. Social media provides an avenue for all the information we could ever want with the push of a button...
Because He Lives…The Weekend Brew
I imagine the path to the cross over 2000 years ago. The path of sacrifice, redemption and glory. The footsteps stirring up the dusty road, the sun's glare casting a shadow of a cross across the path, beads of sweat dropping like pearls as dust scatters with every...
Are You Listening?
Just a few days ago I joined the Five Minute Friday community and wrote about the word "Break". You can read that post here. In the process, I am learning that five minutes is not enough to explore the word "break" and God's ideas for what this should look like for...
Five Minute Friday ~ Break…and #fmfretreat update
And so - we write for five minutes, our words tumbling out - no editing, no polishing - just flat out on a one word prompt! We gather all our beautiful thoughts here in our Five Minute Friday community and then love on each other as only we can do! Click here to learn...
Surrender
I imagine surrender as... The free fall moment when you are suspended between the high dive and the waiting water below The arms of your young sons stretched wide as they race toward you on chubby legs to receive your embrace The unconditional love of your parents -...
Let Go and Let Me…The Weekend Brew
The cracks in the sidewalk resemble my soul, ridges and grooves mark off sections into the compartments of my life-God, family, church, work and fun. Twigs, scattered leaves and pebbles gather to fill the crevices, much like my insecurities, weaknesses and doubt that...
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