Play On Friends… Play On
You know those times that you go shopping and you find the perfect pair of jeans? They fit just right and in that moment you want to buy every other pair in your size? This is much like using the gifts that we have been blessed with by God. Each time we are engaged in...
Leap Before You Look…
I have been reflecting recently on "what's next?". The reality is that in a few short months my life will change when I retire from teaching. It has been a time to reflect on all that I have been blessed to do for the last thirty years and a time of looking forward to...
Deepening… The Weekend Brew
The voice calls often and repeats its message as a tender inquiry, A low whisper that floats in on the wings of morning A gentle, inviting voice that offers more than just its sweet melody. The voice beckons for me to read, dive deeper and embrace the Word of God. The...
Five Minute Friday-Gather
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...
What’s Next?
Life is changing- an ending of a career, a passion fulfilled for 30 years, a sense of accomplishment all coming together into one word-retirement. It is the end of 30 years of teaching but the beginning of a new normal with multiple possibilities. As I have begun the...
Stillness
We had snow, we had cold and we had cold, snow all packed into one very long week. The beauty took my breath away, provided extra time off work and left me with time for introspection. Here is the result. Snow does this to me... It causes me to withdraw into...
My One Word…Now It’s Getting “Real”
My one word for 2015 is "Shine". There is this image of sparkles, light reflecting brightly, a clean slate and all around perfection when the word "shine" crosses my path. Everything is working together and producing a goodness for others. Well, that is not me-not...
When Lent is Not Giving Up, But Looking In…The Weekend Brew
Growing up in a structured, traditional church came with the yearly Lenten sacrifices. I would start planning weeks in advance for the "just right" thing to give up as my offering each Lent. Choosing involved making sure that whatever I gave up would hurt, but not too...
Five Minute Friday-Open
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...
Where God Found Me in 2005…Guest Post @Testimony Tuesday
There I was sitting in a too big house with a too small family, holding my head in my hands wondering about my American dream. Where was my hope for a healthy and happy marriage for my sons? How would the demise of a two parent home change the future course of life...
Five Minute Friday-When
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...
When Life is One Big Exhale
Inhale, exhale... Daybreak, evening dusk... Life goes in, life goes out... A daily rhythm of beginning and end set on repeat, or is it? How are your days spent? Is there a balance between the living of life followed by a renewing and refueling? Are we pacing ourselves...
An Invitation: Come As You Are…The Weekend Brew
A new day begins and as the world wakes up in all its glory we only need to "come as we are". No pretenses, no specific expectations - just who we are and what we bring as a daughter, son, mother, father, wife, husband, sister or brother. Come as you are beckons the...
Belonging
As the stars and moon hang out in the night sky, so does the sun mingle with the day, When rain pours from the clouds, the drops of tears nourish the earth below, As leaves grace the branches of trees with beauty, flowers provide the splash of color needed as a...
When Winter Lingers, God Brings Hope… ALL IN Devotional
Winter is officially here! We see it in the dusty browns, grays and barren branches. We feel it in the cold that seeps into every pore and lingers. We smell it in the crisp, frigid air and the piled up leaves starting to mold. We hear it when the wind slaps against...
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