Coffee Cravings – Blessed
Predawn stillness magnifies the silence in the air Light remains hidden under the blanket of darkness outside 5:00 AM is like this - peaceful silence, a world waiting for the wakeup call that begins with a glimmer of sun painted across the sky I unwrap myself from the...
Motherhood Moments
This week I have felt a sense of urgency to put pen to page and write my thoughts on motherhood. I am a mom and I cannot think of a greater gift than being able to nurture children, watch them grow into who God is calling them to be and to bloom myself into who I...
FMF- Grateful
It’s Five Minute Friday and I am joining Lisa-Jo Baker and other FMF girls to write flat out for five minutes. No editing, no polishing, and then linking up together. I am loving this challenge! I hope you enjoy it too! Check out what Five Minute Friday is all about...
What I Learned from My Third Graders
This past month of school has been a very stressful time to be a teacher. Time seemed to be ticking by slowly but at other times it seemed to move quickly as anticipation, preparation and motivation were present in abundance as we geared up for state testing this past...
FMF Post – Mess
It’s Five Minute Friday and I am joining Lisa-Jo Baker and other FMF girls to write flat out for five minutes. No editing, no polishing, and then linking up together. I am loving this challenge! I hope you enjoy it too! Can I just say that 5 minutes flies by!!! Here...
Delight for Today
For several weeks, one verse from a little known book of the Bible has appeared in my reading - during my Bible study, a blog post or as I am doing some research. One word seems to pop off the page every time I read this verse - DELIGHT! In the back of my mind, I have...
The Slippers
It’s Five Minute Friday and I am joining Lisa-Jo Baker and other FMF girls to write flat out for five minutes. No editing, no polishing, and then linking up together. This is my second time taking the plunge into a "quick" write on one word. Can I just say that 5...
This is Love
We stand before the mirror each day and see... broken, messy, old, uncertain, unloved reflections of ourselves staring back at us! We exhale and wish for this day to be better than the one before - for this reflection to give us a glimpse of something new, loved and...
Coffee Cravings-New Life
Friday darkness bursts forth into a Sunday of renewal - new life has come through the resurrection of Jesus! Our messiness, our mistakes, our misguided attempts to do the right thing are all washed away in one act. A final intake of breath leaves an exhale of grace as...
God’s Grace Poured Out for All
It’s Five Minute Friday and I am joining Lisa-Jo Baker and other FMF girls to write flat out for five minutes. No editing, no polishing, and then linking up together. This is my first time taking the plunge into a "quick" write on one word. Here goes! GLUE - GO...
What I Learned From Beans and Rice
Do you need a little salt with that???? My church tried a one week experiment last year to see if eating cheaply for a week could help change the world. We were asked to eat beans and rice for a week and at the of the end of the week, the surplus money we would have...
Coffee Cravings-Courage
So glad you stopped by today! Pour yourself another cup of coffee, sit in your comfy chair and let God's words soak into your soul! Coffee Cravings is grande- sized God cravings for the soul through His word and truths. Today the word "courage" entered my quiet time...
Coffee Cravings – Play
I'm so glad you stopped by today! Hope you brought your coffee or tea and can stay and sit for awhile for the first week of Coffee Cravings. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught the flash of playful jumping across the field behind my house. I paused and watched more...
When Your Heart is Burdened
Some weeks are just like this, I remind myself. Life weighs you down and you are weary from the toil that it takes on your heart, mind and body. You question the enormity of the burden that carves away at your exterior and wounds your heart. Exhaustion settles into...
Coffee Cravings
If you know me well, you know I love coffee!!! No day is complete without a hot cup of coffee splashed with some cream. Yes - coffee takes me to my happy place, but it is much more than a cup of coffee! My day begins in complete stillness - darkness shrouds the house...
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