Today isn’t the big day It’s just an ordinary Wednesday. We’ve got Vacation Bible School tonight. I need to give the dog a bath. And there are errands to be run. I’ll spend my morning doing laundry and running the vacuum. I’ll spend my afternoon in the car, driving then stopping multiple times to complete […]
Gratitude
{Book Review} Listen Love Repeat by Karen Ehman
Have you ever read a couple of lines in a book and had to stop because the words resonated so deeply within you that you needed time to stop and allow them to sink in and soak in and expand. Four years ago, I read a book by Karen Ehman titled Let. It. Go. It […]
Don’t Forget to Remember {or why you need Thanksgiving traditions}
“Take care lest you forget …” Several times in Deuteronomy the Lord speaks these words to the Israelites. He knew their hearts could easily be distracted from all He had done for them— things like, rescuing them from their bondage in Egypt, splitting the Red Sea, providing them manna and quail in the wilderness, sand […]
Two Lists You REALLY Need
Welcome to Day 28 of 31 Ways to Embrace Lopsided Living! I’ve learned a lot since I first started practicing this idea of Lopsided Living almost ten years ago. And one thing I know for certain — I often experience times of great success in living life this way and there have been seasons when […]
We Have Abundance not Scarcity
Welcome to day 2 of 31 Simple Ways to Embrace Lopsided Living! Since it’s Sunday, I won’t be writing a long post but I do want to encourage you with a verse of Scripture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. […]
{Book Review} Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World by Kristen Welch
It’s no big secret I’m a Kristen Welch groupie. If you follow either of my Facebook pages you know I share basically everything she writes with the hashtag #MustRead. I’ve been reading her blog for ever ….because she is equal parts hilarious and honest. And those are two of the most important qualities in a […]