Spiritual gifts
Do you know what your spiritual gifts are? If you had asked me a year ago, I don’t even know that I would have known what are considered spiritual gifts. Actually, I didn’t look up the definition of spiritual gifts until last week. I just did a quick search to share some with you: they […]
Negative Self Talk
In the last day or so, I’ve heard my 5 year old starting to speak negatively over herself. As we were in the car she might have started fussing over something and I told her no. Not in an angry way – but the final answer was no. She started crying and saying ‘I’m a […]
My bruised thumb
I went excavating last night. Well. Not really. I sat in my living room and ‘excavated’ a dinosaur from an egg. I gave my daughter money to buy gifts for her teachers and a few family members, along with a budget on how much to spend on each. She came back with a gift for […]
What is your life jacket?
My daughter and I love the water. I started her in swimming lessons earlier in the year because I’m a big believer in water safety and teaching kids to swim at an early age. My mom had done the same for me. On a recent trip, a few months after her swimming classes had started, […]
Annoying Delays
Have you ever had a delay that made you so mad but then you look back and thanked God for it? I recently had one, and I’ll admit it was not one of my finer mom moments. My daughter’s passport was due to be renewed. After an already long day in school, then swimming class, […]
Thanksgiving
Good morning all. Happy thanksgiving. This was last year’s post. This year, I’ve had to be reminded that I need to be grateful. I’ve had to go back to counting each thing I’m grateful for, one item per day. If you are in a similar predicament as me, please join me and start your own […]
Time
I shared with you a few weeks ago that I had come to the conclusion that I needed time away from social media. I realize that I was falling into a trap that I had prided myself for many years as being able to avoid: envy. I like to think that I have a lot […]
Remembering Truth
Are you sometimes tempted to listen to that voice in your head that you need to have more? You can decide what the “more” looks like. Don’t get me wrong. Having ambition is a great thing, but knowing when to be content with what you have until “more” comes along is also a worthy […]
Sit with me
I love my quiet time in the morning when I’m having devotion and my home is completely quiet. It’s easier for me to ask God what He would have me do/share, and for me to stop long enough to hear/read His response. My devotion this morning started in Job 1. I love the book of […]
Exercising your spirit
My body had been in pain for the better part of a month. Every morning and evening as I was walking, I had to slow down because I was having an ache that extended from my hip to my foot. I couldn’t explain it. At first, I thought it was my shoes and that I […]