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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
I Want To Be A Blessing And Not A Burden
The look on her face showed much. Sadness filled her eyes. Shadows appeared under them as evidence of fatigue or illness. The corners of her mouth pointed downward, and her head followed. I didn't mean to stare, but I couldn't take my eyes off of her. And as I watched...
Living Life To The Fullest #live2017
It's been a bit quiet over here for the last two weeks. Quiet on the blog, but most certainly not quiet in this life of mine. Wouldn't you know, just as soon as I chose my #oneword for 2017, I would have the opportunity to embrace it... and to embrace it grandly. I've...
Love Note To My Lefes – December 2016
My monthly love note to the three I'm privileged to call family (a few days delayed)... Love Note To My Lefes - December 2016 Bill, Alissa & Zach, Here we are, days into 2017, and even though both December and 2016 have slipped by, I wanted to pause and celebrate...
When It’s Time For You To Live
I dropped my phone in the toilet this morning. (Clean water, by the way.) I'm wearing a heart monitor for a month. (Yeah, my heart decided to rebel recently.) I had to change my plans for my day off today. This is life, isn't it? An imperfect, messy, ridiculous,...
7 Ways To Powerfully Embrace The New Year
Happy New Year! I'm one who loves a fresh start. A new year, for me, is a chance for a new beginning. How about you? Do you like turning the page of the new year? Or is the start of a new year something you don't look forward to? No matter how we feel about it, a new...
2016 – The Year I Believed
2016 will go down as the year I believed. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord. Luke 1:45 NRSV This year flew past me like our friend, Brian's speeding #17 race car. In my mind it should only be about...