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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
The Blog
to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
When It’s Better To Just Be Yourself
I failed at living out one of my beliefs over the weekend. I failed to be real. I failed to be myself. My husband and I had just finished tandem bicycling 189 miles over three days in the Kansas 95º heat. After washing off the grime and gunk from our ride, we settled...
What Will You And I Do With Our Differences?
I am a Christian. You may not be. We can still choose to get along. I may live life differently than you live. We can still be kind to each other. I am “straight.” You may not be. We can still be friends. I may do things you’d never do, or talk about things you’d...
Where Are You Taking Me, Jesus?
Obedience. It was a big word in our home for years. Our children learned what it meant early. Whatever the situation, they found we meant it when we asked them to obey. Bless their little rebellious hearts back then. They also found there were consequences to their...
5 Psalms To Pray For The Best Summer Ever
If I’m not careful, life has a way of crowding out the time I like to spend hanging out with God each morning. Especially during the summer months when my schedule seems a little more flexible, if I don’t carve out time to spend with God, other things--some important...
5 Ways I’m Making It The Best Summer Ever
You may have already read, I'm out to make this the best summer ever. If you follow me on any social media, you'll see #bestsummerever on my posts, tweets, pics, snaps, and instas. That's not to say that every day is going to be a dream day. That's not to say that...
Love Note To My Lefes – May 2016
My monthly love note to the three I'm blessed to call family - Bill, Alissa & Zach: Goodness we had a wonderful May. I look back and am completely thankful. We biked. A lot. It blessed me to have you, Alissa and Zach, join your dad and me last weekend. We...