The Blog
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 Reality Is Shaken
I sat there in front of my laptop, filled with frightened awe. The images before me caused my knees to quiver, tears to form in my eyes, and my reality to be shaken. “Why, God? Why is there so much evil and destruction in this world? Why do people set out to destroy...
We Can Learn Much From An Elf
Rudolph, Clarice, Sam the Snowman, and Hermie the Elf, characters from the Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer television special, grace our Christmas tree each year. These ornaments remind me of simpler, younger days when I would anticipate each December's showing of this...
Life Isn’t Perfect
Yesterday I wrote my monthly love note to my family. The last day of each month, or soon there after, I write a blog post to my husband and two children, and I share my heart through my words. I enjoy writing these monthly posts. My only regret is not starting it...
Love Note To My Lefe’s – November 2015
My monthly love note to the three I'm blessed to call family... November 2015 edition: Bill, Alissa & Zach, Can I just tell you how much fun I had with you over our Thanksgiving break??!! This might have been my most fun trip ever! God continues to bless our times...
When Gratitude Becomes A Reaction
Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. --William Arthur Ward I've kept this quote in front of me recently, and as I've done so, I'm finding it contains much truth. A humdrum...
He’s Not Done With Me
I continue to be reminded God can use anything He wants to teach and grow me. (That is becoming a lesson within itself.) And when He does, I am encouraged because no matter what the lesson or teaching moment is, I receive another reminder: He's not done with me yet. I...
