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add a lift to your step
When You Have A Meltdown In The Baking Aisle
Sauntering through the baking aisle at the grocery store, my eyes landed on my favorite brownie mix. (Many say I make the best brownies. Shock is shown on their faces when I reveal they're from a box!) Lo and behold, the price had gone up 25 cents per box from my...
The Difference Of Living Unrushed
Living unrushed was more difficult than I thought it would be. Really. (Okay, maybe unrushed isn't a real word, but in my life it needs to be.) I wasn't aware how much I rush through my days, until I intentionally stopped doing so. All last week, that was my...
To The Bride I Was 23 Years Ago
We celebrated 23 years of marriage on Saturday. (Wow... the years have sped by lighting-fast.) The time we spent together over the weekend allowed me to pause and ponder and reflect on these years. On the bride I was. On the hopes and plans and dreams we had. On where...
Five Minute Friday – Here
It's Five Minute Friday! I've been away from this group for a few weeks. Oh, it feels great to be back! It where we gather on Twitter Thursday evenings for what we call Five Minute Friday Party (#fmfparty) to connect and have fun. We free-write for five minutes on a...
When Comfort Clashes With Grief
Where do I begin after yesterday's post? Our friend Joan passed away yesterday afternoon. Those who knew her are grieving today. And we all deal with grieving differently. No way is right, and no way is wrong. I turn to my faith, and to my writing. Yet, my words today...
The Imprint Of Joan Feller
I can't seem to wrap my head around this. I remind myself God's ways are not my ways, and His thoughts are not my thoughts. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 And Romans 8:28 tells me: And we know...