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
Five Minute Friday – Free
Oh goodness, what a great Five Minute Friday it is! When many of us write for five minutes--free write--on a one word prompt. We let the words flow with no care in the world about what the world cares about. You know... punctuation, grammar, or if it even makes...
“Something I Could Never Do”
I repeatedly said, "That's something I could never do." Ever voiced those words and found yourself eating them later?? Riding a bicycle across Iowa for a week, sleeping in a tent each night, waiting in a port-a-potty line 20-people deep or in a shower line an hour...
When It’s Time To Believe Again
Life gets ticking right along. We get caught up in climbing the success ladder, looking for the next big break, seeking a way to make it in the big leagues. There's deadlines to meet, dinner to make, diapers to change, and oh yeah, that pile of laundry is beckoning to...
Peace-filled Plans For A Hope-filled Future – Part 2
God has peace-filled plans for a hope-filled future. My words today continue from yesterday's post. I almost didn't share that piece of my story. I was tempted to skim over the truth that our church attendance yesterday was only the third time in eighteen months. This...
Peace-filled Plans For A Hope-filled Future – Part 1
It's one I've read hundreds of times. It's familiar enough for me to quote. It's full of promise and encourages me so. We thought it to be the perfect verse for my son for his high school graduation, and printed it on his party invitation. I'm guessing it's familiar...
The Safest Place To Be
There was no place like it. When I was scared, confused, hurt, or sad, I would visit often. I was encouraged and welcomed to climb up to the safest place I knew. My daddy's lap. His lap was comforting. It was as if it was meant just for me. As his arms would wrap...
