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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bites
Sometimes you just need peanut butter and chocolate. Together. Am I right? But for those of us are trying to cut calories, and who desire to eat a little more healthy, this kind of craving can be disastrous. (At least for me.) Until now. I looked all over for an easy,...
Pray For Fathers, Especially Today
Father's Day. A myriad of emotions can fill this day. It's not always the happiest for some. There's the past: Difficult memories, unanswered questions. There's the present: Lack of understanding, miscommunication. There's the unknown future: Sickness, loss,...
3 Sentences That Transformed Our Marriage
In a few weeks my husband and I will be celebrating 23 years of wedded bliss. Okay, maybe not bliss, but happiness and love. Okay, I'll just be honest here... 23 years of learning how to love each other. We've had some glorious, and amazing mountain-top moments: Our...
Five Minute Friday – Fear
Five Minute Friday. It's a highlight to my week. It's when I get to just let the words fly from my mind, and through my fingers on a one-word prompt for five minutes. Free-writing is a beautiful thing where I can just let go and let the writing happen. I join up with...
When Panic Tries To Creep In
It hit me upside the head as I was applying my mascara this morning It's a wonder I didn't poke myself in the eye. I am going to be without a job in two weeks. Gulp. Oh, I already knew this fact, but the reality of it all sank in deep. Real deep. I'm not sure why...
Give Yourself Some Grace
Grace is a must for real life. I shared real life in my previous post regarding a personal moment on the bathroom scale. I had two choices to make that night. I could either tear myself apart with destructive self-talk, or I could "draw a line in the sand," so to...