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
“How Did I Get Here?”
I stood on the scale in disbelief. "What?? This number can't be right. Seriously. How in the world did I get here?!" I hadn't seen that large of a number on the scale in years. I couldn't believe my eyes. I decided a long time ago that weighing myself every day wasn't...
When Loving Others Isn’t Easy
Loving God and loving others. After hearing a sermon from a respected area pastor on Matthew 22 in my early blogging days, the above title for my blog stuck. What better reminder for this girl who seemed to struggle with loving anyone but herself? All these years,...
Five Minute Friday – World
It feels good to join my Five Minute Friday friends again this week at our Thursday night Five Minute Friday Party (#fmfparty)!! Goodness, I've missed them. This is when we each write for five minutes on a one word prompt, as we let the words fly through our fingers....
Trust In What We Can’t See
Sometimes seeing is believing. It's easy to believe what we can see. Like rain, sun, the miracle of a newborn baby. Test results, disasters, death. A paycheck, a friend, a hug of acceptance. Yet, sometimes believing has nothing to do with sight. I can't see my...
God Even Cares About Soccer
"This can't be the end." Those words flashed through my mind as our soccer team humbly walked toward us with the participation trophy in hand. My eyes locked on our son, and my buried emotions matched his tears. Except for some reason, none of my tears escaped. It was...
Make This Race Different
It's been quite the race. A beautiful, sentimental, amazing, never-to-forget race. I did all I could to slow it down, but this race to our son's high school graduation happened at lightning speed. And as we prepared for "the lasts" of high school--senior nights,...
