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 – Bloom
These Fridays sure roll around fast. It's Five Minute Friday, where a bunch of us meet over at Lisa-Jo Baker's to share five minutes of writing on a one-word prompt. It's our time to throw writing details like punctuation, grammar, spelling out the window, and to just...
Chocolate Drop Cookies
One of my favorite cookies as a child is still one of my favorites today! These are quick, easy and delicious. If you like chocolate, peanut butter and oats, you'll love them! No baking is a bonus! Chocolate Drop Cookies 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup cocoa 1/2 cup...
W2W – A God-Honoring Life
On our Woman to Woman Wednesdays we've been studying the example God has set before us of the woman of Proverbs 31. I imagine you've been challenged, and maybe even a little convicted as I have. I pray we've been encouraged as well. Today we wrap up this study....
Bloom Where We’re Planted
Our flower beds are beautiful this year. I was admiring them one day last week when I noticed a lone pink flower poking through one of our bushes in the rocks off to the side. Getting a closer look, I was surprised to behold exactly what it was. A beautiful poppy. The...
A Busy or Full Life?
Is your life busy? Or is it full? There's not one of us who isn't busy. We all live busy lives. But, it was about this time a year ago, I chose to stop using the word "busy" to describe me and my life. "Busy" is word that I believe many use as a badge of honor. The...
Praising God, Even Through The No-So-Sunshiny Things
It's a beautiful day in our corner of the world. I love seeing the sunshine, the green grass, the flowers blooming. I enjoy hearing the birds singing, the whisper of the wind, and an occasional train whistle in the distance. Life is good here in the country. But if I...
