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
Grandma’s Banana Bread
My children have been asking me for what seems like weeks to make banana bread. The house is smelling pretty sweet right now, and you can bet I have two kids who are hovering over the oven, ready to devour a couple of fresh-out-of -the-oven slices! Mom used to make...
W2W – Is Your Husband’s Heart Safe?
I had called it quits. I was done. I was ready to move on with my life. Without my husband. I can do this single mom thing. I have no desire to save this marriage. I am tired of being hurt. I deserve to be happy. I'm done. So I left. I moved out. And took our children...
Someone in Your Life Needs You
There is someone in your life who needs you today. He or she needs what only you can offer. A word of encouragement. A smile. A home-cooked meal. A babysitter. Forgiveness. Friendship. A shoulder to cry on. A prayer. If you're anything like me, oftentimes I can be...
This Hilly Road Called Life
We called it "The Whee Road." Dad would speed up just before the hill. When we'd crest over the top, my little body would lift off the back seat, and my brothers and I would squeal, "Whee!" As the car descended on the other side, my stomach would do somersaults, and...
Why I Do What I Do
The forecast yesterday morning wasn't promising. It looks like it's going to be raining during game time. There's not just green areas on that weather radar. There's yellow and orange blobs mixed in. Great. As I sat at yesterday's game with my husband and the other...
Five Minute Friday – Friend
Friday is here! With it comes Five Minute Friday! Five minutes of writing on a one word subject. Pure writing, with no concern for grammar, punctuation, etc. This stretches me each week, and I love it. Linking up with my Five Minute Friday friends at lisajobaker.com....
