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 – Mighty
(I'm stepping out and trying something new today. Promptings from my writer friends Meredith and Kelly. Here's my attempt at Five Minute Friday. It's where you are given a one word subject and you write for five minutes on that subject. With no editing, no concern for...
W2W Wednesday – Real & Authentic
Happy Wednesday, friend! Grab your coffee or tea, and pull up a chair. It's time for our mid-week encouragement, Woman to Woman! I'm guessing you only have a few minutes, so let's get right to it. I remember the morning, six years ago, I met my friend for breakfast....
The Mom of an Adult
For lunch I was preparing myself a spinach salad with all of my favorites... fresh mushrooms, black olives, chicken, ranch. As I was, I glanced to my phone and was struck by the beauty of the woman I saw in the picture. Yes, the WOMAN. This WOMAN was my daughter. That...
Forgiveness & My Self-tanner
I have a new analogy... --Forgiveness is like a self-tanner.-- For the last week, I've been using my favorite sunless tanning lotion, or what some call a "self-tanner." When applied, it oxidizes and tints the skin a darker color. It makes one look like they've been...
He’s Not Done With Us Yet
There we were, an unlikely-looking pair, sitting in a booth across from each other at a local cafeteria. I met this friend years ago, and from the moment we shared our first conversation, God opened a place in my heart for him. A "brotherly love" kind of place. It was...
Hello Spring!
HAPPY 1ST DAY OF SPRING! Can I tell you how happy this makes me??!! Maybe it's because our winter seemed SO long, that I'm embracing this day like I am. I know we're not out of the woods yet with cold temps and the possibility of snowflakes falling from the sky before...