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
Who Do You Say You Are?
Who are you? If we were sitting across the table from each other and I asked you that question, how would you answer? What words would you use to describe yourself? A strong athlete? A talented writer? A good cook? A mom, wife, daughter? A dad, husband, son? Do you...
7 Truths For When You’re Having A Rough Day
Experiencing a rough day? Or know someone who is? We all have days that may be challenging and difficult, even though we'd rather not. Situations happen beyond our control. The cat gets sick on the carpet. The train is running late. Your coffee maker decided to quit...
God Loves You For Who You Are
To be loved by God, I had to earn it. Or so I thought. In my younger years I was either taught, or I somehow caught, to be loved by God I had a list of tasks I must do: Go to church each Sunday. Obey the Ten Commandments. Say memorized prayers. Follow a strict set of...
Could That Weed Really Be A Flower In Disguise?
They don't come much wiser than the man I married. I mean, really, he's got a way with helping me see things from a different--and often wiser--angle. His witty, sometimes quirky, always amusing knack of enlightening my thoughts to truth is a gift. One of his most...
Blooming Where We’re Planted – And Replanted
Second-chances. Do-overs. Fresh starts. Looking back over your life, has there been a season you'd like to request a do-over? Or, maybe a second-chance to make things right? Or, a fresh start in an area that could have used one? I can't help but think of my teenage...
Blooming Where We’re Planted – Without Comparison
Comparison. comparison :: the act of comparing Wouldn't you agree comparing ourselves to others can be one of the most damaging things we do? For a season in my younger life, comparison and I became best friends. I found myself comparing me to every other woman I came...
