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
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...
Blooming Where We’re Planted – In Spite Of The Mess
Some days I'm just a mess. So much so, I give myself plenty to chuckle at on a daily basis. Take for example yesterday. We live on a gravel road, and anyone who does, knows what a mess a gravel road can be. The outside of our cars are rarely ever clean, especially in...
Blooming Where We’re Planted – Bloom Anyway
We continue in our series, Blooming Where We're Planted. It's been a powerful subject and I hope you're finding yourself encouraged! Blooming where we're planted may be easier said than done, right? Especially if we find ourselves in a garden we never intended or...
Blooming Where We’re Planted – When It’s Dark
The crocus and daffodil plants from my last post were buried in snow on Saturday. Lots of snow. I hope this doesn't prevent them from blooming! Those plants were completely covered and in the dark. It got me thinking about us. Sometimes we find ourselves in the dark....
Blooming Where We’re Planted – Location Matters
I walked along the east side of our home yesterday, and I got a bit excited about what I saw. The crocuses and the daffodils Mom and I planted next to our home years ago have popped through the ground. Green leaves, three or four inches tall, stood waiting to bloom...