Sometimes we have to look hard. Sometimes the joy comes up within us without warning. Sometimes we have to seek. Sometimes it's right in front of us. I'm still looking...and when I truly look around me at the life God has given me, I find joy. I don't have to look for long. Finding joy... lots of friends to play with at the pool June is over! (it was so busy. busier than I like to be!) the start of a new week...a new month! civil war reenactment with my family - it was over 100 ... Read More about finding joy
My favorite parenting book
{affiliate links used. thank you for supporting this blog.} I have been wanting to share about this book with you, dear readers! Loving Our Kids On Purpose: Making A Heart-To-Heart Connection I have mentioned before how difficult parenting has been for me. I started off way too strict with my oldest and have many, many regrets of way too many spankings. I am not writing this post to start a debate, though. :) I just know that for me, when spanking was my only tool, and when it was ... Read More about My favorite parenting book
thankful on monday morning…
swimming with friends hiking with friends beautiful mountains, right in our backyard rhododendrons blooming everywhere in Cades Cove my boy winning "most Christ-like" at soccer camp!!! so proud, humbled and thankful all at the same time!! what a neat award. a very exciting baseball game where Caleb hit the very last hit in a double-overtime game to bring in the 2 winning runs!! 29-27 -- what a game!! the most exciting one of the season! i love watching him play! reading Farmer ... Read More about thankful on monday morning…
I want to love extravagantly…
While Jesus was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly. “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She ... Read More about I want to love extravagantly…
hello monday morning!
hi, friends! another week is upon us! I wanted to share in my THANKFUL post that I am thankful for those of you that choose to read here...you may have noticed my blogging has been a bit slower for a few weeks now. I mentioned that how I was kind of in a funk since coming home from Asia. I think whenever I am in one of these introspective funks, I question the whole blog thing. :) And I think all bloggers do this from time to time...why am I blogging? Do I really have anything worthwhile to say? ... Read More about hello monday morning!
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