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As women, we are multi-faceted. My hope is this blog will encourage you
and give you hope and direction in your life, home, and relationships.
What Does Marriage Commitment Look Like?
March 16th was our 35th wedding anniversary. 35 years – for real?? My dad passed away right before my parents 34th anniversary and I remember thinking they had a long time together. Now that my mom has been on her own this past 21 years, I realize there’s still a lot of living left to do these next 30+ years! And I’m so grateful each day for the partner I get to live life with! I posted on my personal page a couple memorable pictures of my husband and I from our dating years and then again now. Pictures and
How I Remember the Good Stuff I Read
I’m an avid reader. Started as a pre-teen and my first “job” (volunteering) was at our little public library in the summertime where I would put away books that people returned. I thought it was the best place ever and my dream to become a librarian was born. As an adolescent who lived in the country, far away from friends and a neighborhood setting, I had all the time in the world to read. Now granted, there wasn’t a whole lot of beneficial content to what I read—mostly novels, although early American history was my favorite setting so I did
7 Tips to Get Out of a Funk
So I’m not one who struggles with this too often – thank goodness! But there are days … like when I’m not feeling well (I have chronic migraines), after my daughter and grandson leave our house from a weekend visit, and oh yes, when a virus turns the world upside-down! I thought I’d share with you a few ideas that have been helpful to me. Take the focus off myself. These are the times when my melancholy side seems to reign. I find it helpful if I intentionally think about others – there are people living in so much more
Dear Younger Me ~ Teen Years
There is something to be said for gray hair (even when it’s been dyed blonde!) Perspective from years of living is a gift, but only if that gift is shared. The singing group, Mercy Me, has a beautiful, insightful song called “Dear Younger Me.” The title and the words of the song inspired me to write this letter to my younger self. Oh, what I would give to be able to go back and hear these words for myself, from the one who knows me best, decades earlier. Wouldn’t you? So here’s what I would like to say to my
Daily Time with Your Best Friend
I grew up my entire life believing in God. However, as a child it was the faith of my parents. As a teen, it was a faith put on the back burner until I started “adulting.” As a college-aged young person, it became my faith and my direction and my purpose in life. But life in those late teens/early 20s had many distractions—boys, career choices, boys, friends, boys … you get the picture! Enter in “The Boy” and you have wedding planning and eventually merging two lives into one. Early years of marriage were very challenging for both of us
A New Perspective on Parenting ~ Guilt vs. Grace
November 18, 2019 will be a day I never forget … the day my first grandchild was born to my first-born daughter. Little Liam Noah arrived four weeks early but he was healthy and just over 6 lbs. I had no idea what I was in for … Over the last decade, I had observed many of my friends becoming grandparents. They seemed to go crazy over their grandchildren … and I didn’t quite get it. I thought, “Sure, it will be fun. But if it happens fine, and if not, I’m okay with that too.” For me, raising children
When You Get a Nudge
There have been a number of times in my life when I felt what I call a “holy nudge” and knew I had to act or change the course of my direction. Many were insignificant long-term but they still required a response on my part. However, there are three times where that “nudge” took me in a direction and path that changed the course of my life and others as well. The first was when I was expecting our second child. I had been working full-time after our first child’s arrival with the plan to be a stay-at-home mom
Keeping the Bugs Away!
It’s been about five years now that I’ve been on my journey to better health. Not only has this involved cleaning up my diet but also switching from man-made medicines to as many natural health products as possible. I’ve also cleaned up the products I use on my body and the cleaning and laundry products we use, but that’s a post for another day. In the beginning of this change, my knowledge base was to take Emergen-C powder at the sign of an impending illness. But did I need to take in the extra sugars? As my herbal and essential
Fear … Living in an Uncertain World
By the time you’re reading this, our world will hopefully be way past this current CoronaVirus scare. But even if that is the case, we have always and will continue to live in a world where much of what takes place is out of our control – and therefore, scary! It’s how we deal with this that makes a difference between a life controlled by fear and anxiety or one controlled by peace and faith. I’m rather a newcomer to the emotion of fear. Beyond my irrational fear of water (being in a body of water where I cannot touch
