My word for 2022 was “flourish.” I was hopeful about the idea of growing, even if the thought was a bit intimidating. God never promised that life would be easy (pretty sure He tells us the opposite, but sometimes it’s easy to overlook that part of scripture) and last year was definitely filled with challenges. […]
Love
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Here Comes 49.

It seems like it was just yesterday that I sat down to write my annual birthday blog … and yet here I am again … saying goodbye to 48. The physical side of aging is impossible to avoid. I remind myself that beauty, true beauty, does not wrinkle, sag, gray or age. True beauty is […]
When Mothers Day is Hard

For some, the Monday after Mothers Day comes as a relief. Gone are the sentiments for a woman that you wish you’d had and never did. Today the stores will be filled with Fathers Day cards and 4th of July decorations, and for the one who didn’t have a Mothers Day kinda Mom, it will […]
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Marriage. It’s not about the wedding or the ceremony, it’s about the walk. It’s about the days leading to months and the months leading to years … And even if the butterflies are gone, the covenant remains. What better way to celebrate love and Valentines Day than reflecting on 25 years of marriage? Head on […]
Praying for the Prodigal, A New Look at an Oldie But Goodie

In 2013, I took up a challenge to write every day and post something here on the blog. The “Write 31 Days” online challenge was started by The Nester and charged bloggers pick one topic and write a post on that topic every day in the month of October. My “31 Days” series was written […]
Flourishing My Way into a New Year

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and […]