Gideon and Me
Gideon.Many of us know his story, or remember bits and pieces of it from long-ago Sunday School. I'd forgotten much of the story, but my devotion this morning (New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional by Paul David Tripp) refreshed my memory.Gideon...
More or Less (FMF)
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
Don’t Give Up!
No matter how dissimilar you and I may be, I can pretty much guarantee that we have one thing in common. In fact, I would, if I were a betting person, wager my last year's salary that we do.I believe that, if we could sit down together over tea or coffee...
Search (FMF)
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5 minutes;...
Because I Want To
I’m writing a book.There. I’ve said it. You have no idea how hard it was for me to type that. I feel like a cliche. You know, the proverbial English teacher who envisions herself a great novelist. But I don’t envision myself as a great novelist (or a...
Where Am I? (FMF)
I'm very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5 minutes; let's see where the...
Creating the Blueprint — Finances (part 3 of 3)
I want to very clearly state that I am not a financial planner or expert. I share here what I've learned from my own experiences as I've redesigned my life after the unexpected and untimely death of my husband.If, upon analyzing your checkbook a few weeks...
Creating the Blueprint — Time (Part 2 of 3)
Last week you spent some time determining your true values and considering whether your day to day life reflects those values. You might have been thinking, "Well, that's well and good in theory, but how does that translate into reality, into how I live my life day...
Creating the Blueprint, Part 1 of 3
In 2006, my husband and I decided to build our forever home on acreage in the rural county in which he grew up. We bought house-plan magazines, checked out house-plan books from the library, and for weeks and weeks pored over various plans, trying to find the...
You’re Invited to 19 in 2019!!
How long is your "project to-do list"?Perhaps your list is a mile long, filled with tasks such as clean out the garage, digitalize the family photos, work through your yarn stash and finish all of those as-yet-undone projects, read the Bible in one year, grow our...