by Patti Miinch | Mar 3, 2019 | circumstances, Courage, Don't Give Up, Idleman, Kyle Idleman, obstacles, Patti Miinch, Scripture, surrender
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...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 1, 2019 | looking, Patti Miinch, search, searching, seeking
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...
by Patti Miinch | Feb 26, 2019 | Because I want to, book, novel, writer, writing
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 great...
by Patti Miinch | Feb 1, 2019 | Five Minute Friday, Patti Miinch, where
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...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 16, 2019 | budget, Creating the Blueprint, Dave Ramsey, finances, money, priorities, spending, spending plan, www.pattimiinch.com
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...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 9, 2019 | Creating the Blueprint, intentionality, pattimiinch.com, planner, priorities, time, values
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...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 2, 2019 | blueprint, calendar, checkbook, Creating the Blueprint, life redesign, Patti Miinch, planner, priorities, redesigning, social media, values, www.pattimiinch.com
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 perfect...
by Patti Miinch | Dec 26, 2018 | 19 in 2019, Facebook group, goals, Patti Miinch, projects, tasks, to-do, treats
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,...
by Patti Miinch | Dec 21, 2018 | Facebook, family, Five Minute Friday, friends, Patti Miinch, people, things, with
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 word...
by Patti Miinch | Dec 19, 2018 | change, Christmas, New Years, plans, priorities, redesign, resolutions
Andy Williams (yes, that Andy Williams — the sweater-loving crooner) wrote the words we all know and even sing but too often don’t really live.Ask 100 people to describe in just one word their own December and Christmas season and you’ll undoubtedly...
