If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. There’s no telling how many times I heard that growing up. For most of my life I understood “doing it right” as “doing it perfectly”. I’m beginning to understand it a little differently these days. Paul said in I Corinthians 10:31, “Therefore, whatever you eat or…
I want to know…
(This poem is an excerpt from the book, “The Invitation (1999)”, by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.)
Wordless Wednesday
For
…You are loved. Yes, you. You reading these words right now. You may be having one of those days when you know it. You feel loved and it’s a good day. or… You may be having one of those days when you don’t know it. Not only do you NOT feel loved, you feel downright…
The Glory of the Moment
I’m getting a later start to my Saturday morning than I intended. I’m rushing around getting ready to tackle the list for the sake of the list. The house is quiet. The Glory of God in the Moment I open my email and I find this post from Lara. And then the sun rose behind and…
When God speaks through an alternative singer-songwriter from Texas
It seemed like a little thing. But when God speaks it’s always a big thing—even if His voice sounds something like a 30-something singer-songwriter from Texas. My day had been afflicted by little things. A thousand little things. I was lonely but not alone. Do you know what I mean? But I pushed through loneliness…
Thrifty Finds and Treasures (of the human kind)
If you follow me on Instagram you know that I mentioned what a great yard sale-ing day we had last Saturday. I don’t have all my fun finds shown here but I couldn’t help but share a few of the best ones: A pretty little $1 caddy perfect for my make-up brushes. A 5 piece…
Encouragement for Moms {September}
It’s an ordinary day. I have a million things to do. I’m not sure where to start. So I check the clock, note the time, set a limit, and go searching. We all know the internet can be, at its worst, a very dangerous place. But at its best it is a wonderful place full…
A few of my ordinary days
I took Coco to the vet. I ate some salad. I visited some friends. I drank some coffee. I went back to school. I photographed “Pete”. I went to a football game. I watched a sunset. All very ordinary days. But He was there. In the ordinariness of it all. He was there. And He…
My Back to School Lesson{Part 3}
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about My Back to School Lesson and thought that one post was it. The lesson was that He knows. God knows—well—everything. And most importantly for me at that time was that He knows what I don’t know. It was a great lesson on its own. But then My…
My Back to School Lesson{Part 1}
When I was a child and teenager I liked to know everything or at least make you think I did. I was the straight-A overachiever who wanted to be the best at everything. My control issues go way back. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Dying to Being in Control. I can assure you—I’m…
A New Way to See You
I met this beautiful duck recently on a walk in a local park. As I sat at my computer staring at these photos I learned at least two things from this duck—and she never said a word. 1. There’s more to me than meets the eye I’ve lost some feathers in a storm I…
The Meal Planning Toolkit: The Master Grocery List
Do you ever get home from the store and realize you didn’t get the one thing you needed most? Or waste precious time backtracking and going in circles using the list you made on a napkin? Or stand awkwardly in the aisle staring into space because you know you’re forgetting something? If you answered “yes”…
Wordless Wednesday
The Little Things
When I left my job twelve years ago to be a full-time stay at home (SAHM) I had a lot to learn. To be honest, I didn’t know what I didn’t know about being at home full-time with three kids ages 1, 3 and 7, a reduced household income, and complete freedom to decide how…
The Death of Me:{Part 3} Dying to Being in Control
If you’ve already read The Death of Me: {Introduction}, {Part I}Dying to What Others Think of Me, and {Part 2}Dying to Feeling Misunderstood, then it should come as no surprise to you that I have control issues. No one’s ever called me a “control freak” (to my face) but I admit I’ve leaned toward the…
The Death of Me:{Conclusion} Living in Peace
I want peace. Peace of mind. Peace in my home. Peace in the world. I’m fairly confident that most people want that, too. I searched for the definition of peace. Here’s what I found: Definition of peace (n.) Bing Dictionary peace [ peess ] freedom from war: freedom from war, or the time when a…
The Death of Me: {Part 4} Laying it Down
I had intended to write about “Living in Peace” today but when I sat down to write God took me in a different direction. I even tried to make this the Conclusion and write about peace for Part 4, but again, God made it clear to me to change my plans. I still have a lot…
The Death of Me:{Part 2} Dying to Feeling Misunderstood
Glad you’re here for day 3 of this series. If you haven’t already, I invite you to read The Death of Me: {Introduction} and The Death of Me: {Part I} Dying to What Others Think of Me before you continue. Those posts lay the groundwork for what I will share today. Go ahead. I’ll wait…
The Death of Me: {Part 1} Dying to What Others Think of Me
I am a people-pleaser. Big time. Have been for as long as I can remember. To be more specific, I am a type-A, over-achieving, people-pleaser. Part of the reason I am those things is because it really, really matters to me what you and everybody else thinks of me so I’ve spent much of my…