Last autumn, my oldest daughter (13) announced after she’ed finished reading the Canadian West series by Janette Okes that she wanted to go to Canada–she wanted to see the wilderness that the pen had described so beautifully. She began to dream about someday making a trip to Canada and seeing for herself all that was … Continue reading
Lost in a sea of faces–people shoulder to shoulder bumping into one another. The sound of conversation, music, rushing of feet–no sign of quiet for anyone. Electricity, excitement in the air–a frenzy of fun for some and a need for an exit or escape route for others (introverts). Introverts become lost in the hustle, bustle … Continue reading
I’m hooking up with Five Minute Friday. You write for five minutes unedited about one word. Today’s word is friend. Friend It was the summer of “87” we were both nineteen, just kids really. We were both working at a ground cover nursery for the summer–both making money for college. I’d been working for several … Continue reading
I’m hooking up with Five Minute Friday today. Where everyone writes for five, unedited minutes all on the same prompt (word). Today’s word is writer. Writer God gives each of us our own set of unique gifts. When we use our gifts for God’s glory our spirits come alive and we impact the world for … Continue reading
Love can’t be bargained or negotiated for. It isn’t something you can haggle over in a contract. It isn’t even something you can buy. One must choose to give their love away. Do we know this? Oh…yes, we say we do and in our minds we do, but what about in that little part of … Continue reading
I’m linking up with Five Minute Friday today. One writes for five minutes–unedited–about one word. Today’s word is small. He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30–this is the scripture that comes to mind when I think about small. In a world that is big, bold, and brash small can be beautiful. It’s in … Continue reading
Hooking up with Five Minute Friday. You write for five minutes, unedited about one word. Today’s word is hero. Also hooking up with Friendship Friday from A to Z. Hero What makes a hero? I suppose it depends on who you ask, as to what answer you will get. Some might tell you it’s the … Continue reading
Hooking up with Five Minute Friday. You write for five minutes, unedited about one word. Today’s word is visit. Visit Have you ever wanted to visit “me, myself, and I”? When the world seems to be far too busy, far too demanding, and far to challenging–a reprieve from the demands of life where we can … Continue reading
Encouragement should flow from our lips. Words that build others up, warm their hearts, and brighten their day. So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11. However, often it’s not encouragement that falls from our lips, rather it is words that stem from our human … Continue reading
Hooking up with Five Minute Friday. Write unedited for five minutes on one word. Today’s word is fight. Fight Does everything have to be a fight? We fight to get up in the morning. Fight to keep the house cleaned, laundry folded, food prepared, and bills paid. We fight to spend time with our loved … Continue reading
Over 2,000 years ago a young Jewish girl, named Mary, gave birth to the Savior of the world. She wasn’t a queen or a ruler of a country–she was an ordinary girl from an ordinary family. She was pledged to be married to a simple (ordinary) carpenter. God choose an ordinary young girl and an … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings, my friend! I’m excited you stopped by. I hope you will visit often! I’m hooking up with Five Minute Friday. You write for five minutes, unedited, on one word. Today’s word is Reflect. As I reflect back on my childhood, I can’t help but feel sadness for a time vanished–cast away for progress. … Continue reading
Hooking up with Five Minute Friday. For five minutes (on one word) of free writing without worrying about getting it right. Today’s word is Fly. Fly Whenever I hear the words: flying, airplane, air travel, airport, or airlines my husband immediately comes to mind. As an adolescent God placed a passion within him for flying. He … Continue reading
Truth, If we wish to explore, places unknown, a guiding compass would be necessary to avoid losing our way. To live our one life well, we too, will need a compass–truth–for which to guide our days. There’s only one place I know truth to be found and that is God’s Holy Word. Your word is … Continue reading
I’m connecting with Lisa-Jo’s Five Minute Friday blog; you blog for five minutes on one topic. Today’s topic ordinary: Isn’t, ordinary, the heartbeat of the family? Aren’t ordinary people raising the next generation? Aren’t ordinary people spreading God’s word? Didn’t God choose an ordinary young girl and an ordinary carpenter to raise His Son? Doesn’t God … Continue reading
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