The day was bright and beautiful. There was a gentle breeze and the sun was shining. It wasn’t too hot, though. The temperature was at that perfect in-between point. My soon-to-be husband stood up by the gazebo, waiting for my dad to walk me down the grassy aisle. Our perfect …
Back then… When I was little my mother was a master at Halloween costumes. She this was before the days of Spirit Halloween stores. One year, I was a table set like a fancy dinner and I had an apple in my mouth, like a roast pig. Other years my …
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In this post we learned four facts about what Millennials think of marriage. Today I’d like to address what this means to those of us who aren’t Millennials. I hope this helps. My research shows that Millennials are really just like the generations who came before them: they want a …
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Life causes us all to chase lots of things – and that chasing brings more and more stress. Here’s the #1 thing to chase to bring peace and let go of all the other things we are chasing.
In the first part of this series, we talked about how God calls us from one path to another. That’s not the only kind of calling. God also calls us to Him to learn from Him. We are called to learn from God, about God. All of His callings require …
Looking for a calling I wandered around, despairing that I would ever discover my career path. I checked every building on campus but still felt lost. Everywhere I looked, all I saw was foreign to me. I tried and tried, but still couldn’t find where I was supposed to be. …
My mom sent me this yesterday and it has excellent wisdom! Not sure about the original poster, sorry. Thought I’d share today. James 1:19 reminds us “understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.” Silence can …
In anticipation of National Coffee Day on 9/29, I wanted to make a special post for you! I’m so sorry, for reasons I don’t understand the links aren’t highlighted. Please hover your mouse to see the link. I’ll work on fixing it! Please note that as an affiliate, I may …
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Nutella Cookie Love Caramel-stuffed Nutella cookies, as a matter of fact. I’ve been looking for a Nutella cookie recipe for a while. Not sure why I didn’t check with Sally first. She’s truly my go-to source for all things baking lately. If you know me personally, you know that I …
We needed to get a cat to the vet this week. She’s a stray and been hanging around for a while so we need to get her spayed. We caught her in a big crate, but she needed to be in a smaller crate for travel. My sweet husband came …