La La Lovely: The Art of Finding Beauty in the Everyday by Trina McNeilly My rating: 5 of 5 stars The first thing I want to say about this book is how pretty it is. It is hardback and smooth. The interior pages are cool to the touch with more smooth! The cover has a… [Read More]
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Book Review: Unbound by Jamie Sumner
Unbound: Finding Freedom from Unrealistic Expectations of Motherhood by Jamie Sumner My rating: 5 of 5 stars I became familiar with Jamie and their story from her blog at mom-gene. It’s funny how one connects to a person online without ever sitting together or sharing a cuppa. But, connect, we did. Her sense of humor… [Read More]
Here I Am – Send Me?
WILLING? Let’s take a look at Joseph, Samuel, Isaiah and see if they were willing… JOSEPH: Then his brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” So he said to him, “Here I am.” 14 Then he said to… [Read More]
IMPOSSIBLE: One of God’s Favorite Words!
“One of God’s Favorite words is IMPOSSIBLE.” I said this last week in the blog and I’ve been thinking about how God loves to surprise His kids. You know… Those SUDDENLIES… When I went on a word search for IMPOSSIBLE, I was surprised there weren’t more results. Impossible: Look, he said. “The people are united,… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: MOTIVATE
No party for me but Kate said… 00:00 It’s a question I’ve been asking myself ever since the big ball dropped Sonday night. Why do I write? Why do I do what I do? I search my heart and my mind, left or right side? Not sure. That left side with the logic and that… [Read More]
Rev It Up
(Originally posted in 2010; then in 2015; and now 2018… Several months ago I tried to come up with another term for “quiet time” or “devotions”; however, nothing ever came to me. Regardless of what term we call it, our daily time with the Lord is extremely special and crucial to our everyday walk with… [Read More]
Quietude: November 19, 2017
10 Ways To Pray for the Persecuted Church B.A.S.I.C. Brothers And Sisters In Chains The Voice of the Martyrs proclaims every November to “pray for our persecuted family.” This month Quietude will focus on 10 Ways to Pray… Forgive and love their persecutors. “ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you,… [Read More]
Quietude: November 12, 2017
10 Ways To Pray for the Persecuted Church B.A.S.I.C. Brothers And Sisters In Chains The Voice of the Martyrs proclaims every November to “pray for our persecuted family.” This month Quietude will focus on 10 Ways to Pray… See God open doors to evangelism. “meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a… [Read More]