Kate said experience verb: to encounter or undergo I’ve had a few Some have been not-so-good but most have been memorable and I’m thankful I’ve experienced the experience! Being a wife (twice!) Divorce (very sad) Childbirth Motherhood Grandmotherhood Being poor Being not poor Good friendships Road trips with my daughter and two grands Road trips… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday: TALENT
Kate said Talent As a faith writer, the very first thing that came to my mind was Jesus’ parable of The Talents. Are you familiar? You can read about it here. One synonym for the word talent is gift. A talent is a gift. And, who gives perfect gifts? The Father of Lights! Every good and every… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: LIFE
Kate said LIFE The very first thought this morning when I saw the prompt? Life is God and God is Good. Amen? Seasons Life is full of them. Some are better than others. At the moment my husband and I are in a good season BUT there are people in my immediate family who are… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: RELIEF
Kate said RELIEF First thing? Plop. Plop. Fizz. Fizz. O! What a relief it is. An old Alka-Seltzer commercial! Relief We are on a road trip, towing Gracee, our Casita Travel Trailer, and we have had one challenge after another. Yesterday, hubs and bro-in-law went to the movies and when they got into our truck,… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Sacrifice
Kate said Sacrifice The first and foremost thought when I saw the word prompt was… Jesus’ redemptive work on Calvary. The Sacrifice of all sacrifices, amen? Do I sacrifice? Probably not very often, if I am honest with myself and you. Do any of us…really? Most of us live in the land of abundance and… [Read More]
Abundance
Let’s Go Down A Few Rabbit Trails! I remember a long time ago when my husband and I were in great need, financial need. He was driving 18-wheelers cross-country and had a bad accident, which rendered him home for many months. I was not working outside the home at the time – I was running… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Direction
Kate said DIRECTION Good word for a new year. Direction. What direction should I go? I’ve asked myself that question already, as it applies to this new decade we are in, 2020. I know the things I want to accomplish this year and the list is rather ambitious; yet, I will just do the next… [Read More]
One Word 2020
One Word 2020 If you are one to have a one word for the year – do you select one or do you allow the word/principle to select you? And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Mattias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles. Acts 1.26 And they chose Stephen…whom they… [Read More]