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confessions from an empty nest

June 8, 2016 by admin 54 Comments

I know it’s not officially summertime, not until June 21st, but I am definitely in summer mode. There is a certain smell to the mountain air this time of year – I can walk out on the front porch and take a deep breath and, well, it just smells differently than two months ago! Kinda… [Read More]

Filed Under: Heart, Home, Hope Tagged With: children, Encouragement, faith, family, grace, heart, home, hope, Jesus, journey, Joy, life, parenthood, Printable, Proverbs

taking the next thing to a whole new level

April 18, 2016 by admin 2 Comments

Years ago Elisabeth Elliot quoted a poem on her radio show that resonated with her listeners and changed the way women handled stresses in their day-to-day lives. The poem, “Do the Next Thing,” is penned by an unknown writer, yet the message has become universal. You can read the poem here. Ms. Elliot was no… [Read More]

Filed Under: Heart, Home, Hope Tagged With: blogging, challenge, children, devotions, Encouragement, faith, family, friends, friendship, grace, Guest blogger, heart, Heaven, home, hope, Jesus, journey, Joy, life, obedience, parenthood, prayer, wisdom

tasty tuesday: the perfect Christmas

December 22, 2015 by admin 36 Comments

So, what exactly makes a perfect Christmas? I’ve experienced extreme Christmases that felt empty and I’ve experienced less-than Christmases that were perfectly perfect. I’m convinced it’s all in the recipe. I’m sharing a family secret today! The recipe for a Perfect Christmas! Ingredients: People (these can be family, friends, perfect strangers, best is a mix… [Read More]

Filed Under: Heart, Home, Hope, Tasty Tuesday Tagged With: Advent, children, Christmas, Encouragement, faith, family, friends, friendship, fun, grace, heart, Heaven, home, hope, Jesus, journey, Joy, life, parenthood, recipe, Tasty Tuesday

five minute friday: reflect

December 11, 2015 by admin 14 Comments

The #fmfparty begins about 8:15 eastern time as friends start arriving; some with supper in their hands, some with a cuppa, and some just bring bacon (crazy FMF joke)! I live in the eastern time zone so I bring tiredness and last night was no exception – after a whirlwind road trip to South Florida… [Read More]

Filed Under: Five Minute Friday, Heart, Home, Hope Tagged With: bloggers, blogging, challenge, Encouragement, faith, family, five minute friday, friends, friendship, fun, grace, heart, home, hope, Jesus, journey, Joy, Kate Motaung, life, parenthood, reflect

five minute friday: fear

June 19, 2015 by admin 29 Comments

  Y’all know the first thing I do on Friday morning, yes, even before coffee, is go to my hubs’ computer in the laundry room and punch in www.katemotaung.dot.com! I don’t read a thing except for that one word prompt! After that, I go back to the kitchen, get my coffee, go to my chair… [Read More]

Filed Under: Five Minute Friday, Heart, Home, Hope Tagged With: bloggers, blogging, challenge, Change, children, Encouragement, faith, family, fear, five minute friday, friends, friendship, fun, grace, heart, home, hope, Jesus, journey, Joy, Kate Motaung, life, obedience, parenthood, prayer

dare to be a daniel

March 25, 2015 by admin 23 Comments

I’ve been reading the Old Testament book of Daniel. I am reading it s.l.o.w.l.y. because it is like a treasure chest! You open it and all the good stuff keeps pouring out! And, as it is pouring out, I want to be sure that every gem pours IN, to my spirit. The book opens with… [Read More]

Filed Under: Heart, Hope Tagged With: boldness, children, Coffee for Your Heart, Daniel, Encouragement, faith, faithfulness, family, grace, heart, Heaven, home, hope, journey, life, parenthood, prayer, Three Word Wednesday

my favorite 2014 posts and ponderings

January 2, 2015 by admin 9 Comments

Every new year begins the same. New plans. New word. Resolutions. Diets. Commitments. Challenges. Hope. Change. Then, around mid-March you realize that ‘this’ year is looking more like last year than you had really wanted it to. So you have a little come to Jesus meeting with yourself and try to readjust! Do you do… [Read More]

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thankful for truth

November 19, 2014 by admin 48 Comments

It’s a blog-o-sphere pandemic! Everyone’s got it! It’s a contagion! Spreading like wildfire! What is it? It’s the grateful bug! Tis the season for thanks-giving and, what a wonderful season that is. We must learn to live with an attitude of gratitude. Ann Voskamp taught us well when she wrote One Thousand Gifts. She encouraged… [Read More]

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So, this happened yesterday at home. Hubs was tend So, this happened yesterday at home. Hubs was tending his garden bed out in the corner of the common area and almost stepped on this Momma lake turtle, laying her eggs. He went away and returned hours later and found she had dampened the area and laid sticks on top! He framed it out in pic 3. 60 day incubation and then all those wee turtles will find their way back to the lake!!! How cool is that? #lakelife #tinyhousebiglife #fromfarmtoflat2tinyhouse
Yellow doors scream, "You are welcome here! Come i Yellow doors scream, "You are welcome here! Come in! Rest and peace are found within these doors!" 5 years ago this month we left this house, our home for 30 years. We raised one son here, and for A LOT of summers, the old squeaky screendoor opened and closed with the joy of grandkids. Fireflies,  a front porch bat, pussycats, dogs, goats, turkeys, and oinkers grazed the 14 acres. The ring of a blacksmith's anvil clanged for years as my husband designed and created beautiful ironwork. The best goat cheese hung from cheesecloth in its kitchen. Puzzles took shape on the old dining table, and Mexican Train domino challenges snaked along its patina'd surface. Blueberries were picked. Grapes  simmered and bubbled into homebrew! But seasons change. Kids grow and leave home. We grew and left. Happy memories.  Love grew there, and for that, we are forever blessed. Sweet, sweet memories.
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I love the tree canopy. Today's is brought to you I love the tree canopy. Today's is brought to you by Ashe County, NC. I'm here with my dear friend as she recovers and heals from a very nasty fall. She's napping, and I'm enjoying the clean mountain air! #whenfriendsarefriendsforever #BFF❤️👧
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