Persevere — this was my word for 2021. It was a word I didn’t particularly desire. Nobody wants to think of having to persevere. Perseverance generally presumes hard times are in the future. Yet, because God is good, I knew persevering was not without reward. When you are given your One Word for the year, …
This month I posted each day something I was thankful for on my blog’s Facebook page. I still have two days to post but thought I would share here what I’ve done so far. Integrating gratefulness and thankfulness into my day has shown me how blessed I truly am. I may continue this through next …
On August 30th, sometime around 10 or 11 pm, my son and his two roommates’ mobile home burned to the ground. The fire destroyed four vehicles, plus an ATV, a motorcycle and a boat. And most heartbreakingly, took the life of my son’s dog, Jaxson. When you face stormy seas I will be there with …
I've been watching this docu-series online about broken brains over the past week and it has been both insightful and a bit worrisome. It has been challenging my habits and routines, causing me to evaluate how important my health is to me. Am I willing to make some hard changes and break some chains? Or …
This is an update on my last post. It may have taken 4 months but I now have a complete song! 🙂 I added a second verse and a bridge, changed the name to "The God I Know," and worked with a good friend to help me with the chords. I'm excited because I will …
I want to preface this poem with the fact that I've been having a struggle with some wintertime depression and I just needed to write something to help shift my focus. I didn't worry over this being perfect, but it represents me well. Thankful If I were thankful Instead of down I'd wear a smile …
Day 2 – It’s funny how if you give yourself some focus how it opens up the floodgates! I’ve been mulling over all the letters I’ll need to describe all the good changes I’ve made. LOL. It really does make me laugh. I was thinking this was going to be hard, well it is, only …
Time to write, I know not what. It seems I've been in quite the rut. No words flow, no words stick, It's enough to make this writer sick! LOL! Seriously though, I've been in the throes of some tense situations these past weeks. The advice of my psychologist is to take time to think about …
The Far Reaches of Grace 