(Originally wrote December 2015) If you’re like me, during the Christmas season, you will put on your warm pajamas, get some hot cocoa with popcorn, and your warm blanket to snuggle up with your loved ones to watch the beloved, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”. I’ve watched that show since I was a little girl, and now…… Continue reading Are You a Misfit?
November 28, 2022 I was thinking back many years ago when my youngest wasn’t invited to birthday parties and thought back even further when I was younger and wasn’t invited much either. I also remember when I was in gym and we had teams and being one of the last ones picked, if not the…… Continue reading The Best Invitation of All
August 25, 2022 Meet Madison and Nadia, both Patriots in American Heritage Girls, who joined the Penpal program and started communicating via snail mail in January 2022. Madison lives on the east coast while Nadia lives in the midwest. These two aren’t the typical teenagers who would normally communicate by text or even email but…… Continue reading Old School Penpals
July 20, 2022 It was a Wednesday when my youngest blessing and I were looking at kittens. She always wants to see the ones in the pet store when we are nearby. We hadn’t had kittens for about 30 years because: 1) my husband says he doesn’t like cats 2) my youngest seemed allergic to…… Continue reading Finding Hope, Mercy, and Grace in a Parking Lot
February 17, 2022 CANCEL CULTURE is a modern form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social, family, or professional circles – whether it be online, on social media, or in person. I have so much I want to write about but a big part of me doesn’t care to put my thoughts out there because anymore…… Continue reading CANCELLED
November 6, 2021 I finished up a 12 step program through Celebrate Recovery that takes you through an inventory from the time you can remember until present. It’s a lot of work that brings up many emotions you’d rather not uncover but it is worth it in the end. I’ve done this through EMDR therapy…… Continue reading Freedom in Letting God
November 2, 2020 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is going to be a day that will go down in history. Is it because I will be celebrating my 30th anniversary with my Love? The legacy we will leave for our children, their children, and so on will make a difference? Through the letters and journals I…… Continue reading Does my Vote Count?
October 30, 2020 In some places, they have what they call, “Begger’s Night”, where the children dress up as their favorite character and go from door to door telling a joke in exchange for a treat, usually in some form of candy. This year some places are choosing to not have children go out because…… Continue reading Living Life to the Fullest
August. 4, 2020 When I do devotionals at a women’s group I volunteer with, I will share what I have struggled with in the past or what I am struggling with presently, and it is my desire to point others to what God’s Word says about that. This morning when deciding what to talk about,…… Continue reading Who Do We Put Our Faith In?
March 28, 2020 I am beyond grateful for one great friendship but to have more than one is a rare and unique bouquet of blessings! I look back on my life the past years and cherish all the friendships that God has blessed me with in different seasons of my adult life, and I have…… Continue reading Stronger Together
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