Something cool: Need a simple and on the go kind of way to journal. Get the Day One App –   This week: All things were about getting to my mother in laws funeral. It was a beautiful service. Her urn was gorgeous. Photo that I loved this week: My mother-in-law when she was young….

Something I heard this week: Assign positive meaning to your trials. You are going to do it anyway, so if you are intentional, they can help pull you together rather than rip you apart. Photo I saw that spoke to my soul: I saw this painting in the hallway of the funeral home. It was…

I love Monday’s. (well most of the time – today will have sting in it) Hello Monday, is a weekly blog post that I would like to start that is like the cousin to Friday Facts that I used to do but discontinued in 2012. I am trying to stir my creativity. It’s a combination…

Some of the great stories of our lives start with tragedy and end with overcoming in some way whether it be by God’s intervention, a human hero, or we climbed a great feat to claim victory. Recently I spoke at church about the rocks of remembrance in our lives. These stories are the places where…

I’ve recently felt the need to be prepared. The other day I wrote on my last blog post, “I was asked a question several weeks ago, “What do you think about when no one else is around?” It took me three weeks to answer this question. My answer: I think about organizing and getting things in order….

Over this past weekend my mother came to visit. So naturally, I took to making sure that the house was ready for a visitor. I was doing all the normal things. Clearing out the back the kitchen of extra piles up stuff. Washing the bedding and cleaning the guest bedroom. Husband and son doing random…