{For all the posts in this series, click here...} Today is one of those days I knew was coming. You know how you can just tell from the get-go that it's going to be a tough one as you squint with a raised eyebrow through one eye and decide without fanfare you'd rather squeeze them… Continue reading 30 Days of Grateful Praise:: Rain
Tag: How to stay light and above it all
How to be a Mary in a Martha World
Serious, long, drawn-out conversations have been happening over here- both in my head and in my home. Sample topics on the table: Vacation, fear, jobs, anxiety, futures, travel, music, sewing, among other things... And of course there have been proper amounts of joking thrown in for good measure because I'm finding it's waaaay less messy… Continue reading How to be a Mary in a Martha World
Don’t Fear the Birds
There's a story that makes its rounds in our family about my dad as a little boy who was afraid of the "boos". Now I'm not talking ghosts and goblins but a boo wasย what he called a bird before he knew the right terminology and they spooked him some kind of bad. Part of me… Continue reading Don’t Fear the Birds
Producing Pearls
So it seems I couldn't let the theme of my last post go... I've been busy over here producing pearls-- because that sounds a lot better than admitting that I'm feeling agitated...! In a small "Aha" moment last week that verse in James finally came a little more clear for me: Consider itย JOY whenย troubles drive… Continue reading Producing Pearls
For When There’s Sand in Your Shell
Confession: I have a little sand in my shell... I wish I could say it's from the beach but that's somewhere we don't visit often. {image via The Graphics Fairy.... and frankly she cracks me up because it's as if she's giving that look of "seriously?" butย it's probably just my projection given my mood!} Though… Continue reading For When There’s Sand in Your Shell

