30 days of Grateful Praise, Anchored, Inspire, what God can do

30 Days of Grateful Praise:: Rain

{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

Anchored, General, Inspire, musically inclined, what God can do

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

Inspire, thankful thursday, what God can do

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

Anchored, Decorating Desicions, General, Inspire, what God can do

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

Friday Faves, musically inclined, what God can do

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