Quotes about Fear
“Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.” Charles Stanley “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson […]
Show Hospitality to Strangers
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. (Hebrews 13:2) My brother, Rob took this amazing photo in Laguna Beach, California.
You’re Already Amazing – book review
As soon as I hear the word, “counselor or therapist,” I always think they must have it together. You know the calm, secure, compassionate sort. So when I started reading Holly Gerth’s You’re Already Amazing, I was surprised how honest and vulnerable Holly is in her book. From the back of the book, she is […]
To Be Reminded is a Good Thing
Life is hard sometimes. It moves faster than we expect. It takes us by surprise so sometimes we need reminders. We need to be reminded that we are loved by the special people in our lives. We need to be reminded that others carry a heavy load. My DaySpring “stash” came in the mail last […]
Lessons in Humility: the hard way
The Lord seems to humble you when you’re least expecting it. Do you know what I mean? The other day I was “somewhere” and had to talk with this mom. She seems nice and helpful but her certain actions often irritate me. I think she can be abrasive. Now I know that folks are often […]
Disappointed?…Then Take Some Time to Remember
The test results were negative… I wasn’t selected… My child yelled and slammed the door in my face… My heart aches… It aches with disappointment, and yet I have still hope. I remind myself, “What do I know?” I know that the Lord has been faithful when I went through two years of infertility. How […]
Five Favorite Books
Today is one of the theme days on the blogathon. It was suppose to be five favorite writing books but I thought that my choices would be the typical writing classics with a few extras thrown in. (I’ll probably share my fav writing books list in a future post this month.) So instead I decided […]
What are my options for today? and book giveaway
It’s just one of those days today. Do you know what I mean? My inbox has been rather quiet. I have some assignments to work on but my deadlines are next month. Everybody else’s blogs look amazing. Other moms seem to be very poetic with their words. Their walk with Jesus seems more real than […]
Here’s My New Website
In the business world, an unveiling of any product should be when the product is complete. It should have all the glitches solved and there shouldn’t be any safety issues. Well, I’m not in the business world. I’m in my motherhood world of messy situations, half-baked stuff and too many dust bunnies. So…with that introduction, […]
Why Sheepies?
When I started the blog, I purposely didn’t write about my faith because as I shared before, it’s going through a metamorphosis. For a while it was easy to sit back and rely on the verses I knew and rely on my small theology but I felt like a fake. I’m so worried about doing […]
