I moved to a new town at the end of 2020. Moving in your 50s can be a bit daunting. Would I make friends? Where would we go to church? Would my grown kids want to come home to a place that had never been home to them? Would I start a new career, hobby or further my education? So […]
Do you remember using Johnson’s detangling spray when you were little? If you were a girl growing up in the late 70’s, early 80’s, with long hair, then you can probably smell it right now just by reading these words. Without that spray my hair was a tangled, hot mess and a brush was the enemy. However, when the detangler […]
Image via Pexels ***One of my favorite things to do is collaborate with others on this creative, life journey. I love having guest bloggers who share the same heartbeat, wanting to leave beauty marks in their wake making the world a little brighter and hopeful one word at a time. Camille Johnson reached out a few years ago to share on my […]
I started writing this post at the beginning of 2022. I saved it in drafts and every time I’d go back to write, I froze. Well, I’m not frozen anymore, nor entangled. I am entwined. I have been pondering these two words since 2020. They are closely related and often times they are used interchangeably. But for some reason they […]
Stained glass Stained can mean a mess to be covered or removed. Some see ruin beyond repair and others just stare. What if The stain is no mistake; it’s on purpose for us to take. The blood that trickled down His hands and brow onto the ground Is the very thing that marks the way from lost to found. The […]
**Feature image https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-a-black-wooden-picture-frame-8871429/ **Guest post by Camille Johnson **you can connect with Camille at bereaver.com Camille created Bereaver after she went through the ups and downs of the bereavement process herself following the loss of her parents and husband. With the help of her friend who was also experiencing a loss of her own, she learned how to grieve the […]
**Guest Post by: Rhonda Underhill **Rhonda can be reached at Rhonda@getwellderly.com getwellderly.com For many of America’s service members and veterans, finding a lifestyle they enjoy or a home of their own can be a challenge after or during the breaks in service. Luckily, there are many ways you can help facilitate a return to normality – here are a few. […]
When was the last time you firmly believed something or thought you understood something, only to find you were completely off-base? Are you willing to believe your perspective could possibly be wrong? I have a mentor who always says, “If we lead with our weakness we will never run out of material.” I use that quote as the catalyst for […]
I am exercising a muscle I almost forgot I had. I am “just writing” out of obedience to God and in defiance of the devil. Years ago God asked me to “take the journey before the people.” He spoke those words to me from Deuteronomy 10:11 and I knew, for me, it meant to take my writing journey public. I […]
*** Disclaimer: I have done a quick edit on the post below but I am pushing publish now knowing it is probably not perfect but it is hope filled. Today is my 51st birthday and writing this is my way of starting my new year off giving back. Closing out a year that seemed hopeless at times may this post […]
