It’s always difficult to slip back into normal routine after a week away. One week of vacation really just whets your appetite for more, doesn’t it? It takes almost a week before you’ve settled into the groove of relaxation, but it’s about that same time you need to start mentally preparing to return to life…
Dear Self, Here are a few things you must take note of. The Lord has been good to you this week. He has blessed you with down time to think and perceive and give thanks. He has given you the opportunity to give and receive love in unusual ways. Sickness and trials have a way…
Six weeks of summer vacation and now we are back into the books. I forgot how utterly exhausting school mornings are for me as teacher and mom. Afternoon comes, and my brain is mush. Hopefully I'll adjust as a few more weeks pass by. But with a third student officially joining the school age crowd…
Last year one of my goals was to take the Joy Dare and follow along with counting one thousand gifts using Ann Voskamp's printables. She gives a suggestion each day for finding three gifts to give thanks for. Well, to sum up, it was a bust. I just couldn't keep up. I didn't make it…
My Peace in the Puzzle 