I recently have been reading a book titled, One Thousands Gifts which has challenged me to think about whether or not I have a thankful heart or just a frustrated, irritated, “woke up on the wrong side of the bed” heart. Because of the author’s own journey and personal challenge to be more present in life … More Journey of Gratitude
About a year ago I remember being at UW Oshkosh’s Fall Retreat in a spot where I was truly asking God – how did I end up here? Confused, angry and unsure of what would lie ahead I went off on my own on a walk through the woods. It was one of those picturesque … More Our understanding God
Sunshine, palm trees, blue ocean water. These are a few of the things we have seen here in Florida. It’s been a little over one month since our arrival to the Sunshine State and while it does have lots of sunny, warm days thus far, internally it’s been a battle to have that sunny, warm, … More Reflections of Florida
I have 2 blogs these days…. my other blog is “Journeys” and on that blog I was intending on writing more about the journey that we are on from packing, doing summer project in North Dakota, to being in Colorado now, and then finally our move to Florida for one year. I still plan on … More New Blog – Keeping this One Too!
I love when I read God’s word and find that it relates so perfectly to my life! Ok, so I realize that this really something that can happen always – but don’t you know how sometimes it seems like something from the Bible just seems to pop off the page and speak to your heart? … More Relatable
I finished my first half marathon yesterday. It’s sort of surreal. I feel almost like I didn’t do it. Although my legs are telling me I did; I could barely walk when I woke up this morning and maneuvering down the stairs has been a very painful experience. Considering the 25 or more mile and … More I Did It
In one week and two days I will be running my first half marathon. I don’t know if I am ready! I am really quite nervous about it. I have thoughts such as: I wish I would’ve trained harder, I wish I would’ve done more lifting so my legs were stronger, I wish I would’ve … More Ready
Recently I read the verses in Jeremiah 18 about the Potter and the Clay: The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his … More Clay Pot
I thought about taking a picture of what our place looks like right at this moment, but that is just about pushing the “real” limit!! We are in the midst of packing and it is CHAOS. I think what makes it a bit more chaotic than a “normal” packing, is that we are packing for … More Chaos
Tonight I made some pork chops in the skillet. Why does it seem like whenever I do chicken or pork on the stove top like that it just stinks up the entire place? I feel like not only does the place stink, but my clothes and even my hair reek of oil and sizzling juicy meat… … More Stinky
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