Do you ever feel you just need a new beginning in your life? A new start? A do over? Each January, I wite a summary of the previous year to see where our family has been and to see my perspective of things. I was caught off guard as I…
Goal-setting
I love to read. Ever since I was a little girl and was reading Little House on the Prairie, books took me on adventures far from home. They were an escape mechanism for me in some ways when I felt trapped in life’s circumstances and when I just needed to…
The Christmas decorations came down over two weeks ago and now it’s the end January. Where has the time gone? It was like I blinked and 24 days are gone. How did we all end up back on this rat race? At least, this is how I feel. Can I…
January is a time where most people make goals and new resolutions. But the majority of people are done with them by week two or three. I typically have high standards with myself. I will make goals each year and work on how to make them happen. The problem is,…
A couple of weeks ago we talked about dealing with life’s monuments. We talked about how it shapes us, what it represents to us, what it represents to others, and what it represents to God. These monuments were big and momentous times that happened to us and impacted our lives….
We are well into our second month of the year and time is getting away if you have not started on your goals for the new year. I’m not sure if you typically make annual goals or not, but this was by far the longest I’ve waiting to write out…
This is the season of Lent. It is a time some people give up something in order to take that time, or their thoughts, to spend with God and think about Him. I have chosen this time to re-evaluate what we have in the house that needs to go. No,…
January is halfway done. Are you ready to quit on your new goals? Or, have you not even made them yet? I like goals and I like lists, but I’ve not taken the time to do my annual list on paper. I have, however, already started making my goals in…
There is something so relaxing about Sundays. It is like a gift from heaven. As I write this, I’m enjoying my time alone with God. That’s what Sundays are all about for me. Yes, you get to go to church and see your friends and other Christians, but it is…
School is getting ready to start here in Tennessee and our family will once again be in a routine. Each year, it seems that our family is moving further and further into the “new times” of life. We have new schools, new sports, and new activities. Days seems to move quickly during this…