Pure Pleasure by Gary Thomas.A stone massage, homemade chocolate cake, a round of golf, the perfect cup of coffee, your morning run – or your afternoon nap. These are all simple pleasures that God created for us to enjoy – not feel guilty about. Bestselling...
While searching for quote for an article I'm writing, I came across this one from Abraham Lincoln: If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax. When I read this, the first thing that popped into my head was a writer honing...
Yesterday I mentioned hubby's emergency appendectomy. He was released from the hospital a week ago today with doctor's orders to "take it easy." So, of course, he was driving on Thursday, which I'm sure is not what his doctor had in mind when she wrote out his...
Last week Hubby complained of terrible abdominal pains. At first we thought it was a stomach virus, but when the pain grew worse with every move he made and kept him awake all night, I became worried. And when he gave me the okay to call the doctor, I knew it had to...
Simple Compassion byKeri Wyatt Kent.Simple Compassion: Devotions to Make a Difference in Your Neighborhoods and Your World (Oct. 2009) encourages readers to start small, think big and work together to change the world – one act of simple compassion at a time....
Attitude of Gratitude: Thank you, Lord, for an in-home job where I don't have to travel the snowy roads to get to work.New Year's Day found us celebrating with family--lots of laughs, games, and good food. The subject of addictions came up.When I think of addiction, I...
Recently several people have asked why I started knitting. Honestly, I didn't have a good answer for them. "Because I wanted to" didn't seem to cut it. As a writer, I've learned we have a motivation for everything we say and do.My mother taught me to crochet when I...
Attitude of Gratitude: Thank you, Lord, for a new year and fresh starts.Our family dubbed 2009 as the year of change.Due to economic downsizing, Hubby lost his job of eleven years in January. Ouch. Talk about sudden panic. My heart raced. Panic clawed at me until God...
"Should we take down the tree today?" Hubby asked me last night after we returned from our final Christmas celebration."Well, we can, if you want to, but I was planning to do it Thursday or Friday." I was nestled in my cozy chair with laptop on my lap and knitting...
I had a very busy weekend and got behind on blogging, so today's post covers four days of ornaments. They're all handmade by the same person--my father-in-law. He and I share a common love--the beach and seashelling. In fact, he introduced us to our favorite FL...
