So She Did.
Paint the Oak DIY project
I have two things to say before I start this. Projects are stupid. Projects are worth it. I wanted to write this post about painting my oak office white. As I began searching for before pictures, I realized I was headed all the way back to Valentine's Day in my...
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Competence That Comes From God When You Are Too Busy
I've been saying, "I"m busy." A LOT. I probably shouldn't say it to people because when I hear it from someone, I think, "Yeah, join the club." All of these "to do's" suck up life like a really good vacuum. I think amongst all of the whining I've been doing, God...
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‘Twas the Night Before School Starts….
'Twas the night before school starts and all through the home, The children were sleeping because I took their phones. My kids and my spouse were all tucked into bed, And I knew I should join them, but thoughts filled my head... Had I signed all the forms and taught...
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Mother’s Day Shout Out!
Happy Mother's Day! To moms, children, sisters and friends....we appreciate you who chose to go boldly where many fear to tread: the sacred hard beautiful exhausting blessedly amazing world or motherhood! Here are some wishes to a few very special moms out there......
read more“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
-Mother Teresa
We Want A Goal God Can Support
I just had to share this with you on this Monday morning. It is from "Audacious" by Beth Moore. She says, "We want a goal God can support because what He supports, He brings to pass. He'll supply the supernatural strength, the open doors, the opportunities, the...
read moreDirectionally Challenged
Give me a landmark. Don’t try that north, south, east west with me. I’m simply directionally challenged. I drive myself to Downstream one time a year to help with the Lafayette House event. Every year, Chris and I go through the conversation about how to get...
read moreTime Flies
Time flies. It just does. My mother-in-law, Donna, was in the hospital last year. When she went home she needed someone with her at the house 24 hours a day. Rex, my father-in-law, needed to run some errands so I went and stayed with her. They have lived in the...
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A Picture’s Worth Some Words…
And just like that, the season of summer comes to an end. Yes, I know that according to my calendar the official last day of summer has not yet occurred, but for all intents and purposes....it is finished. The pools have closed, school has started, Halloween...
read moreDiagonal Walkers
Not so long ago I found myself at the mall (aka Dante's third ring of hades) doing some back to school clothes shopping. As we walked into Children's Place I turned between some clothes racks and found myself hilariously blocked by a boy. He couldn't have been more...
read moreBruschetta Casserole
So maybe you're an amazing gardener and your kitchen is bursting with fresh fabulous tomatoes. Or...maybe your tomato plants look as pitiful as mine and you're just craving all those yummy summer tomatoes so you buy waaaaay too many at the Farmer's Market. Etiher way,...
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