It’s the time of year again where gatherings dictate our schedules and turkeys hold center stage. Our family tradition (groaning but obedient) as we share a meal, is to tell one another one thing we have been thankful for since last year. Sometimes it’s a great achievement and other times it’s a quiet clarity or Read More
Category: FOR WOMEN
40 Free or Cheap Joy and Self-Care Ideas
☐ Take a slow walk and notice 5 beautiful things☐ Read one chapter of a book just for fun☐ Brew a cup of tea or coffee and drink it without multitasking☐ Watch the sunrise or sunset☐ Sit outside for 10 minutes and breathe deeply☐ Listen to your favorite worship or uplifting song☐ Declutter one small Read More
The 39 Day Challenge
The 39 Day Challenge The practice of Lent is a lesson in obedience and an opportunity to represent the steadfast love of Christ. “So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.” – Acts 13:3 Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting, and repentance observed by Read More
Mary had GRIT!
Mary of Joseph – Jesus’ Mother Luke 2:8-14 New International Version (NIV) 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be Read More
Family Matters
No family is perfect… we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family… The love will always be there. We learn to love each other most when we deserve it least, And then we mourn the ones we must love And miss from a Read More
Perseverance – Staying the Fight!
“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” ~ Author unknown Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz Her Unbelievable Comeback Story Search for stories that inspire, and you’ll find thousands. But there remains a comeback story you won’t soon forget. Elizabeth, or Betty to her friends and family, in 1927 at the age of 16, while leaving Read More
List of Bible Verses
Psalms 32:8 (CEB) I will instruct you and teach you about the direction you should go. I’ll advise you and keep my eye on you. When you’re scared: Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with Read More
Bad Day or Spiritual Warfare?
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” ~Ephesians 6:12 Spiritual Warfare What is it? Anyone who has received Christ as savior becomes an enemy to the enemy. Your Read More
Seasons of a Woman’s life
“Be a first-rate version of yourself, not a second-rate version of someone else.” ~Judy Garland And with everyone’s crazy schedules….the vote is to start at 7:30 pm (PST) Wed. Nights This should make it easier for everyone to get dinner and kid baths done! 😊 The badass lifestyle is a life lived to the best Read More
Among the Roses
Is there something wrong with that rose?” a friend asked, while she watched me cut back an unruly cane. The vigorous climber was selected to adorn the entrance of my memorial garden. Every spring, I re-direct, tie back, and cut off winter growth. “No, there’s nothing wrong with it that a little pruning won’t help Read More