Do you remember reading Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter? It was somewhere between junior high and high school that I first read the novel in one of my English classes. It’s been over 15 years since I last read it, but it’s one of those novels that sticks with you. In case you’ve forgotten, [...]
Each of us will travel this journey of life. Our journeys may all look completely different or eerily similar, but the fact remains none of us will reach the end without scars upon our hearts. Not one of us will escape this journey unscathed. But, dear friend, I’m here to tell you that if you’re [...]
I’m a planner. I’ve always been a planner. Anyone who knows me knows there isn’t a spontaneous bone in my body. In school, I had a special notebook for each class, an agenda, and tons of to-do lists. Now that I’m older I’m still attached to my planner, well three planners-my personal, work, and Google! [...]
It’s the morning after Christmas and my home is quiet as a mouse, with the exception of my dear husband who is still snoring away. The fur-baby is nestled snuggly at his feet and I’m sitting here with my coffee waiting for them to both wake up. And as I sit here and think about [...]
It’s Christmas Eve morning and as I sit here cuddling my fur baby, sipping my coffee, and watching some silly movie the hubby has on TV my heart is turned towards our Savior. You see you don’t have to have peace and quiet or be completely alone to feel the presence of our Father. He’s [...]
This is the first year that I haven’t fully decorated our condo. Usually, the dear husband hauls our Christmas tree and tubs and tubs of decorations from our storage shed at my family’s farm to our home in the city. (It’s only a 15 minute drive-not that much of a haul.) But, this year our [...]
I woke up early this morning, like all mornings, but this morning I was really hoping to sleep in. You know how that goes, right? The mornings you could sleep in if you wanted to your wide awake at 5:00 am. But, this morning as I laid in bed debating on whether or not to [...]
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