Struggling Writer, Homeschooling Mom, Cancer Survivor, Renaissance Woman, Bringing the Salt and the Silver Lining with Some Helpful Tips and Laughter to Brighten Your Day.
Have you ever listened to that old radio broadcaster Paul Harvey? To me he is and will probably always will be, ‘the rest of the story’ guy. When he was just about to the end of his show, he would pause for a breath and then say in his firm deep voice, ‘And now, for... Continue Reading →
Does your love offer nourishment, promote health and healing? Or does it rot your teeth, destroy your immune system and leave you susceptible to death and disease? Honey represents truth in love. True love. Love that is genuine, open and honest. Corn syrup, maybe with a little color added, is meant to initially appear as... Continue Reading →
You want to hear about how God can work in mysterious ways? Before I can tell you this story I have to give you just a smidgen of background. I have had terrible, awful, no good, allergy attacks for more than a decade now. In a nutshell they are the bane of my existence and... Continue Reading →
This morning I was thinking about the differences between men and women. Feeling aggravated by some of the men in my life and thinking about how men claim to be ‘so much simpler and less complex’ than women. My frustration growing as I thought, ‘Why is this so hard? How can men and women be... Continue Reading →
Kingdom of Cinders: A Retelling of Cinderella by Deborah Grace WhiteMy rating: 5 of 5 starsKingdom of Cinders by Deborah Grace WhiteI really enjoyed this book the first time I read it, but after reading through the series so far I found that I enjoyed even better the second time through. It is an excellent... Continue Reading →
Recently I heard someone say they didn’t like the song ‘Blessed be Your name’. They explained that they didn’t agree with the lyrics ‘He gives and takes away’. The reason being that ‘God’ doesn’t take away, it is the enemy that takes away from us. Well, this bugged me. At first, because I wanted to... Continue Reading →
Do you feel intimidated when you look at a brand new Bible? I know I do. They just look wrong to my eyes. They are just so new. Intimidating. As if they are too holy to be touched by human hands. Have you ever gone Bible watching? It’s kind of like Walmart people watching, only... Continue Reading →
“Badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness.” C.S. Lewis; Mere Christianity I read this quote today and it got me thinking. This is basically the same concept that I use to describe light and darkness.... Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago, after struggling with grief and exhaustion after the loss of our oldest girl, I was placed on antidepressant medication. At the time it seemed like the best choice to help me make it through. And it do think that it served its purpose. Made it through this rest of that... Continue Reading →
September 11th 2001, a day that many Americans remember as ‘The Day the World Stopped Turning’. A day that many of us can tell you exactly where we were and what we were doing. That day, when the planes crashed into the twin towers, I was at home. My father called me from work and... Continue Reading →
This Little Thing We Call Life 