Every night before heading to bed, I pretty much have the same routine. Shut windows, make sure the coffee pot is set to automatic timer, turn off the lights, and plug in my phone. As I headed to bed, I reflected how my morning and nighttime routines are pretty...
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Matter. Pondering the definition of the word brought me to think about what matters in life. This poses the question, what then is...
So much happens when we come to the table. Our children have done years of homework while having a snack and I prepared dinner. Puzzles have been completed at the table. Bills have been paid at the table. And of course, meals have been eaten at the table. Maybe this...
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Preserve. A quick look at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary should bring some serious consideration to us all: to keep safe from injury,...
Stories. We love to hear them and more so, we love to tell them. Stories unfold in the books we read, the movies we watch, and in life around us. They are important as they help to form our opinions and the decisions we come to make. When our lives have been...
The verse is open before me and it could have been a neon sign rather instead of printed words. “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” (Psalm 51:17, NASB) Life isn’t always easy. Perhaps it’s never...
