My favorite Christmas gift this year, like it is every year, was my journal. I love to journal. I write the verses that I read that day that really bring me hope and peace and life. I journal what He speaks to my heart. I journal my struggles as well as my triumphs. I journal my goals and hopes and ...
Anyone who has ever dealt with an exhausted toddler or a hormonal 5th grade girl knows there are several ways to handle it when their emotions get out of control. And boy howdy, hormones exaggerate everything! One of those is to distract and redirect. Get their attention away from the thing causing them distress, such as the little boy who ...
So, this is me being vulnerable (which isn't the most comfortable thing for me) but I'm just not that into it this year. Usually, I am all decorated the week of Thanksgiving and have a strategy for Christmas gifts. I start baking in November. I'm all wrapped a week or two before Christmas, and all the Christmas carols I listen ...
Every year, one of my favorite Christmas presents is my new journal, and they have come in all shapes and sizes. I love to journal. It's not like a daily diary. If it were, most days would be pretty boring. But I do write the BIG moments. I capture the memorable moments...what God spoke to me a particular day or ...
Ever look at something that happened in your life and say, “Really, God? Why???” If only this…..then that? You go over and over things in your mind but there isn’t a logical solution no matter how hard you try to find one. And you are just stuck with the question – WHY??? I look at the story of the wise men the ...