There’s something about dreaming that comes alive when we don’t have to dream alone. When we have someone to call when that crazy thought blips into our mind. Or when we meet for coffee and share a part of our heart with a friend, Coming alongside each other, praying for and cheering each other on! […]
Lessons Far From Home
Sometimes I don’t appreciate something until it’s gone. And sometimes I’m so busy looking to the next thing I miss the now-thing that exists right before me, lamenting only after it’s gone right by. Thankfully, I’ve not done that this time. We haven’t been home in almost two weeks—a family vacation. Tomorrow is our last […]
Mended :: Chapters 5-8 {Week 3}
We’re in our second session of the (in)couragers community and you can read all about it by clicking here. This session we’re walking through Angie Smith’s amazing book, Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole. Today, Tracie is hosting our study on her blog… I first met Tracie last July at the She Speaks Conference […]
Mended :: Chapters 1-4 {Week 2}
We’re in our second session of the (in)couragers community and you can read all about it by clicking here. This session we’re walking through Angie Smith’s amazing book, Mended: Pieces of a Life Made Whole. Today, Denise is hosting our study on her blog… Denise has been my in-real-life friend for over a decade, and […]
Mended :: Beginning the Journey in Community {Week 1}
I’ve been broken and shattered. And I’ve lived without hope … engulfed with regret and buried in shame. In fact I remember being so broken and stained by the sin of my choices that I seriously wondered if I had stepped just beyond God’s love. Because for me, I willingly made choices that destroyed my […]
Because He Loved Us
We all feel loved in different ways, and it still surprises me how it all works. We tend to show love to others the way in which we feel most loved, but they don’t always feel most loved by what we offer. When my husband and I read Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages, it […]
(in)couraged to mend :: Join us??
(In)Courage is a captivating online community, longing to connect women beyond the blog post, not only in real life, but online as well. And we’re so excited to be partnering with them once more as incouragers! Last session we walked through Lysa TerKeurst’s book, Unglued, as we learned to make wise choices in the midst of our raw […]
To Bare Our Soul
I place her new baby on her bare chest and the emotion in the room is palpable. We do it at every delivery because it begins the bond. Skin touches skin, And oxytocin surges… And we know from the research, ANY skin touching skin, releases oxytocin, initiating and strengthening the bond. It’s amazing how touch […]
Facing the Fear
We traipse through the deep powder, up and over the hill, to find the perfect sledding spot. And the snow swallows our feet with each and every step. We’d been waiting for this. It’s our first time sledding as a family and the excitement is palpable. We work together to carve out the perfect path […]
Green Pastures and Still Water
I see the word Lisa-Jo posts last night, as I park the car in the driveway–finally home from a long day at work. The word is afraid. And I love this five-minute-Friday community…a group of women who write from their heart and link-up their words every Friday, with posts based on a one-word prompt given […]
