Doing Strange Things and Meeting Real People
Saturday was the best day of weather we have had all year. It was in the mid 70’s and the sun was shining high in the sky. (Just for some perspective it was 34 and snowed 6 inches the previous...
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He Knew What Was in Man
I am a people pleaser. I want your approval. I want to hear you say nice things about me. I want you to think good things about me. If I even get a notion that you don’t approve of me, I will consider...
View ArticleA Mother’s Day Card
I am a terrible daughter. Yesterday was Mother’s Day, as I’m sure you all know, and I didn’t call my mom. (hanging my head in shame) *shielding myself from tomatoes* There is a card in the mail, but I...
View ArticleStop Drinking Your Diet Coke
Diet Coke is a thing around here. I don’t know if it is anywhere else, but I’ve grown up around, and continually meet people, who can’t go a day without their Diet Coke. I personally prefer Coke, but...
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Stitch Fix
I HATE shopping. Yes, hate. It just totally overwhelms me: all the clothes, prices, sizes that fit differently, and all the people. Did I mention I’m an introvert? That means at a mall my battery...
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Bread and Wine: Community in your Kitchen
What people are craving isn’t perfection. People aren’t longing to be impressed; they’re longing to feel like they’re home. I just recently finished reading the book Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist...
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Just Trying to Survive
This was my first week joining the Living and Active challenge and it was a tough one. The goals were relatively easy, but life was hard. Right now my husband is working full-time, taking a couple of...
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Finding Joy in His Sufficiency
Joy is my word for this year, though you probably wouldn’t know it because I haven’t posted about it for months. It’s still been on my mind. Some days Joy has been harder to find than others, but I...
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My Word for 2014
Safe. Regular. Planned. Normal. Comfort. Routine. Those are all words I like. They make me feel good. I’m the kind of girl who likes to know what’s going on and if there’s a change, give me time to...
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Safe
These are words that God poured out of me yesterday, after chatting with friends on Facebook about how important safety is in finding a home. In that conversation, a friend also pointed me to Flower...
View ArticleOnly God
Thanks for sticking with me this far. If you haven’t read my previous posts, you can catch up by seeing how we were Ready to Go, Staying, and Moving. Only God. That can really explain anything, right?...
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Home Cooked Meals to Bless a Burdened Family
When someone is going through a burdened time, it can mean many things and sometimes you might be unsure of how to help. One thing is for certain, they need to eat. They may be too emotionally or...
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Bless a Family with More than a Main Dish
Bringing someone a meal is a-mazing all by itself, but it’s easy to take it one step further and bring a little extra. Instead of bringing the normal supper meal, how about some other options....
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Bless a Burdened Family with Food Gift Cards
Giving a burdened family gift cards for food can be something simple, for an already busy person or someone who lives far away, but can also be very helpful to the family in need. Sometimes they don’t...
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Bonus Tips for Bringing Food to Bless
Bringing someone a meal is one of the biggest blessings you can give, when you don’t know how to help. Of course, bringing a meal is plenty. Adding some other non main dish food items can be another...
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Taking Care of Everyday Needs to Bless a Burdened Family
There are so many things that we take for granted, in an average day, when life is running fairly smoothly. When some kind of burden hits a family those everyday needs will sometimes need to be...
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Bless a Burdened Family with Childcare
One of the everyday needs, but most important is childcare. When mom and/or dad are unable to spend the time they need to with their children, they want to make sure that they are well cared for,...
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Bless a Burdened Family by Running Errands
Running around trying to get errands run, can be somewhat stressful or maybe even impossible in some burdened situations. A family member might be housebound with illness and its hard to leave, or...
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Help a Burdened Family with Housework
Laundry, Dishes, Dust, those are things that never stop, even when a family is going through a burdened time. They can seem to pile up faster, because they are not able to be addressed, because of...
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Help a Burdened Family with House Maintenance
Burdens can come in different forms, last for a short time or can be life changing. They can be something you are aware of coming on, or an all of a sudden experience. That’s why all of these 31 ways...
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