[pinit] Fall has always been one of my favorite times of year. For me, September has always felt like the time for new beginnings and new resolutions, more so than January. It’s a season of making new friends and re-connecting with old ones, whether at school, church, Bible studies, book clubs, or the countless other […]
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Summer hath kicked my booty
Summer has kicked my booty, and we’ve still got 4 1/2 weeks to go. I’ll be honest, when one of my friends on Facebook posted a countdown to school starting, I cried happy tears. Mostly, I was happy to know I’m not the only one who is ready. For some reason, we get it in […]
Winners and a Weekend Blessing
Congratulations to Ann for winning the grand prize drawing in our half birthday week celebration. Thank you for all your participation. If you haven’t taken the short survey yet, you can still do so here. I am enjoying your responses, learning a lot, and getting a game plan for the fall. Have a wonderful weekend! […]
Half Birthday Week Grand Prize
Congratulations to Rachel W and Rachel H for winning the giveaways from Monday! It’s been so fun celebrating my half birthday and the half birthday of my book Isn’t it Time for a Coffee Break? with you this week, that I think I’ll do it again in six months! Oh wait, that would be my […]
A Plan for Simple Summer Hospitality
[pinit] I love to have people over to our house. I am a terrible hostess, and I always forget something important. I also prefer not to spend the entire time in the kitchen or cleaning up. I am, however, all about the eating and laughing. Sometimes at the same time. Which is interesting. But at […]
Speak Up Conference: Letting God connect the dots
[pinit] Have you ever felt the chasm of where you are and where you want to be/know you should be/feel God has called you to be? Maybe it’s in an area of personal or spiritual growth. Maybe it’s in your career. Maybe it’s in your marriage, parenting, friendships. Or possibly it’s a call to write, […]