If you followed me before Christmas you know that there was an issue with FedEx getting a present to me on time. It finally arrived, late I might add, but it got here. When I called this morning, the supervisor told me the problem was the driver didn’t have directions to my house. He said…
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Inspiration Tuesday {1/7/14}
This is another great new feature that I thought I would do each week. I want to bring a little inspiration to you through a bible verse or other inspirational quote each week. These will be short and sweet but my prayer is that you find a little something in them.
This is Me: Daughter
I am doing a new series here talking more about myself and going deeper into my life for you all. This week I am talking about myself as my parent’s daughter. I was born at home (in the toilet!) and was very premature. I am my parents first child together and if you ask my…
Spanish Word of the Week: Freely
This week’s word is libremente lee-breh-mehn’-teh (adverb) which means freely. Here is the word used in a couple of examples:
Journey through Ruth: Ruth Follows Naomi
Chapter 1 of the Book of Ruth tells how Naomi, her husband, and two sons go from Bethlehem to the city of Moab to live because of a great famine. While in Moab her husband dies and her sons marry, Orpah and Ruth. Her sons then later die and the women are left alone with…
Praying in the New Year {Prayer Requests}
A prayer please…Viola & Cats =^..^= / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA The New Year is now in full swing and many of us have begun our resolutions. I have several that I have shared with you all and some that I have kept to myself. One thing that I hope we can all work on…
This Bicultural Life: They Said What?
One of the things that happen when you are raising bilingual children is that they interchange words from both languages. While that is normally fine it isn’t when they use a word that has multiple meanings and one of those meanings is a swear word. That is when you get the “What did they say?”…
Saturday Thanks for 1/4/14
Each and every day we should be thankful for something in our lives. The problem is we get so busy and life gets so hectic that we forget to be thankful. So I thought why not have a thankful day post on Saturdays. For most of us it is the end of the week and…
The First 30
Every morning I get up about 30 minutes early and spend that time praying and connecting with God. Those first 30 minutes of the day set the tone for my entire day. Without them I don’t know how I would manage to get through the day anymore. That time allows me to focus and prepare…
Life is Messy
That statement could not be more true! Life is very messy and it seems there are times when it is more messy than others. The true test of is how we handle the messy times. I am guilty of hiding from the mess and looking for someone to blame whether it be myself, someone else,…
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