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…
Our Family
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,…
Weight Loss Check In
Synergy by Jasmine / Foter.com / CC BY-ND You all know that last year I worked hard to lose weight. Then life happened and I have gained some of it back due to all of the stress and other things. So here I am once again with the resolution to get healthy and lose weight….
New Year’s Resolutions
williamcho / Foter.com / CC BY-SA Well the new year is finally year and if you follow me at This Faithful Life you will have read my personal resolutions. My blogging life has many if their own and here is a little of what I hope to accomplish this year: