As a young girl I read all of the Anne Frankish books in our library. I started journaling at age thirteen.  When I moved out of my parent’s house at twenty-two I took with me an Avon box full of 70-page lined spiral notebooks. I suppose there were over twenty notebooks filled with the thoughts and dreams of my girlhood. I still have them now. One of those dreams was to write a book. Most of the time, when I was dreaming…
It’s almost SUMMER!  I love summer, and I’d love for you to join me as we welcome summer with a Fun Friday post about those fun summer activities you can do with your kiddos! I am I can’t wait to try some of these!  They are all found on my Summer in the Sun Pinterest board.   Most activities you find on Pinterest look fun and exciting, but after you click on the link, the prep-work for it is CRAZY! So…
The Good Competes with the Best One of my favorite devotionals in the past few years has been Cynthia Heald’s “Becoming a Woman of Simplicity.” (affiliate)  One of my favorite chapters was “The Good Competes with the Best.” In it, she describes that sometimes we choose lots of good things, but neglect the one or two best things. I really enjoy reading her studies because she not only has you look up a lot of scripture, but she provides lots of quotes…
Come see Come see with spirit eyes Come see The door is open Come near Come weary and ashamed Come near His arms are open His arms are open Come live Come live in freedom here Come live The chains are broken Come rest Come take his gift of grace Come rest The word is spoken The word is spoken Come see Come see with spirit eyes Come see The door is open Come home Come lay your burdens down…