Scripture Sunday

Finding Safety Amidst Life’s Floods: Insights from Noah

My study of Noah and the ark gave me many things to ponder and to reflect on. Although this is a story I have heard and studied most of my life, I was impressed with a new and greater understanding of why this story needed to be preserved for people in my day and age… Continue reading Finding Safety Amidst Life’s Floods: Insights from Noah

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Our First Parents

Thoughts on Adam and Eve: I have so many I’m not sure I can put them into one blog This is not just a creation story, it is a story of what it means to be human and how God interacts with His children. It speaks to the universal experiences of loss, alienation, struggle, and… Continue reading Our First Parents

Forward Steps

New Year… New Thoughts

I saw this quote today and thought, it might be time to dust off the blog and to start again. 2022 was not what I would call "a walk-in-the-park." In fact, it was rough. So many things and no desire to remember them for posterity. This quote is a good reminder that I CHOOSE what… Continue reading New Year… New Thoughts

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 185

Today I am grateful for some slow time. Today I read 2 chapters in my assigned book for my Intro to CTE college class, tools a test, taught some lessons, and made a bear. It was a good slow day. Today I am grateful John made a yummy cucumber chicken dish for dinner. I am… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 185

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 53

Beyond tired. I really wish I could sleep. Today I am grateful for breakfast for dinner. It's a meal nearly everyone will eat. Today I am grateful for Kimber helping me cut out bears. My thumb is getting sore. Today I am grateful for Riley who helped stuff bears. Today I am grateful for the… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 53

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 50

Today I am grateful for a good day at work. Today I am grateful for a Zoom rehearsal. It was a bit of a hot mess, but it was fun to see the kids and to try. We will be having Zoom rehearsals to get memorization down for the next couple of week, in the… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 50

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 49

Close-up Of Gratitude Word With Pen On Notebook Over Wooden Desk Today I am grateful for less to do in the evening. Last night I was out last with a meeting. When I got home, Lilli was having a sad moment, so I sat and hugged her awhile and then made her mac-n-cheese. Then the… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 49

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 38

Today I am grateful for the desk thing I am refinishing is turning out super cute! It's been an ugly brown thing in my living room for years. I picked it up on the side of the road one day and it became a fish tank holder. However, the years of water from fish tanks… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 38

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 32

Today I am thankful for Christmas. Christmas is stressful. I always fear disappointing someone because my gifts almost always fall flat. This fear is paralyzing. For the most part I now only gifts that my children and husband put on their Amazon lists because the homemade gifts I want to give often fall flat... and… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 32

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An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 24

Wow! Mondays are Mondays. Always a shock after a peaceful, yet productive Sunday. Today I am thankful for the boss I have. I really like our admin team. They are energetic. They listen. They are positive and uplifting. I actually enjoyed today's staff meeting. Today I am grateful that I nearly finished the story board… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude Experiment 2.0 Day 24