#1-Tomorrow is the blog’s 4th birthday which is funny because four years ago I barely knew what a blog was and punctuation scared me, so I wrote in phrases. (If you are a dreamer or thinking of pursuing something you know little about be encouraged.) My first post was all of 17 words…
What’s your word for the year? Watch is mine. Last year it was ‘one.’ I asked the Lord to give me one person at a time to encourage, one speaking event, one new opportunity and he did, and he did. This year, the message was clear, “Hey Karmen, instead of you…
“What are you going to do about sharing your journals with the women in jail?” “Great question. I’ve been praying about that very thing. The number of women varies from week to week. I don’t want to leave anybody out, but to be honest, right now I don’t know if I can afford…
Annnd we’re off to a brand spanking NEW YEAR! Hello friends, I hope you and yours had the merriest of Christmases! New beginnings are so delightful and sometimes scary. There is just so much we need to chat about like how much rain December shared with us and how much inside…
#WHOA! What a year! Let’s take a quick look back, shall we? JANUARY We move like molasses in winter, well, because it’s winter. The boys suit up and play as usual because outside is necessary. The family sings, “How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck…
Last minute Christmas shoppers will you please stand? Look around. You are not alone, so I don’t want anyone to panic. I want everyone to remain calm. It’s Christmas Eve, Eve, Eve and we are all calm. We are savoring the season. There are gifts still to buy and whose…