all of the sudden I was uncomfortable in my own skin… has that ever happened to you?? it happened while I was mowing the yard the sun was shining after six days of much needed rain chickens were scurrying about searching for the fresh weeds the herd was refreshed one rascal farming in the mud…
“beautiful” is today’s Five Minute Friday prompt How would you define it? what comes to your mind? I’m joining Lisa Jo Baker again today for five minutes of edit free, stress free fun! “Beautiful” funny how definitions change as I age teens & twenties I would have defined “beautiful” as the world does Barbie-like, rosy cheeks, 36-24-36…
Our conversation began with a question about flowers. From there we “chip-chatted” (as Jake says when I talk too much) about cookies, farm camp, teaching our children, public verses private education, homeschooling and finally Faith It was an enjoyable discussion particularly the part where we passionately discussed children and education and Faith This precious mother of two, expressed…
What in the world does this mean for me?-Francis Chan took the words right out of my mouth in the final chapter of his book, Crazy Love FYI-don’t read this book if you are looking for a cozy, “feel good-er” line-after-line I found myself holding my breath, heart pounding under conviction of the word God’s…
Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You…
ouch! as a child they hurt and even worse as an adult my youthful acts of rebellion were rebuked by my parents their forms of discipline varied upon the severity of my offense my remorse varied as well the strong-willed child that I was… as a teen my rebellion, attitudes and arrogance -were even worse…