Today I’m linking up with Emily P. Freeman at Chatting at the Sky to share what we learned in June. Here’s what Emily has to say about the practice: “At the end of every month, we have a regular practice here of looking back before moving forward. While some of the deeper, more in-process things I may keep … Continue reading what I learned in june
Category: writing
mid-year goal check in…
Today is Day 175 of 365 in 2015. By next week, next Wednesday to be exact, this year will literally be half over. In keeping with a theme of my year, I wanted to do a mid-year progress report with some goals I have set for myself. Well before this year started, I began thinking … Continue reading mid-year goal check in…
mission ready marriage- available NOW
There are three things you need to know about Mission Ready Marriage. YOU CAN BUY IT You may download it for Kindle or order a paperback copy from Amazon by clicking here. Mission Ready Marriage is also available from other online retailers like Barnes and Noble and iBooks. The digital price is $5.99 and the print … Continue reading mission ready marriage- available NOW
mission ready marriage: the process
Within an hour after giving birth to two of my three babies, I vomited. I don't know if it was a release of emotions, nerves, or physical exhaustion. Perhaps it was a reaction to medication. Or maybe that's just my body's response to childbirth. Unforgettably, passing off your newly swaddled baby to Daddy or a … Continue reading mission ready marriage: the process
sharing our stories
Last week I was able to hear Frances Mayes speak at our public library. She was promoting her latest memoir, Under Magnolia which I read last year. That memoir is mostly about her earliest memories of place, of growing up in Fitzgerald, Georgia and her move away from the South. I sat mesmerized listening to this … Continue reading sharing our stories
sharing our stories
I'm reading Sally Clarkson's Desperate right now and this quotation struck me the other night. Every person has a different story. We are all living our own. We all aim to live the best story possible. I needed the reminder that I must trust that it is God who will faithfully lead and guide me. … Continue reading sharing our stories
mission ready marriage
Well friends and strangers, it's time to take action without further delay. In the coming weeks I will be sharing details about the book I have written and how you may obtain a copy. I have chosen to go the self-publishing route which means this book (in both book form and Kindle download) will be … Continue reading mission ready marriage
sharing our stories
Working toward a goal or dream is sometimes a thankless and unnoticed job. Leading, sacrificing and taking risks take time, dedication and work. On the days when no one seems to notice or get it or respond, the dream is still alive. Your faith in your goal (mission) is still so worth the effort. ***** … Continue reading sharing our stories
sharing our stories
Are you on a journey? Where are you headed and where is your story taking you? Are you taking notice and taking note? ***** This quotation makes me chuckle because if I think of my own life in this way, by nature of the Army life, every few years, I'm the "stranger who comes … Continue reading sharing our stories
sharing our stories
I think life sometimes trains us to expect that the big, and monumental, and peaks are the only moments that count. It's just not true. It really is all of the little moments that all add up to make a life. As our stories unfold, I pray that I don't get too short sided … Continue reading sharing our stories