The Gift of a Christmas Verse
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s post as I shared our family tradition of The Grab Bag. If you missed it, scroll back and take a look. As promised, today I am going to share another family tradition that helps us focus on the true meaning...
The Grab Bag–A Fun Idea for Christmas
In many ways, Christmas is a time that we enjoy many family traditions as we celebrate the birth of Christ. Many families have special things that they do each year in preparation or celebration. For most of us, the Christmas season is not...
Why Moving is More Than Unpacking: The Sacrifice of Accepting Change
No move is complete without a little…actually A LOT… of unpacking. The moving truck arrives and the boxes start coming off. The inventory is checked… The unpacking begins! And life goes on as change moves in. Yours may not be...
God is Working in Me, but I am Part of the Process!
…Just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Philippians...
Hopeless is not in God’s vocabulary.
Today I was looking through some older drafts of posts I never finished or posted. Imagine that? I am sure most of you never leave things hanging out in the strange place that unfinished things wait for completion. I found this post and I have...
Moving Can Have Some Great Family Moments
After hearing from many of you with your kind comments, I realize I should have served up a box of Kleenex to go with my last post. Some moments in life need a sound track; some are better served with that box of blessed, nose-comforting...
Last Days of Our Adventure in Okinawa, Japan
We have left our beloved little corner of the world behind as we traveled across the globe from Okinawa, Japan to Northern Virginia. So many days it has been on my heart to post to my blog, but the craziness—physical, logistical, and...
Three Steps to Getting Rid of My Inner Wimp
You have probably heard the phrase, “I need to get in touch with my inner self.” These days, I am trying to get out of touch with one aspect of my inner self…My Inner Wimp. Here I am, wrapping up one adventure, one phase of my life, and getting...
If I Had Not Moved to Okinawa, I Would Have Never…
Have you ever played the game called, “Never, have I ever…?” In this crazy game you say three things you have never done and the folks around you try to guess which one is the real deal and which ones are made up. Lately, I...