Category: Embracing Seasons of Change

Mary and Martha Bible Stories: A Time to Grow and a Time to Give

The Mary and Martha Bible story is one that is referenced often by women. Have you ever heard the expression, “don’t be a Martha.”? Some women find their personalities align with one sister over the other. Let’s take a closer look at the Bible story of Mary and Martha that tends to be the first […]

God Provides a Time for Every Season: Why this should bring us Comfort

We live in a cold climate where the change of seasons is dramatic. As I look out the window this morning over a field of frosted corn, the sun popping up bright yellow over the horizon and reflecting off the golden foliage of the birch trees, my mind ponders the verses from Ecclesiastes. A time […]

Does Severe Rejection and Betrayal Cause Grief?

People often have trouble telling me about their own hurts because they know what I’ve gone through with losing a child. I don’t want this to ever be the case. Grief is a strong emotion as a result of various painful experiences including rejection and betrayal. Please welcome Cate from Blessed Reject as she shares […]

8 Mindsets to Carry You Through Seasons of Change

I am so excited to have my friend Stacy Pardoe guest posting today! She is here to share her wisdom and beautiful heart and encourage us through seasons of change. It happened on a balmy August evening with locusts droning on like a reminder that the earth would keep spinning, even if my world had […]

A Call to Embrace the Moment

My call to embrace the moment began at 4 a.m. I am sandwiched in my king-sized bed between a three-year-old and a one-year-old. Now, if you’ve ever slept with a toddler you know that they do not sleep in a straight line as adults do. So when I say sandwiched, I mean I have one […]

A Promise is Forever

Today’s five minute friday prompt is “promise”. I love the word promise. I know it sounds strange to love a word, but I have always felt a positive association with it. Perhaps promises made to me have not been broken enough to have scarred me, or perhaps I have had a stressful week and simply […]

When Life isn’t Convenient

Today’s Five Minute Friday word is convenient. I’ve been a bit irritated with my family lately. I am tired of tripping over shoes that are kicked off in every direction when they enter the house. The endless sinkful of dishes no matter how many times a day I load that dishwasher seems to mock me. […]

Do you have the Courage to let go of the Sunset?

We were driving home from our vacation. My four year old was snoring loudly in the seat behind me. Paw Patrol was entertaining Joel who had already woken from his nap and was unhappy to find he was still strapped into his carseat. Hubby and I had chatted the three hours we’d been on our […]

Life isn’t fair, but that’s ok!

I must have said “it’s not fair” often as a child because I vividly remember my mom telling me (in an annoyed tone) that “life isn’t fair”. I hadn’t thought much about it until I said it to my own kid recently. It was one of those parenting moments when you hear the words coming […]

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