Friends A few weeks ago, my father was urgently hospitalized for issues related to his heart failure condition. Thankfully, I am grateful to report that he is back home and recovering well. While he was in the hospital, I had an interesting interaction that reminded me once again about how God works in mysterious and … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Nothing Wasted
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Monday Motivation: Nest
Friends What is your morning routine like? Is there a place you can go for a private retreat, a few moments alone to relax and consider the coming day? For me, that place is most definitely my front porch! Below is a pic of my morning retreat this summer! My husband labeled it as my … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Nest
Monday Motivation: Nowhere To Go
Friends Today marks the 22nd anniversary of a day I will never forget. The memory of that September day in 2001 is forever etched on the walls of my mind, as it is for countless Americans all across this country. We should remember that horrific day, for in remembering, we stand with those whose lives … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Nowhere To Go
Monday Motivation: Parable Of The Vinca
Friends My father recently gave me the best description I have ever heard for the term “parable.” He said, “A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly message.” I love that definition, don’t you? Friends, Jesus could have made a parable out of my driveway. Check out the picture below, and you will see … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Parable Of The Vinca
Monday Motivation: Persistence
Friends Call me the crazy gardener, but I love talking to my plants. Don’t worry about my sanity yet. The plants don’t talk back. However, as I putter around my garden, observing plant growth or enjoying the bright blooms, I find that those precious plants have some interesting stories to share. Sometimes, they even offer … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Persistence
Monday Motivation: Uninvited
Friends Have you ever had to deal with an uninvited guest? Perhaps it’s a welcome surprise like an old friend you haven’t seen in years. Maybe the guest is not on your welcome list. This summer, I fit the latter description. I had some uninvited guests show up in my garden, and they were definitely … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Uninvited
Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Friends Have you had one of “those“ mornings recently? You know the kind I mean. I am talking about the kind of morning when your mind is racing with anxiety. It’s the kind of morning when you feel quite sure that you could just jump out of your own skin. Well, I had one of … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Mourning Dove
Monday Motivation: Extraordinary
Friends Are your days filled with a series of ordinary moments? Are your days a blur of familiar routines? Perhaps your workdays are a bit frantic, leaving you overwhelmed and frustrated. Your list of tasks seems endless and not without their requisite turmoil. Maybe, like me, you have long since left the workplace and entered … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Extraordinary
Monday Motivation: Neighbor
Friends Another Monday, another good day to count our blessings! As I sat on my front porch this morning, I was reminded of another front porch I used to sit on with some very special people. It turns out their were some valuable life lessons to be learned from all that front porch sitting! … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Neighbor
Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
Friends I just returned from a week of family celebrations. It was glorious! We celebrated the 124th Peden Reunion, a gathering of my father’s Scots-Irish extended family at the historic Presbyterian Church founded by my ancestors in 1786. We enjoyed a day of history wandering through the church cemetary and touring historic family homesites. The … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Tie That Binds
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