I am so excited to introduce you to Cindy Bultema, a sweet friend and Bible teacher that I have grown to love over the years. I'm still not even sure how our paths first crossed but it had to do with Shamrock Shakes from McDonalds. I've read all of Cindy's Bible Studies and I love her because she's so very much like you and me and has an ability to teach God's word and connect ... Read More »
The Voices you Choose to Listen To
Oh friends this post has been burning in my heart for a very long time. We must be careful who we choose to listen to as Christ-followers. There are many Christian leaders who love God and have a genuine heart in loving others but they are dangerously missing the mark. Missing the mark by adding human preferences and ideals to God's words. Saying things like, "I just can't ... Read More »
The back story of my Family Dollar car incident
So we got ourselves a brand spankin' new Family Dollar in town. And the kids and I went the first day they opened and were so excited to drop in. BUT we couldn't find a parking space so we had to circle around and leave. Well there was a car in front of us and she was waiting to pull out. So we just waited behind her. With all the time we had I decided to roll down my window, ... Read More »
Seductive Senior Pictures
I've started this post a million times not wanting to tread on sensitive ground yet want to talk about something that has been concerning to me. I'll just get it out there. I'm concerned about all the seductive senior pictures I'm seeing in facebook land. Girlzzzzzz.......some of you are pulling off sexy really well but what you're doing is dangerous. You're setting yourself ... Read More »
Moving forward in looking back.
As I look back on 2016 in effort to move forward in 2017 I used this method from Emily P. Freeman that helped me a lot. This process makes me realize things that I wouldn't without working through the categories and thinking back on the last year. And it helps me in looking forward to the new year. Let's all make 2017 a year of purpose and intentionality. A great start is by ... Read More »
Christmas Happenings 2016
Christmas in pictures and a few words..... Chess, movies, chilling, special dinner at home, opening stockings were all part of Christmas Eve at home in NC. Christmas morning we read the account of Jesus's birth and tried real hard to remember that it's not about the presents and gifts but about our King Jesus being born into this world to rescue us from ourselves. And we ... Read More »
Celebration of Influence
A ladies event I participated in years ago called "Celebration of Influence" has impacted me every year since. The luncheon was a special day where the ladies in our church invited someone who had influenced our lives in some way. We treated them to lunch and did everything we could to make them feel special and appreciated. We chose a gorgeous log cabin in the mountains that ... Read More »
Church People Can Have Fun Too!
Church People can have fun too! And my church is proof. This year our church gathered once again for an open house in our home and we had a blast. Some really funny things happened this year. Some planned and some not so much. Like the coat rack crashing and all the coats being left in a pile on the floor. As people left they had to dig through a pile of coats to find ... Read More »