Five Minute Friday: Motivate
The first Five Minute Friday writing inspiration word is very appropriate for the start of a new year: Motivate. What a perfect word to meditate on as I begin my 2018 goals. Five minutes are on the iPhone timer…START! When … Continued
2018 Goals
Another year! Can you believe it? And with another year comes goals and words and resolutions. For some reason I don’t like the word resolutions so I resolve not to use that word again. But I do like the word … Continued
A Thrill Of Hope For A Weary Heart
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices. For yonder breaks, the new and glorious morn. This verse from O Holy Night is one of my favorite phrases in all of the music that the Christmas season has to offer. … Continued
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
We have been participating in our church’s Christmas pageant for ten years. It started in 2007 when we moved home and our oldest son, Addison, was barely three. He dressed up as a barn animal with the other nursery … Continued
Choose This Day Who You Will Serve
The following is an abridged version of a sermon by David Spain, senior minister of First Christian Church Norman. The lectionary reading that day was from Joshua 24: 1-3, 14-28, in which Joshua is setting up the nation of Isreal … Continued
There Is No Easy Button for Middle School
A few weeks ago I wrote about how middle school is eating my lunch. I wrote about how I want to just jump past the struggle and pain. I want to have all the answers in place and know how … Continued
The Pioneer Women Mercantile Visit
The most asked question among Oklahoma women in the past year…Have you been up to the Mercantile yet? Everyone knows what The Mercantile is. Even if you don’t live in Oklahoma, if you watch the Food Network, or shop at … Continued
Five Minute Friday: Need
This week’s Five Minute Friday writing prompt is NEED. What do I need vs what do I want. Oi, that’s a loaded question. Let’s spend five short minutes breaking that down a bit. Five minutes on the timmer…GO What do … Continued
It Could Always Be Worse
Recently, I discovered singer/song writer Nicole Nordeman. I may be the last mother on the planet to know about her song Slow Down. In case you have been under the same rock as I have, the video is down at … Continued
Five Minute Friday: Story
I’m back participating in Five Minute Friday. That last couple of weeks have been busy. Too busy to spend much time here on the blog. But I have a surprisingly free Friday and am happy to spend five minutes thinking … Continued