Sometimes in life I find that I have just operated on making things work and doing what I need to do. But this week I was reminded of how desperately I need to create in order for my soul to not feel drudgery in the day to day. I want to pull out paints, pick … Continue reading A Need to Create
Hope
In the rearview mirror…
Life has its moments where you want to hold on to anything not moving and hope that everything else around you will stop spinning. Within the span of nine days our house sold, my husband interviewed, accepted a job, and we loaded a moving truck. In that order. A few days after the moving truck … Continue reading In the rearview mirror…
Wait for it… WAIT FOR IT…….. W A I T…….
Whether it is a holding pattern in flight, a phone call on-hold with customer service, a checkout with a long line, or a hot car in a traffic jam… waiting is not on most people’s top ten list of things to do. But sometimes waiting is the best place to be. That is the place … Continue reading Wait for it… WAIT FOR IT…….. W A I T…….
Anxiety or Joy
Ps 94:18-19 “When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.” (NIV) What supports and upholds you in your day? Sunday morning I had a choice to make from the very start. I woke up with a very poor … Continue reading Anxiety or Joy
Waiting on a Promise
Winter is long, gray, and cold. This year the winter of the north seems to have extended itself to some degree or the other throughout much of the country with the exception of maybe Alaska. The weather creates a deep longing in me for warmth. I want to go outside. I want to see green, … Continue reading Waiting on a Promise
Decisions
In last couple weeks, we have had decisions placed in our household to make. I like the easy decisions like... My child is crawling out the crib... Decision: move them to a bed. Should I get that new pair of pants... Decision: The budget is empty, done deal. My friend is sick and needs help … Continue reading Decisions
Oh my Goodness….
It's here! Christmas is here the end of the work day, my last work day before Christmas! (My sympathies to those who have to work over Christmas.) I have one work errand to run and then it is off to make a birthday cake for Jesus... something my little guy gives a great big excited … Continue reading Oh my Goodness….
New at LeATev!
Cards, books, ABC cards, invitations, small business graphic design, and Christmas cards! So I know that for a lot of you talking about Christmas and Thanksgiving is well not very welcome in September. I'm sorry! I actually LOVE Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! For my 17th birthday I came home to find the whole house decorated for Christmas … Continue reading New at LeATev!