18 Ways to Giveback To Your Community This Holiday Season The holiday seasons are here so I put together a little list of 18 ways and places to spread love and cheer in your community. 1. One of the many hats I’ve worn in my life was (volunteer) president of the Family Readiness Group…
Musings
Learning to Love
The bible tells us to do everything with love (1 Corinthians 16:14), but I will be the first to raise both my hands and say I fail at this a lot. I don’t always feel like loving people….especially ones who do me wrong or have done me wrong time and time again. Or…
I Will Never Hold You In My Arms….
***Trigger warning**** October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Statistics show 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. This has taken me a long time to pen down because it has been so hard, but I felt like this was a good way to remember and help me process some of it at…
Eat the Cupcake
Last night my husband told our 8 year old to “eat the cupcake.” Literally. How many times do you say that to your kids especially close to bed time? You know what, moms and dads, there’s nothing wrong with letting your kids have sweets before bed sometimes or before dinner or as a snack. It’s…
Perspective
Sometimes, okay, most of the time, it’s our perspective about a situation that needs to change. When we begin looking at things in a different light, it can have the biggest impact. For instance, look at the background of this picture. I can choose to see it as dull, absolutely terrible, and in desperate need…
Love Them Anyway
Life can be so hard sometimes. We all have so much going on in our day to day that pulls and tugs and threatens to crush us with the weight of it all. I know that during those times I can be less than kind because I am letting my circumstances get to me. Every…