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Coffee Optional
About a year ago Lyle bought me a t-shirt that says: Pray More. Worry Less. Drink Coffee. He said I needed it. You see I have a very active worry gene that sometimes keeps me awake nights. You didn’t know worrying is genetic? Apparently it is because one of my parents is a worrier and his mother before him was…
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Pinterest-Inspired Bible Journaling
I’m still in the process of figuring out my preferred style of artistic Bible journaling. Right now I’m in practice mode and I’ve been saving a bunch of Bible journaling images I like on Pinterest. I’ve been finding encouragement in the Psalms lately. (Actually, always. Don’t you love the Psalms?) So I’ve been practicing my lettering and graphic design skills by…
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Adventures in Marriage
Sometimes being married means the woman tags along with her man to do manly kinds of things. Maybe that’s no longer politically correct in our gender-confused world, but that’s the way it is in our marriage, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. For example, I’ve never been a sports fan, but the other day Lyle was wishing he…
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Guest Post: His Star
My guest today is my dad, whose birthday happens to be today. He told me this morning when I called him that he figured this was his 55th birthday. Later in the conversation he allowed that he was “past 59.” Since I recently told you that I just turned 51, you can know that he’s a good bit “past 59.”…
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Thankful Sheep
I’ve been thinking about sheep this week. Not that I know very much about them, but I’ve been dwelling on Psalm 100. “Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.“ It’s a pretty basic concept. God made us. He knows…
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Letter the Promises (and a mini tutorial)
This month I’m participating in a creative challenge on Instagram, hosted by Krystal Whitten, to “letter the promises.” Krystal provided a list of Bible promises, one for each day of the month of September for us to hand-copy in whatever style we like. Originally, I had thought I might do some in the margins of my journaling Bible– and I have…
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105 More Gifts
I certainly haven’t kept up with listing “gifts” every day, counting up to 1,000, but last time I left off (back in March!) I had counted to 300. For this post I’ll start with July 1st and go forward from there… July 1. 3 Gifts Loved Lyle Laura Rebecca I’m sure I’ve listed them before, but that’s okay, I am…
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Bible Journaling and Weird Things
If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed my new Inspire Bible. It’s actually a birthday gift from last fall. When Lyle asked what I wanted for my birthday I told him I would like to have a journaling Bible, with wide lined margins. He said, “Okay. Pick out the one you want and order it.” He’s good…
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Guest Post: Deck Flowers
My guest today is my youngest aunt, Rachel Easley Going. She’s been blogging for awhile, but had taken a break. I’m happy to announce that she’s back! She gave me permission to share this lovely post that she wrote a few years ago. Once you’ve read it, do pop on over to see what she shared today. Deck Flowers By Rachel…
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Change
When you do a thing for years it becomes hard to imagine ever not doing that thing. Today was my last day of work with Sonlight Curriculum. For the first time in over 16 years I am not employed by or under contract to Sonlight. I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around that idea. I’m at peace with…
