A quick and handy guide to get your lists and life under the control of a life-settling Savior!
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. ~John 14:27 The forecast for Easter is snow. This reminds me of my snow day meltdown. Here’s a memory...and an Easter message. **************************************************************** … Continue reading Snow Day Meltdown: An Easter Story
My woolen overalls are 40 years old. This may their last journey. I christened my last camping trip by falling flat on my face in the rocks, ripping the threadbare knees in two places. As for the rest of the trousers, the outlook is bleak. Deep pockets flap in sloppy fashion. Backsides have been mended … Continue reading Fun Friday: Ode to my Overalls
I’m messy. I’m tired. I’m grateful. I’m done. As I painted my daughter’s room, I started getting depressed. - Why am I covering up my kid’s life? - Just because clouds and glowing stars are scratched and marred, does that mean I have to clean it up? I sighed. Help me out, God. “Be grateful.” … Continue reading Pause to Paint: I’m done!
The tension was on. Results were critical. The decorated shoebox was in place, corner-squared on my desktop. Its slotted lid was a gaping mouth- begging, begging for food. I was in the sixth grade, Valentine’s Day, 1968. I’d separated six sheets of Valentines, carefully scoring each punctured piece to pull out the cards: an elephant … Continue reading The Love Note
I’m going to get serious about my sloppy love life today. I’m talking about loving when life gets tough. Here’s my Serious Sloppy Love List. What is love? —Love is digging deep when you’ve been hit hard. This was an annual check up. No big deal. Let’s get it over with. —Love is the … Continue reading My Serious Sloppy Love List
Give me a break. Yech! The pressure is on. Valentine’s Day is coming. The reason I know is I listened to “Love Boat - The Valentine Special”. This cutie love drove me crazy. -Good thing I had dishes to wash. I wiped the counter watching a Hallmark “Month of Love” movie. Burning questions overtook me … Continue reading My Sloppy Love Life
Laurie’s Beauty Tips (Haha!) I slept on my face again, smashed into the pillow. I went to bed in the mandatory beauty sleeping position: on my back. My face was slathered with a night cream which promised to dissolve pesky wrinkles. By morning, I was scrunched into my pillow case which absorbed the cream and … Continue reading Laurie’s Beauty Tips (haha!)
Boy, do I want to avoid procrastinating! This knocks me off my path! I’m so afraid sometimes, I put off making decisions. It’s time to bring on the Ps (Procrastination Pointers)! Four steps to make a decision (Procrastination Pointers) ___1. Pause - Be still and know that I am God. - Psalm 46:10 ___2. Pray … Continue reading Life Lists: Four steps to make a decision
Grab your Bible and look these up! Here are five things YOU need to know about yourself. Contact me and I’ll send you a copy of this list! 1.___You matter to God (Psalm 139) 2.___You are enough. (1Peter2:9) 3.___You are never alone (Matthew 28:20) 4.___You are able. (Philippians 4:13) 5.___You are loved (Jeremiah 31:3)
Confessions of a Type A Woman 