Today I just wanted to take the time to wish all of my readers out there a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you find much to be thankful for this year whether times are difficult or easy, whether you are in a season of much or of little. Today I am thankful for you--the people who make this blog possible, who encourage me and who bless my soul daily. I hope your holiday is filled with joy and lots of good food!
I'm not going to sugar-coat what I'm about to say. Because if I'm being honest with myself, I need to be able to say this out loud (or at least write it for the world to see). I just need to admit to you that I know this. My blog has been boring lately. Booooo. Truthfully, I have been more concerned with figuring out how to make a contribution to our household income than you, my readers. To be straight forward, that sucks. I'm a blogger, and my entire online presence exists for you and can't exist without you, so…
Well, this week certainly didn't do what I thought it would. On Tuesday I found out my mom was coming in to town, so we adjusted our schedules appropriately. It didn't really throw much of a wrench into things, especially because she has been very helpful around the house. So despite washing an extra set of sheets this week, I accomplished most of what was on my to-do list and still am managing to attend a holiday festival and have a party today. So, I'd say I fared rather well this week. How did you do with your goals this week?…
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a percentage of each sale when you make a purchase using these links; however, I fully support and recommend each of these products. You can view my full disclosure policy here. For those of you who have tween girls, I want to tell you that I know what it's like to struggle with finding devotionals that will keep your daughter's attention. She's at the age where everything's too "babyish" for her or too advanced. So where's the happy medium? I happened to run across a fantastic option recently, and I'm so happy to…
I saw the most beautiful thing yesterday. It started at a "Celebration of Life" service. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it's another term for a funeral--except I would say that we celebrate the life of the deceased at this kind of service instead of mourning the loss of their presence. The lady who passed away was a friend of ours, the Sunday School teacher of all of our children, and a loving friend and mentor to many others. Proof: the church was packed. (Our church was more full for her service than it is on Christmas Eve!)…