I have been a bit silent on this blog after Thanksgiving. I think maybe that is okay – I have been living the Advent instead of writing about it. (And maybe writing a bit too much on my other blog, but … ) Anyway, when I was making dinner, I was listening to one of […]
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you have a wonderful day of giving thanks!
Continue readingThe Lines of Skipping Thanksgiving
Several years ago, John Grisham wrote a book entitled, Skipping Christmas about a couple who decides to take a vacation instead of going about their typical Christmas events. Of course life never goes as planned, and the results are different than they anticipated. (A fun read!) Anyway, I think our culture every year seems to […]
Continue readingPlaying Thankfulness: Musical Lines of Gratitude
I am a big fan of Christmas music (will do a post on my favorites soon). But a few years ago I realized that just like the culture I was finding myself skipping Thanksgiving and not really reflecting on all that I am grateful for. So, I created a special playlist that helps me to […]
Continue readingLong Line of Grievers
This week has a been a celebration of new life for my family – welcoming my sweet niece into the world. But I was tremendously saddened to learn that for a family friend, this is has turned into a celebration of life through the completely unexpected loss of their two year old granddaughter. I never […]
Continue readingMotherhood and Questioning Lines
To my dear Sister, Your life is about to change as you are about to be a Mom. As Kyle pointed out, really you have been a mom for months. Just now the work will begin on the outside instead of only the inside. Although that part of you will continue to grow and stretch […]
Continue readingLines of Gratitude: Friendship regardless of checked boxes
You know how whenever you have to fill out forms you have to check the box married or single? For a long time, that box was a symbol of my discontent. Checking “single” was not the plan that I had for my life. I met my husband at 25 and married him at 26. Seems […]
Continue readingLines of Gratitude: Celebrating Life and Service
November 11th has always been a day of celebration for our family. Mainly for us because of the fact that it is my husband’s birthday. Since he works for our city, today is considered a government holiday. So, every birthday we have celebrated with him being around. Today he spent the day painting in our […]
Continue readingGrateful Lines: The Distance Connection through Books
I have grand intentions to read books that are considered classics. But since reading is one of my primary ways to relax, somehow reading a book that really makes me concentrate does not sound very appealing. When I read about the idea of long distance book clubs in Lisa Wingate’s, Firefly Island, I knew that […]
Continue readingGrateful: Lines on Various Printed Pages of Books
Those of you who know me well know that I am a reader. Any day without a book would be a sad day for me. I read a wide variety of books, and I am a fast reader, so I get through books fairly quickly. I realized today that I am in the middle of […]
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