Summer has officially begun for us! School is done and the official youth group season is done, though the festivities continue! Turning the calendar today reminded me of the blessings of May. Of what May entails – the changing of seasons, the bursting forth of flowers, the beginning of newness of life. I look at…
I would say I am a relatively clean person. I try to clean our home once a week – it may be a week and a half at times. My cleaning routine usually consists of dusting, cleaning the bathrooms, wiping down kitchen counters, picking up, and cleaning the floors. Again, I try to do this…
Choices Choice is defined as “an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities” according to the lovely Google. A simple definition, but what a battle it presents! Think of how many choices you have to make in a given day: To get out of bed What to make…
What is holding you back from simplifying and organizing your life? From getting rid of the clutter in your life? Have you ever thought about how your own personal insecurities might be a cause of clutter as well? I think that denying that we have any insecurities, is an easy solution. Denying means we don’t…
Over the years, I have done a lot of thinking about the Sabbath. About RESTING. I am thankful and feel very blessed to have grown up in a home where Sabbath rest was of the utmost importance. My parents taught me the value of keeping the Sabbath holy – of setting it apart as a…
My final installment of pictures of our Islamorada vacation! I apologize if these have gotten boring, but really, there was so much to take pictures of that I couldn’t resist! One of the biggest highlights of our trip was going on a guided fishing charter, just Dan and I. Dan has been dreaming of doing…
