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Do you ever feel STUCK? In 2000, I began looking for answers to some tough questions in my life. I'd searched high & low and finally conceded to search the promises found in the Bible. Those promises have sustained & guided me through the loss of a parent, the struggle with anxiety & depression, the loss of a valued relationship and so much more! I've found joy amid the pain. And, I want to share it with you!

25 April 2016

2016 April 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: APRIL 2016

Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Mon 4-11
4570 eating "chocolate coffee grinds" - per the Little
4571 de-cluttering the closets
4572 country sunsets
Tues 4-12
4573 Father Gregory has more "pretty little yellow flowers" than we do :)
4574 some of my favorite lichens :)

16 April 2016

2016 April 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: APRIL 2016

Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014... and 2015. Going to hit 5,000 in 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

4-1 Fri
4540 lots of laughs at lunch with Barb & Chip
4541 bees & a green roof at the LOML's workplace


4542 the view in my neck of the woods 

09 April 2016

2016 March 3of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MARCH 2016
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014... and 2015. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

March 2016 - 3 of 3
Mon 3-21
4507 friends at the front door

4508 fun times with just the little

07 April 2016

2016 March 2of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MARCH 2016
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014... and 2015. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

March 2016 - 2 of 3
Fri 3-11
4477 remember the bounty of blessings in the past few weeks

4478 pruning, pruning & more pruning
(and some lazy hens)
4479 the feeling of being worn out after you worked a hard day

05 April 2016

2016 March 1of3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: MARCH 2016  4447-4539
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014... and 2015. HELLO 2016!!! GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

March 2016 - 1 of 3
Tues 3-1
4447 rest stops & a snoring LOML in the seat beside me
4448 friends that feel like family - where you can take a 3-hour nap in the afternoon after driving through the night
4449 Bob & Diane's Baby :) So very thankful for great, great friends!

Wed 3-2
4450 morning coffee & GMA with a sister-friend in her new home
4451 safe travels back to the land of

04 April 2016

Creating an Emotional Connection

I began writing at a very young age - mostly in the form of journal entries or short stories. My writing was often based on an emotional experience or feeling. I've always been a very emotional person. I think that many people would see me as being too emotional. I wrote about my emotions for various reasons:
   * to analyze my feelings.

   * to document an event or happening in my life & the effect it had on me
   * to remember how the emotions felt & affected my actions

   * to learn from what I experienced

But, often I wrote about