A Walk Through Philippians, Prayer for Philippi Have you ever been in a painful situation where someone hurt you or let you down? Of course you have. We all have. The bigger question is, how did you handle it? I start today with Philippians. It's the letter Paul wrote to the people of Phippi. Read the... Continue Reading →
Free Summer Art Journaling Series…Getting Started
My girls are finally out of school...let summer vacation begin! It feels like this school year just flew by. Now the question is: How do I keep the girls busy this summer? With my free Summer Art Journaling Series, of course. I chose CREATE as my One Word for 2015. And this Summer Art Journaling... Continue Reading →
Creativity Takes Courage
"Creativity takes courage." Henri Matisse said that. Henri spoke truth. Why does creativity take courage? Because what we create is a personal expression of ourselves. Not everyone will like what we create. Not everyone will get it. Not everyone will think it is worthwhile. It takes courage to put a piece of your heart out... Continue Reading →
One Thing I Take For Granted…
On my weekly grocery shopping trip to Target last weekend something unusual happened. The normally overstocked produce was bare. Everything that should be refrigerated, produce, fresh meat, lunch meats, dairy, eggs, was almost empty. Taped to the shelves was a note "Refrigerator outage. We apologize for the inconvenience." The cashier later told me the refrigerator... Continue Reading →
Something Smells Funny…
TRADITIONS | The day after Thanksgiving is not for Black Friday madness in our house. No. The day after Thanksgiving we put up the Christmas tree. This year I assembled our pre-lit tree only to find that one section will not light up. I changed the fuses. No lights. I check about 10 bulbs. No... Continue Reading →
Me…in this moment
Mother, wife, graphic designer, friend, photographer, chef, nurse, travel coordinator, volunteer, blogger, daughter, stay-at-home mom, scrapbooker, maid, stain remover, Christian, therapist, font lover, ice skater, cookie baker, listener, book lover, explorer, creator, faithful, dog trainer, big sister, craft director, organizing specialist, dishwasher, taxi driver, ruler of the broom, house painter, observer... Favorite part of the... Continue Reading →
December Daily | 3
It snowed, again, here in Denver on Thursday. It's become our Thursday routine...snow Wednesday evening into Thursday! My neighbors had a doctor's appointment in Aurora (near my office) that day. It took them 2 hours to get there because the roads were so bad. Thank goodness I don't work that day. December Daily: Day 3.... Continue Reading →