Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Encouragement”
We did a thing last month. After almost five years in our house, we finally finished the front landscaping. Decades ago, trees had been planted where a flower bed should go. Over time, the roots grew under the house and started causing foundation issues. Last year, we ripped out all the trees—which I learned is not the easiest process. Then …
It’s officially holiday season. Some of you may even have your tree and your turkey gear sharing space in your home. My husband has a thing about waiting until December 1 to put up Christmas, but I may try to push the envelope this year. I recently heard the holidays described more as holy days, and it got me thinking. …
I can feel Fall coming (figuratively and not literally…afterall, I live in Texas which currently feels like the inside of an oven). With the change of the physical season and so much recent change in our lives, I’ve been thinking back on previous life seasons. I love that scripture calls us to REMEMBER. (It also calls us to FORGET, but …
In 2021, we decided to take a big leap of faith and leave the job that I’d been at for 9.5 years in order for me to be a stay-at-home mom. And then, hello 2022 – supply chain shortages, gas, grocery, and property tax increases. Are you feeling the pinch on your bank account, too? I’ve often wondered if we …
Have you seen the movie, Inside Out? It is a fascinating look at what can happen inside our head using emotions as characters. For many of us, there is a character in our head named ANXIETY, and she is running the show. She is easily fed, isn’t she? Turn on the news. Bam. Anxiety. Scroll through social media. Bang. More …