by Shannon | Oct 7, 2018 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
You know the expression, Everything comes around again?” Well, in case you were wondering, I’m here to tell you that it’s true. Everything does. Everything. For example: Those super high-waisted jeans that I wore in the first few years of college?...
by Shannon | Sep 17, 2018 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
I don’t have a soapbox to stand on…but I do have a small three-legged wooden stool I use to help me reach stuff on the back of shelves in my kitchen. The other evening I climbed up to open the cupboard and retrieve a bottle of vinegar. When I opened the...
by Gwen | Sep 4, 2018 | Encourage, Gwen
I’m sure I’m going to get some prayers said for me (and judgement) after this post, and please pray away. I need all of the prayer I can get. I keep hearing about it from different people. They say church is no good. Crazy people are inside those church...
by Louise | Aug 23, 2018 | Faith, Inspire, Louise
Every day is better when I start the morning with my simple routine: wake up early, coffee (always first), some quiet time reading scripture or a devotional, and prayer. It gets me in the right frame of mind – at peace, looking forward. Last spring I noticed...
by Gwen | Aug 21, 2018 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
Just bear with me. I’ve been dying to tell this joke. I might mess it up, but I don’t even care because you are still going to enjoy it. “I ordered the #1 at Chic Fil A. They gave me the #3. I didn’t ask them to fix it because I assumed...
by Shannon | Aug 15, 2018 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
‘Twas the night before school starts and all through the home, The children were sleeping because I took their phones. My kids and my spouse were all tucked into bed, And I knew I should join them, but thoughts filled my head… Had I signed all the forms...
by Louise | Aug 10, 2018 | Encourage, Life in general, Louise, Uncategorized
It’s such a gift to be able to see the potential for new life in old things. I haven’t always had this gift, but I’ve gotten better at it. Instead of only seeing the value in new things, I have a much greater appreciation for the beauty that comes...
by Shannon | Aug 8, 2018 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
The other day I had to call and reschedule a dental procedure for my son. The appointment was about a week and half out, but we had just learned that his basketball coach had arranged for them to have a tournament that next weekend. My kid wasn’t supposed to do...
by Gwen | Jul 30, 2018 | Gwen, Inspire
It’s hard to claim authority over your own life. So many people, traditions and circumstances want to direct it. They scream, whisper or manipulate. But who are you? What do you love? When your song is over, what do you want the rhythm to have been? What do...
by Gwen | Jul 11, 2018 | Encourage, Gwen
Isn’t funny how you can say anything you want about your sibling, but the minute anyone else does, you want to lay them out FLAT. It amazes me that the people that have the biggest impact on you growing up are choices that...
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