Summer Bucket List Challenge!

My family’s summer bucket list challenge starts with “what do you want to do this summer?”  It’s a bit of a rhetorical question as most of it has been planned for months.  My oldest was 8 or 9 when I finally realized summer planning takes place in February or earlier. I missed some opportunities for …

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Worshipful Leaping

Hopping easily from one stone to the next, the path across the river seems clear.  I slip and nearly fall but quickly regain my footing.  Looking up, the next step appears miles away requiring a jump to a jagged rock in flowing water.  I could turn around, but I’ve come this far and the destination …

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Third Thursday Wellness!

I’m so excited to welcome you to the Third Thursday!  The more  I write, the more I meet other wonderful writer friends.  I want to share their words with you, so each month on the Third Thursday, you’ll meet one of my friends here! To start us off, we are going to continue the wellness …

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Finding Joy

Don’t you love when life confirms what you already know?  This often happens with science confirming Biblical truths. I imagine God laughing when this happens. It’s similar to when kids finally understand something parents have been saying for years.  Suddenly, someone else tells them the same thing and it’s an amazing revelation! As I was …

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How ARE you?

How are you?  Our reply to this common greeting speaks volumes about our inner wellness.  The most common response is good, fine or maybe even living the dream!  Other times, we fib a little, saying we’re fine when we’re anything but.  When tired, anxious, sad, or stressed, we think no one really wants to know …

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