Fifty Two Weeks of Joy

I have a bad habit of being hard on myself. I constantly make jokes about not being good enough. It wasn't until recently when a good friend of mine told me I don't give myself enough credit. She's absolutely right, and I guarantee I'm not alone in this. I know some of you reading this do the same thing. You belittle yourself, or you try and justify you quarks. For example you might make a similar comment, "I'm socially awkward, but the people who love me look past this…" Or "I'm not really sure why people read my blog, I'm not a writer." I could list example after example of not measuring up to the "world's standards", but you know what I've learned? Those standards don't matter; they really don't, because my worth comes from a higher authority. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualifications come from God. – 2 Corinthians 3:5 Here's the deal when God looks ...

Guys it's here finally here, the most wonderful time of the year.   Halloween has passed Thanksgiving is coming and Christmas will be here before we know it! However, is it really the most wonderful time of the year, for some probably not? I remember as a child how magical holidays were, all of the festivities, the relatives, and the food. Oh my goodness the food. Nothing beats my grandma's lemon ice box pie. I love a good tradition and my family has some great traditions that embraced the real reasons for the season. Every Thanksgiving we had members from the church attend our family Thanksgiving dinner. The doors to our home were always open to outsiders. Mom and dad welcomed anyone into our home and made sure they left with a full belly and a to-go box. My parents were thankful for the blessing given to them and wanted to share those blessings with others. At Christmas before we opened gifts we read the "real" Christmas story. The birth of our Lord an...

Week 11:  This is the first time I've been late getting flowers to a person and a blog posted. This week I'm combining Weeks 11 and 12. Judge if you want but I have bronchitis so all should be forgiven. HA!  Yesterday I had the privilege to honor two very special women in my life. Both new additions to my life, but I'm hoping to have them stick around for a long time.  Recently our family built a home and moved into a new neighborhood and I'm so thankful we did! God has always blessed our family with wonderful neighbors but this group has gone above and beyond. They have welcomed us into their homes and have done a wonderful job of blessing our boys.   Last week's flowers are for Brittany, and girl I am so sorry I didn't get them to you on time, but I think the timing is better anyway. God tends to do that! This girl is so much more than she knows. She is going back to school, working full time, AND doing clinical hours.  She has such a...