Any worriers out there? What about stewers? I’m both. I worry about the unknown and I stew over it. Like REALLY stew… I worry and stew and when there is some unknown something going on, I worry myself sick. When waiting on news or information, I say everything is going to be fine and then... Continue Reading →
An Attitude of Gratitude
Last night, I was thinking about gratitude and thankfulness. I know they are related but they aren't the same thing. In that moment, I was having a hard time separating them, so googled it and one site said that Thankfulness is a feeling and Gratitude is an attitude. I guess that's where we hear "Attitude... Continue Reading →
Here we go again…
I’m up early this morning. It’s been a while since I’ve been up this early. I’ve been sleeping pretty well, but this morning I ache so here I am. Perhaps it’s the beautiful blanket of snow I see outside our window. It’s still coming down. Back when I was pastoring the two little churches, I... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas Eve Musings
It’s Christmas Eve. The dog got me up extra early this morning. So I turned on the tree, made a cup of tea, and grabbed a book I’ve been wanting to read for years. DD has been trying to get me to read ever since she read it! I LOVE books. I used to read... Continue Reading →
Distracting myself with Christmas Memories
Do you have people in your life, near or far, who just suck the joy out of you? I don’t know if mine does it purposefully or not. I like to think not but it’s been going on forever. It’s not that they are mean spirited, I just don’t think they think. Even in what... Continue Reading →
It’s almost here!
I’m still thinking about Christmas… It’s almost here! It’s this weekend! How is it, that something that occurs every single year, on the exact same day, can sneak up on us and leave us feeling stressed? Every year, about this time, I say, “I’m going to starting planning earlier next year!” But do I? Nope,... Continue Reading →
My Grown-Up Christmas List
So, as with the rest of the Christmas celebrating population, I’ve been thinking a lot about my Christmas List or as the song says, My Grown Up Christmas List. But in conjunction with that, I’ve also been thinking about consumerism. I’ve thought about this off and on for years around the holidays. I’ve done several... Continue Reading →
Joy in the mornings
So it looks like 4am is my new morning time. It's been pretty consistent for a couple of weeks now. I tried to make myself stay in bed till 5am the other day and ended up dozing off and on till almost 6am and I'll tell ya, my mood was OFF. I wasn't cranky but... Continue Reading →
Early mornings… REALLY early…
Y'all, I do not know what is happening... For months, MONTHS, I haven't been able to even think of getting out of bed before 6:30am, usually closer to 7am and now suddenly, as we are preparing for time to change, I'm fully awake and ready for my day no later than 5:30am... that will be... Continue Reading →
Life is what you make of it.
Happy Halloween! I have always loved Halloween. My birthday falls so near, so my parties growing up were usually Halloween themed. I don't know that I ever really enjoyed Trick-or-Treating... I was soooo shy but I did love making treats! I remember when I was really little, like elementary school aged, we always made popcorn... Continue Reading →