There were several reasons I decided to purchase a new utensil holder for my kitchen counter top - first, I was trying to hide an outlet! Yesterday as I was taking the utensils out of the old crock and putting them into the new head, I decided I wasn't going to fill the new head with anything that wasn't useful. And I thought, there's a lesson to learn from this in real life. So, here in the early morning hours, I sit by the fire and the Lord and I formulate a little plan to work that out ... Read More about Onward, Upward, Inward, Outward
Trim Healthy Mama Trim Cookies – Recipe & Review
One of my favorite memories from childhood was opening my Raggedy Ann lunch box to find mama had used heart shaped cookie cutters on my sandwich. I unwrapped love in my lunchbox...It's the little things, mamas. So, I set out to make a THM sugar cookie ice cream sandwich for my Valentines. Though capturing it on video did not go as planned, The Salesman ate the rejects, and liked them! Life is beautiful, and sweet, even without sugar. I made the cookies, pulled out my mama's cookie ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Trim Cookies – Recipe & Review
Ode to Cloudy and Rainy Days
I open the blinds to see a grey haze Sometime I feel like the weather reflects my hearts maze As my grey matter thinks of the grey haze Rainy days are not so bad Reminding my spirit it is ok to be sad To hurt, to long, to feel you have a long way to go To not know the answers or to have to say "no" Life has curves and sorrow and hurts Problems, complications, those without homes and work The weather reminds me we will weather the weather Together LORD, may I see ... Read More about Ode to Cloudy and Rainy Days
Beautiful memories are tied with Heart Strings, not purse strings
I’m carrying forward the childhood joy of opening my Raggedy Ann lunch box to find mama had cut my sandwich out with heart shaped cookie cutters. It’s the little things. I got my mama's heart shaped cookie cutters out and am serving love and beauty with heart shaped, and heart healthy, Trim Healthy Mama Blender Freezer Waffles. Shout out to the organic Aldi raspberries that appear to be heart shaped as well! If you want to read a little bit more about the Trim Healthy Mama ... Read More about Beautiful memories are tied with Heart Strings, not purse strings
The gift of soap. The gift of hope.
A young friend handed me this gift of lemongrass and eucalyptus soap on Sunday evening. It wasn’t a special occasion and though the day seemed like any other, it was during a week that brought up challenging memories... Anyone else come to the anniversary of a day and find that it brings with it a fresh wave of sorrow, or hurt, or disappointment? Hello this week. This lemongrass soap became a visual reminder of hope that even when life seems to give you lemons, the Lord can send people, and ... Read More about The gift of soap. The gift of hope.
