Recently I stopped while along the way and enjoyed some wisteria that seemed to call out to me to please stop and come enjoy the beauty. It was just me and the wisteria. Just me and the fragrant blooms and twining stems. I was then inspired to write a little poem: Standing under the beauty of this ornamental vine, All seems right with the world. Yes, all is good and fine. Standing under this lavender to purple curtain Of a Creator, I am most ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face and Place – Wisteria
Trim Healthy Mama Pay Off Day Candies Review
This recipe got a two thumbs up from The Salesman three years ago and the same is true today. I've made them many times and we agree, Pay Off Day Candies are delicious. They are a Trim Healthy version of the PayDay candy bar. And, the Trim Healthy Mama version won't harm your health or your waistline. If have the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook, you can make these tasty treats! Click the link below to get your own cookbook and start on your healthy journey: Cookbook: Trim Healthy Mama ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Pay Off Day Candies Review
Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Centenary United Methodist Church
One cloudy day this last week while doing errands, I stopped at a church in town that I usually admire the architecture of as I am headed to an appointment and am siting at the light waiting for it to turn green. I pulled over, parked my car and got out and walked around and took some pictures and just soaked in the beauty of the original stained glass windows against the hundred-plus-year-old brown brick. I followed the curves and carvings of the woodwork, and the various roof lines until my ... Read More about Finding Beauty in Every Face & Place – Centenary United Methodist Church
Being Present over Being Perfect
I just want to say, I like my Carroll nose that I inherited from my mother's side of the family. I haven't always felt this way. In fact, I've been my own worst critic picking apart the parts, or points, about myself that I don't like or don't measure up to cover girl critiques. Anyone else out there who wishes something about them was different? I've wished I was shorter, had a quick wit, that my teeth were smaller, that I was smarter, funnier, had fingers that didn't look like link ... Read More about Being Present over Being Perfect
Trim Healthy Mama Cheesy Flower Biscuits Review
I will never forget the day we were gathered around the dinner table with all of The Salesman's family and my youngest, who at that stage in her toddler life was perched in a high chair, spied the hot-from-the-oven biscuits that had been placed all too close to her high chair and cried out: "Biccc...it!" Well, most of us around the table were in agreement that the royal toddler needed to eat her nutritious veggies first; but as soon as one cry got out, she would again let ... Read More about Trim Healthy Mama Cheesy Flower Biscuits Review