Heavy Laden

by | Oct 24, 2016 | Life Issues

A few years ago I started a garden. I’m largely self-taught, which means I find articles on Pinterest and watch YouTube videos and just try things. Sometimes I fail, like the year I got just one ear of sweet corn, and other times I’m so successful we can’t eat it all!...

A Merry Heart

by | Sep 22, 2016 | Relationships

Relationships are hard. We hear that phrase so often it’s starting to lose meaning, but it’s still so true. Recently I was driving (something I do a lot as I commute 45 miles each way for work!), and the phrase “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine” just kept...

Good vs. Perfect

by | Aug 25, 2016 | Health and Wellness

I saw one of those cute motivational quotes on Pinterest recently that read – “Saying, ‘Oh, I’ve already ruined my good eating today: I’ll just eat crap,’ is like saying, ‘Oh, I dropped my phone on the floor; I’ll just smash it ‘til it breaks.’” Ouch. I do this...

Train Up a Child

by | Jun 23, 2016 | General

I have lived in my current home for almost 15 years. In that time, I have seen my neighbor boy grow from preschool, to the elementary school’s gifted program, to drug addiction and jail. I watched his parents take him to church, involve him in sports and Boy Scouts,...