I never realized how quickly a week flies by until I started posting Thursday Doors. If you haven't heard of Thursday Doors, it's hosted by Norm 2.0 and is where door lovers come together every Thursday to post their favorite doors from around the world. I have always admired architecture so I thought this would [...]
Tag: Christianity
WPC- A Face Finding Her Way
A Face Finding Her Way. Reflections. Confusion sets in Am I this me or that me Still finding myself -Amy Lyon Smith Haiku. I've been wanting to take a try at writing Haiku. I like how it expresses so much by saying so little. I tend to get sidetracked and tell 100 different stories before [...]
On Titles and Timing
A Mom seeking her Path in the midst of Chaos and Beauty - Amy Lyon Smith How appropriate that this should be the post I had planned to write last week and today the daily prompt would be chaos. The original catalyst for the following thoughts is the Weekly Discover Challenge. The theme this past [...]
Rusty Doors: A Little Nostalgia
Admiration: a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval. If you've read about how my dad converted a school bus into a home, then you might have guessed that he is a car guy. If not, here's me letting you know that he's a car guy. And cars have always been a big part of our [...]
Facing the Sun
Last Thursday, I talked about how I was learning to live a life of contentment. Learning to live in the present and be mindful of what God is saying to me. What I didn't talk about is how when I finished the post, my finger hovered over the publish button and settled away from it [...]
Seeking Contentment
Monday started out like most other school days. Drink some coffee, help the kids get out the door for school, kiss my husband goodbye as he heads off to work, and then get ready for the gym. And that's when it hit me...not like a whisper tickling at the edge of my senses. No, in [...]
Marriage – Our Future
Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God -Ruth 1:16 17 years ago, I stood before family friends, and God and spoke those words as part of my vows. A few months prior I had penned these words. [...]
The fire that Almost was
I had a plan to talk about this at the beginning of the month. I was waiting to work through the process that this "almost" fire generated. Then I ended up needing to work through some other household stuff, stuff that I am still working through, stuff that will probably come up in later posts. [...]
Irish Blessing
In light of today being St Patrick's Day, I thought I'd share my favorite Irish blessing. I first heard this blessing nearly 18 years ago. My husband and I were dating, but had entered into "considering marriage" territory. We had a whirlwind romance so that consideration came pretty early. My husband had bought a [...]