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Life and Inspiration category is our answer to the everyday dilemmas we all face and the wisdom we need to rise above the difficulties.
We know you get that every day of your life you make choices.
We’ve learned that the hard way sometimes, and sometimes, well, we get lucky and the stars align and courage swells and life is good.
We want to share all that with you. Our Life and Inspiration blog posts are to encourage ourselves as much as you. I sometimes go back and read what I’ve written and get all like, “Did I write that? Or did some blessed elf come by and write this for me while I wasn’t paying attention?”
Check out this category to read our reminiscing and pondering and sharing our hearts.
When Love is shed abroad, like seeds falling from a fall garden plant and blown with the breeze hither and yon, hope maketh not ashamed. Because given the sunshine and rain of deliberate acts of love, those seeds will come to fruition in the right time. “ And hope maketh not ashamed; because…
Remembering an Angel Baby: A printable download for parents who have suffered the loss of a little one or to give as a token of your sympathy. A couple near and dear to us lost a baby to miscarriage lately. It’s hard to even know what to say or do when something like this…
‘Ink Re-Cap 153. Random Sketches and Scribbles about adventures on a 1919 homestead, Lucy the friendly hen. and a driver with attitude. This was the week we looked forward to… TRAVEL! We boarded a jet plane and ended up at the Little Farm by the River. Where our son and his wife and two boy…
Everyone needs a directory of Spiritual First Responders when we’re in the midst of a crisis. Who do you call first when you’re going through a hard time? A friend? Parent? Your pastor? Are your troubles strictly between you, Jesus and God? Actually, we need all of the above. First Responders to Attack by…
Kim’s Story, Chapter 8: Our Autism Journey. When a healthy baby becomes a sickly toddler, and a nebulizer becomes our most necessary accessory. I woke up in the middle of the night, my heart pounding. What was it? What had awakened me? Yes, there it was. A dry, rasping cough. Oh, no, not again….
‘Ink Re-Cap 152. Random Sketches and Scribbles about feeling “Lost in the City,” rediscovering morning, and a Christmas card sale. . A week ago I re-discovered morning, outdoors. Our Church family had a breakfast picnic, with awesome food, cool-ish weather and clear skies. When we took off from our yard and headed for White Tank…
The Great Exodus Lesson 2: God Calls a Leader Moses flees Egypt and becomes a shepherd. God talks to Moses from a burning bush and calls him to lead His People. Moses was a baby who was saved by a princess! She took him to live in the palace, and brought him up to…
‘Ink Re-Cap 151. Random Sketches and Scribbles about Fall on the little-farm-by-the-river, Anabaptist re-enactments, and Christmas in the Air. . We had one crazy windy day this week, but apparently it was nothing compared to the wind our little-farm-by-the-river family had yesterday. They said it blew all the pretty colored leaves off the trees, so…
Can you sing through the storms and hard times of life? Like the little thrush, a foul weather friend, God can give us a song in the trials. “ For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing….
‘Ink Re-Cap 150. Random Sketches and Scribbles about 10th birthdays, travel prices and pumpkin bread. As Southwest Airlines says it so well, I “just wanna get away.” We talk about taking a trip, going to see our little-farm-by-the-river family, or even just a quick in-state trek. Somehow it doesn’t happen. The flight to Grand…
Happy Birthday In Heaven, Mom: It will be so much more than any you had on earth. Honoring parents is a Biblical commandment and a privilege. Honor thy father and mother; … that it may be well with you, and thou mayest live long upon the earth. Ephesians 6:2, 3 This Sunday…
‘Ink Re-Cap 149.Random Sketches and Scribblesabout everyday miracles,second shots and defiant joy. No, I am NOT going to say, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” Because it’s not true. Yes, it’s October on the calendar, but it’s not Anne-with-an-E October. We have no colored leaves, have crispy mornings that…