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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.
Where is Jesus? Is your heart an aching, empty tomb? Or a glowing ember, warming all who meet you? Filling our hearts at Easter with the joy of His rising. Where is Jesus? Joanna’s Journey to the Tomb The women hurried along, their sandals’ crunch on the sandy path and the murmured twitters of…
My Creation Book DIY is a children’s activity to make while studying God’s Creation Story. Draw and color the first 6 days of the Earth. My Creation Book DIY Last week we introduced the first lesson in a new study series, God’s Creation Story. There will be 10 lessons you can download free when…
The Beginning of God’s Creation: Children’s Bible Lesson. When Earth was dark and without form, and God’s Spirit hovered over the deep waters. That’s How it was in The Beginning of God’s Creation Squeeze your eyes shut tight. Cover your face with your hands. It’s dark, isn’t it? Now when you peek through your…
‘Ink Re-cap 121 Happy Weekend to all our lovely friends! Plus inspiring inklings to uplift and encourage each other for this life we live. I think this was the best week ever. It feels like I’ve finally kicked the lingering after-life of Covid to the curb. Isn’t recovery the worst, those of you who…
Angry women: refuse offense or feeling offended. It’s better to eat a dry morsel than feast sumptuously with strife. What God says about clamor versus quietness. At dinner with friends one day we discussed having “good arguments.” I used to love arguing. Not angry, throwing insults, hurtful arguing, like we did as children, but…
‘Ink Re-cap 120 Happy Weekend to all our lovely friends! Plus inspiring inklings to uplift and encourage each other in this life we live. This week we heard a lot about snow and black ice and power outages and heroes and helpers who went the extra mile to help those in need. American spirit…
Little House Life Lessons: What I learned from Laura Ingalls Wilder. Having all the best things won’t make us happy but love, kindness, helping each other and “just plain being good” is the key. Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in this month in 1867. Her birthday was February 7 and then she died on…
‘Ink Re-cap 119 Happy Valentine’s Day to all our lovely friends! Plus inspiring inklings for our weekend to encourage us in this life we live. It’s always hard to decide: do we have a family Valentine’s party or do we have our son’s birthday party? When they’re only 2 days apart and the family…
This Life that makes us who we are is the only Life we have. 5 Kimenink blog posts that tell part of the story of our family. “ We are what the past has made us, We are what the future will make us, Live now. Right now. Tom Hiddleston “ Some famous…
‘Ink Re-cap 118 of the first week of February, the month of love. Plus inspiring inklings for your weekend to encourage and uplift in a world that needs more love. At Kim & Ink we call February the month of love. Our challenge to ourselves is to mail a Valentine or Friendship card to…
Samson, a Children’s Bible Story: How Riddles and Secrets made a Godly man super strong, but blind and powerless when he disobeyed. I have hands but can’t hold anything, and a face but I can’t smile. What am I? Only one word in the entire dictionary is spelled “w – r – o – n…
‘Ink Re-cap 117 of a fast and stormy week. Stormy weather, stormy feelings. Yet ending it with inspiring inklings for your weekend, and ours! This last month I’ve been part of a Mastermind group on blogging and best practices and rules and regulations and being amazing while doing it all. Guess what the result…