I wrote about clutter and how to identify (and avoid) it. Oft lately, my mind and heart ponder a different type of clutter. The clutter of busyness. The clutter of doing. The clutter that accumulates when you are not weeding out the good to make room for God’s best. Isn’t it funny how we can…
Category Archives: praise
33 Things I’ve Learned about Life
Today is my birthday {it is Elvis’ birthday too, in case you care}. I have had a wonderful day full of love, laughs and family. Feeling retrospective I decided to chronicle thirty three things I have learned about life {not in any particular order} Polka dots and hot pink make me smile. There are few…
Confidently Me
There is something special about turning the page from December of one year to January of the next. I enjoy the reflection, the looking back on the good, the not-so-good and finding the grace in both. Each new year, since I began blogging, I have prayerfully chosen one word I feel led to focus on…
A time to be silent and a time to speak
Thoughts collide. The pace of life bleeds the soul. Words dry up, like a parched desert. Sometimes a break from the writing causes the words to flow. And flow and flow and flow. This place has been quiet for the past week but my prayer journal has not. God and I needed some one on…
The Great Physician
I am not used to good news from the doctor (and when I say doctor I mean any of the dozens of “ologists” I see on a regular basis). This recent liver problem was discouraging to me and the prognosis and outlook were dismal each time it was discussed with any of the “ologists”. BUT…
The best laid plans
Sometimes we find ourselves asking God “why” and questioning His sovereign timing {or is it just me that does that?} Sometimes we think He got it wrong because what seemed like the best path to our finite minds results in closed doors and confusion. Sometimes we forget that He is God and we are not….
Listening to the still, small voice
I have been having some (not so fun) issues with my left leg in the last few weeks. My doctor(s) attributed it to my MS and put me on a steroid dose pack. While that reduced the swelling on the MRI, it did not resolve the problem. What is the problem? Muscle atrophy. Atrophy (according to…
Sleep is a beautiful thing
For the last three weeks I have been planning an event (God gave me the idea, never mentioned the scope) that benefitted an organization very important to me- Young Lives. Last night we held the event at our local mall, in conjunction with the National Mom’s Nite Out. The culmination of hard work, excitement and…
Jennifer Shaw- Christian Music Artist
I love music. According to my grandmother and mom, I always have. I would say “put the do-do on” at a very young age (calling music “do-do” because those who loved on me would dance around singing “do-do-do-do”, etc…it didn’t take much to make me happy ) I took flute, piano and voice lessons as…
Thankful Thursday- praise
Today’s theme for Thankful Thursday is praise. It is almost like Iris at Grace Alone knew what was on my mind. God is so good! I am thankful for a patient God. I can’t even count how many times in one week, let alone a lifetime, that I mess up. And they are not new…
