Living Life Beautifully

Have you ever wondered what you were created for? Times get crazy hard and your a Christian person who believes that God will help but you can't see prayers answered.  You think, I'm not praying hard enough, or God is mad at me. There are many answers that a good Pastor will give you for the trials of life.  All are true and from the Word of God.  It seems like it should be comforting to know that we are learning and there is a purpose to every trial.  But it's so hard these days with times being so difficult financially and health being a major factor in most homes. Each morning Bruce and I have been reading a chapter in the book "Purpose Driven Life." The time together is so nice and we can take as long as we want to talk, without limitations that we would find in a traditional bible study.  As partners in life, it has been helpful to talk about all the frustrations and then the hope we find in God's Word. I'm sitting here on the back porch, looki...

It's been a while.... Good morning. My brain has been on overdrive for a while.  I'm needing to get back to the important things. So...I thought I would post on my blog. Now...if I can do this without interruption...I will stay focused and it will go well. Isn't it funny how someone walking into the room or the cat having a scratching fit behind you can totally mess up your train of thought.  I can't imagine working in a busy noisy office. My mind can't do that much at one time.  Lol. I work on a computer that sits at my desk.  The desk is from my childhood and is covered in lace. shocking! On the desk is little stuff that tells a story.... a rock, a mirror, a fidget spinner, a lace runner from a friend. I have a vision board on the wall in front of me with all kinds of little things....gifts from Mary, tiny cat figurines, flowers from a friend dried upside down, my nephews ashes in a necklace, (I have a pink hot wheels toilet truck that my son bought me...

Blogging...2018. It feels like it's been forever since I've blogged or even spent more than a few minutes on this computer. My mind is always thinking.  I need to slow down enough to spend time journaling or blogging. I used to journal every day but I just don't have all the issues I used to journal about.  That is a really good thing.  I can talk about things without getting unhappy.  I have no expectations, so every day is good and a blessing.  Especially if you look for the blessings. Today I've been cleaning, organizing and laughing at chickens. I'm working on a sifting tote for my meal worm farm.  I've got lots of beetles. They sound so gross crawling around in that tote.  So awesome!!!! My garden is planted and yet both of my strawberries were eaten by the neighbor chickens. Ugh. It's going to look so pretty when everything is growing. I can truly say I am the most peaceful I have been in years. God is good! Easter is Sunday. ...

It's a beautiful cold day.  Freezing temperatures are challenging me to keep plants alive in the garden and water thawed for the chickens.  Yet, Gertie the duck swims in her little pond even in the cold. I have a duck in the bathroom and two frizzle babies in a cage next to the duck. The wood stove is cranked and Harry Potter, movie number 3, is playing on the DVD player. My Son Taylor will be home from Italy this week and I'm thrilled about that. Gracie our new puppy is still a cutie although is proving to be a challenge to potty train due to excited tinkles. But Brinkley is being a great big brother, helping me to teach Gracie, and peanut is being peanut.  The mailman didn't seemed too happy when he asked me if I got a new puppy.  Poor guy. My dogs bark at him like they are going to eat him. It is a new year.  A blessing, a fresh start, incentive to improve.....and yet the bible says "EVERY DAY" is new.  Try not to put all your hopes into an entire...

I was lying in bed thinking. I've been sick for, well, today will be my third day.  I feel so much better today but I have little to no energy.  I should probably be napping because it's what my body needs at the moment. I was thinking about how fast this year flew by.  I have my vision board in front of me and it was put together a year ago.  So many of the things written on it have come to fruition or close to it. We lost people these last few years and they made changes to our thinking.  It is amazing what power some people have within their life.  There are people who I didn't know well, that effected me with how beautifully they lived their last days.  There are people who left us quickly in hard ways. There is such power in the lives of some people. I notice that turning on the news has such power over our lives.  feeling the pain that others go through, or the fear the news puts into you, makes your heart race and pulls you down. I h...

I just spent an hour typing up a really good blog post only to lose it due to an error. What's funny about that, is the post was about having peace when stuff happens. So I guess I was being tested.  And I think I passed.  :) I was talking about magic moments in the day.  There are these moments throughout the day when something happens, or you see something, or hear something that is just so cool. A sunset with amazing colors and this glow to the edges as if it's on fire.  Seeing a mocking bird bopping the head of a baby buzzard sitting at the top of an electrical pole. Hearing the sounds of cicadas on a cool summer evening. Most of us don't realize these moments happen because we don't really look for them. I'll ask my husband what was his favorite part of the day and he tells me he didn't have one. That got me thinking.  How sad to live each day not looking for the cool parts. I live my life with my faith as my foundation. Every night a...

Good almost afternoon!!! Gosh, it feels like forever since I've posted a blog. I'm sitting here at my desk where I have all my little encouraging things on a vision board in front of me and to the side is a digital photo frame, that was given to me by one of my dearest friends, that has a rotation of photos I love.  Pictures of family, friends, pets, and special days. The busy month of may has gone and June is stressful with taxes due, doctors appointment, health insurance ending, and drivers ed for the youngest. But I'm choosing to stay in peace. I have complete faith that the month will all work out with God's help....just watch. Hopefully July will be a little more gentle with us. I think everyone is a little nervous about the world right now.  I keep seeing political post that are stretching truths and causing people to fear the future. Our new president is trying to run the country like a business, because that's what he does, and i...