Processing Through Sickness I am sitting here tonight with a heavy heart. My daughter only had one Christmas request this year and that was to put up our big jumbo Christmas tree that we have had since the year she was born. She loves this tree and has missed it because we adopted our precious baby … Continue reading Beauty Can Be Misleading
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Your True Beauty is Found in Your Strength How many times have you felt like you have been abandoned in life? Have you experienced the loss of a spouse, whether by a divorce or a death? Have you experienced the loss of a loved one through critical health issues or psychological conditions? Have you experienced … Continue reading Standing Tall and Strong
Motivation Monday Encouragement Today When life seems to paralyze you and you can’t seem to move any more, it is important to remember that just putting one foot in front of the other is still moving forward. Here is an encouraging quote to focus on today... “The great thing in this world is not so … Continue reading Moving Forward One Step At A Time
Are Your Thoughts Overwhelming You? What am I thinking? What am I feeling? Am I the only one who ponders this? I know that the feeling of being overwhelmed is great. The feeling of constant stress is always present. How do I get away, how do I escape it all? If I had these answers, … Continue reading Run Away Thoughts
When life gets hard, how many times have you been told, " Have faith, you will get through ________ fill in the blank." When you are facing the loss of a job, a medical crisis, a loved one going to war, your child being sick, a divorce, dying parents, the death of a child, or … Continue reading Faith is Believing What You Can’t See
Days of Celebrations The day is coming to a close after a very long and tiring day preparing for and celebrating my daughter’s 20th birthday. Our family and a couple family adopted extras (aka, extra special friends) came by to celebrate her sweet day with us. In the midst of preparing for today I thought … Continue reading Daughter’s Are Blessings From Above
Courage is Knowing Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day Wow, so thankful today is coming to a close. There are some days that just never get better and you just want them to go away and forget they ever happened. Today was one of those. I did end up at the emergency room this morning … Continue reading Courage is Knowing Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day
Pondering The Direction of Life Feeling Lost by Feeling Overwhelmed Pulling my thoughts together when they are all scattered. I have tried to walk away from them, but that is only a temporary fix. In my life, it just causes me to get even farther behind causing more stress because I'm behind now. Ahhhhhh, a … Continue reading Pondering The Direction of Life
Encouragement Today - Sharing Our Gratitude With Others With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, what is something you are thankful for? It can be big or small. The size of gratitude thankfully is not judged by it's size and there is no right or wrong answer. Gratitude comes from the heart. It is that smile you smile … Continue reading Expressing Our Gratitude
Encouragement Today “Enjoy Today for Today. Do not focus on yesterday or tomorrow, just focus on today.” - A Random Sweet Surgical Nurse I remember a day back in February when I was at the hospital after my husband had surgery and I was stopped in the hall by a really sweet nurse. She had … Continue reading Focus on Only Today
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