A Reflection on Life, Mess, and Grace Credit: Homelifeandencouragement.com This morning started like any other. I walked out the door, trying to get as much done as I could before heading to work. For once, I was actually on time — not running late, not scrambling. Just walking out the door. And then I saw … Continue reading The Tree in My Flower Bed:
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Credit: Home. Life. Encouragement I wanted to remind you there is power and strength in “hope”. I recently realized the strength, power, and encouragement in the words grace, mercy, and faith, but hope tends to be neglected. I recently felt God nudging me to share this story with you since He rejuvenated us with the power … Continue reading Rejuvenate Your Strength in Hope
Credit: Homelifeandencouragements.com This is what sums up my 2020 this past year. “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different …”C.S. LEWIS When I look back at how my year went, it was twisted, molded, and turned inside out. Do you ever have times like this … Continue reading One Day Life Is The Same, Yet One Day So Different
October 13, 2019Heidi Benson Credit: @homelifeandencouragement.com Journaling Journey Living with chaos is extremely stressful to me. It takes nothing to blow me off course. Let the winds shift and my sails change direction, and away I go, in totally the wrong direction. For anyone who has followed me for a while, you can tell, based on … Continue reading Reclaiming Peace When The Storm Blows You Off Course
As many people are enjoying their weekend off and spending time running errands and catching up with every day life from a busy week, I want to encourage you to remember the simple things as well. Remember the importance of spending some quality time with those you love. “Love your family. Spend time, be kind … Continue reading Seize The Moment
Journaling Journey Do you continue to worry over your kids? As parents, I am unsure how you do not. It seems to be bred into us as soon as they are born. Today has been one of those days where I struggled with worrying over my Kiddo. It does not matter how old they become, when they … Continue reading No Matter The Pain, You Are Beautifully Made
Journaling Journey It is Friday night again and we are sitting here together as Kiddo does another week of IgG Infusions. This is not the best way for her to spend her Friday night, as most college students her age are out having fun, but doing it tonight is proving to be so much better … Continue reading The Battle of Courage
Journaling Journey Are you finishing up a difficult night like we are? Our night has been difficult because Kiddo had a tough one. She has not felt good all day, but despite this issue, she still had to do her weekly IgG Infusion. She felt defeated and beat down. She struggles on nights like tonight … Continue reading Look Up When Darkness Surrounds you
I am going to reveal the “reality” of my not so perfect holiday season with the hope if your holiday season was not all you wanted it to be, that this will encouraged you to know you are not the only one who struggled to get through a less than perfect Christmas season. "Revelation and … Continue reading The Real of Holiday Survival
Journaling Journey It has been a busy past two weeks. I found myself lost in the physical day to day and did not take the time to process any thoughts I may have had along the way. I found myself not only being a nurse but found myself also being a motivator and a teacher … Continue reading The Mother of Many Tasks