Yesterday at church our Pastor talked about the subject of negativity, focusing on a passage in Numbers 11 when the Israelites were grumbling about the food God was graciously providing for them. Their needs were met, but it wasn’t what they wanted. It didn’t matter how many provisions God had clearly made, they complained about […]

I’m not one to make a super big deal out of Valentine’s Day. In fact, Aaron and I usually do our Valentine’s date a couple days before or after so as not to be in a crowded restaurant, or unable to get a reservation. We don’t usually get each other gifts, though he usually surprises […]

“It won’t be long before we’ll all be there with snow…..I want to wash my hands, my face, and hair with snow….” White Christmas, anyone? That’s what keeps running through my head as I sit on my parent’s couch in Indiana, today. It’s apparently been a record winter around here and they haven’t had anything […]

Cooper & Penny are indoor cats, but with the snow last week Aaron just insisted that they be let out to explore for a bit and see how they would react. So we let them have a little snowy adventure one morning, and I couldn’t help but take a few photos. (Of course, in Virginia […]

So, one of the tasks in Lara Casey’s power sheets was to create a Pinterest board as a visual inspiration for what you want to achieve this year. I’d never thought to do that, but surprisingly it was a really inspiring and energizing activity. To have a board that I can pin stuff to and […]