Christmas Decorations

Our front yard is finally finished. The last finishing touches were pine branches compliments of the woods near our home and too many trips up and down the hill. Lugging large branches and a tote full of smaller ones. Got the last load of pine as the snow began to touch down.   One of...

First Day of Our Honeymoon

Our first day of our honeymoon we spent driving to SoulFest.  It was the best day! After meeting Moriah Peters for the second time and then Tenth Avenue North,  my husband and I left to set up our little cottage. Once we finished it was time to head back to SoulFest for the grand finale....

“A Random Act of Christmas Kindness”

A great and inspirational idea and post

Being Lydia!

The blogosphere, and the world wide web in general, have opened up a whole new way of meeting people.

Through my blog, I have “met” and friended so many of you. And I have made contacts as well through blogging groups. I joined Chronic Illness Bloggers, where I met other bloggers who have similar circumstances as me. One of those people led me to another group “Invisible Illness Awareness Worldwide”.

And I can’t forget Twitter. I started following anyone who was dealing with any aspect of chronic health. There, is where I met Jess.

Jess Trigwell is a young woman from Hailsham in East Sussex, U.K. She is a wife and a very loving Mom of a young boy. Jess also has fibromyalgia – but like she says on her Twitter page, “It doesn’t have me.”

I will let Jess tell you in her own words the significance of this post’s title.

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12 Reasons You Shouldn’t Quit

You’re in a 12 round fight called life and there will be times you want to faint and give up. It’s not those who start that can stand firm in authority, but those who endure all … Source: 12 Reasons You Shouldn't Quit

Friends and Angels

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” The Lord Our Shield “

Just Be Held

Please listen. This is what he is trying to say to you, what I'm trying to say to you. I've been where you are. I know what you're going through. Let me help. Let God help. Let this song embrace you. I promise everything will be fine. Stop holding on, just let go. https://youtu.be/tIZitK6_IMQ

One Word Prompt

"Hope is what we crave" are a few words from a song that I like by a great Christian Band.These words at random times pop into my head. It is almost if God knows that I need to hear this at that moment. These words are true. Aren't we all hoping for something in our...

Help that helped

Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like your drowning. Those days where your tired of fighting the good fight. It just doesn't seem worth it to keep trying. These feelings are part of what I struggle with, not every day, but enough days in the month. Today, as I read...