When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers,
they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be
burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
~ Isaiah 43:2 ~

The other morning during my quiet time I found myself watching for my coffee-drinking daughter to appear so we could exchange greetings and smiles.
I hadn’t realized how much I look forward to that first glimpse of her each morning.
From there my thoughts moved to reminiscing about where my children find me each morning.
I’ve always had [...]

I recently heard this quote by Grace Murray Hopper, “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships were built for.”
If you know me at all, you know that I am not a risk taker. Our children used to tease me about the commercial where the little boy was wrapped in bubble wrap [...]

It is snowing here in cold Minnesota and when the roads get nasty I stay home, so to keep myself from getting cabin fever I thought I would gather up a few of my current favorite freebies and pass them along to you. My husband says, “No one likes a bargain like my wife!” and [...]